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(Fragment)Supreme Court Decision Changes Sales Tax Policies at Auction Houses
In an e-mail sent on March 26, Josh Eldred, president of Robert C. Eldred, Inc., East Dennis, Massachusetts, notified clients of recent changes in sales tax laws that will require the imposition of sales tax on all objects shipped to New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
The 2018 Supreme Court's ruling in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York Attorney General Announces Settlement with Auctioneer
On April 24 New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement in a contempt of court case with an auctioneer who previously defrauded consumers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in the Syracuse area.
Timothy W. Conroy was found in contempt of court for violating a 2008 court order ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, May 2019
There are Impressionists and Post-Impressionists and moderns contributing to the pictorial content of this month's "Letter," but in terms of sheer numbers it is an exceptional collection of Lalique wares that leads the illustration count.
Elsewhere there are dummy boards and walking sticks, something for those who like to row, and, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Silhouettes "Cut Without Hands...": A Rare Broadside for Miss Martha Ann Honeywell
The discovery of a previously unknown printed advertisement for Martha Ann Honeywell, a silhouette artist born without arms, caused this author to reexamine the young lady's life and see if anything had surfaced in recent years that might cast new light on her unusual career.
For someone to forge ahead in ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)A Fundamental Question
The Young Collector
Is there anything more exhausting than a small child who wants to know the why of everything? And to answer is just a trap! We all know that nothing good comes of answering "Why?" because it's just followed by another one. It is unending. Kid questions are unending ... (Read More)
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(Show)New Owners, New Era for Bowmanville
Bowmanville Antiques and Folk Art Sale, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
An interesting trend showed itself in high contrast in this year's Bowmanville Antiques and Folk Art Sale, held in Bowmanville, Ontario, at the G.B. Rickard Recreation Centre on Easter weekend, April 19 and 20.
Let's call it "Third Age" Canadiana.
The "First Age" would ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, May 2019
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and website for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Focused Photography Market Makes its Choices
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
Swann Galleries' April 18 auction of classic and contemporary photographs in New York City lived up to its name with a wide array of offerings, from Eadweard Muybridge to Edward S. Curtis to Edward Weston to Edward Ruscha. I could go on with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Latin American Imprints, Including Poet-Nun's Songbook, Lead Printed and Manuscript Sale
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
Swann's printed and manuscript Americana department set several price records on April 16 in the auction house's New York City gallery. On its way to doing so, the department posted its third straight sale that finished over $1 million (including buyers' premiums). The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Color Is One Key to Success
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Department director Scot Levitt believes that color was the key to success at the April 16 Bonhams auction of California and Western paintings and sculpture in Los Angeles. "The compositions filled with bright color sold exceptionally well, while the more monochromatic or muted ones did ... (Read More)
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