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Stitches in Time: Bucks County Needlework Samplers
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Adam and Eve sofa by Marie Loncoske Davis (1908-2007), upholstered 1970-71, ebonized wood, bronze ormolu, linen, wool yarn, and metallic thread. Davis wrote about this sofa, “Everything is nice on top, with Eve minding her own business - riding a giraffe, and Adam playing ball with monkeys (using an apple). ... (Read More)

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Modern Sale at Rago
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Designed by Paul Evans for Directional in 1972, this metal cabinet is bronze composite, painted wood, and metal, and has a slate top. The 32" x 97½" x 22" cabinet is signed “PE 72.” It sold for $25,000 (est. $9000/12,000). This 1965 hanging wall case by George Nakashima is made from ... (Read More)

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The Christopher Forbes Collection
by Lita Solis-Cohen

The 51½" high side chair made by Dard Hunter for his own use before he went to work at the Roycroft Shops in 1904 is constructed of oak and has its original leather upholstery with copper tacks. It bears a coat of arms and a carved inscription on the ... (Read More)

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Books Received: Brief reviews of antiques and fine art books recently published
by M.A.D. Staff

by M.A.D. StaffThese 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.For Kith and Kin: The Folk Art Collection at the Art ... (Read More)

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Exhibitions
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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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Letter from London
by Ian McKay

by Ian McKay, [email protected] this month's "Letter," I have just about cleared all my summer sale files and moved into the new season, and the resulting mix includes a musical elephant and a slice of toast, Scots and skylarks, cricketers, sundials, and a revolver with an alarming design fault.The Royal ... (Read More)

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Folk Fest: The Same but Different
by Marty Steiner

For many years large turned wooden bowls by Edward Moulthrop were the standard for this form. In this example his son Philip formed stock from cut sections of pine branches in resin and then turned and shaped the bowl. This pine branch mosaic bowl was $6500 from Robert Reeves of ... (Read More)

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The Santa Fe Show: Objects of Art
by Alice Kaufman

Buffaloe Hunting, an 1844-45 hand-colored lithograph by George Catlin (1796-1872), cost $12,000 at Arader Galleries, San Francisco.A very large zebra mask from the Sukuma people of Tanzania was priced at $7200 at Kip McKesson African Art, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Santa Fe, New Mexicoby Alice KaufmanThe first weekend of the Santa ... (Read More)

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Susan Tooth Brings $139,200
by Jackie Sideli

This Napoleonic prisoner-of-war bone ship model, circa 1810, was an elaborate and fine model of a 78-gun ship-of-the-line with a planked and pinned hull with baleen gunwales and bone gun carriages and a finely carved polychrome stern. The model measures 10" high x 11" long, and the glass dome display ... (Read More)

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Editorial: The Loaner
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The pawnshop is going highbrow. A press release from the collateral loan company borro (www.borro.com) recently caught our eye. The company, with offices in London and Manhattan, gives short-term loans against fine art, antiques, luxury cars, wine, and other valuables. According to a CNN report in June, customers can borrow ... (Read More)
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