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(Auction)Historic Firearms and Early Militaria
This German FG 42 paratrooper’s rifle from World War II was the top lot of the sale at $143,750. It was described in the catalog as a Heinrich Krieghoff Waffenfabrik, 8 mm, with bipod, magazine, sling, scope and mount, and excellent bore and wood.
Stoner 63A machine gun by Knight’s Armament ... (Read More)
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(Show)The "New" California Country Antiques Show
At East Meets West, Los Angeles, the 1900-10 hand-hooked rug from Centre County, Pennsylvania, was priced at $2850, and the 19th-century Bradley & Hubbard rooster doorstop with “fantastic paint” was $1250.
Faith Viland of Phoenix, Arizona, was asking $1295 for this pre-1800 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, geometric paint-decorated child’s chest with ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 39th Fall Fox Valley Antiques Show
The show entrance was, as always, welcoming. The theme for this show was “Folk Art: Simple Pleasures.”
The circa 1930 racing game banner with oilcloth coating was $1150 from Bruce and Lynda Tomlinson of Alexandria, Minnesota. The catcher’s helmets were $115 at top and $195 for the circa 1910 version underneath. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Furniture, Decorative Arts, and 19th-Century Paintings
William Trost Richards (1833-1905), Atlantic Coast, 1898, signed and dated, watercolor and pencil on paper, 24" x 47½", $28,125 (est. $10,000/15,000).
Benjamin Champney (1817-1907), View Near Conway, New Hampshire, 1881, signed and dated, oil on canvas, 20" x 32 1/8", $37,500 (est. $6000/8000). It was commissioned by Daniel Nute Stanton, who ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Cheddar and Red
The Star of Bethlehem quilt shown here has a large central star surrounded by appliqués of a reel variation, making it different from other quilts of this type that normally repeat smaller stars in the corners. This was the only quilt in the exhibition that used a cream-colored fabric or ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Nisbet and Art Shine
This sofa table in mahogany with pine as secondary wood was made by Saint John, New Brunswick, cabinetmaker Thomas Nisbet (1777-1850). It was the top lot in the sale and went to a telephone bidder for $18,500. Details of the sofa table include Nisbet’s typical ring turnings, ebonized trim, feather ... (Read More)
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(Auction)$18 Million Worth of Firepower
One of Julia’s auction employees reverently pointed out that the prevailing opinion on these Renwick-Locke gold-inlaid flintlock dueling pistols by James Haslett of Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1810, was that they were absolutely unparalleled in firearms lore. “These are without a doubt the finest pieces of their kind in the world,” ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Paulette and John Peden, Dawn Hill Antiques, New Preston, Connecticut
Paulette and John Peden.
Shop entrance.
View of one small corner of the shop.
Rare set of blue-transfer covered canisters in the Spode’s Tower pattern, $3200.
Paulette sells candles, fragrances, and other products from the tony Parisian firm Diptyque. They make good host gifts (which once upon a time were called “hostess gifts”). They ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and Web site ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Thank you
Editorial
This issue of Maine Antique Digest marks the 40th anniversary of the publication. The first edition of M.A.D.—a scant 28 pages with a newsstand price of 50¢ and a yearly subscription cost of $5—was published by founders Sam and Sally Pennington in November 1973.
We want to mark this anniversary by ... (Read More)
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