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This desk was made in Frederick, Maryland, by the itinerant Martinsburg, Virginia, joiner John Shearer for Phillip Stuber or Stover in 1808. The 45½" x 47" x 23" walnut case has oak shells and feet, poplar secondary wood, and inlay on the fall front with a swag and oval with ... (Read More)
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Moderne Gallery, Philadelphia, had a very good show, said owner Robert Aibel, who featured furniture by George Nakashima and ceramics by Toshiko Takaezu. The “Greenrock” American black walnut side table by George Nakashima (left), 1983, 26" high x 49" wide x 35" deep, was $35,000. The salt-glazed stoneware Tea Stack ... (Read More)
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Mary Ann Moorman’s Polaroid photograph of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, also with a Polaroid photo of a motorcycle officer, sold to a private collector after the auction for $45,000. “We wanted them to go to an institution, but no institution was interested,” said Wes Cowan. “Part of the ... (Read More)
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This 7" high carved and painted Hopi kachina figure, 19th century, from a Haverford, Pennsylvania, estate sold on the Internet for $6400 (est. $500/800).
This Coasting Bank is a rare painted cast-iron and lead mechanical bank, marked “Coasting Bank” on the red-painted openwork base. It is thought to have been designed ... (Read More)
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Thomas McDonough was appointed the first British consul to New England (Boston) in 1790. He owned this British consul’s coat and breeches (and there is a portrait of him wearing them). The red wool broadcloth cutaway coat has blue facings, a high stand collar, gold bullion embroidery, and gold etched ... (Read More)
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Do you have an antiques enthusiast on your holiday list? A collector? Maine Antique Digest makes a great gift all year long! If you are already a subscriber, renew your subscription for $43 and give as many gift subscriptions as you'd like for only $38 each. ... (Read More)
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Hillel Nahmad, also known as “Helly” Nahmad, pleaded guilty on November 12, 2013, in Manhattan federal court in connection with his leadership role in the operation of a high-stakes illegal sports gambling business.
Nahmad was charged in April 2013 in a 34-defendant indictment charging members and associates of two Russian-American organized ... (Read More)
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Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library in Delaware has awarded the first Wendell D. Garrett Award to Gerald W.R. Ward for distinguished achievement in American decorative arts. The award was established as a testament to the unparalleled accomplishments of one of Winterthur’s most illustrious alumni, Wendell Garrett (1929-2012), who was a ... (Read More)
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Russell Crook stoneware vase, school of fish contrasting with an indigo ground, unmarked, 11½" high, restoration to two rim chips and a base chip, $36,800.
Rookwood Sea Green vase, Matt Daly, 1899, lightly carved, three black cranes on a cloud-like green ground, 13" high, fine overall crazing, minor scratch or two, ... (Read More)
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Every Slotin sale has a number of Howard Finster works. This Finster, Vision of Mary’s Angel, 6000.908, October 14, 1987, enamel on wood, 48" x 48", ex-Phyllis Kind Gallery, was the highest-priced piece in the sale, bringing $51,600.
Sister Gertrude Morgan, The Rising of Lazarus (Triptych): Christ the Multitude, Christ at ... (Read More)
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