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(Fragment)Inaugural Recipient of Center for Painted Wall Preservation Scholarship
Matthew Beckmann was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Center for Painted Wall Preservation (CPWP) scholarship. Beckmann's "Bringing Historic Painted Walls to Life: Digital Storytelling" is his initial project for CPWP. By combining short videos for social media showcasing select parts of the CPWP Virtual Museum, the project will ... (Read More)
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(Show)Granite State Antique Show Lives Up to Its Name
Milford, New Hampshire
On August 3 from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Granite State Antique Show in Milford, New Hampshire, the early buying crowd was thick and strong. Dealers rushed to get all their merchandise out, and patrons rushed to see what they could find.
Managed by Deb Lerner and Rick ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Carolina Country Store Corvette Charges Past Chicken Dinner
Mebane Antique Auction Gallery, Mebane, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Mebane Antique Auction Gallery
It is easy to imagine advertising signs, clocks, barrels, bottles, and thermometers in a country store auction, but a Corvette just doesn't fit the category. It worked out just fine, however, for Jon Lambert of Mebane Antique Auction Gallery, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Problem with Problem-Solving
Beneath the Surface
You learn much from watching other people learn. From the outside, you have a front-row seat to how certain concepts and skills click into place, where things get hung up in the process, where it all goes right, and where it all goes wrong. This is what makes ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)State Museum of Pennsylvania to Close for Three Years
The State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg will close for three years because of renovations. The project will renovate the complex originally known as the William Penn Memorial Museum and Archives Tower.
According to the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, the $55 million infrastructure revitalization will be the largest and most ... (Read More)
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(Auction)New Auction Record for George Ohr
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey
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The George Ohr vase with two expressive ribbon handles, a matte raspberry and gray glaze on one side, a textured emerald and gunmetal glaze on the other side, an indigo glaze around the rim, and impressed mark on underside "G. E. OHR, / ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Philip Mead-The Optimist
Why did Philip Mead resign his post as chief historian and curator at the Museum of the American Revolution to become a dealer at a time when antiques shows are struggling, the collecting generation is downsizing and dying, and antiques dealers find business slow?
Mead and his wife, Anne, have two ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bruneau Antiques Files for Bankruptcy
On February 6 Bruneau Antiques, Inc., Cranston, Rhode Island, d/b/a Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers, filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy. According to the bankruptcy court, Bruneau has 50 to 99 creditors and liabilities of $781,901. Assets for the company are $1200 in cash.
The filing reveals that there are 44 consignors who ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Erby New Executive Director of Historic Preservation and Collections at Mount Vernon
Following a nationwide search, the Moun Vernon Ladies' Association named Adam T. Erby executive director of historic preservation and collections at George Washington's Mount Vernon, effective July 1.
Erby joined Mount Vernon in 2012 as assistant curator and rose quickly to the role of Martha Washington Chief Curator and Director of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)French House Sale Sells Color and History
William Smith Auctions, Plainfield, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy William Smith Auctions
When Bill Smith of William Smith Auctions advertises a "French House" sale, as he does at least once a year, it means that the sale's offerings will be appropriate for a 19th-century home. The French House was originally in Grafton, New ... (Read More)
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