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Los Angeles, Californiaby Blanche MossIn a town where nothing succeeds like excess, they came, they saw, and they bought at the sexy and dynamic April 25 opening night party for the April 26-29 Los Angeles Antiques Show, hosted by a new charity beneficiary, P.S. Arts. "I loved the energy of ... (Read More)
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Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshireby David HewettThere wasn't any blockbuster furniture in Northeast Auctions' sale on May 19 and 20 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and there was only a smattering of art objects. In fact, there wasn't anything of note evident in a quick perusal of the catalog.The second session ... (Read More)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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