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(Auction)Chinese Jade and American Marine Folk Art Pace the Auction
This Chinese carved jade ruyi scepter sold with its matching hardwood base for the day's top money, $25,300.A broadside proclaiming President George Washington's 1789 visit to the city of Boston and organizing a parade of artisans and merchants in his honor sold for $2875.Competition was intense for this compartmented box ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Mastro and Others Indicted by Grand Jury
On July 25 the U.S. Department of Justice announced that William Mastro and others had been indicted by a federal grand jury. Mastro, 59, of Palos Park, Illinois, was charged with one count of mail fraud. He owned Mastro Auctions until 2004 and was its chairman and chief executive officer ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Charles F. Hummel Recognized
Photo courtesy Winterthur Museum.In recognition of his significant contributions to the museum profession, Charles F. Hummel, curator emeritus of Winterthur, received the 2012 Award for Distinguished Service to Museums from the American Association of Museums at its annual meeting held April 28-May 2 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Hummel received the 2012 Allied ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Computer Column: Free Software and Storage
This column was edited in Microsoft Word (leftmost), LibreOffice Writer, and Google Drive on a remote computer.by John Reid, [email protected] are two subjects this month: free office software and free on-line file storage.-Free SoftwareWe have reported often on free open-source software. It is developed and maintained by large, usually international, ... (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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(Feature)Ready for Rediscovery: The Connoisseur
A first edition copy of The Connoisseur by Evan S. Connell, Jr. (b. 1924). Other books by Connell include Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn, a unique and brilliant work of history that became a bestseller when it was published in 1984, and the novels Mrs. ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Heartland Antique Show
A blue and white spongeware pitcher, unusually small at 41/2" high, was tagged $975 but offered at $750, and a Peacock pitcher in diffused blue and white was tagged $795 but offered at $595-both from Gregg Ellington of Wilmington, Ohio.This hooked rug showing two American flags and the date 1904, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)"The Trail Boss" Tops Art Auction
The cover and star lot, The Trail Boss by William Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936), oil on canvas, 36" x 24", sold to a bidder on the phone with specialist Thomas De Doncker for $234,000 (est. $200,000/300,000). "I thought the hammer price of two hundred thousand was a bit low. I'm ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Case Auction in Knoxville: Right Balance for the Future
This large E.A. Lanceray (1848-1886) bronze showing the capture of a wild horse was part of a group of decorative arts that attracted international buyers. Sold at $39,440 (est. $10,000/15,000) to a Russian bidder, the composition was the top lot of the June sale. A smaller Lanceray bronze (not shown) ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)A Book Review: A Forger Tells His Tale
by A.J. Peluso, Jr.Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forgerby Ken PerenyiPegasus Books, 2012, 314 pages, hardbound, $27.95.This is a fascinating, well-told memoir about a prodigy who, as a young adult, accidentally discovered his remarkable artistic talent-the ability to successfully copy anyone's work with technical, aesthetic, and ... (Read More)
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