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(Auction)Willard Tall-Case Clocks Top Americana and Decorative Arts Auction
Garth’s, Delaware, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth’s
Two tall-case clocks from America’s first family of horology brought the top bids during Garth’s auction of American antiques and European and Asian decorative arts held January 13 in Delaware, Ohio. Although the scope of the sale was plenty wide, Americana consistently drew the strongest interest ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of the Kemble Collection
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
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As newlyweds in the 1960s, Roland and Marilyn Kemble began collecting antiques. They moved from the Bowling Green area of Kentucky to Ohio, taught school, and brought up three children in Norwich, Ohio, living with antiques. Ten years ago—after years of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Arrested for Antiques Theft
On December 5, 2017, Milford, Delaware, police arrested a 40-year-old Milford man in connection with a November theft that occurred at a residence on West Bullrush Drive.
David A. Honeycutt, 40, was charged with one count of theft under $1500 where a victim is 62 years of age or older after ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Match Safe Collection of David and Holiday Winfield
Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
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A single-owner collection of pocket match safes offered by Cowan’s Auctions of Cincinnati, Ohio, on January 11 yielded a few insights into this highly specialized segment of the antiques market. It was a day when material often trumped motif. As much as anything, however, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Director of American Folk Art Museum to Retire
Dr. Anne-Imelda Radice, the executive director of the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM), will retire in early March after five years at the helm of the museum. The board of trustees has designated Stacy C. Hollander, currently AFAM’s deputy director for curatorial affairs, as acting director, effective the day after ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Recently Discovered L'Enfant Watercolor of George Washington's Verplanck's Point Camp
Photos courtesy Museum of the American Revolution
Philip Mead has been a collector since he was six. “Every evening as I am winding down, I go on Bidsquare, Invaluable, and some individual auction house sites to see if I can find something of interest,” said Mead on the phone recently. He ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, January 2018
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
Yet again I have failed to find something suitably festive to kick off this Christmas issue, but in keeping with established tradition, may I wish M.A.D.readers, one and all, a Happy Christmas and a Good New Year.
A record breaking Harry Potter first edition, one that is very unlikely ... (Read More)
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(Show)Annapolis Was Cold but Worthwhile
Annapolis Antiques Show, Annapolis, Maryland
Hardy New Englanders may disagree, but let’s face the reality of winter below the Mason-Dixon line. Lingering snow and ice, near zero temperatures, and subzero wind chills do not bode well for the success of any activity that requires leaving the warmth of home. Antiques shows ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Good Deal of Good Deals
Bruce Gamage Antiques, Rockland, Maine
If you wanted an interesting auction with lots of good deals for careful and well-informed buyers, then the January 6 and 7 auction held by Bruce Gamage in Rockland, Maine, was the place to be.
This gouache on paper by James Brooks (1906-1992) sold for $517.50.
New York ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings, Furniture, and Decorative Arts at Auction
Doyle New York, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle
Doyle New York has a loyal fan base for its semiannual American paintings, furniture, and decorative arts auctions. Its salesroom at 175 East 87th Street in Manhattan fills up a few minutes before the 10 a.m. start time with interested buyers, including a ... (Read More)
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