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(Auction)Toy Market Strength on Display at Bertoia
Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Bertoia Auctions
Bertoia Auctions' spring "Signature" event held March 15 in Vineland, New Jersey, found the second half of the Curtis and Linda Smith collection of pre-1900 American toys headlining the event. The first session of this couple's collection of toys sold a year ago ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dolley Madison's Plundered Coffeepot Sells in the U.K.
On August 24, 1814, following a victory at Bladensburg, Maryland, British forces captured the city of Washington, D.C., and set fire to the White House, the Capitol, the Treasury, and the Library of Congress. The burning was one of the final events of the War of 1812, a conflict which ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bronx Man Admits to Stealing Trading Cards and Sports Memorabilia
Shelby Dozier, 34, of the Bronx, New York, formerly employed by the United States Postal Service as a sorting clerk, has admitted to theft of mail. Dozier pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas to an information charging him with theft of mail by a postal service employee.
In ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Daniel Ridgway Knight Online Catalogue Raisonne
Rehs Galleries, New York City, has launched the Daniel Ridgway Knight online catalogue raisonne (www.ridgwayknight.org), a comprehensive and continuously updated digital resource dedicated to the life and works of the 19th-century American artist.
This scholarly project is being led by Howard L. Rehs, art historian and owner of Rehs Galleries. Dr. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Stack's Bowers Galleries 2025 Professional Numismatist Program
Stack's Bowers Galleries has announced the 2025 session of its Professional Numismatist Program, scheduled to be held July 20-25. The program's mission is "To provide practical tools and build professional connections for the next generation of young adult numismatists." The lead instructor will be Devin Hipp, joined by industry leaders ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Center for Painted Wall Preservation Scholarship
The Center for Painted Wall Preservation (CPWP) invites applications to the 2025 inaugural CPWP scholarship. Awards will be made for either one recipient of $1500 or two recipients of $750. The selection will be based on review of proposals for educational scholarly projects designed to study, understand, and educate about ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Stone Birds: How to Find a Peckham
How do you find a new painting by somebody who's been dead for 150 years? As you might expect, there's no straightforward answer. I found myself in that quandary not too long ago while studying the Massachusetts folk painter Deacon Robert Peckham (1785-1877).
Peckham was a staunch advocate for abolition, temperance, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Vander Sande Collection at Brunk Auctions
Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Brunk Auctions
The entire 211-lot catalog for the March 12 sale at Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina, was devoted to the collection of Marie-Teresa and John (1944-2024) Vander Sande of Newbury, Massachusetts. The couple researched and purchased 17th- and 18th-century Massachusetts furniture and decorative arts. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bonhams Skinner Art Sale
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
Bidders disregarded the estimates on Island Funeral, this charcoal on paper sketch, 43" x 501/2" (sheet size), by Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945) and drove it to $508,500 (est. $25,000/35,000). In September 1934 Wyeth watched from the porch of his home in Port Clyde, Maine, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Fletcher to Receive President's Award
On Wednesday, April 16, Old Sturbridge Village will present its President's Award to Stephen L. Fletcher, Americana expert and former executive vice president of Skinner.
The Old Sturbridge Village President's Award honors those individuals whose work, like that of Old Sturbridge Village, brings meaning, relevance, and inspiration to the public through ... (Read More)
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