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(Show)Fun and Fantasy at Rhinebeck
Rhinebeck, New Yorkby Fran KramerIf Washington Irving's character Rip Van Winkle had opened his eyes after a 31-year sleep (instead of 20) at the May 26 and 27 Rhinebeck Antiques Fair, he'd be amused, amazed, and a little befuddled.He'd recognize the show management—efficient, organized, dealer-friendly—and even a few of the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hibbard Vermont Landscape Tops Rockport Art Association Annual Fundraiser
Rockport Art Association, Rockport, Massachusettsby Rose SafranThe Rockport Art Association's annual art sale is one of this writer's favorite auctions. The principal fundraiser for the venerable Rockport Art Association (RAA), it is held in May in the organization's charming headquarters in the heart of this popular destination for artists and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Chippendale Secretary Leads
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maineby Mark SiscoAs a group, some ship paintings by Badger and Stubbs were the strongest offerings at the Thomaston Place Auction Galleries sale on May 26 and 27 in Thomaston, Maine. With items representing four continents and numerous countries, it was a wide-ranging sale.The small ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Revelations about Smuggled Whale's Teeth
Revelations about Smuggled Whale's Teethby David Hewett
In April, antiques dealer Martin Schneider, 60, of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, pled guilty to smuggling "hundreds" of the raw sperm whale's teeth from 1995 through 2005, so many that his sales of the teeth netted him over $500,000. "That's just the tip of the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Reingold Sculpture Sale
by Lita Solis-Cohen
Photos courtesy Rago Arts and Auction Center
Dr. Marvin Reingold and his wife, Eileen, collected American sculpture and art pottery passionately for 40 years. ?We were first at every sale at Sotheby?s, Christie?s, and Doyle?s, and we went to sales in upstate New York in snowstorms. We ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dawson & Nye Expands into New England
Andrew K. Holter, director of business development at Dawson & Nye Auctioneers/Appraisers in Morris Plains, New Jersey, a former Sotheby?s officer, and specialist in furniture, decoys, and fine art, always nurtured a dream to live in New England. With more property being consigned from the north and with two young ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Philadelphia Antiques Show Cuts Down to 51 Dealers
by Lita Solis-Cohen
Six dealers will not return to the Philadelphia Antiques Show next April when it moves to the Navy Pier at Philadelphia?s Navy Yard, April 11-15. The dealers are G.K.S. Bush, New York City and Nantucket; Marcy Burns, New York City; F.J. Carey, III Antiques, Ambler, Pennsylvania; Charles ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Legislation in New York Aims to Forbid Chandelier Bids
Legislation in New York Aims to Forbid Chandelier Bids
by Jessica Best and Betty Flood
Sham or chandelier bids from auctioneers would be prohibited, unless the bids are identified with the phrase ?for the consignor,? under legislation introduced in both houses of the New York State Legislature. Also known as a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Dolly Johnson Antique Show
Fort Worth, TexasThe Dolly Johnson Antique Showby David AndersonWith spring just around the corner, the Dolly Johnson Antique Show opened in Fort Worth, Texas, March 10 and 11, for the 44th time, making it one of the longest-running antiques shows of its kind in Texas and, perhaps, nationally. The show ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Southern Art Market: Those Rebel Yells Get Louder
Southern Art Market: Those Rebel Yells Get Louderby Jeanne SchintoThe market demand for southern art began to rise sharply about ten years ago, according to Shannon C. Foley, a private art dealer born and raised in New Orleans. "Before that, there was interest, but not the prices that there are ... (Read More)
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