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(Show)Second Annual Boston Antiques Weekend: When Times Are Tough, the Tough Get Getman
Boston, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoMarvin Getman's Boston Antiques Weekend, inaugurated in 2007 at the problematic Bayside Exposition & Conference Center, was reintroduced to Bostonians on April 12 and 13 at a new and vastly superior venue, the Seaport World Trade Center on the city's waterfront.Major highways lead directly to it; so ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Isfahan Carpet Sets Record at $4.45 Million
by Julia Winston AdamsA magnificent Isfahan carpet, circa 1600, from the Doris Duke collection at the Newport Restoration Foundation, Newport, Rhode Island, came under the hammer at Christie's in Rockefeller Center, New York City, on Tuesday, June 3. It sold for $4,450,500 (including buyer's premium), the highest price ever paid ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Tlingit Warrior's Helmet Sells for $2,185,000
by Lita Solis-CohenAn 18th-century Northwest Coast warrior's helmet sold at Fairfield Auction in Newtown, Connecticut, on May 18 for $2,185,000 (includes buyer's premium). It is the most expensive American Indian object sold at auction.
"The stone-carved and painted burl spruce helmet mask was worn on the top of the head ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fine Art Capital Changes Its Name
Fine Art Capital, LLC has changed its name to Emigrant Bank Fine Art Finance, LLC. "The new title," states a press release, "highlights the company's affiliation with Emigrant Bank, the largest privately held bank in the country. Emigrant Bank Fine Art Finance's sole business is making loans collateralized by art ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Lewis and Clark's History Sells for $212,000
by Lita Solis-CohenA first edition of the official account of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's expedition sold for $212,000 (includes buyer's premium) on May 29 at PBA Galleries, San Francisco, California. The price is a record for the sale of a book at PBA Galleries. The buyer was map and ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: A Field Guide to Collectors
The Young CollectorA Field Guide to Collectorsby Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondWe've been bandying the word "collector" around now for several months, but recently it has occurred to us that "collector" might mean different things to different people. When we started thinking about it, we realized that there are several ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rare Lee Dudley Ruddy Duck from North Carolina Shatters Record
Guyette & Schmidt, Inc., St. Charles, Illinoisby Karl H. PassGuyette & Schmidt held its 23rd annual spring decoy auction on April 24 and 25 at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois. The total gross of the 572-lot two-session sale was $3,579,797 (including buyers' premiums), making it the fifth-highest ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Warts and All: Identifying Famous People in Vintage Photography
by Jeanne SchintoTwo photographic portraits, each identified by its owner as a famous personage of the Civil War, went up for sale at New England auction houses in mid-April. Neither sold. Ordinarily, that would be the end of the story, except that these portraits raise anew a thorny question: who—or ... (Read More)
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(Feature)New Responsibilities Proposed for Show Promoters and Managers in Massachusetts
by David HewettIf an act presently under consideration in the Massachusetts legislature passes into law, show promoters and flea market owners will have to cough up as much as $200 for licenses good for one year at a time and engage in policing of exhibitors, which is not now demanded ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Ferrell Auction Company to Close
by Noah FleisherOn July 12 and 13 Ferrell Auction Company in Loveland, Colorado, will celebrate 41 years in the auction business with one final closeout sale. "We're going to close the doors here," George Ferrell said. "I'm retiring from the business, and we're liquidating all of our inventory."The huge two-day ... (Read More)
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