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(Auction)Sale of Saturday Evening Girls Pottery
Everything But The House
Photos courtesy Everything But The House
When a small vase by the Saturday Evening Girls (SEG) was purchased for 75 cents around 1910, the buyer likely just wanted something utilitarian and attractive. Now, buyers are likely collectors who are compelled by the pottery’s back story as much as ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Summer Americana at Casco Bay
Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine
Photos courtesy Casco Bay Auctions
More than one top-estimated lot went unsold at the Casco Bay Auctions sale August 3 in Freeport, Maine, but there were also more than enough lots that crept up from low-estimate obscurity to beat the point spread and make up the difference.
Contemporary ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Haradin Family Collection Finishes Just Shy of $4 Million
RSL Auction Company, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
Photos courtesy RSL Auction Company
The term legacy beautifully explains the Haradin family collection, a stunning array of vintage toys and banks sold on August 3 at RSL Auction Company, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.
This richly historical archive of banks and toys was truly a family ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Alasdair Nichol
Ask a busy person, the saying goes. Alasdair Nichol, auctioneer, executive vice president, and deputy chairman of the auction house Freeman’s | Hindman, artist, bon vivant, father of three, does more in a week than many folks do in a season.
For example, the week M.A.D. had the opportunity to hang ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Center for Preservation of Paint Decorated Walls Receives Grant
The Center for Painted Wall Preservation (CPWP) has received a grant from the American Folk Art Society. The funds will be used to launch the Digital Archives in the fall of 2024 and the Virtual Museum soon thereafter.
The Digital Archives will show photographs of 19th-century paint-decorated walls photographed in situ, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Stair Americana
Stair Galleries, Hudson, New York
Photos courtesy Stair Galleries
Stair Galleries, Hudson, New York, holds its annual Americana sale early every August so that dealers can stock up for the summer shows in Manchester, New Hampshire. This year on August 1 Stair offered 287 lots of paintings, furniture, silver, Chinese export porcelain, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Ceramics in America 2023
A Book Review
After more than 20 years as editor of Ceramics in America, Robert Hunter has passed the torch to Ronald W. Fuchs II, who will continue to bring us the latest research by scholars engaged in the study of ceramics made and used in America.
The cover story for the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Robin Starr Is New General Manager of Bonhams Skinner
Robin Starr has been appointed general manager of Bonhams Skinner. In her new role, effective immediately, Starr will be responsible for overseeing the overall performance and operations of Skinner across its two salesrooms in Marlborough and Boston, Massachusetts.
Starr has been an integral part of Skinner since 1987. Most recently she ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Folk Art Collection of Lisa Whittington
William Smith Auctions, Plainfield, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy William Smith Auctions
William Smith Auctions’ single-owner estate auction July 31 held live in the Plainfield, New Hampshire, gallery brought to market the tightly curated folk art collection of Elizabeth “Lisa” Greeley Whittington of Roxboro, North Carolina. The over 400-lot sale attracted a larger ... (Read More)
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(Show)New Maine Summer Show Debuts
Bath Antique Sale, Bath, Maine
“This is going to work.” A confident Joshua Gurley said that shortly before he and his sister Rachel opened the doors to a new one-day summer show—the Bath Antique Sale on Sunday, July 28, in the gymnasium of Morse High School in Bath, Maine.
The facility was ... (Read More)
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