(Auction)
Conestoga Auction Company, Inc., Manheim, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassConestoga Auction Company held its multi-consignor spring Americana auction early this year on February 29 and March 1. The 1157-lot sale started on Friday afternoon with 116 lots of contemporary redware pottery by James Christian Seagreaves (1913-1997) of Breinigsville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)
by Steve ProffittLet's take a look in the mailbag and see what we've got.Q: I try to catch your column in M.A.D. as often as I can. I have seen you previously cover the difference between absolute auctions and auctions with reserve, but I'm still unclear on some points and ... (Read More)
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(Feature)
In the Tradeby Frank DoneganThomas Campbell has one of the simplest business plans you're likely to run across in the antiques trade. He doesn't have a shop; he doesn't do shows; he doesn't sell at auction; he doesn't have a Web site; he doesn't take consignments; he doesn't rent space ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)
The Young Collectorby Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondWe love auctions. We should, because auctions pay our salaries. Andrew is a jack-of-all-trades of sorts at Garth's, and Hollie assists p4A.com in compiling auction records in an on-line database.What's not to love? Auctions have so much to offer. In an age where ... (Read More)
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(Show)
York, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassFew shows can boast that they have been in existence for over seven decades. Started in 1934 by collector/ dealer Mable Renner, the Original Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale, held this year February 1-3 in Memorial Hall East on the York Fairgrounds in York, Pennsylvania, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
James D. Julia, Fairfield, Maine ... (Read More)
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(Feature)
Swann Galleries, New York Cityby Jeanne SchintoIn 2007 Swann Galleries achieved five new auction price records for Ernest Hemingway items. On November 29 a publisher's advance proof of For Whom the Bell Tolls, signed and inscribed to the writer's longtime factotum, Toby Otto Bruce, sold for $96,000 (includes buyer's premium).At ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Richard Withington, the colorful auctioneer from Hillsboro, New Hampshire, died April 29 in Concord, New Hampshire.
We?ll post more details as they become available. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Jon Lee Auction Services, Latham, New Yorkby Betty FloodA surprise was in store for dealers and collectors of carnival glass when Jon Lee, a serious auctioneer who usually favors late 18th- and early 19th-century items such as pottery, stoneware, paintings, and porcelains, announced that he was having a 434-lot sale ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Grogan & Company, Dedham, Massachusettsby Jeanne Schinto"She adored nuanced conversation, was precise with her language, and delivered con brio editorial monologues reminiscent of those of the legendary Diana Vreeland for whom she worked as photo editor at Harper's Bazaar."The words are those of Angus Wilkie, author, decorative arts specialist, and ... (Read More)
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