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(Auction Law and Ethics)Inside the Bunker
Auction Law & Ethics
“Please Mister Postman, look and see if there’s a letter in your bag for me.”
The Marvelettes, 1961.
Mr. Postman delivered the following letter from a reader:
“Hi, Steve, I am writing about an issue that has bugged me for a while. Sometimes bidders can bid on line in ‘live’ ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)In Connecticut, Neither a Borrower nor a Lender Be
Getting a loan against your Lichtenstein or borrowing against your Bricher in Connecticut might require plenty of paperwork and a potential loss of privacy, but the percentage you pay on the loan would be regulated.
A little-noticed law, “An Act Establishing a Fine Art Secured Lending License,” passed last year and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Books Received
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.
Canadian Folk Art to 1950 by John A. Fleming and Michael J. Rowan ... (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)Nancy Douglass, Willow Spring Perennial Antiques, Clifton Park, New York
Nancy Douglass has a particular fondness for ceramics and carries substantial amounts of majolica, Roseville, Wedgwood, mochaware, and Staffordshire. The two majolica plates on the top shelf are George Jones and sell in the $800 to $1500 range.
Here is an overall view of Douglass’s booth at the Stone Soup Antiques ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, [email protected]
Russian pictures and works of art provide the main story in this month’s selection, but a Raphael drawing is the big money lot—by miles. This month’s letter also wonders at the adventurous life and loves of Lady Jane Digby; admires a games board that even on the ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Competition and Conversation
The Art of Marketing
I have received many questions since my first article, so starting this month I’ve selected a question to answer that has broad relevance across the M.A.D. readership (no names will be used). No business question can be answered simplistically as there are always many factors to consider, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Yorkshire Potteries
A Book Review
The Yorkshire Potteries
by John D. Griffin
The Leeds Art Fund, 2012, 440 pages, hardbound
Much of the ceramics used in early America came from Staffordshire and other regions of Great Britain. Much has been written and published about the potteries and products of Staffordshire from the 17th through 20th centuries. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Young Collector: Gray Matter
The Young Collector
We’ve become a sound bite society. Actually, that’s kind of a sound bite itself. The term dates to the 1980’s during the Reagan era, when the nightly news was undergoing a dramatic makeover. Maybe it was residual news fatigue from the constant crisis state of the early 1970’s ... (Read More)
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