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(Feature)Skinner Names New Sci-Tech Department Chief
by Jeanne SchintoSkinner Inc. of Boston and Marlborough, Massachusetts, has announced that its science and technology department has been reconfigured. Robert C. Cheney will now lead both sci-tech and clocks, said the auction house's president and CEO, Karen Keane. Since 2006, Cheney has been Skinner's one-man clocks department and an ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: The Long Road
by Steve ProffittOne thing I've learned over the years from teaching seminars is that a compelling story will grab an audience's attention and help emphasize an important point so it's understood and remembered. Consequently, I'm always looking for a story that I can use in my classes. Sometimes I find ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Christie'sStudy for “February” by Grant Wood (1891-1942), signed and dated “Grant Wood 1940” and signed and dated again and inscribed “Charcoal Drawing— ‘February’” along the lower margin, charcoal on paper, 19¼" x 24¾", sold for $1,058,500 (est. $400,000/600,000) to Michael Altman Fine Art ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Herter Furniture Stars at American Furniture and Decorative Arts Sale
Bonhams, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy BonhamsRenaissance Revival inlaid and carved walnut buffet, 8'10" high, commissioned for the billiards room of the Milton Slocum Latham residence, Thurlow Lodge, in Menlo Park, California. It was executed by Herter Brothers, New York, 1872, and stamped “Herter Brothers, New York.” Estimated at ... (Read More)
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(Show)Historic Alexandria Antiques Show
Alexandria, Virginiaby Walter C. Newman During the preview evening’s festivities, Delton, Michigan, dealer Joseph Saviano got acquainted with Alexandria denizen, and resident of nearby Mount Vernon, General George Washington (Carl Closs).Closs, who has presented his “living biography” of General Washington in various venues for 11 years, remained in character for the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Modernism: A Century of Style and Design
New York Cityby Lita Solis-Cohen Robert Aibel of Moderne, Philadelphia, sold the top-of-the-line 1983 Nakashima Conoid bench. He said it was the best Conoid bench he ever had. The slab coffee table, also Nakashima, 1970-71, was marked $60,000. On the Conoid Nakashima end table ($25,000) are two works by Toshiko ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, e-mail A Change of PlanIt had been my intention this month to clear the 2008 decks with a selection of those pictures, pieces of furniture, swords, clocks, ceramics, and even cigarette lighters from the multitude of end of year sales that I had marked for inclusion in ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
by M.A.D. StaffThese are thumbnail reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail or phone orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.Massachusetts Quilts: Our Common Wealth edited by Lynne Zacek Bassett (University Press ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Books, Manuscripts, Americana
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Christie'sAn East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia; taken by George Heap from the Jersey Shore, under the Direction of Nicholas Skull, Surveyor General of the Province of Pennsylvania. Engraved by G. Vandergucht, London: published according to Act of Parliament, 1 September 1754. ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Computer Column: Assistive Technology
by John P. Reid, [email protected] built-in Magnifier and On-Screen Keyboard being used together with a word processor.Many antiquers depend on their computers for things such as writing letters and using the Internet for research, buying, or selling, but suppose reduced vision or mobility interferes with using a computer. Such problems ... (Read More)
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