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(Feature)Don't Leave Home without It: Christie's and Amex
by Daniel GrantBuyers at Christie's auction house will now be able to pay for many of their purchases with an American Express card. Not everything, however. Christie's has established transaction limits for cardholders, which allow credit card purchases in what is called the middle-market range, between $3000 and $80,000. Clients ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Western and Historic Americana
Cowan's, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonPhotos courtesy Cowan'sWith gross receipts of $1.08 million for Cowan's sale of Western and historic Americana, held June 5 in Cincinnati, Ohio, company president/auctioneer C. Wesley Cowan was pleased with the day's results, but this isn't the same market it used to be."For the first time ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Million-Dollar Heade at Summer Americana Auction
Robert C. Eldred Co., Inc., East Dennis, MassachusettsMillion-Dollar Heade at Summer Americana Auctionby Jackie SideliPhotos courtesy Eldred'sEvery year, Eldred's puts together a pretty impressive summer Americana auction. This year the July 30-August 1 sale was spectacular, with classic material and strong prices thoughout.The highlight was Eldred's first $1 million item, ... (Read More)
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(Show)As Good an Americana Show as You Will Find Anywhere
York, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenWho would think Labor Day weekend is a good time for an antiques show? Isn't the last weekend of summer the time to close the beach house, get the kids ready for school, and stay off the highways to make room for the vacationers returning home?The fact ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Americana Sales During the Wall Street Meltdown
Americana Sales during the Wall Street Crisisby Lita Solis-CohenThe financial crisis gave the September Americana market the shivers and a fever. Collectors, dealers, and auctioneers, anxious to know how the Wall Street meltdown and Congressional bickering over the bailout would affect the Americana sales, gathered at Christie's and Sotheby's in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Peaceable Kingdom Lawsuits Heat Up
Peaceable Kingdom Lawsuit Heats Up by Clayton PenningtonHalsey Minor, an Internet entrepreneur and American art collector, has filed a countersuit against Sotheby's, alleging the firm concealed its financial interest in Edward Hicks's Peaceable Kingdom with the Leopard of Serenity that sold to Minor on May 22 for $9,673,000 (includes buyer's ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Kansas Man Pleads Guilty
Man Admits to Knowing Antiques Were Stolen from SoldiersA Kansas man has pleaded guilty to helping another man cover up the theft of antiques and household goods put in storage by military personnel who were deployed or transferred from Fort Leavenworth.Christopher Wilson, 33, of Leavenworth pleaded guilty to one count ... (Read More)
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(Feature)LiveAuctioneers One of the Fastest-Growing Companies in U.S.
LiveAuctioneers One of the Fastest-Growing Companies in U.S.LiveAuctioneers.com has been named to Inc. magazine's 2008 list of the 5000 fastest-growing privately held, for-profit companies in the nation, ranking #71 in the Top 100 Consumer Product Companies, #1358 overall. The annual list evaluates firms on the basis of their growth in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Furniture and Decorative Arts at Hindman's
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Inc., Chicago, IllinoisFurniture and Decorative Arts at Hindman'sby Danielle ArnetOne would think that, having moved a scant eight months ago into a building three times bigger than her former space, Chicago auctioneer Leslie Hindman would have the sense to kick back and relax a little. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)To Build a Fire with Rusty Farrin
Farrin's Country Auctions, Augusta, MaineTo Build a Fire with Rusty Farrinby Mark Sisco Ernest and Elizabeth Johnson spent decades collecting historical documents, books, signatures, and lots of other artifacts. When they passed on, Farrin's Country Auctions of Augusta, Maine, got a chance to sell the estate, which it did on ... (Read More)
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