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(Auction)Pottery Market Is Steady at Crocker Farm
Crocker Farm, Inc., York, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassEstimated at $8000/12,000, this molded redware whippet in original black paint, signed "Samuel Bell Strasburg 1844," sold for $12,075. Recently discovered in Virginia, the piece is unusual because of its straight-legged pose. As stated in the catalog, all previously known Bell whippets have ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Show Planned for Lancaster
Frank Gaglio and Barn Star Productions will launch a new event, The Lancaster Antiques and Fine Arts Show, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on December 5 and 6.Located in the brand-new Lancaster County Convention Center, this inaugural show will present a vast array of Americana, folk and fine art, antique toys and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Heart of Country in March This Year
The Heart of Country antiques show, held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel, has announced that its sole 2009 show will be held March 12-14. Various seminars and exhibits are planned for this annual event celebrating 28 years showcasing the best Americana dealers presenting authentic antiques in room settings.Show director Pat ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Morphy Sells Americana
A Simon Willard tall clock in a highly figured mahogany Roxbury case with line and corner fan inlay sold to a private collector for $63,250 (est. $40,000/60,000).The collector who purchased the Simon Willard tall clock also bought this Federal shelf clock by Aaron Willard. It has pierced fretwork, elaborate shell, ... (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 applique on its skirt. Its top has rectangular candlestick recesses and oval counter recesses. Its ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Peachblow Power
According to Early Auction Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, art glass continues to remain strong at auction. The firm's October 24 and 25, 2008, auction in Cincinnati featured a decorated Mt. Washington Glass Co. Peachblow pitcher that, according to the auctioneers, is "considered by many to be the finest piece of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Andrew Holter Joins Christie's Americana Department
Andrew Holter has joined Christie's Americana department for six months to fill the temporary vacancy that occurred when Martha Willoughby, Christie's American furniture specialist, left in December 2008 on maternity leave.For the last four years, Holter has worked in business development for John Nye at Dawson & Nye Auctioneers in ... (Read More)
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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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(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)Foliage Shows Draw Crowds in Northern Vermont
by David HewettMalchione Antiques, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, carries a variety of hunting and fishing related goods. The snowshoes at top by Tubbs, 1940-50, were $225. The Penobscot basket from the 1930's was $795. The bufflehead drake decoy was made by J.D.M. Keefer of Woodstock, Vermont (now working in Maine), and ... (Read More)
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