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(Auction)Tip of Cape Cod Provincetown-Art Auction Tradition
Grey Horse by Karl Knaths (1891-1971) fetched $11,500 (est. $15,000/20,000). The circa 1968 oil on canvas is 30" x 50". Schinto photo.Wharf Scene by Gerrit Hondius (1891-1970) fetched $2185 (est. $1000/1500). The undated oil on board is 16" x 20". Three other Hondius works (not shown) did not do as ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Teapots Brew Excitement at Potomack
This group of four miniature Chinese teapots proved to be the high lot of the Potomack sale. The largest of the group is 6½" tall. They are all from the county-city of Yixing, in the eastern coastal province of Jiangsu. Yixing is noted for its teapots. From left to right ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Antiques Show for Saratoga Springs
Barn Star Productions and Frank Gaglio will launch a new antiques show in July in Saratoga Springs, New York. The Saratoga Springs Antiques, Art and Jewelry Show will make its debut July 27-29 at the Saratoga Springs City Center.Gaglio stated in a press release, "We have been looking for a ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Computer Column for Antiquers: Protecting Privacy On Line
Computer Column #277by John P. Reid, [email protected] recognition software automatically picked out these pictures of the author taken over four decades.Last month this column touched briefly on Internet fraud. Researching that subject led to the realization that there is a more insidious, widespread problem: there is no privacy on the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)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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(Show)The International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThe French faience boar's head tureen in the foreground and the German one in the back were $44,500 each from Brian Haughton. He sold the German one and a Meissen teapot to an American museum.The Northwest Coast Tlingit ceremonial clan hat with eagle crest, mid-19th century, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Frank Siebert's Native American Artifacts on the Block
A Penobscot peaked cap, 15½" tall, from the second quarter of the 19th century sold for $35,550 (est. $40,000/60,000). It had belonged to Molly Molasses (1775-1867), who is pictured wearing a similar hat in a photograph by S.W. Sawyer of Bangor, Maine, in 1865. It was the top Siebert lot ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The David Miller Sale
This rare David Kulp hymnal bookplate, 6½" x 3 7/8", was everyone's favorite. The bird and foliage fill up the page, and it was in excellent condition. It was estimated at $1500/2500, the bidding opened at $800, and it sold for $23,100 to a young Philadelphia lawyer. The underbidders were ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Baby, It's Cold Outside: The Joe Loprete Collection
This is the living room of the Lopretes' home before 85 people squeezed in. The crystal and bronze banquet lamps in front of the windows date from the early 20th century and sold to an on-site bidder for $1760 and $1320. The Italian brocade chair on the left sold to ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Mary Belter, Falls Village, Connecticut
Mary Belter's shop on Route 7 in Falls Village, Connecticut.Mary Belter by the woodstove in her shop.Partial view of the shop.This interior view shows one of the Art Deco ceiling fixtures, which were installed when the place was built as a grocery store in 1940.One of Belter's favorite display cases. ... (Read More)
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