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American Bottle Auctions, Sacramento, Californiaby Ralph FinchAnother exciting installment of the sale of the Alex Kerr target ball collection took place August 8-13 when Jeff Wichmann and his American Bottle Auctions (ABA) of Sacramento, California, offered a helping of 23 items ranging from common to very nice to one-of-a-kind-and selling ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maineby Mark SiscoLabor Day weekend saw two major auctions competing head-to-head on the coast of Maine. Thomaston Place Auction Galleries held a two-day sale September 1 and 2 in Thomaston, while just a few miles down the road in Newcastle, Robert Foster held his big ... (Read More)
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Manchester, Vermontby David HewettThere were generally favorable reports coming from exhibitors at this year's Vermont Antiques Dealers' Association Antiques Show, but the best news was contained in this one: "I walked the floor most of the weekend and saw a lot of younger customers this year," manager James Dunn said. ... (Read More)
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Weston, Vermontby David HewettThe only element separating this year's version of the Weston Antiques Show from those of the past was attributable to Mother Nature. Where the setting for past shows has been smack-dab in the middle of the shining yellows and vivid reds of Vermont's premier attraction, foliage season, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, Illinoisby Sharon VerbetenWhen Leslie Hindman Auctioneers reopened the doors of its Chicago auction house four years ago, success was not only on the horizon. It was expected. And with the firm's reputation and experience in the auction world, owner Leslie Hindman planned for big things. "We're ... (Read More)
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Baltimore, Maryland
by Robert Kyle
The Three Musketeers did it again. The trio of young show promoters, known as the Palm Beach Group, convincingly confirmed that last year's dramatic resurrection and rebirth of a middling 26-year-old downtown Baltimore event was no accident. One for all and all for one certainly translated into ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
The Indian weathervane sold at Sotheby's on October 4, 2007, to Leigh Keno was gilded, not painted as the caption suggested in an effort to explain the comparatively low price of $241,000 (M.A.D., December 2007, page 3-D). An Indian weathervane of this size sold at Northeast Auctions for $365,500 in ... (Read More)
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Mancuso Show Management's annual Books at the 25th St. Armory in New York City is changing dates and will be held on January 11 and 12.
The show has traditionally been scheduled as one of the final shows of Americana Week in New York City. The 69th Regiment, however, has ... (Read More)
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by Erik K. Gronning, Joshua W. Lane, and Robert F. TrentThe earliest American furniture scholars were intrigued about furniture made by Dutch artisans in the English colonies of North America. Queen Anne chairs were habitually referred to as "Dutch," and the large size and broad proportions of New York furniture ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)
Computer Column #227by John P. Reid, [email protected] War material is always good. Sometimes it is hot. J.E.B. Stuart's personal battle flag, hand sewn by his wife, Flora, brought $956,000 (including 19.5% buyer's premium) at its December 2006 Nashville, Tennessee, auction, according to Heritage Auction Galleries (www.ha.com) in Dallas, Texas. The ... (Read More)
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