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JMK Shows & Events of Succasunna, New Jersey, has acquired three Sarasota, Florida, antiques and collectibles shows formerly run by Dolphin Promotions. The shows are scheduled for December 27-29, January 30-February 1, 2009, and February 20-22, 2009. All three shows will feature approximately 50 dealers. JMK also runs home and ... (Read More)
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Auctions of Denver, Pennsylvania, is opening a new toy trains division. The company
anticipates hosting one to two annual specialty sales of antique and vintage trains
and will soft-launch the department with a 600-lot selection of mostly Lionel
and other American-made trains in the December 11-13 winter sale of ... (Read More)
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Victoria Ayers has been appointed as furniture and decorative arts specialist for Bonhams in New York City. Ayers entered into the auction world through Sotheby's American Arts course (now known as Sotheby's Institute) then went on to work extensively with that auction house for two decades, appraising and cataloging objects ... (Read More)
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The Tiffany silver water pitcher byEdward C. Moore brought $24,150.Marshall Johnson, oil on canvas of the U.S.S. Constitution at war,$6325.Labeled "Megaletoscopio" (also called a megalethoscope) by Carlo Ponti, $3162.50. (See page 29-B for another of these rare instruments.)Devin Moisan Auctioneers, Dover, New Hampshireby Mark SiscoDevin Moisan presents relatively few auctions ... (Read More)
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The Young CollectorAnd Now, the Main Eventby Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondHave you ever noticed that we work almost as hard to get away from entertainment as we work to get to it? It happens all the time. People pay a fortune for event tickets, pay again for parking, stand ... (Read More)
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Letter from Londonby Ian McKay, e-mail The Russian SummerSome weeks ago, I was taken gently to task by an English acquaintance, now auctioneering in New York City, for suggesting that, where books were concerned, the summer sales had indicated something of a hiccough in the Russian boom of recent times-or ... (Read More)
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In the TradeGary F. Yeaton, Concord, New Hampshireby Frank DoneganGary Yeaton in his gallery at 280 South Street, Concord, New Hampshire.A New England bird's-eye maple "academy work" box with romantic landscapes painted en grisaille. One of the end views is in poor shape, but the other three scenes are fine. ... (Read More)
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Withington Auction, Inc., Hillsborough, New Hampshireby Dick FrizPhotos courtesy Withington AuctionThe late Richard "Dick" Withington, the glib gaveler and country squire of his beloved Hillsborough, New Hampshire, would clearly have been in his element at this feel-good sale under the tent on August 14. It was a nostalgic finale at ... (Read More)
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Middletown, Rhode Islandby Jeanne SchintoHeller-Washam, Portland, Maine, and Woodbury, Connecticut, asked $68,000 for the small Queen Anne highboy in the corner. Made on the southeastern coast of Massachusetts, circa 1740, it has contrasting walnut herringbone inlays, one replaced brass, veneer patching, old refinish, and Garvan family provenance. On the right, ... (Read More)
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