(Issue Story)
In May 2009 James Lefkus of New Jersey paid $2079 for what he thought was an original pair of seats. Instead, he claims he received a refurbished set with the original paint stripped, repainted, and made up of other parts.
He's now filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court, alleging ... (Read More)
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"The Giant" was the model name for thisjeweler's regulator clock, made in 1900 bythe New Haven Clock Co. and offered for$16,500 by Ralph Pokluda of Chappell Jordan Clock Galleries, Houston, Texas. It features a gridiron pendulum, hung with rods of alternating brass and steel, which kept the pendulum at a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
A Ben Austrian (1870-1921) oil on canvas of a hen and 14 chicks, signed lower right "Ben Austrian, 1911," 20" x 28", sold on the phone for $21,060 (est. $15,000/ 20,000).Three phone bidders competed for this coastal scene oil on canvas by John Wilson Carmichael (British/American, 1800-1868), signed lower right ... (Read More)
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Joseph M. Hayes Antiques, Columbus, Ohio, offered the $2200 Chinese 20th-century red-painted altar table shown with a $2600 circa 1760 English hanging platerack. The rack holds 30 pieces of Mason's ironstone, circa 1860, priced at $9500.Harvey Pranian of Evanston, Illinois, brought the 1920-30 African-American button cover quilt from Jackson, Tennessee. ... (Read More)
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Native Son by Charles White (1918-1979), an 81/2" x 11" 1941 work in tempera on cardstock, went to a collector at $38,400 (est. $10,000/15,000).Shotguns by John Biggers (1924-2001) sold to a collector for a record $216,000 (est. $200,000/250,000). The 42" x 49 7/8" oil and acrylic on canvas now will ... (Read More)
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From David Cotton and Heather Malott of Wabash, Indiana, the prison-made hickory lean-back armchair and ottoman was $950 the pair; the buffalo-horn rack, $185; and the "Naughty Pine" sign, $195.Sporting goods from Al and Leann Garten of Split Rail Antiques, Charleston, West Virginia. Top row: 1920's leather football helmet, $365; ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)
by M.A.D. StaffThese are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.Sargent's Daughters: The Biography of a Painting by Erica E. Hirshler ... (Read More)
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Guesses as to the origin of this 93" high cherry linen press with subdued line inlay ranged from Kentucky to New Jersey, but we agree with two dealers who flatly stated it was definitely of Connecticut origin. It has Sack provenance and was included in American Antiques from Israel Sack ... (Read More)
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A six-prong Pennsylvania rake made by a member of the Musser family was priced at $350 by Forrest Henry Antiques, San Jose, California.Kossmann's Antiques, Fresno, California, offered an old storage bucket with old paint over the original, $325; a coffee box, $125; and a storage box, $295. Louise Kossmann said ... (Read More)
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A phone bidder took the top lot, a 28" tall Roullet & Decamps automaton of a female magician. The price was $80,580 (est. $25,000/35,000). The mouth of the monkey opens and closes; the bisque child blows kisses; and the clown sticks out its tongue. Made in France circa 1890, the ... (Read More)
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