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(Auction)American Paintings at Freeman's
Two phone bidders competed for this watercolor on paper by James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Blue and Opal—The Photographer, 4 15/16" x 8½", painted in Dieppe, France circa 1885. It was from the estate of Gerald M. Bordman of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, who bought it in 1959 from Hirschl & ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The American Art Fair 2011
The American Art Fair filled three floors of the Bohemian National Hall November 27-December 1, 2011. Alexander Acevedo's Alexander Gallery and Thomas Colville shared the balcony space on the fifth floor. "Nobody wanted to be up here. We wanted to charge more for these larger spaces, so since we own ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Cataloging Software
NM Collector JE is a simple, inexpensive, versatile collection cataloging program that will run on a Windows, Linux, or Macintosh computer.Computer Column #278by John P. Reid, e-mail It has been three years since this column surveyed cataloging software for antiques dealers and collectors. We will update the survey. One specialized ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Variety Marks Farmer's Fall Sale
This cast-iron toy bus from the Arcade Manufacturing Company, Freeport, Illinois, is a souvenir of the 1933-34 A Century of Progress International Exposition, commonly referred to as the Chicago World's Fair. The two-piece toy consists of a tractor with a bus-configured trailer and retains the original Arcade sticker as well ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Another New York County Charges Auctioneer Timothy Conroy
by David HewettOn December 14, 2011, auctioneer Timothy Conroy appeared in Madison County Court and pleaded not guilty to one count of third-degree grand larceny, stealing of consignors' funds, a felony in the Empire State.In the sealed indictment handed up by the Madison County Grand Jury, Conroy was charged with ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Low-Key Auction Still Breaks $1 Million Mark
There were five to six phone bidders when this pair of Paris porcelain vases came up for bid. The field soon narrowed to two. One of them paid $68,440 for the 14 5/8" high vases with depictions of America's second and third presidents on them. There was repaired breakage to ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Stories of Three Collections: Key West, Jack London, and Bookends
One of several panoramic photographs of Key West in the 1870's, taken from Tift's Tower, a lookout for wreckers searching for distressed ships. The panoramas preserve what Key West looked like before the 1886 fire that destroyed the entire downtown. Courtesy Scott DeWolfe collection.A Key West cigar-box label from circa ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Benefit Auction Breaks Records, and Mystery of "Daguerreian Holy Grail" Revealed
A daguerreian brooch encasing a 1¼" x 1" image of a child with a curl and a toy trumpet brought $1100. It was the top price of the vintage material in the sale.A 3½" x 2½" tintype of a Native American family with a White man, perhaps a scout, sold ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the trade: Benjamin Wilson and Kathy Pakay, Hudson, New York
Kathy Pakay and Ben Wilson.Wilson's and Pakay's shop at 529 Warren Street, Hudson, New York.An Adirondack desk chair in a nice dark old surface is $675.An early 19th-century Connecticut cupboard with raised panel doors in cream and yellow over red (this is the type of surface Ben Wilson loves) is ... (Read More)
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(Show)Fine Art Show Gives Boston's Art World "Critical Mass"
This 14" x 21" watercolor on paper by Winslow Homer (1836-1910) was $100,000 from Sunne Savage Gallery, Winchester, Massachusetts. It was out on approval a few days after the show. Titled Breaking Wave, it was accompanied by a letter of authentication by Homer scholar Abigail Gerdts. "People who want a ... (Read More)
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