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(Issue Story)Check the Closet
More Americans are shoplifting. According to the website Lending Tree, 30% of 2000 Americans surveyed in June reported shoplifting in the first half of this year, an increase of 6% from last year. As inflation rises and money gets tight, it’s to be expected.
Those who admitted to shoplifting said they ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, September 2026
Thomas Birch (1779-1851), Off the Maine Coast, 1835, oil on canvas.
—Through September 30 —Milford, New Hampshire
Surf & Turf: Coastal and Pastoral Landscapes from the 19th Century to Today, the summer exhibition on view in the galleries at New Hampshire Antique Co-Op, celebrates two long-standing themes in American art: the beauty ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud—Again
Thomas Doyle, a.k.a. “AJ” or “Austin Doyle,” pled guilty on June 26 to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud the owner of Mother and Child on a Hammock by French artist Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). Doyle was previously convicted in 2011 of a separate art-related fraud.
“Thomas Doyle defrauded ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)From Carpet Knife to Collectible
A Book Review
Kent Gutzmer is a full-time folk artist, “a South Dakota hayseed who started making folk art in a snowstorm so long ago,” and as such he is a folk artist in the truest sense of the word. He is an entirely self-taught artist with no formal training, an ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Nesting Birds Force Major Date Change for Large Maine Show
For most of the last 25 years, customers and dealers have come to Wells, Maine, on the last weekend in June to attend the Wells Antiques Show and Sale at Laudholm Farm, produced by John and Elizabeth DeSimone of Goosefare Antiques & Promotions.
Authorities with the Wells Reserve at Laudholm, a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)From Fraktur to Furniture
At Pook & Pook Inc. on June 11, Historic Trappe acquired a fraktur by Johann Valentin Schuller (1759-c. 1816) for $4064 (includes buyer’s premium).
According to Christopher Malone, curator at Historic Trappe, the fraktur was made for Andreas Braun (1805-1874), the son of Michael Braun Sr. (1772-1851) and Maria Catharina (Scherri ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Pair Arrested in Antique Mall Theft
On May 2 officers of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Paris Market Antique Mall in North Fort Myers, Florida, for a reported theft.
The owner of the mall, Sandra Rubino-Smith, stated that on May 26 an unknown male and female arrived in a small black sedan. They entered ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Nothing is Forever
Beneath the Surface
Nearly 30 years ago, when some of us were still using VAX systems for email, Kent Anderson of Beavercreek, Ohio, had a then-revolutionary idea: a database of antiques! While his original vision involved multiple phases, in reality, the business he launched never really got beyond the first one: ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, August 2026
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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