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Bowmanville, Ontarioby John NorrisAll prices in Canadian fundsThe annual Bowmanville Show in Bowmanville, Ontario, celebrated its 35th anniversary on March 21 and 22. Although peppy pop music pumped throughout the small hall of the G.B. Rickard Recreation Complex, and the 28 dealers setting up that day bantered and swapped stories, ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)
by Lita Solis-CohenCeramics in America 2007 Edited by Robert Hunter The Chipstone Foundation, distributed by Antique Collectors' Club, $65.00www.antique-acc.comThe 2007 Ceramics in America is a hardbound book filled with articles by 14 scholars and brilliant photographs covering almost all that is known about the American China Manufactory in Philadelphia run ... (Read More)
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by David Hewett"Had anyone had any belief whatsoever that these records were stolen, misappropriated in any way, that good title had not passed, there would have been no qualms, no hesitation whatsoever, in simply returning them. That is not in question. That was never the issue."Those words were spoken by ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondBefore we start, let's lay down a few ground rules for this discussion. First of all, no e-mails about politics, please. This is business, and business needs to float on the waves of politics, not get mired down in it. Second, as business people, it ... (Read More)
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Swann, New York Cityby Jeanne SchintoThe top lot of Swann's 13th annual sale of printed and manuscript African-Americana on February 21 was an assembled unpublished album containing large, original Currier & Ives chromolithographs depicting African-Americans in stereotypical poses and situations. About half of them were printed with a heavy oil-based ... (Read More)
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenIt pays to worry. The Philadelphia Antiques Show committee was apprehensive about the move from their long-established venue at the 33rd Street Armory to the Navy Yard. They were criticized for their aggressive tactics in securing the Navy Yard, which had been developed as a show venue ... (Read More)
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by Jeanne Schinto"Partner wanted," began the classified ad in the December 1928 issue of Antiques magazine. "I want a young woman with brains, personality and capital. Prefer one who knows books, silver, pewter, paintings, etc., one who would love to go out and hunt these fascinating treasures with me. Abraham ... (Read More)
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by Robert KyleIn what may come to be known as "Five Fabulous Firearms Days in Fairfield," bidders from around the world spent $14.2 million at two back-to-back auctions in Fairfield, Maine, March 7 through 11.First, Poulin's Antiques & Auctions on March 7-9 sold a personal best of $1.5 million on ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)
by Steve ProffittThis is the opening installment in a multi-part series I'm going to do about a serious auction scourge: bid rigging. Bid rigging is a problem that adversely affects auctions of every type in every area of the country. We're going to examine some of the key aspects of ... (Read More)
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J.G. Cochran Auctioneers & Associates, Boonsboro, Marylandby Robert KyleJust about all the residents in rural Washington County, Maryland, knew John Harlan Bast Jr. They also knew of his father and his grandfather. The Bast furniture and undertaking company was connected to the town and surrounding farms because it took care ... (Read More)
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