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(Auction)Fine Art, Fine Furnishings, and One Butt-Kicking Mule
James D. Julia, Rockport, Maineby Mark SiscoFive million dollars is a lot of bucks. That breaks down to about $1.67 million for each day of James Julia's massive three-day end-of-summer blowout auction at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine, August 26-28.Polychromed carved wood figure of Goddess of Liberty, $143,750.A nearly ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Cabot Mill Antiques' 12th Anniversary Celebration
Cabot Mill Antiques in Brunswick, Maine, will celebrate its 12th anniversary on the weekend of November 1 and 2 with a 20% storewide discount.The celebration will feature independent appraiser Bruce A. Buxton offering free appraisals from 12 noon to 3 p.m. on both days. Antique doll aficionado Sheila Knowles will ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Barn Star Launches New Show and Retires Another
Next fall the Nutmeg State will have a new antiques show. Barn Star Productions and Frank Gaglio have announced a new event: the Autumn Hartford Antiques Show. It will be held October 31 and November 1, 2009, at the Connecticut Expo Center in Hartford.Frank Gaglio stated in a press release, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Three Days in Portsmouth End Productive August for Northeast Auctions
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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(Feature)Don't Leave Home without It: Christie's and Amex
by Daniel GrantBuyers at Christie's auction house will now be able to pay for many of their purchases with an American Express card. Not everything, however. Christie's has established transaction limits for cardholders, which allow credit card purchases in what is called the middle-market range, between $3000 and $80,000. Clients ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Western and Historic Americana
Cowan's, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonPhotos courtesy Cowan'sWith gross receipts of $1.08 million for Cowan's sale of Western and historic Americana, held June 5 in Cincinnati, Ohio, company president/auctioneer C. Wesley Cowan was pleased with the day's results, but this isn't the same market it used to be."For the first time ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Million-Dollar Heade at Summer Americana Auction
Robert C. Eldred Co., Inc., East Dennis, MassachusettsMillion-Dollar Heade at Summer Americana Auctionby Jackie SideliPhotos courtesy Eldred'sEvery year, Eldred's puts together a pretty impressive summer Americana auction. This year the July 30-August 1 sale was spectacular, with classic material and strong prices thoughout.The highlight was Eldred's first $1 million item, ... (Read More)
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(Show)As Good an Americana Show as You Will Find Anywhere
York, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenWho would think Labor Day weekend is a good time for an antiques show? Isn't the last weekend of summer the time to close the beach house, get the kids ready for school, and stay off the highways to make room for the vacationers returning home?The fact ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Americana Sales During the Wall Street Meltdown
Americana Sales during the Wall Street Crisisby Lita Solis-CohenThe financial crisis gave the September Americana market the shivers and a fever. Collectors, dealers, and auctioneers, anxious to know how the Wall Street meltdown and Congressional bickering over the bailout would affect the Americana sales, gathered at Christie's and Sotheby's in ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Kansas Man Pleads Guilty
Man Admits to Knowing Antiques Were Stolen from SoldiersA Kansas man has pleaded guilty to helping another man cover up the theft of antiques and household goods put in storage by military personnel who were deployed or transferred from Fort Leavenworth.Christopher Wilson, 33, of Leavenworth pleaded guilty to one count ... (Read More)
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