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(Fragment)Two Plead Guilty to Counterfeit Art Scheme
On April 28 in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Erwin Bankowski, 50, and Karolina Bankowska, 26, both of Lawrence, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and misrepresentation of Native American produced goods and products. When sentenced, the defendants face a maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment, as ... (Read More)
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(Show)Maine Antiques Dealers Association Show Finds New Location
Topsham, Maine
At a few years shy of 100 years old, the Maine Antique Dealers Association (MADA) traces its history back to 1929, when a few dealers banded together and formed what is now the nation’s oldest antiques alliance. The latest chapter happened on June 20, with a show set up ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two-Day Americana Auction
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc.
Pook & Pook’s spring Americana sale was late this season, just a week before summer began. The huge sale of the Alice and Art Booth collection in April caused the delay. Auction houses set their schedules far in advance. Ron ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)First ADAA Fair to Benefit the Whitney
Tihe Whitney Museum of American Art will be the beneficiary of the inaugural ADAA Fair, mounted by the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), November 12-16 at the Park Avenue Armory at 67th Street in New York City.
In 2025 the ADAA canceled its annual event titled the Art Show, citing ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Upstate New York State Clockmaking - Really!
A Book Review
Connecticut-that is where most think that 19th-century factory-produced American clocks originated. Eli Terry (1772-1852), whose mass-produced wood-movement clocks birthed the industry, Seth Thomas (1785-1859), about whom everyone seems to have heard, Chauncey Jerome (1793-1868), whose cheap brass-movement clocks saved the industry in the late 1830s, and dozens more ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Museum Unaffected by College Closure
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts, will not be affected by the closure of Hampshire College.
Executive Director Jennifer Schantz wrote in an email that "Hampshire College's Board of Trustees voted to permanently close Hampshire College following the Fall 2026 semester. We are saddened about this ... (Read More)
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(Show)Combined Antiques Show and Book Fair Draws Larger Crowd
Concord, New Hampshire
The second annual New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) Members Antiques Show held in conjunction with the Northern New England Book Fair had about 60 dealers. The June 7 event was an opportunity for “book people” and “antiques people” to cross the line and see things that they ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Almost $5 Million Worth of American Art Sold
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
It has happened before. Technical difficulties have caused auctions to delay the start of bidding or pause in the middle of a sale. Freeman’s June 7 American art and Pennsylvania Impressionists sale, scheduled to begin a 1 p.m., had a ten-minute delay. When it finally began, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Marble Mary Brings $36,000
Carlsen Gallery, Inc., Freehold, New York
Photos courtesy Carlsen Gallery, Inc.
Carlsen Gallery strives to bring to the masses a nice mix from a variety of genres when putting together a sale. The company’s June 7 auction in Freehold, New York, was a great example. Three major consignments made up the auction, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Web Development
Beneath the Surface
In a few days, we begin the process of taking down our fifth exhibition at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio. Heartland: The Stories of Ohio Through 250 Objects was a tremendous amount of fun to put together, and we heard from so many people that they learned ... (Read More)
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