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(Issue Story)Firsthand Evidence
Editorial
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law AB 1182, narrowing the California Secondhand Dealer Act from covering all items to applying only to frequently stolen items. It’s a big win for antiques dealers who faced burdensome regulations and a big win for CARRB, the California Association of Resellers, Reusers ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Maine Silver, Watches, and Jewelry: Makers and Dealers, 1760 to the Early 1900s
At more than 1300 pieces, the Maine State Museum’s collection of Maine silver is the largest anywhere. Over several decades, current and past Maine State Museum staff members and volunteers have carried out research, focusing on the development of the first comprehensive list identifying Maine silversmiths, goldsmiths, jewelers, silver platers, ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received, December 2015
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or online orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or a mail-order house is the place to look.
Collecting Children’s Books: Art, Memories, Values by Noah Fleisher and Lauren Zittle ... (Read More)
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(Auction)California Paintings Sale Brings $2,735,625
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
At Bonhams’ November 23, 2015, auction of California and Western paintings and sculpture, sales totaled $2,735,625 (includes buyers’ premiums). The auction was simulcast in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Scot Levitt, Bonhams’ specialist for California and Western paintings, said, “We did well, I’m happy to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Louisiana Purchase Auction Caps the Year with a Flourish
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans has been a magnet for artists and artisans since the 18th century. All that creativity adds up, and the beautiful results—paintings, furniture, silver, and decorative arts—are exactly the sort of material that the Neal Auction Company seeks out for its fall events. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Buyers' Market for Vintage Radios, Phonographs, and Related Equipment
Vintage Radio and Phonograph Society, Mesquite, Texas
The 41st annual Vintage Radio and Phonograph Society (VRPS) convention held in Mesquite, Texas, November 20-22, 2015, was the country’s largest radio club auction of vintage radio, phonograph, and related equipment spanning the pre-World War I windup phonograph to the 1950s miniaturized transistor radio. ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Boston Home Décor Show
Boston, Massachusetts
The newest show in town is the Boston Home Décor Show, an innovative combination of fine traditional antiques and art with edgy contemporary art and design. At the inaugural event November 19-22, 2015, at the Cyclorama in Boston’s South End, interior designers and architects rounded out the mix. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Last Harry B. Hartman Sale
Conestoga Auction Company, Manheim, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Conestoga Auction Company
The Conestoga Auction Company, a division of the Hess Auction Group, sold the last of Harry Hartman’s worldly goods on November 20 and 21, 2015, in Manheim, Pennsylvania. It took three two-day cataloged sales in May, August, and November to disperse the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Schedule Swapping Sparks Serendipitous Sales
Monroe Antique Show and Sale, Monroe, Washington
Those who hold the power of the scheduling strings have the ability to make life interesting for those in need of space, as Loretta Johnson has now twice discovered. Normally the Monroe Antique Show and Sale in Monroe, Washington, is held two weeks before ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Chandler Tall Clock Paces November Auction
Hap Moore, York, Maine
Several of the most salient lots in Hap Moore’s November 21, 2015, auction in York, Maine, were pieces of local history from southern Maine and New Hampshire. A small handful of items edged over $3000, led by a New Hampshire tall clock in birch or maple stamped ... (Read More)
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