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(Fragment)Dealer Pleads Guilty in Ivory Smuggling Case
Yiwei Zheng, a.k.a. Steve Zheng, 43, of St. Cloud, Minnesota, pleaded guilty in federal court on January 13 to smuggling elephant ivory and illegally exporting rhinoceros horns.
Zheng smuggled elephant ivory out of the United States on April 30, 2011, to a recipient in Shanghai, China. Zheng also exported two rhinoceros ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Ivory Education Institute Sues California State to Stop IvoryBan
California’s new law banning the sale of nearly all objects made from or with ivory is being challenged in court. A lawsuit filed in California Superior Court by the Ivory Education Institute, a nonprofit association promoting better understanding of the importance of ivory, seeks an injunction to stop the law ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 44th Annual Hudson, Ohio, Antique Show
Hudson, Ohio
The annual Hudson, Ohio, Antique Show, held January 9 and 10, is obviously a staple in the Buckeye State. As with any show with such longevity, its managers and exhibitors are the key. Sue Hall and Lynne Dingus managed this show for 28 years, but three years ago, a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Good Fellows: The Walpole Society
Part III of V
Photos courtesy the Walpole Society
“I am absolutely in favor of Tom Streeter for the Walpole Society and think that he would be an outstanding candidate. I did mention his name about two years ago and one of the old timers replied that he was only a book ... (Read More)
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(Show)Annapolis Antiques Show
Annapolis, Maryland
The fifth Annapolis Antiques Show under the direction of Dordy Fontinel was held on January 9 and 10 at the Byzantium Event Center in Annapolis, Maryland. The Annapolis Antiques Show has a 40-plus year history. Following the death of longtime promoter Bob Armacost, Dordy Fontinel Show Management took over ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Washington Winter Show 2016
Washington, D.C.
The Washington Winter Show of antiques and fine art celebrated its 61st year over the January 8-10 weekend. The longstanding event has settled comfortably into its location at the Katzen Arts Center on the campus of American University. This marks the sixth year that the show has been held ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dealer Files Suit against Florida Auction House
On November 17, 2015, Crouching Dragon Antiques and dealer Yiwei Zheng filed a lawsuit in a federal court against Manatee Galleries of Bradenton, Florida, and Adrienne Falconer and Edward Goldsmith over a consignment of 31 antiques. Crouching Dragon Antiques of St. Cloud, Minnesota, is owned and operated by Zheng. Falconer ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Foster Rings in the New Year
Robert Foster, Newcastle, Maine
Robert Foster always packs in a huge crowd for his larger auctions in New-castle, Maine. I previewed the January 1 sale a day earlier, so by the time I arrived about an hour before the start on New Year’s Day, I had a healthy walk from the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)New Year's Day Sale
Nadeau’s Auction Gallery, Windsor, Connecticut
Photos courtesy Nadeau’s Auction Gallery
Nadeau’s Auction Gallery in Windsor, Connecticut, was selling to a packed house on January 1. Part of the reason could have been the Americana collection consigned to Nadeau from Credit Suisse. That massive collection included a full-length portrait of Thomas Alva Edison ... (Read More)
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(Auction)New Year's Day in Hardeeville
Gallery 95, Hardeeville, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Gallery 95
Hardeeville occupies a sweet spot in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Midway between the elegant mansions of Savannah, Georgia, and the tony condos of Hilton Head, South Carolina, it is the perfect spot for an auction house. That was the conclusion Maine natives Steve ... (Read More)
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