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Four Centuries of Quilts
by Lita Solis-Cohen

A Book Review   Four Centuries of Quilts: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection by Linda Baumgarten and Kimberly Smith Ivey The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, in association with Yale University Press, 2014, 368 pages, hardbound, $75 plus S/H from the Colonial Williamsburg, (757) 565-8450 or (www.history.org/Publications/books/index.cfm), or from Yale University Press, (800) 405-1619 or (http://yalepress.yale.edu). Two textile ... (Read More)

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Northeast Auctions Drops New Hampshire Antiques Week Sale in Manchester
by David Hewett

Hints of coming changes occurred even as Ronald Bourgeault was holding his big Americana sale at the Center of New Hampshire Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire, on August 2 and 3 of this year. (See M.A.D., October, p. 30-E.) A friendly runner tipped us to the news during inspection ... (Read More)

(Issue Story)

Letter from London
by Ian McKay

Ian McKay, <[email protected]> With the new season sales getting well into their stride as I write, the high summer sales remaining in my files must be largely cleared away in this “Letter.” This selection therefore devotes quite a bit of space to the old master drawings and watercolours to which, in ... (Read More)

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Two Americana Week Shows Tweak Names
by M.A.D. Staff

Two shows that are part of Americana Week in New York City have slightly changed their names. Liz Lees and Meg Wendy have announced that they have changed the name of the New York Ceramics Fair to the New York Ceramics and Glass Fair. “With glass being recognized as an established art ... (Read More)

(Issue Story)

Low Society
by Clayton Pennington

Editorial It’s no secret that collecting habits have changed, but rarely has there been such stark black-and-white evidence. A recent letter sent to members of the Antiquarian Society of California details the shift. The Antiquarian Society of California is no fly-by-night organization. It was formed in 1953 when Gregor Norman-Wilcox, curator of ... (Read More)

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John Bourne of Pittsford, Vermont
by Frank Donegan

John Bourne is shown with a friend. The English glider horse is named Piper. The base has the maker’s plaque, which reads, “‘Piper’/ J. Collinson & Sons/ Liverpool, England.” It’s $1250. Bourne said, “I like horses,” and pointed out that Piper is so heavily constructed that “this one would hold me.” A ... (Read More)

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B Is for Buttersworth, F Is for Forgery: Solve a Maritime Art Mystery
by A. J. Peluso, Jr.

From the Mariners’ Museum Web site: “The Mariners’ Museum is taking a stand against crime with its latest exhibition…. Hidden in plain sight among 35 paintings by 19th-century maritime artist James Edward Buttersworth is a modern forgery. Museum visitors will become detectives as they examine the paintings for style and ... (Read More)

(Auction Law and Ethics)

Prepare for Value
by Steve Proffitt

Auction Law & Ethics Value doesn’t exist for those who don’t see it. “Where are you taking that stuff?” my colleague asked a truck driver preparing to haul a trailer load of material away from the plant where we worked. Between college and law school, I worked for Westinghouse Electric Corporation. “To the ... (Read More)
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