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(Auction Law and Ethics)

Face behind the "Faceman"
by Steve Proffitt

Auction Law and Ethics Templeton Peck. Do you remember him from the 1980’s? He was the slick con man on The A-Team TV series (1983-87). Peck was such a pretty boy he was often called “Faceman.” I always liked the show and often recall the wry-smiling Faceman when I think of ... (Read More)

(The Art of Marketing)

Web Site Marketing
by Al Kenney

The Art of Marketing Last month I covered the topic of creating quantifiable and achievable marketing goals. This month I highlight the benefits of developing and maintaining an effective Web site. This is a very broad topic that I may come back to in the future because there is much in ... (Read More)

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Pryor Dodge: The Bicycling Collector
by Jeanne Schinto

Pryor Dodge in his SoHo loft in April 2013. The bicycle on the wall, patented by John McCloskey of Ontario, Canada, in 1896, has a one-piece bentwood hickory frame. Schinto photo. Dodge on Rue Saint-Vincent in Montmartre in 1971, just a few months after he bought his first high-wheel bicycle and ... (Read More)

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Dave, Dan, and Lorraine Braskie, Quaboag Valley Antiques Center, Palmer, Massachusetts
by Frank Donegan

From left: Dave and Dan Braskie. (Lorraine was off on the day we visited.) Exterior of the group shop. One of the crowded no-nonsense aisles in the Quaboag Valley Antiques Center. The furniture section of the center. Much of it is devoted to Dan and Dave’s inventory. Oil on canvas painting of a red ... (Read More)

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The 1%'s 18%
by Clayton Pennington

Editorial The superrich really are different, if numbers released by the Singapore-based firm Wealth-X are to be believed. A report released on June 5 claims that the world’s top ten billionaire art collectors have an average of 18% of their net worth tied up in their art collections. The number one collector ... (Read More)

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