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(Auction)Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts
The monumental English carved oak tall-case clock standing almost 11' high was consigned by a corporate collection. It has a rich provenance and even louder strike, and it was the sale’s top lot at $110,500.
Decorative arts director Corbin Horn told us that presale interest was high on the 19th-century ... (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 Web site ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Cloud Computing
Painter of clouds John Constable (1776-1837) could not have known that 200 years later copies of his works could be purchased from a computer cloud.
Computer Column #311
John P. Reid, [email protected]
We have mentioned cloud computing in the past. Many large businesses prepare and store all their records and documents using programs ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received, November 2014
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.
Bernard Langlais at the Colby College Museum of Artby Hannah W. Blunt (Colby ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, November 2014
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
Now Showing and Coming Soon
I started out with every intention of including old master drawings from the London summer season in this month’s selection, but then having tackled the Russian pictures first, gone on to add the Ceres rings for something very rare and much more recent, and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Leslie Fliegel Lost and Found: His Work through the Lens of Time
Fig. 1. Cecil Crosley Bell (1906-1970), Subway, oil on canvas, whereabouts unknown. From the on-line blog by Bas van Houwelingen of the Netherlands.
Fig. 2. Leslie Fliegel’s Clothes Line Fantasy, a circa 1950 oil on canvas, 44" x 37", from a private collection, is currently on exhibit at Connoisseur Gallery, Bedminster, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Michael Weinberg, West Pelham Antiques, Pelham, Massachusetts
Michael Weinberg with his miniature basket collection, some of which are for sale. “I do occasionally take one to a show,” he said. They range between $50 and $200.
A tea caddy with inset panels of sampler pieces, one of which is dated 1804. He thinks the caddy may be from ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)False Advertising
The Art of Marketing
It occurred to me the other night while reading a magazine and seeing an ad that I’ll classify as being very deceptive that it is very rare to see deceptive advertising in the antiques business, and so I say bravo! It’s so nice not to see ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Prepare to Get Ready
Auction Law & Ethics
“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” Alexander Graham Bell—engineer, innovator, inventor, scientist, and inventor of the telephone—is credited with that chestnut, and truer words he never penned. An alternate version I was taught as a young lawyer is this: “Preparation is nine-tenths of the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Owners of Garth's Auctions Buy Selkirk's Assets
Assets associated with Ivey-Selkirk Auctioneers, St. Louis, Missouri, including company names and other intellectual property, have been purchased by Legacy Group STL, Inc., which is owned by Jeff and Amelia Jeffers. The couple, who also own Garth’s Auctions, Delaware, Ohio, are revitalizing the longstanding Selkirk brand as Selkirk Auctioneers & ... (Read More)
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