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The 1922 Spillman Engineering Co. menagerie carousel.
The restored sign of the maker.
Goat from row 9, made in 1885 by Dare’s New York Carousel Manufacturing Co.
Leaping pig from row 3, made in 1875 by Chanvan Co., France.
A collection of McDonald’s memorabilia that included (not shown) Mayor McCheese, whose head was a ... (Read More)
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The eight tumblers on a Rogers silver tray ($285) are old Waterford in the Alana pattern. Robert and Sharon Kurschner of Sterling Treasures, Camden, South Carolina, were asking $985 for all eight. The carafe ($164) is not Waterford. The silver primrose tray at the back is $325.
Jane Lavinder of Lavinder ... (Read More)
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Patricia Ann Breame of Woodstock, Maine, offered an unusual form of Sheraton dressing stand for $2300. It has upper and lower drawers, a protruding upper section, and brown and black pinstriping over an old mustard-yellow base. It was signed “J. BROWN” in heavy slashes of black paint. Her best news ... (Read More)
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The Chappaqua Antiques Show, which has been in existence for 46 years in the tiny hamlet in northern Westchester County, 40 miles from New York City, has been canceled this year. Organized by a team of over 100 volunteers under the aegis of the New Castle Historical Society (NCHS), the ... (Read More)
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Leading off the sale was this 14½" high four-gallon stoneware jar marked “WEST TROY / N.Y. / POTTERY” and depicting an elephant in profile. The large design took up a big portion of the jar’s front. The decoration was done using slip-trailed and brushed techniques. The elephant has boot-like feet ... (Read More)
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The son of freed slaves, William Edmondson (1874-1951) worked hard at service jobs in Nashville until receiving what he considered a God-sent calling to become a sculptor at the age of 57. His medium was limestone; his tools were a hammer and railroad spike. In 1937 he was the first ... (Read More)
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George W. Stewart Kentucky coin silver trophy. Photo courtesy Brunk Auctions.
Collectors and museums battled in the home stretch to win a coin silver trophy by George W. Stewart (c. 1820-c. 1875) at Brunk Auctions on July 16 in Asheville, North Carolina. The undated trophy was not associated with a particular ... (Read More)
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A broker and consultant’s financial troubles have led to three lawsuits, and he figures prominently in other suits where he is not named as a defendant. London resident Timothy Sammons and his dissolved firm, Timothy Sammons, Inc., are facing suits in U.S. federal courts and a New York state court. ... (Read More)
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In oil on a 9½" x 14" card, this painting by Lockwood de Forest II is initialed, dated, and inscribed “Ulwar L de F 93.” It brought $2717.
A late 19th-century carved teak vitrine, designed by Lockwood de Forest II and made for him in Ahmedabad, India and assembled in New ... (Read More)
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Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society, Bennett, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society
Not every Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society (SFPCS) absentee sale can offer a $100K-plus “Dave the Slave” decorated pot. Then again, few collectors can even think about bidding on such an item. The most recent SFPCS sale, ... (Read More)
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