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(Issue Story)Balancing Act
Beneath the Surface
Is there anything worse than not being able to find something that you absolutely know is there somewhere? With a big house, an auction gallery, and two kids, Hollie really would not want to calculate how many hours she spends looking for things: keys, math books, library books, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Eldred’s Relaunches Sandwich Auction House
Eldred’s, East Dennis, Massachusetts, relaunched Sandwich Auction House in February as a discrete brand under its umbrella of auction and appraisal services.
Sandwich Auction House, founded in 1974, spent decades selling hundreds of thousands of items and providing comprehensive estate auction services to southern New England and beyond. After nearly 50 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Crowntainer Sells for Record $111,150
A rare Chief Oshkosh Crowntainer beer can set a new auction record at $111,150 (includes buyer’s premium) at Morean Auctions, Brimfield, Massachusetts, March 9. (Crowntainers are a style of beer cans that have a funnel-shaped cone top that was sealed with a bottle cap.) The white Chief Oshkosh is the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Paper Town Boxboro Show under New Ownership
Paper Town Boxboro, the vintage book and paper show held in Boxborough, Massachusetts, twice a year, will continue under new ownership, according to event promoters Tina and John Bruno, who are retiring after more than 40 years in the business.
Richard Mori of Richard Mori Books will operate the shows, beginning ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Hanover Tavern Exhibition
The Hanover Tavern Foundation has planned several events to celebrate the semiquincentennial of the United States. The initial event is an exhibit titled United In Liberty, Divided In Design: Furnishings During the American Revolution. The exhibit includes objects of everyday Colonial life and decorative arts that had been created before ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, March 2025
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)ADAA Pledges $100,000 to Fire Relief Fund
The Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) has pledged to contribute $100,000 from the ADAA Relief Fund to the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund, which has risen to over $12 million and continues to grow. Led by the J. Paul Getty Trust, with support from a coalition of major ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Old Friends
Old friends are precious. They know you and your history well, and you theirs. They are as comfortable as that flannel shirt or pair of shoes you would never part with. Conversations begin as if never left off. You cannot imagine life without the contact, the laughs, the tears, the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Boston Marble Slab Table
Photos courtesy Levy Galleries
The talk of the town at The Winter Show was the sale of the circa 1755 Boston marble slab table with naturalistic rococo carving by John Welch that was sold by Frank Levy of Levy Galleries, New York City, to the Chipstone Foundation during the first minute ... (Read More)
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(Show)2025 Outsider Art Fair
New York City
The 33rd iteration of the Outsider Art Fair said farewell to a couple of icons in the field while welcoming a few new players.
The original owner of the fair, Sanford L. “Sandy” Smith, who passed away last year, had sold the fair 13 years ago to Andrew Edlin ... (Read More)
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