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Fall at Rhinebeck
by Fran Kramer

Rhinebeck, New Yorkby Fran KramerThe miniature golf bridges, 1930's-40's, were $2200 from Gary Promey of Atwater, Ohio.Great form on this hooked rug, $425 from Steven Rowe of Hanover, New Hampshire.Jane Wargo of Wallingford, Connecticut, sold her worktable, but the hooked rug above it ($1150) was still available.The leaves were falling, ... (Read More)

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Chinese Plaque Creates Fireworks at Motley Sale
by Walter C. Newman

Motley's Auction & Realty Group, Richmond, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanPhotos courtesy Motley's Auction & Realty GroupThe 31" x 8" (sight size) circa 1900 porcelain plaque in a simple wooden frame was the high lot of the auction. It depicts a vertical scene of birds and chrysanthemums in a natural setting ... (Read More)

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Still Hammering Away After 25 Years
by Mark Sisco

Martin J. Donnelly Antique Tools, Nashua, New Hampshireby Mark SiscoThe remnants of a hurricane put the damper on most of the parking lot tailgate show, but this was the 25th anniversary of Martin Donnelly's entrance into the antique tool business and his ninth year of conducting a tool auction. The ... (Read More)

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Annual Open House
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Seven Fitzwilliam and Richmond, New Hampshire, antiques shops are restocking with fresh merchandise in preparation for the 18th annual Holiday Open Houses on Saturday and Sunday, December 27 and 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A variety of refreshments will be served at each shop, and many will offer ... (Read More)

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A Walker, a Mower, and a Few Fine Rides
by Mark Sisco

Unframed William Aiken Walker oil on academy board, $12,075.Stephen Bennett Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshireby Mark SiscoStephen Bennett put together a compact 350-plus-lot sale on Thursday, October 30, 2008, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. There were no world-record breakers and only one item had a reserve. About a half-dozen five-figure hits spiced ... (Read More)

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Invest in Oil--Paintings
by Fran Kramer

Cottone Auctions, Geneseo, New Yorkby Fran KramerPhotos courtesy Cottone AuctionsIn the midst of the financial market meltdown the last week of September 2008, auctioneer Sam Cottone was holding his September 27 consignment sale in Geneseo, New York. There was no meltdown on his Main Street; he had a $2.5 million ... (Read More)

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In the Trade: Frank Gaglio, Barn Star Productions, Rhinebeck, New York
by Frank Donegan

by Frank DoneganFrank Gaglio with some items from his collection: a New England maple highboy; a rare whirligig figure of a Scotsman from Cape Cod, Massachusetts; a bride's box with village scenes, probably fromGermany; an eagle weathervane; and a carved snake.You think you need sharp elbows to be an antiques ... (Read More)

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Greater Boston Antiques Festival: "Surprisingly Not Terrible"
by Jeanne Schinto

Wilmington, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoChristopher Scala of Salem, New Hampshire, asked $8500 for the largest painting pictured here, a scene of Maine's Monhegan Island in oil on canvas by Stanley Woodward (1890-1970). On the left wall, an oil on canvas of Rockport, Massachusetts, by California artist Nell Walker Warner (1891-1920) was ... (Read More)

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Skinner Holds Pre-Election Sale of Americana
by David Hewett

Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusettsby David HewettPhotos courtesy SkinnerDealer Elle Shushan bought this watercolor miniature portrait on ivory for $303,000. The little gem (23/4" high) contained a lock of the first president's hair under glass on the reverse. Shushan represented the Yale University Art Gallery. The record auction price for a ... (Read More)

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Sanford Smith: Shows are Lifeline for Dealers
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Show promoter Sanford Smith released the following statement on December 19: "With the recent announcement of the cancelation of the Asian Art Fair, we want to reassure our exhibitors and our clientele that all of our shows this spring--the Outsider Art Fair (Jan 9 ? 11, 2009), Works on Paper (Feb ... (Read More)
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