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(Issue Story)Letter from London, May 2024
Definitely Desirable but Not Exactly an Open Book
As a book man at heart, I found it hard to resist front, back, and side views of the lot featured. It was offered in a February 21-23 sale held by Dore & Rees of Frome in the county of Somerset—one that dispersed ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Hirsch Is New Owner of Dallas Auction Gallery
Prominent antiques dealer and appraiser Reyne Hirsch is the new owner of the Dallas Auction Gallery and aims to attract a younger generation of buyers to collecting antiques and fine art.
Hirsch was already co-owner of the nearby Patrick Jones Gallery, specializing in contemporary and modern art, when she received a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Antiques with a Side of Sausage Gravy
Imagine an antiques sale with 600 to 700 objects that draws a huge crowd, and in only a half-hour everything except seven things is sold. The sale is restocked and virtually sells out again. Amazing, right?
You could be excused for being skeptical of such a feeding frenzy, but according to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, May 2024
Photo courtesy Morris Museum.
—Ongoing —Morristown, New Jersey
Musical Machines & Living Dolls: Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata from the Murtogh D. Guinness Collection at the Morris Museum features 150 mechanical marvels that span 400 years, including a miniature music box that fits into an 18k gold ring and the enormous Poppers ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)John Hays Appears in Newly Released Movie
The film Upgraded is a 2024 American romantic comedy directed by Carlson Young and starring Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, Marisa Tomei, Lena Olin, and John Hays, deputy chairman of Christie’s Americas.
The 104-minute movie is the story of Ana (Camila Mendes), an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Accused Murderer Sentenced in Fake Art Case
Brian R. Walshe, 49, of Lynn, Massachusetts, was sentenced on February 20 to 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Walshe was also ordered to pay restitution of $475,000. In April 2021 Walshe pleaded guilty to one count each of wire fraud, interstate transportation for a scheme ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Arrest Warrants Filed for Pair
On December 10 the York County (Maine) Sheriff’s Office responded to an antiques business in Arundel, Maine, for the report of a theft. The business reported that over $9000 of jewelry had been stolen.
During the course of the investigation, persons of interest were identified as Pardelian Muntean (a 21-year-old male) ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Acquires Philadelphia Tea Table
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has acquired one of the finest scalloped-top Colonial tea tables, the gift of Barbara L. and Theodore B. Alfond. Made in Philadelphia around 1775, it was sold at Christie’s January 19, 2001, consigned by a descendant of Gouverneur Cadwalader, whose mother, Christine Biddle, had ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Mystery Novels of George Sims
It’s the first 60 characters that count. That’s what the LiveAuctioneers guy said. Search engines give weight to the first 60 characters, so listings should be front loaded with the most important keywords. Well, OK. I’ll have to go back and do some rearranging. Better search engine optimization (SEO) might ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Garth’s Dissolution Underway
On January 4 Garth’s Auctions, Inc., filed for judicial dissolution in the Court of Common Pleas in Franklin County, Ohio. According to the complaint, “Garth’s is insolvent, the property and assets of said company are insufficient to pay all of its debts and it cannot meet its obligations as they ... (Read More)
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