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(Fragment)Accounts Receivable Clerk Indicted for Theft of $724,000 from Skinner
by David HewettOn December 17, 2008, the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General announced that a Worcester County Grand Jury had returned indictments charging a 72-year-old Hudson woman, Joanne Shea, with the theft of $724,000 worth of cash and antiques from Skinner, Inc. of Bolton, Massachusetts.Shea was alleged to have ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Furniture and Pennsylvania Sale
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Freeman'sThis Francis-Fisher-Coxe mahogany card table with carving attributed to the Garvan carver, Philadelphia, circa 1762, had never been published before this sale. It’s carved with acanthus leaves and an appliqué on its skirt. Its top has rectangular candlestick recesses and oval counter recesses. Its ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Who's Holding the Bag?
A collector has filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Christie's, claiming the painting she bought there 17 years ago was stolen in World War II by the Nazis and is now unsalable. The complaint was filed by Richard Altman, attorney for Doss, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: Still Beating
It's not quite a thousand words, but the photograph, courtesy of show promoter Trisha McElroy, speaks volumes. It was accompanied by a press release describing McElroy's first monthly Concord, New Hampshire, antiques show. "Recession? Not in New Hampshire!" screamed the headline.The November 8, 2008, show was successful, according to McElroy, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)NHADA Elects New Officers
Top from left: Ken Pike, Rich Bojko, Kathy Schoemer, Melissa Alden, and Dennis Berard. Bottom from left: Sharon Platt, Gail Piatt, Beverly Longacre, Linda Tate, and Thomas Thompson. Not pictured: Peter Sawyer and Peter Austin.The New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association held its annual business meeting November 13, 2008, at the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Auctioneer Arrested, Felony Charges Filed at State Level
by David HewettOn November 30, 2008, officers from the New York State Police arrested Elbridge, New York, auctioneer Timothy W. Conroy and charged him with felony grand larceny. The charges spring from his alleged failure to pay a consignor at his June 7, 2008, sale the $19,000 owed to him. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Woman Arrested for 1990 Murder
Barbara Kogan, 65, was arrested on November 24, 2008, for murder in the 1990 contract killing of her husband, antiques dealer and real estate investor George Kogan. The two had opened an antiques business, Kogan & Company, on East 76th Street in New York City in 1987. Kogan faces a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art Insurance in Russia
by Daniel GrantTo the art auction world Russia looks like a pretty good bet. Over the past decade Russia produced a new crop of millionaires and billionaires, fueled with petrodollars and eager to purchase expensive artwork."It's very exciting to see all these new collectors. It's a snowball effect," said Joanna ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)When Does Collecting Stop and Dealing Begin?
by David HewettCollector Richard Hopp of Van Nuys, California, is battling the city of Los Angeles and its police department over their definitions of "dealers." In November 2008 Hopp filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against the city and sought "Declaratory Relief to Determine Validity of Ordinances and Injunction."Richard ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Annual Thanksgiving Day Sale
Top lot in the sale was this 26½" x 47½" oil on board by John Hammond (1843-1939) showing a Saint John harbor scene, signed and dated 1897, that fetched $18,000.There was not a lot of early furniture at this sale, and these five arrow-back Nova Scotia Windsor chairs in early ... (Read More)
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