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Exhibitors and Manager Put Enormous Energy into December One-Day Show
by David Hewett

Rick Scott of San Francisco, who sells, and has named his business, Antique Boxes, Fine & Rare Objects of Vertu, offered this stunning circa 1850 box, a rare object made in India during what Scott and others call the Raj, which literally means reign and refers to the period when ... (Read More)

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The Treasures Show
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenBarbara Barran of Classic Rug Collection, Inc., New York City, offered her Gee’s Bend collection of hand-knotted rugs inspired by Gee’s Bend quilts and licensed by the community, which receives a royalty. The rugs, made with 100 knots to a square inch of wool and silk colored ... (Read More)

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The Young Collector: Another Inconvenient Truth
by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond

by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondThe election behind us was certainly a study in ways to communicate with people. The number one lesson: tell people what they want to believe.We're not slamming Barack Obama. He got elected largely by telling people what he believes America is and what he believes ... (Read More)

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Letter from London
by Ian McKay

by Ian McKay, e-mail The Markham marriage dish, an important piece of English delftware of 1649-51 that was acquired for $80,080 by the Milwaukee Art Museum in a Bonhams sale of December 10.Markham Marriage Dish Is Off to Milwaukee…A number of important collections of English delftware have been formed in ... (Read More)

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Paintings and Works on Paper with Fall Americana
by Don Johnson

Cowan's, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonPhotos courtesy Cowan'sFabergé cigarette case by Michael Perchin, nephrite, 1899-1903, gold hinges and thumb rest inset with diamonds, hairline on back edge of case, overall very good condition, $17,625.Patriotic Civil War memorial by Howard Chandler Christy (1872-1952), oil on canvas, 39¼" x 46¼", signed, small tear, ... (Read More)

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Board Revokes License
by David Hewett

by David HewettOn December 3, 2008, the Maine Board of Licensing of Auctioneers announced the decision it had reached after a meeting held in Gardiner, Maine, on November 6. At that meeting, the board decided to revoke the auctioneer license of James Cyr, 55, of Gray, Maine.The board took the ... (Read More)

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The Lehman Brothers Collection
by Daniel Grant

by Daniel GrantAt the tail end of the demise of the 150-year-old Lehman Brothers investment bank is the disposition of the company's 3500-piece art collection. The current value of the collection, which includes sculptures by Damien Hirst and Louise Nevelson, paintings by Wayne Thiebaud, and graphic prints by Jasper Johns ... (Read More)

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A Bountiful $1.8 Million Toy Yield
by Dick Friz

Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jerseyby Dick FrizPhotos courtesy Bertoia AuctionsThe trophy entry and Bertoia’s three-day high achiever, Schoenhut’s boxed Teddy’s Adventures in Africa, a midsize set, #20/84, circa 1910, bagged $34,500.One of Bertoia’s sleepers, a Britains comic bicyclist with Puck at the wheel (cataloged as French), of cast metal with ... (Read More)

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Royalty Has Its Bidders: The Schwarzenberg Collection
by Pete Prunkl

Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolinaby Pete PrunklTimoleon Lobrichon’s delightful genre painting Jouets in a painted and giltwood frame opened at $50,000 and sold within estimate for $92,000, the sale’s top lot. Brunk Auctions photo.A unique and exceptionally well-executed work, this 12" x 10" book of drawings features maps and views ... (Read More)
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