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(Fragment)Arbus Photos Suit Is Settled
The dust jacket of the paperback edition of Hubert's Freaks by Gregory Gibson. Available at bookstores for $14.95 and also directly from Harcourt, Inc., Harcourt Trade Publishers, (800) 543-1918, (www.harcourtbooks.com). Pictured is Estelline Pike, sword swallower. The image is a non-Arbus photo from the collection of Robert C. Langmuir.by Jeanne ... (Read More)
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(Feature)John McAuliffe and James J. McAuliffe: Setting the Record Straight
by Alan SnyderFigure 1. John McAuliffe’s signature. Detail of figure 7.Figure 1A. John McAuliffe’s signature. Detail of figure 9.Figure 2. James J. McAuliffe’s signature. Detail of figure 4.Figure 3. James J. McAuliffe (1848-1921), signed lower right and dated 1911, oil on canvas, 20" x 30". Photo courtesy Northeast Auctions.Figure 4. ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Art Dealers Accused of Rigging Appraisal
by David HewettOur Lady of the Angels by William Adolphe Bouguereau. Photo courtesy St. Joseph’s Chapel."I thought we'd get a new church out of the sale. All we got was the sign."Mother Superior Mary Bosco offered the explanation with more than a little hint of apology. She spoke in a ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Belter Rosewood Bed Brings $201,250
A pierce-carved laminated rosewood bed by John Henry Belter, 1850's, one of only two known, soared to $201,250 (includes buyer's premium) at a multi-estate sale held February 21 by Hal Hunt Auctions in Northport, Alabama. The bed was the top earner of the 437 lots that crossed the block.The Belter ... (Read More)
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(Show)Paper Chase at Papermania Plus
Frank Amari of Elmer, New Jersey, asked $750 for Gradual Sagiense, a large book
of church music with Latin text, published inParis in 1742 and bound in leather and wood.John F. Hendsey (left) of Rumney, New Hampshire, asked $500 for this two-piece circa 1945 lithographed circus postersigned Bill Bailey. Dan ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Shows Planted as Old Shows Wither
by Lita Solis-Cohen The news of antiques show cancellations spread as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged and, as Maureen Dowd pointed out in the New York Times, blue chips turned into penny stocks.The Ellis Antiques Show, a mainstay in Boston since 1960, will be canceled for 2009. Boston Antiques ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)California Auctioneers Agree to Refunds, Civil Penalties, and Injunction
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(Fragment)Boston Antiques Weekend Canceled
by Jeanne SchintoMarvin Getman of New England Antique Shows announced the cancellation of what would have been the third annual Boston Antiques Weekend. It had been scheduled for the weekend of April 18 and 19."We built it, and they came," Getman wrote in a press release. Some 7200 people came ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Icy Weather Fails to Chill Bidding
Oil on canvas portraits of young brothers, by an unknown primitivist, sold separately for $24,150 (left) and $4600.Washington Scale arcade machine, $4887.50 to a Maryland collector.The ship portrait of the four-masted schooner Frances M, 20" x 30", signed and dated lower left and reverse “S.F.M. Badger ’01,” for Solon Francis ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Winter Associates Stages Eclectic Auction
Auctioneer Linda Stamm said fine art is her personal favorite among antiques and collectibles subjects. So, not surprisingly, that category is always well represented in her sales. This auction not only had several dozen lots of American works but also works by artists from Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Germany, Uruguay, and ... (Read More)
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