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(Auction)American Paintings at Auction
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenOn November 29, 2007, Christie's offered 218 lots of American paintings and sculpture packaged in seven catalogs that, together, weighed over seven pounds. Two private collections and three paintings were presented in separate catalogs with long essays, but every lot was included (minus some essays) ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Archival Storage of Photographs
Computer Column #230by John P. Reid, [email protected] cameras, scanners, photo printers, and computer-recordable compact disks have appeared in a little more than a decade. These new technologies change the rules for archival storage of pictures.Perhaps you have a collection that should be pictorially recorded for posterity. It might be a ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThose with endless curiosity and a love of materials and craftsmanship from many periods of history and many places in the world find the International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show in New York City a wondrous place to spend a day. Museum curators, art advisors, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Bruce Kalbacher, Period Picks Antiques, Schodack Landing, New York
by Frank DoneganBruce Kalbacher looks at the bright side of life. For him, glasses don't ever seem half empty. Clouds have silver linings. Sows' ears can turn into silk purses. This is a man whose antiques business once burned to the ground, and he looks back on the experience as ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Lang's $2.7 Million Sale, Its Best Ever, Breaks Angling Book Record
Lang's Sporting Collectables, Inc., Boxborough, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoThey're known as the world's leading fishing tackle auctioneers. They sell rods, reels, and lures, and do it extremely well. Three years ago, they had the first $1 million fishing tackle sale. Each of their next three sales achieved more than the previous ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Auctions and Commercial Reasonableness
by Steve ProffittWe began the new year with recounting a discussion I had with an auctioneer. It went like this: "Mr. Proffitt, I've got one of those complaining sellers on my hands and would appreciate your advice on how to handle him. Of course, his complaint is about what his ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sloans & Kenyon Has First $2 Million Sale
Sloans & Kenyon, Chevy Chase, Marylandby Robert KyleIn its most successful auction since opening four years ago, as an outgrowth of Sloan's Auction Galleries (formerly C.G. Sloan & Co.), Sloans & Kenyon's sale on November 9-11, 2007, totaled $2.36 million on the strength of fine art, Asian ceramics, sterling silver, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sollo:Rago Modern Weekend
Sollo:Rago Modern Auctions, Lambertville, New Jerseyby Lita Solis-CohenJohn Sollo's over 1100-lot 20th-century modern sale on October 27 and 28, 2007, in Lambertville, New Jersey, offered furniture, lighting, studio ceramics, prints, paintings, and sculpture in a thick catalog. The marathon sale began at noon on Saturday and did not end until ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Tasha Tudor's Historic Costume Collection
Whitaker-Augusta Auction Co., New Hope, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenTasha Tudor, the illustrator and author of children's books, began collecting 19th-century clothes when she was nine years old. As an adult she used her collection as source material for her illustrations for more than 100 children's books-some, her own, and some, others' ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: 2008, "The Year to Think Outside the Blanket Box"
by Andrew Richmond and Hollie DavisBy the time you read this, we'll be about three weeks into the new year. Three weeks. About the amount of time it takes the average person to break new year's resolutions. Honestly, did you really think you were going to eat less chocolate, lose ... (Read More)
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