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(Show)Fierce Storm Hammers Maine Show
It poured. It blew. The sides of the 120' tent kept flying up. It was a losing battle; the tent came down later in the day.
The New England maple and pine chest with a secret molding drawer, circa 1780, was $1750 from Martin Ferrick of Lincolnville, Maine. The miniature chests ... (Read More)
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(Show)Locust Grove Antiques Market
Antiques are one attraction, while the property is another. A National Historic Landmark, Locust Grove sits on 55 rolling acres south of the Ohio River, part of the original 694-acre farm established by William and Lucy Clark Croghan in 1790. Lucy’s brother was George Rogers Clark, who founded Louisville and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Southern Collections Shine
An inspired view of fishermen at The Cove in Ponce Park on the coast of Florida south of St. Augustine by South Carolina artist William Aiken Walker (1838-1921) was the top lot of Neal’s June sale. With bidding from eight phones and the floor, the 6½" x 12½" 1895 oil ... (Read More)
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(Auction)More of the Merrill C. Berman Collection
Described by Heritage Auctions as “simply the finest political campaign banner in collectors’ hands,” the Polk and Dallas double-sided jugate banner from the 1844 campaign was first shown publicly when it was the cover art for the 1984 exhibition catalog ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The John Michael Kauffmann Estate Sale
The imposing 17th-century carved oak tester bed was carved elaborately in the Elizabethan style and sold for $7762.50.
This copy of Henry David Thoreau’s 1864 The Maine Woods is from a small edition produced by Ascensius Press in 1998, when the letterpress printer and publisher Scott Vile was in Portland, Maine. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Cheap History and Expensive Other Stuff
This Patek Philippe & Co. 18k yellow gold minute repeater pocket watch topped the sale at $14,375. The company still produces such intricate timekeeping gems.
Gustav Stickley #636 oak library table with a stretched leather surface, 48" diameter, $8050.
The 27" long 19th-century Black Hawk running horse weathervane in a mottled patina, ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Accessibility
This LED-backlit large-print keyboard is easily read in the shadow on the right side.
Computer Column #319
John P. Reid, [email protected]
Accessibility is important socially and legally in today’s world. Handicapped parking, wheelchair ramps, and an American Sign Language translator at a political speech are familiar sights. Access to computers for everyone ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and website for ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, July 2015
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
This month’s selection, which I came to realise during the course of my research marks 30 years of these “Letters,” is largely dominated by matters military. Arms and armour associated with Tipu Sultan, the “Tiger of Mysore,” provide the lion, or tiger’s share of the words and pictures, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Yes, There Are Treasures to Be Found
This mask sold for $380,621.
This Kota reliquary figure sold for $6,172,827.
Photos courtesy Christie’s
A Tlingit mask from the Northwest Coast of America, striking in its expressiveness and rare iconography, sold at Christie’s in Paris on Tuesday, June 23 for $380,621 (includes buyer’s premium), more than four times its high estimate ($56,994/91,191).
The ... (Read More)
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