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(Auction)A Passion for Collecting: Part II of the Estate of Candice B. Groot
Treadway Toomey Auctions, Oak Park, Illinois
When Treadway Toomey Auctions in Oak Park, Illinois, held the first in a projected series of auctions featuring the collections of Candice B. Groot last February, few knew what to expect. After the sale soared to about $1.4 million and observers learned that three more ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Voters Approve Changes to Wiscasset, Maine, Traffic
Wiscasset, Maine, is known for its many antiques shops. It’s also well known as a traffic bottleneck in the summer months. Antiquing in Wiscasset, Maine, is going to be more difficult in the future, according to several dealers in the small town.
On June 14 Wiscasset voters were asked to decide ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Betsey Telford-Goodwin, Rocky Mountain Quilts, York, Maine
In the Trade
Why, you may ask, is a business with the name “Rocky Mountain Quilts” located in York, Maine? There’s a long answer (which needn’t detain us here) and a short answer. The short answer is simply that owner Betsey Telford-Goodwin was homesick. She had grown up in Chestnut Hill ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Web Resources for Researching Antiques
Computer Column #332
John P. Reid, <[email protected]>
There are Internet resources for researching antiques of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
When the Old Was New
Auction-goers and pickers in rural areas often buy today’s antiques that were sold new a century ago in mail-order catalogs. Mail-order sales were made easier in the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques in Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire
Passionate collectors and dealers in Americana who gather annually in August in New Hampshire for the grand treasure hunt were not disappointed this year. The four shows were filled to capacity, all with waiting lists of dealers wanting to show during Antiques Week in New Hampshire.
It seemed a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Notre Dame Sued over Purportedly Stolen Collection
A collection of pre-Columbian artifacts at the University of Notre Dame’s Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, Indiana, includes stolen property according to a Pennsylvania man who is suing the university. Notre Dame and the dealer who sold the collection to the university deny the accusation.
Scott Leff, the son of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Boynton Beach Sees Antiques Stores as Key for Growth
Editorial
The City Commission of Boynton Beach, Florida, a city of approximately 69,000 residents, should be congratulated. It has recognized that antiques shops and consignment stores can help boost the economy in cities.
On July 5 the City Commission approved relaxed rules regarding antiques stores and consignment shops. The new rules are ... (Read More)
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(Show)Americana Celebration: "I Always Wanted a Fancy Show"
Concord, New Hampshire
She always wanted a fancy antiques show, and she got one on Tuesday, August 9, in Concord, New Hampshire. But she, Nan Gurley, longtime collector, dealer, and show manager, was not there in person, just in spirit. As her daughter Rachel told us, her eyes filling with tears, ... (Read More)
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(Show)MidWeek Antiques Show Moves Back to Manchester
MidWeek in Manchester Antiques Show, Manchester, New Hampshire
One of the first things that show promoter Frank Gaglio of Barn Star Productions said to us as we entered the JFK Memorial Coliseum in Manchester, New Hampshire, on August 9, the setup date for the MidWeek in Manchester Antiques Show and, coincidentally, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The GSA Goes after Another Painting
Collector Myron Kaplan paid $57,500 for Abstraction #6 by Ad Reinhardt (1913-1967) at Sotheby’s on November 20, 1997. The 16¼" x 20" oil on canvas was estimated at $15,000/20,000, and the provenance in the catalog noted that it was “acquired directly from the artist.”
In May 2016—almost 20 years after he ... (Read More)
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