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Bedford, New Hampshireby Fran Kramer"Frank Gaglio hit a home run," said dealer Edward Miller of Pioneer Folk Antiques, Ellsworth, Maine, an exhibitor at the tenth annual Bedford Pickers Market, held August 6 in Bedford, New Hampshire. It was a Monday opening, not a Friday "game," and Gaglio and his 100-plus ... (Read More)
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Christie's, New York Cityby Dorothy S. GelattEven though half the elegant lots were passed, Christie's first sale of mostly English and American dog paintings and sculpture"The Dog Sale"managed to chew up $2,169,840. But that was a lot less than most people had expected.A major reason for the relatively meager return, ... (Read More)
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Cincinnati Art Galleries, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonSeventeen years. Riley Humler can't quite figure it. "I'm sitting here talking to you about Rookwood Seventeen, and I don't know how we got where we are. We went from 1991 to 2007 in the blink of an eye-it's scary," said Humler, director of ... (Read More)
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Computer Column # 226by John P. Reid, e-mail: [email protected] as collectibles and homegrown screen savers are discussed.-Antique Computers?Setting up at an antiques show with an old Windows 95 computer for recording sales, I am sometimes jokingly asked, "Is that an antique?" Perhaps it isif computer years are like dog years. ... (Read More)
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Copley Fine Art Auctions, Plymouth, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoA curlew carved by A. Elmer Crowell achieved a new price record at Stephen B. O'Brien Jr.'s second annual sporting sale on July 26, when it sold to a phone bidder for $186,500 (includes buyer's premium). According to O'Brien's research, it is the ... (Read More)
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Cowan's, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonGo West, young man.If you're thinking Horace Greeley, you'd be wrong. John Soule's 1851 article in the Terre Haute (Indiana) Express originated the famous quote that has been credited with sending many a young man west across the continent. Seems it was good advice then. Ditto ... (Read More)
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Cyr Auction Company, Gray, Maineby Mark SiscoThere was standing room only, and precious little of that, at Cyr Auction Company's July 11 Fine Arts and Americana auction in Gray, Maine. The place was packed, and so were the books holding the absentee bids. Auctioneer Jim Cyr reported "Our previous record ... (Read More)
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Northeast Auctions, Manchester, New Hampshireby Alexander FarnhamOn August 3, as part of its 20th annual summer Americana auction in Manchester, New Hampshire, Northeast Auctions sold 96 pieces of Dedham pottery from the collection of Florence Durfee. Another part of her collection will be included in the firm's October 26-28 auction. ... (Read More)
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Deerfield, New Hampshireby Mark SiscoThis was Nan Gurley's 13th year at Antiques Week in New Hampshire. Her annual outdoor show at the fairgrounds in Deerfield, New Hampshire, was held on August 7. She stuck to her traditional Tuesday, despite Frank Gaglio's show opening the day before in nearby Bedford. Sandwiched ... (Read More)
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Martin J. Donnelly Antique Tools, Hillsboro, New Hampshireby Mark SiscoSomehow, the story of the tools seems secondary to the story of the man. Martin Donnelly's Live Free or Die Antique Tool Auctions conducted its annual sale and show on the Withington auction grounds in Hillsboro, New Hampshire, on June 29 ... (Read More)
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