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(Auction)Americana at Christie's
Cherry-wood bonnet-top high chest of drawers, possibly by Calvin Willey (1769-after 1831), Colchester area, Connecticut, and Lenox, Massachu-setts, 1780-95. It has its original finials, appears to retain its original brasses, and measures 83" high x 40½" wide x 21" deep. It came from the Wunsch Americana Foundation via Bernard and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Landau Pleads Guilty to Massive Historical Document Theft
On February 7, 63-year-old Barry Landau pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom in Baltimore, Maryland, to what may be the largest-ever theft of historical documents relating to the office of president of the United States.In his plea agreement Landau admitted taking historical documents from museums in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
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.Arts & Crafts of the Native American Tribes by Michael Johnson ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: Half-Baked
In February, Maine legislators rejected a proposed law that would have required voters to show photo identification in order to cast ballots at the polls. Acompelling argument from the non-photo ID side was the lack of evidence of any widespread voter fraud. It made no sense to enact a law ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Spitler Decorated Chest Rules at Laughlin
Without question, this blanket chest was the main event of the day. The chest is attributed to Johannes Spitler and dates 1795-1810. The piece has a well-documented provenance, and there is little doubt that it is a Spitler-decorated chest. The chest is constructed of yellow pine and measures 29" x ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Spitler Clockmaker Revealed
Figure 1. The 1801 yellow pine Spitler clock is inscribed "Jacob Strickler,/ 1801,/ JOHANNES SPITLER,/ NUMBER 3." The paint decoration is typical of Johannes Spitler's work of the late 18th and early 19th century. Since the clock's discovery in 1973 the identity of the clockmaker has remained a mystery. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana and Fine Art Auction
Fern Isabel Coppedge (1883-1951), a 24" x 24" oil on canvas winter landscape, The Delaware Valley, signed lower right, $65,175 (est. $20,000/40,000).This rare Philadelphia mahogany valuables chest on stand, circa 1720, the upper section with nine small drawers resting on an attached base with a single drawer and baluster-turned legs ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Brimfield, Brought to You by Budweiser?
EditorialCorporate sponsorship of antiques shows could be getting more common if readers of the on-line journal Media Life Magazine heed its advice. The February 6 issue urged advertisers to reach out to the antiques show-going public, citing attractive demographics.Media Life Magazine relied on figures from Scarborough Research that looked at ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Resale Rights Fight
by Daniel GrantOn both sides of the Atlantic, the issue of artists' resale rights has jumped to the fore. (What are artists' resale rights? We'll get there.) In the past 15 months, several lawsuits have been filed by artists against collectors, art galleries, the auctioneers Christie's, Sotheby's, and even eBay ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Betty Ring Sale
Susannah Saunders, needlework sampler, Sarah Stivours's school, Salem, Massachusetts, dated 1766, with silk long stitches and metal on a linen ground with a pastoral scene and a luxuriant vine of blossoms surrounding bands of alphabets. The 16" x 18½" sampler is signed "Susannah Saunders wrought this in the 12th year ... (Read More)
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