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The Splendid Splinter Sale: Ted Williams Collection Sold at Fenway Park
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Babe Ruth single-signed baseball inscribed to Ted Williams, $195,500.Ted Williams's 1949 Most Valuable Player award, $299,000.Ted Williams's 1957 Babe Ruth "Sultan of Swat" crown, $230,000.An auction of Ted Williams's personal collection took place April 28 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Conducted by Hunt Auctions of Exton, Pennsylvania, the auction ... (Read More)

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California Secondhand Dealers Law Nearing Completion by Legislature
by David Hewett

by David HewettCalifornia's omnibus bill licensing dealers and buyers of secondhand merchandise and requiring electronic reporting of all purchases is called AB 391, "Enhanced Tracking of Stolen Property." It was first placed before the California Assembly in 2011 and is nearing final approval.The bill was introduced by Dr. Richard Pan, ... (Read More)

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American Brilliant Cut Glass Bowl Brings $65,000
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American brilliant cut glass three-color cut to clear bowl in the Montrose pattern by Dorflinger, $65,000.An American brilliant cut glass three-color cut to clear bowl by Dorflinger in the Montrose pattern sold for $65,000 (no buyer's premium charged) at an auction held March 10 by Woody Auction in Kansas City, ... (Read More)

(Young Collectors)

The Young Collector: Midwest Musings
by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond

by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond Nora (a.k.a. Bean) is quite the jet-setter baby or would be if we ever did anything as glamorous as "jet" anywhere. Instead, she's usually gazing contentedly out the windows of a big white Ford van at the landscape of I-70 (71, 77, 80, 90, ... (Read More)

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The 2012 Philadelphia Antiques Show: A Successful Move
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Angel Gabriel weathervane made by Mr. Whelden of the Whelden & Fisher tin shop for the Wesleyan Seminary, formerly the First Methodist Church, Springfield, Vermont. Circa 1846, it was sheet iron and copper with iron bracing and with traces of yellow sizing with old leaf and a lead-coated wooden ball ... (Read More)

(Auction)

Front Row Couture and Vintage Clothing Make a Statement
by Richard de Thuin

Bidding opened at $2500 for this iconic Satellite cape by Pierre Cardin, Paris (1967). The cape was prominently displayed during the preview as an enticement to throw caution to the wind and bid handsomely. Bid they did too-two phone bidders went at it until a third phone rang up at ... (Read More)

(Book Review)

Books Received: Brief reviews of antiques and fine art books recently published
by M.A.D. Staff

Books Receivedby M.A.D. StaffThese are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.  20th Century Pewter: Art Nouveau to Modernism by Paul ... (Read More)

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Two Jewelry Auctions and Nature Transformed
by Mary Ann Hensel

A circa 1915 Art Deco diamond and sapphire bracelet, 6¼" long, having a navette-shaped central panel with old-European-cut and rose-cut diamonds weighing approximately .70 carat and caliber-cut sapphires in platinum-topped 14k yellow gold, with gold link strap, 4.9 dwt., sold for $2125 (est. $600/800).According to Sarah Churgin, "Not a big ... (Read More)

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Spring at the Original Round Top Antiques Fair
by Bridget Green

This pair of Chinese jesters once belonged to "Doublemint Twins" Mary and Candice Prather, who are now 95 years old, according to J. Frederick Cain of Naples, Florida, who priced the jesters at $750 for the pair.It's "simply the best," said Fred Cain of this 19th-century hooked rug. Depicting two ... (Read More)

(Auction)

SOP, Simple as ABC
by Mark Sisco

Best in show—a late 19th-century oil on canvas of the Dexter, with a painted title identifying the captain as P. H. Taylor and the date as 1871. It sold for $3025 (having previously sold at Cyr Auction Company for $8050 in November 2008).Robert Atkinson Fox (Canadian, 1860-1935) was a prolific ... (Read More)
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