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(Show)The Winter Antiques Show: The Show Must Go On
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenNew York City dealer Carswell Rush Berlin said this is the only set of 12 dining chairs he has ever owned. They are closely related to a chair in the Brooklyn Museum and another set in maple, and he believes they were made in Philadelphia. They ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Andrewses Bounce Back from the Fire
Andrews & Andrews, Northport, Maineby Mark SiscoSpanish walnut library table, $9900.English oak hall chair, $1045.The husband-and-wife auctioneering team of Dan and Elsie Andrews suffered a major setback in November 2008 when a faulty humidifier caught fire and the resultant blaze took a good portion of their home with it. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)20th-Century Art and Design
Treadway/Toomey, Oak Park, Illinoisby Danielle ArnetPhotos courtesy Treadway/ToomeyWhen the market tanks, job security is a thing of the past, and portfolios are lower than a snake's bum, what is an auctioneer to do? If you're John Toomey, you look to repeat customers, because they're the ones who bought big and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Garthoeffners Land in Wiscasset
After having spent some 35 years traveling through all the states, and having recently closed their shop in Pennsylvania, Pat and Rich Garthoeffner will be opening a new gallery at 60 Main Street in Wiscasset, Maine, in April."We have enjoyed the people of Maine, the many lakes, rivers, and, of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Strawbery Banke Cuts Back
The board of trustees and staff of Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, have announced changes in the operations plan that include eliminating eight year-round staff positions, reducing the number of seasonal staff by 40%, and across-the-board cuts to all department budgets.Jeffrey D. Gilbert, chairman of Strawbery Banke's board ... (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, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.Bessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Women by Julie Aronson (Ohio University ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Everything That Glitters
Auction Law and Ethicsby Steve Proffitt"Everything that glitters is not gold."So goes the heart-touching song penned and performed by Dan Seals. It speaks of a selfish woman who left her husband and young child to seek fame as a rodeo queen; but the line also rings true about auctions. Sometimes ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Samuel Abbott: Clockmaker, Watchmaker, Silversmith, Jeweler, and Citizen
by David SperlingFigure 1. Sawin and Dyar Lyre timepiece, circa 1827.Figure 2. Boston patenttimepiece, attributed toSamuel Abbott.Figure 3. Lyre clock,attributed to SamuelAbbott.Samuel Abbott (1791-1861) was a man of many skills and talents. Not only was he a prolific clockmaker, but Abbott also made his mark as a jeweler, silversmith, goldsmith, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Do You Recognize the Russian Schoolroom?
Norman
Rockwell (1894-1978), Russian Schoolroom, 1967, oil on canvas, 151/4"
x 37", signed lower right, Look magazine article "Education,"
October 3, 1967, pp. 48-49.Art and illustration dealer Judy Goffman Cutler of
American Illustrators Gallery is seeking information about Norman Rockwell's Russian
Schoolroom, an illustration depicting 16 schoolchildren facing toward an ... (Read More)
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(Feature)An Appraiser War Story
by Mark GroveDetails of this story have been altered to preserve anonymity.When we appraisers gather together at chapter meets or national conventions, it is not long before assignment anecdotes are swapped back and forth for entertainment and edification. With any other group these might be called war stories or even ... (Read More)
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