(Fragment)A 70-Month Prison Sentence for Dealer
Zhifei Li, the owner of an antiques business in China, was sentenced on May 28 in federal court to serve 70 months in prison for heading an illegal wildlife smuggling conspiracy in which 30 rhinoceros horns and numerous objects made from rhino horn and elephant ivory worth more than $4.5 ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Brandywine Show 2014
The preview party takes place out in the courtyard and on all four floors inside. The weather was fine, with no rain, although there were showers in surrounding communities on Friday night and wet roads for the drive home.
Harold Cole and Bettina Krainin of Woodbury, Connecticut, asked $1650 for the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)"The Rookie" Bats $22,565,000
Norman Rockwell’s The Rookie (Red Sox Locker Room), oil on canvas, 41" x 39", painted in 1957, sold for $22,565,000 (est. $20,000,000/30,000,000) to a phone bidder. Reportedly the consignor had turned down an offer of $30,000,000 (or more), preferring the risk of auction. Rockwell painted it for the March 2, ... (Read More)
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