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(Book Review)Books Received
by 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.Virginia Silversmiths, Jewelers, Watch- and Clockmakers, 1607-1860, Their Lives and Marks ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, My files have been bulging these past few months with catalogues displaying a wealth of Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Japanese works of art. So many of them, that even after a ruthless pruning, I could fill this entire column (and another) with lots from just a few ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The History of Antiques Week in New Hampshire
by David HewettThere would be no Antiques Week in New Hampshire if there hadn't been a New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA). Their annual August show is mother and father to the event.The NHADA show began in 1957 with 15 exhibitors. It was initially held at the New Hampshire Highway ... (Read More)
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(Show)Zukas Starts 21st Year with Great Crowds
Kinnaman & Ramaekers, Bridgehampton, New York, asked $1800 for this early medicine man sign, about 10' tall x 8' wide. It was funny and qualified as a textile because it was painted canvas.Manchester Center, Vermont, dealers Carlson & Stevenson offered one of the many samplers at the show. This one, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Revitalized Spring Burk Show
Robert Conrad of Yeagertown, Pennsylvania, asked $1795 for the cast-iron Gloekler's meat hook (patent 1889); $975 for the pair of roosters; and $995 for the oak splint basket.Cabin on the Hill Antiques, Georgetown, Texas, exhibited for the first time in York. The Shaker painted bucket from Maine was $1350; the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Washington Dominates in Dallas
This survey document in George Washington's hand describes a plat for 140 acres "of Escheat land" in Prince William County, Virginia, for the future owner George Byrne. This is among the most sought-after of collectible George Washington documents. Such surveys are some of the earliest surviving examples of Washington's handwriting ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Old Masters Get New Homes
An amazingly intact George III six-light glass candle chandelier, complete with drip pans, chains, pendants, and a glass baluster pendant, sold for $11,800. Northeast Auctions photo.A matching pair of George III serpentine mahogany card tables (one shown) with double swing legs, molded top edges, shell-carved knees, and scrolled feet sold ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Two Shows in the Adirondacks
by Betty FloodThe Adirondacks will be hopping this summer with two antiques shows. The first will be held on the grounds of the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, New York, on August 13 and 14. The second will be at the Indian Lake Central School and Town Hall in ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Scrap Law Proposed in New York
by Sabrina Pry and Betty FloodThe sale, offer of sale, or purchase as scrap of certain items such as street signs, funeral markers, or any metal items bearing markings of any government entity, utility company, cemetery, or railroad, unless offered for sale by an authorized employee, would be prohibited in ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Painting Pledged to Carnegie Sold in London
by Daniel GrantIn a settlement that was announced on June 22, the Michael Werner Gallery in New York City agreed not to contest the sale at Christie's London on June 28 of Red Boat (Imaginary Boys), a 2004 painting by Peter Doig (Scottish, b. 1959). The gallery had sought to ... (Read More)
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