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(Feature)Samuel McIntire: Carving an American Style
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoWhen Samuel McIntire died in 1811, he owned over 300 carving tools, more than three times the number in a typical carver's shop of the period. He needed the surplus for his multiple styles and the wide variety of carving challenges he faced, so ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Stoneware Stag Hunted at Pook & Pook's
Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenPook & Pook Inc. in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, put together 921 lots of mostly American furniture and decorations, including some appealing19th-century stoneware and a dozen painted dower chests, for a fall sale on September 28 and 29. It brought out the locals, attracted a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)SeaFair Launched
by Lita Solis-CohenAfter three and a half years and many delays, SeaFair's well-publicized five-story 228' yacht Grand Luxe tied up at the Delamar Hotel in Greenwich, Connecticut, and opened for business on September 27.Twenty-eight dealers had signed up for gallery space for the first voyage, which launched in Greenwich, then ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Sotheby's October Americana Auction
Sotheby's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThe October Americana sales in New York City showed that when people want something they will pay for it, and if they don't want it, you cannot give it away."The market wants premier objects, and when the estimates are conservative there is interest," said Erik ... (Read More)
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(Feature)A Spirit Anew
Renton, Washingtonby Cathy AldrichLast spring left us with the dance in transition. The party who had conceived the whole notion was leaving, looking forward to sitting on the sidelines. The new partner understood the moves and was ready to waltz on alone. The new venue for the dance passed muster, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Final Ford Sale Yields a Nugget
Stack's, New York City ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Target Ball Prices Take Wing
American Bottle Auctions, Sacramento, Californiaby Ralph FinchAnother exciting installment of the sale of the Alex Kerr target ball collection took place August 8-13 when Jeff Wichmann and his American Bottle Auctions (ABA) of Sacramento, California, offered a helping of 23 items ranging from common to very nice to one-of-a-kind-and selling ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Washington Chair and Tiffany Desk at End of Summer Sale
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maineby Mark SiscoLabor Day weekend saw two major auctions competing head-to-head on the coast of Maine. Thomaston Place Auction Galleries held a two-day sale September 1 and 2 in Thomaston, while just a few miles down the road in Newcastle, Robert Foster held his big ... (Read More)
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(Show)The USArtists Show
Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenFor the first time in the 16-year history of USArtists, the annual all-American art show in Philadelphia that benefits the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), a $1.2 million John Chamberlain sculpture made of car parts was front and center in Mark Borghi's stand. "I just ... (Read More)
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(Show)2007 Vermont Dealers' Show Is Successful
Manchester, Vermontby David HewettThere were generally favorable reports coming from exhibitors at this year's Vermont Antiques Dealers' Association Antiques Show, but the best news was contained in this one: "I walked the floor most of the weekend and saw a lot of younger customers this year," manager James Dunn said. ... (Read More)
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