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Sour Note: Lawsuits Filed over Pricey Bows; (Update) Suit Dismissed
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Update: Suit Dismissed Zoran Stoyanovich's lawsuit against Brompton's Auctioneers of England was voluntarily dismissed on September 17 without prejudice. On September 23, Brompton's released a press release concerning the case. It read "Brompton's Auctioneers is one of the leading auction houses worldwide that specializes exclusively in the field of fine musical ... (Read More)

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Americana Sale Exhibits Irregular Pulse
by Jeanne Schinto

The auction’s top lot was the portrait of the ship Rappahannock, a 31½" x 42" unsigned oil on wood panel that sold for $35,550 (est. $2500/3500).This was the best seller among the dozens of vanes. The 19th-century flattened full-bodied molded copper ram with weathered gilt surface and its original horns ... (Read More)

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A Success in Trying Times: NHADA's 53rd Annual Show
by David Hewett

The set is not signed, but Jeff Cherry of Cherry Gallery, Damariscotta, Maine, has had similar ones that were marked “Heywood-Wakefield.” Cherry said he loves the light, airy look of them. He asked a very reasonable $2800 for the set.Frank & Barbara Pollack American Antiques & Art, Sunapee, New Hampshire, ... (Read More)

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Tilden-Thurber and The Weiss Collection
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Stanley Weiss plays his Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu violin, noting that Paganini preferred a Guarneri to a Stradivarius. He seems to be accompanied by the woman at the piano in the portrait by John Blunt. Weiss said he bought the painting at a Christie’s auction years ago.The fourth floor, like ... (Read More)

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Letter from London
by Ian McKay

by Ian McKay, e-mail: Continuing to plough my way through the summer backlog, I have focused my attention this month on record-breaking English watercolours by Cozens, Towne, and others, as well as a further group by J.M.W. Turner. The latter is also represented by a Roman panorama in oils that ... (Read More)

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Major Change of Hours for Brooklyn Museum
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Beginning Wednesday, October 6, the Brooklyn Museum will be open to the public eight additional hours a week, including remaining open until 10 p.m. every Thursday and Friday. When the new schedule goes into effect, the Brooklyn Museum will have a greater number of evening hours than almost any other ... (Read More)

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