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Vermont’s Bromley Mountain Show Moves, Changes Name
by M.A.D. staff

The Bromley Mountain Antiques Show is moving a few miles east on Route 11 to Magic Mountain base lodge in Londonderry, Vermont, and will now be known as the Magic Mountain Antiques Show. The show is still part of Antiques Week in Vermont and will join four other shows—the Weston Antiques ... (Read More)

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Books Received
by M.A.D. staff

These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look. The Value of Art: Money, Power, Beauty by Michael Findlay (Prestel, 2012, 208 ... (Read More)

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Figure Out the Ending and Win a Free Lunch
by M.A.D. staff

Ann Smith of West Coast Antiques, Portland, Oregon, buys The Portland Payoff at a book signing at the July summer Expo Antiques Show. Robin Williams, owner of Hampshire Antiques Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, has published a second novel, The Portland Payoff,whichfeatures dealers from Regency Antiques in Vancouver. According to Williams, “This story ... (Read More)

(Computer Article)

Encryption
by John P. Reid

A mobile file encryption app. Computer Column #297 by John P. Reid, E-mail: [email protected] Most of us are careful to protect sensitive material on our desktop computers. A list of Internet passwords, business records, or banking information can be encrypted and password protected by most word processors including Microsoft Word and the free ... (Read More)

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Exhibitions
by M.A.D. staff

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)

(Auction Law and Ethics)

Whose Blood?
by Steve Proffitt

Auction Law & Ethics Auctioneers get excited when they have a chance to put “blood in the water” for an auction. This auctioneering expression refers to alerting prospective bidders that a seller is in trouble and must sell. The message has considerable drawing power, so it is important for bidders and ... (Read More)

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Letter from London
by Ian McKay

Ian McKay, [email protected] As the summer season of London sales draws to a close, I find my “waiting for report” files bursting at the seams—as ever. Over the coming months, I will work through them, and forthcoming “Letters” will include lots of paintings and drawings, plenty of clocks, some good silver, ... (Read More)

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Setting the Table
by Clayton Pennington

Editorial On July 18 Detroit, one of largest cities in the United States, declared bankruptcy. The filing was made on the advice of Kevyn Orr, the emergency manager of the city, who was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder. Orr is faced with a monumental task—the Motor City is estimated to be in ... (Read More)

(The Art of Marketing)

Successful Advertising
by Al Kenney

The Art of Marketing Last month I began to cover the topic ofadvertising. Because it is such a large and complex topic, I’ve decided to continue on that same theme this month. Advertising plays a crucial role in persuading your target customers to buy from you. Companies spend millions of dollars ... (Read More)

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In Conversation: Modern African American Art
by Jeanne Schinto

Gordon Parks (1912-2006), Harlem, circa 1948, gelatin silver print. ©1948 Gordon Parks Foundation. Loïs Mailou Jones (1905-1998), Moon Masque, 1971, oil and collage on canvas. John T. Biggers (1924-2001), Shotgun, Third Ward #1, 1966, tempera and oil on canvas. Robert McNeill (1917-2005), New Car (South Richmond, Virginia), from the project “The Negro in ... (Read More)
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