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The Fall 2022 Rural Life Antique Show
by Don Johnson

Tuscola, Illinois The fall edition of the Rural Life Antique Show was held November 11 and 12 in Tuscola, Illinois. As in the spring, Rural Life used two locations, having previously been in three sites for several years. A notice on Rural Life’s Facebook page three days before the show noted, ... (Read More)

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New Country and Americana Show
by Don Johnson

Focusing on country antiques and Americana, a new antiques show is planned for east-central Indiana. A Gathering on the Olde National Road Antique Show will debut Saturday, December 3, in Lewisville, Indiana. The event is the idea of Tom Saunders, Richard McKnight, and Pam Wise. Last year the three were discussing ... (Read More)

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The Social Dilemma
by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond

Beneath the Surface Our van is about to have 300,000 miles on it, but we have not gotten nearly as much mileage out of it as we have out of Andrew’s thesis. When he first got out of graduate school, as one of the few people to approach Ohio decorative arts ... (Read More)

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New England College Donates Unwin Collection to Monadnock Center
by M.A.D. Staff

The Nora S. Unwin Collection has found a new home at the Monadnock Center for History and Culture in Peterborough, New Hampshire, through a donation from New England College. In the early 1980s illustrator and printmaker Nora Unwin left the contents of her Peterborough studio—including more than 500 prints, drawings, paintings, ... (Read More)

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Samaha Collection Adds Variety to CRN Sale
by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo

CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts Photos courtesy CRN Auctions Variety was the flavor of the day at CRN Auctions’ November 6 sale in its Cambridge, Massachusetts, gallery. The sale was filled with surprising offerings, and for the most part prices reflected that. At the opening, the 13 hardy souls in the gallery were ... (Read More)

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Lachaise Sculpture Is Top Lot at Grogan
by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo

Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts Photos courtesy Grogan & Company For what otherwise would have been a daylong sale at Grogan and Company, the company changed things around for its November auction. Fine art came to market at 11 a.m. November 5 in the Beacon Hill, Boston, gallery. Fine jewelry was sold ... (Read More)

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American Paintings Sale Brings $7 Million
by Marice Richter

Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions Heritage Auctions’ November 4 sale of American art is further proof of the enduring affection buyers have for artistic expression that showcases the natural beauty, culture, and heritage of the United States throughout its history. The American art “Signature” auction drew 1150 bids and produced ... (Read More)

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American Historical Ephemera and Photography
by Don Johnson

Hindman, Cincinnati, Ohio Photos courtesy Hindman “Common Council” reward broadside issued after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the earliest and rarest of the assassination reward broadsides, one of only five recorded copies, issued by Colonel Lafayette C. Baker and including detailed descriptions of John Wilkes Booth and Lewis Payne, who had attempted ... (Read More)

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Man Admits Stealing from Museum on Indian Reservation
by M.A.D. Staff

On October 3 Preston Jay Spotted Eagle, 31, of Browning, Montana, pleaded guilty to theft of government property. He admitted to stealing artifacts, including a grizzly bear necklace, moccasins, and golden eagle feathers, from the Museum of the Plains Indian on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Spotted Eagle faces a maximum of ... (Read More)

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American Paintings and Prints
by Julie Schlenger Adell

Doyle, New York City Photos courtesy Doyle Doyle’s auction of American paintings and prints in New York City November 3 totaled $1,131,280 (including buyers’ premiums). The sell-through rate was 87%. Presale total estimates, calculated without buyers’ premiums, were $1,094,600/1,866,700. The Upper East Side auction house offered 139 lots that included landscapes, seascapes, marine ... (Read More)
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