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Antiques + Contemporary Technology = Steampunk
by Jeanne Schinto

Charlotte McFarland of Allston, Massachusetts, made this cotton spinning wheel generator. Not for sale. “I don’t make a living as an artist,” said the robotics engineer, “but I see the engineering and the art as two sides of the same coin. I can go directly from my job to the ... (Read More)

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New Officers for NHADA
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From left: Melissa Alden, Kathy Schoemer, Rich Bojko, Beverly Longacre, Thomas Thompson, and Peter Sawyer. Not pictured: Peter Austin, Gail Piatt, Ken Pike, and Sharon Platt.The New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) held its annual business meeting and dinner on November 3, 2010, at the Bedford Village Inn in Bedford, ... (Read More)

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Reproductions
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Adelaide Joy Oliver, 8 lbs. 5 ozs., daughter of Jacob and former M.A.D. staffer Laura Oliver, was born on November 8, 2010.Nora Rosalie, daughter of Andrew Richmond and Hollie Davis, authors of The Young Collector column, was born on September 6, 2010. Originally published in the January 2011 issue of ... (Read More)

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Turned Southern Chairs
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Circa 1790 lamp-black and oil painted Warren County armchair with original split oak seat. Pinned with wooden dowel on top splat.East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, announces an upcoming exhibition of seating furniture from North Carolina and Virginia, "Have a Seat": Early Turned Chairs of the Tar-Roanoke Basin. Twenty-five ... (Read More)

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Big Sale of Miniatures
by Clayton Pennington

"The dolphin [sweetmeat] stand is a masterpiece by itself," said Bourgeault about the circa 1785 miniature Wedgwood dinner service with its original pine box for shipping. The set of five miniature wood condiment containers and four carved bone forks and knives were originally part of the set. Opening at $2500, ... (Read More)

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The Turning Point? Rago's Three Days of Sales
by Elizabeth Bidwell Bates

A collector brought this Viktor Schreckengost “Jazz” bowl, an icon of American ceramics, for an appraisal at Rago hoping for $5000. The repairs to the bowl were completely documented on line. Five phone bidders and one order bidder were not deterred by the repairs andcompeted until the bowl sold for ... (Read More)

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The Fun Fair
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Harvey and Dolly Kline of Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania, asked $3200 for the Wetherill’s Atlas paint sign, $1295 for the Westinghouse sign, $165 for the Inquirer rack, and $995 for the Lee’s batteries sign. All were in pristine condition. Many more enameled metal signs than painted signs were offered at this show.Ann ... (Read More)

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Antique Jewelry Market Winners
by Mary Ann Hensel

A platinum and diamond ring containing an octagonal step-cut diamond weighing approximately 15.20 carats and two baguette-cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.75 carat total, soared to $158,600 (est. $30,000/50,000). It was accompanied by a GIA certificate stating Q to R color range, VVS2 clarity, good polish, very good symmetry, and no ... (Read More)

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The Richard and Joane Smith Sale
by Lita Solis-Cohen

The Berks County (Pennsylvania) schrank, inscribed "17 Philip Detuk 75," has a blue and red cornice with dentil and diamond molding and green-sponged molding above a red- and yellow-sponged frieze with ivory astragal for the name and date. It has raised panel doors and sides with sponged panel fields framed ... (Read More)

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USArtists 2010
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) painted this 53¾" x 40¾" oil on canvas Portrait of a Young Girl and Her Dog in England in 1776—$275,000 from Tillou Gallery. That’s Peter Tillou on the left and his son, Jeffrey, on the right. “We formed a new company to sell paintings at USArtists. We ... (Read More)
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