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(Feature)100 Stories
100 Stories On October 4 the exhibition One Hundred Stories: Highlights from the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts will open at the Hagerstown, Maryland, museum. A newly published book of the same name presents 100 outstanding objects from the museum—works given by William H. Singer, Jr. and Anna Brugh ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Sixteen-Year-Old Graduates from Auction School
Sixteen-Year-Old Graduates from Auction SchoolColdwater, Michigan, native David J. Gonzalez, 16, recently graduated from the Reppert School of Auctioneering. Based at the Kruse Auction Park in Auburn, Indiana, Reppert's was founded in 1921 by Fred Reppert. The two-week, 160-hour course features over 40 instructors from all types of auction backgrounds. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Gatling Gun Tops Skinner Sci-Tech Sale
Gatling Gun Tops Skinner Sci-Tech Sale by Jeanne Schinto "I've never sold one of these before," said Skinner auctioneer LaGina Austin as she prepared to offer a Colt Model 1881 Gatling gun on August 23 at the firm's Bolton, Massachusetts, gallery. "I don't think I ever will again, but you ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Signed Lincoln Photo Sells Well
by Richard de Thuin A rare, early signed oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln, supposedly the work of photographer Roderick M. Cole at the time of the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858, brought an impressive $207,000 (includes buyer's premium) at Hollywood Auction 32, held by Profiles in History, Calabasas Hills, California, on ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Pier Show Expands
Pier Show Expands This fall, the Pier Antiques Show will expand. In addition to the 500 art and antiques exhibitors on Pier 94, the show has expanded onto neighboring Pier 92 where patrons will now find the latest vintage fashions and collecting trends. Fashion Alley, long a popular, sought-out section ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Attendance Low but a Perfect Summer Day
Manchester Village, Vermontby David HewettShow manager Linda Turner said she wished a few more people had come to the Hildene Antiques Show in Manchester Village, Vermont, on July 12. Even so, after it was over she said, "Almost everyone told me they had had a decent show. The Hildene people ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Auction Kicks Off Antiques Week
Northeast Auctions, Manchester, New HampshireAmericana Auction Kicks Off Antiques Weekby David HewettAntiques collectors and dealers alike anticipate Ronald Bourgeault's big Northeast Auctions summer Americana sale in Manchester, New Hampshire. It opens the series of seven events that have become known collectively as Antiques Week in New Hampshire. Dealers and collectors ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Joseph Lincoln Decoys Excel at Summer Sale
Guyette & Schmidt Inc., South Portland, MaineJoseph Lincoln Decoys Excel at Summer Saleby Karl H. PassGuyette & Schmidt held its summer decoys auction on July 26 and 27 at the Wyndham Hotel in South Portland, Maine. The 451-lot sale grossed $1,700,721 with buyers' premiums. One lot went over $100,000, but ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Clairman Sale
Tim Potter Auction Services, Port Hope, Ontario, CanadaThe Clairman Saleby Robin McMullenAll prices in Canadian fundsAlan Clairman, who died in December 2007, was a collector and dealer in the Toronto area from 1970 until 2007. He started out his career practicing law but soon realized this occupation did not suit ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Colt Walker Revolver Sells for $920,000
A Colt Walker revolver, called by James D. Julia the ?finest martial Walker in existence,? sold for $920,000 (includes buyer?s premium) at Julia?s auction house in Fairfield, Maine, on October 7.
The buyer was unidentified.
The martial Walker, used by Texas Ranger Sam Wilson, retained inspector marks, proof marks, and ... (Read More)
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