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(Auction)Joseph Lincoln Decoys Excel at Summer Sale
Guyette & Schmidt Inc., South Portland, MaineJoseph Lincoln Decoys Excel at Summer Saleby Karl H. PassGuyette & Schmidt held its summer decoys auction on July 26 and 27 at the Wyndham Hotel in South Portland, Maine. The 451-lot sale grossed $1,700,721 with buyers' premiums. One lot went over $100,000, but ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Clairman Sale
Tim Potter Auction Services, Port Hope, Ontario, CanadaThe Clairman Saleby Robin McMullenAll prices in Canadian fundsAlan Clairman, who died in December 2007, was a collector and dealer in the Toronto area from 1970 until 2007. He started out his career practicing law but soon realized this occupation did not suit ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Colt Walker Revolver Sells for $920,000
A Colt Walker revolver, called by James D. Julia the "finest martial Walker in existence," sold for $920,000 (includes buyer's premium) at Julia's auction house in Fairfield, Maine, on October 7.
The buyer was unidentified.
The martial Walker, used by Texas Ranger Sam Wilson, retained inspector marks, proof marks, and ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Art of Renting
by Daniel GrantOver the years homeowners have purchased Jenny Laden's paintings, and as she said, "My art looks like something you'd see in someone's home." That may be good enough for the film industry. Several of the Brooklyn, New York, artist's figurative pictures of women have been used as set ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Silversmiths to the Nation
A Book ReviewSilversmiths to the Nationby Lita Solis-CohenSilversmiths to the Nation: Thomas Fletcher & Sidney Gardiner: 1808-1842By Donald L. Fennimore and Ann K. WagnerAntique Collectors' Club, 2007, 287 pages, hardbound, $95 plus S/H from Winterthur, (302) 888-4741, ; or from Antique Collectors' Club, (800) 252-5231, Web site (www.antique-acc.com).On August 19, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rookwood XVIII, Keramics 2008, and Art Glass 2008
Cincinnati Art Galleries, Cincinnati, OhioRookwood XVIII, Keramics 2008, and Art Glass 2008by Don Johnson When it comes to Cincinnati Art Galleries' annual June auction, Rookwood is usually king, but not always. This year was one of those exceptions. Held June 7 and 8, the auction once again featured three sessions: ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Computer Column: Cheaters
Computer Column #238Cheatersby John P. Reid, [email protected] one likes to be cheated, and there are plenty of ways to be cheated through your computer. Any computer user can be a victim of these deceptions, but some are aimed specifically at antiquers. Antiquers also can be cheated in a shop or ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: The Power of Positive Thinking
The Young CollectorThe Power of Positive Thinkingby Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondBy now, we've all seen it. You know, "The Article," and its use of the "B" word. It sent a shiver down the collective spine of antiques dealers and auctioneers everywhere. Of course, some of you might have been ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques at Elm Bank Estate: Smaller Is Still Beautiful
Wellesley, MassachusettsAntiques at Elm Bank Estate: Smaller Is Still Beautifulby Jeanne Schinto Lucyanne Robinson, a dealer from Little Rock, Arkansas, came the farthest to try her luck at Marvin Getman's third annual Antiques at Elm Bank Estate, held on the weekend of July 26 and 27. She had been pleased ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Small Volume of Americana in Bonhams & Butterfields Sale
Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, CaliforniaSmall Volume of Americana in Bonhams & Butterfields Saleby Alice Kaufman The June 16 Bonhams & Butterfields auction of European and American furniture and decorative arts in San Francisco included 26 lots in its Americana section. Only 15 of those lots sold, but three of ... (Read More)
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