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(Fragment)Bid-Rigging Charges Dismissed
by Elizabeth DinanA judge has dismissed the charges that Portsmouth, New Hampshire, auctioneer Stephen Bennett rigged the bidding for a nautical painting. The judge's ruling stated that the New Hampshire attorney general's office, not the Portsmouth police, had exclusive authority to prosecute the case.Bennett was charged with three misdemeanors alleging ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Inaugural Sale for Cordier in New Facility
David Cordier took turns auctioneering with colleague Ellen Miller. Pass photo.This uncirculated 1911-D Indian head $2.50 quarter eagle gold piece was a highlight among the roughly 100 lots of coins. It sold for $7130.Cordier Auctions & Appraisals, Harrisburg, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassPhotos courtesy Cordier Auctions & AppraisalsDavid Cordier of Cordier ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Daughters of Mary Lose in Bouguereau Painting Lawsuit
On Monday, January 9, jurors in the Albany County (New York) Supreme Courthouse, hearing assertions that two art dealers conspired to defraud a group of nuns and their bishop out of a painting that was worth upward of $4.8 million, brought in their verdict.
The jurors chose not to believe ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Over $50 Million Worth of American Paintings Sold
This 32" x 25¾" oil on board by Marsden Hartley (1877-1943), untitled (Still Life), signed and dated 1919, sold at Sotheby's, New York City, on December 1, 2011, for $3,218,500. Sotheby's photo.Illusion of a Prairie, New Jersey (Red Farm at Pochuck), a 30" x 40" oil on canvas by Oscar ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Indian and Western Art Sale
Shown are two plates from the portfolio The North American Indian by Edward Curtis (1868-1952), Volume 1: The Apache. The Jicarillas. The Navajo, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1907. Lacking six plates, it included 33 of the 39 large-format photogravures on Van Gelder paper, loose in a 23" x 19¼" morocco portfolio, prefaced ... (Read More)
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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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