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(Fragment)Former Chihuly Company Employee Charged with $3 Million Art Theft
A former Chihuly company employee is accused of stealing more than $3 million worth of artwork by Dale Chihuly. Christopher Robert Kaul, 38, has been charged with theft in the first degree and trafficking stolen property in the first degree.
According to papers filed by Scott R. Peters, a deputy prosecuting ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Maine Art Is the Main Thing at Thomaston
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
By my count, Maine’s solid six-day block of auctions in the last week of August brought in over $7 million in total sales. Of that, about $2 million was claimed by Thomaston Place Auction Galleries on August 29 and 30 in Thomaston, Maine, where it ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Heritage Auctions Expands to the Netherlands
Dallas-based Heritage Auctions has joined forces with the Dutch auction house MPO Auctions to form Heritage Auctions Europe, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Amsterdam expansion comes at the same time as Heritage’s recently announced Hong Kong expansion.
“Heritage is a growing global brand,” said Cristiano Bierrenbach, vice president of Heritage ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)We Must Be Mistaken
The Young Collector
In 2001 the University of Michigan Health System launched a new program, and a study to track the results followed. The idea was simple. Healthcare workers were encouraged to report any mistakes or errors and were given a step-by-step guide to navigating that process, from telling families and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A $4.8 Million Four-Day August Auction
James D. Julia, Fairfield, Maine
As always, James D. Julia’s four-day summer sale, held August 25-28 in Fairfield, Maine, was the centerpiece of Maine’s auction-filled last week in August. Only about 600 of the 2600-plus lots on offer didn’t change hands, and some of the misfires were on the top end ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bonhams to Move Furniture and Decorative Arts Sales to Los Angeles
Bonhams will focus its furniture and decorative arts sales in its Los Angeles and New York City galleries. Staff will remain in San Francisco to offer valuations and advice on American and European furniture, decorative arts, ceramics, clocks, and silver.
“We’ve reviewed the sales results on the West Coast, and we ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Taking Care of Antique and Vintage Jewelry
This circa 1920 Art Deco platinum filigree pendant set with onyx and diamonds has a harder component—diamonds— and a relatively soft, porous component—onyx. Follow Pomphrett’s suggestion from the turquoise and gold earrings (see next page) and take the “most gentle cleaning” route. Use a soft, dry brush to wipe off ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York Metropolitan Glass Club Is Now Art Glass Forum | New York
The New York Metropolitan Glass Club has changed its name to Art Glass Forum | New York. The new name better reflects the organization’s “leading role as an advocate for the glass arts and the study of historic, contemporary, and collectible glass,” according to an e-mail from forum president Paul ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dealer Charged with Homicide
Eli M. Goodrich, 26, of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, was arrested on August 4 and charged with murdering his father, Alan Goodrich, 67. Alan and his wife, June Goodrich, operated Goodrich Antiques and Folk Art in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, with their son Eli.
According to published reports, Eli is accused of stabbing his father ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Wyeth Letter Tops Ten Grand at Gamage Auction
Bruce Gamage, Jr. Antiques, Rockland, Maine
Bruce Gamage’s August 24 auction in Rockland, Maine, kicked off a solid week of end-of-summer sales in Maine, as Gamage played to a huge standing-room-only crowd in the spacious Elks Lodge.
Often it seems that everything with the Andrew Wyeth name attached to it has big ... (Read More)
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