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Early American Antiques and Decorative Arts
by Don Johnson

Inlaid serpentine-front Hepplewhite sideboard, probably New York, circa 1795, mahogany and pine, with inlay of sawtooth trim, small flowers, and 14 ovals, 411/2" high x 753/4" wide, with two short splits on top, several small veneer repairs, and brasses replaced in new holes, $5287.50.Pie safe in poplar, with diamond-pattern tins, ... (Read More)

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Resale Royalty Law Has Little Effect on Market Abroad
by Daniel Grant

by Daniel GrantWasn't the sky supposed to fall? The United Kingdom's six-year-old artist resale royalty law, which requires that a percentage of the profit of a secondary market sale of art be paid to the creative artist or, since the law was expanded in the beginning of this year, to ... (Read More)

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Barry Landau Gets Seven Years for Document Theft
by David Hewett

by David HewettOn Wednesday, June 27, 64-year-old Barry Landau was sentenced in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division, to serve seven years in federal prison and pay roughly $46,000 in restitution for the theft of thousands of documents from historical societies, museums, private and public libraries, ... (Read More)

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Donald Ellis Buys Navajo Blanket for $1.8 Million
by Lita Solis-Cohen

$1,800,000. Photo courtesy John Moran Auctioneers.by Lita Solis-Cohen"I nearly stopped at $1.4 million, but then I bid one more, and it was mine," said Canadian dealer Donald Ellis on the phone waiting for a plane to Vancouver.The night before, he had paid $1.8 million for a first-phase Navajo chief's blanket ... (Read More)

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Exhibitions
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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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Computer Column: Cataloging a Collection On Line
by John P. Reid

by John P. Reid, [email protected] column has often discussed software for cataloging antiques collections. A few services now provide cataloging that is totally on line: no software is needed on your computer except your Internet browser, and no data is stored on your computer.This makes things easier in several ways. ... (Read More)

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NYC20
by Lita Solis-Cohen

The tent to the left of the Metropolitan Opera House in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center was a good venue for the show. It was light and airy and accessible with easy in and out for dealers. This fresh venue on the West Side of New York City attracted a ... (Read More)

(Auction)

A Cautious Sale
by Marty Steiner

Described by the cataloger as a "mysterious creation," this early Edgefield, South Carolina, slave-made face jug is thought to have been made for the maker's pleasure rather than as part of his production. Unusual and haunting, it was the sale's top seller at $38,500.Signed "LM May 13 1863 Dave," this ... (Read More)

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Palm Beach Show Group Acquires LA Show
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The Palm Beach Show Group has acquired the Los Angeles Art Show from the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA), according to a press release.The acquisition, which closed June 13, includes the Los Angeles Fine Art Show: Modern & Contemporary and the Los Angeles Fine Art Show: Historic and Traditional. A ... (Read More)

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Salesman's Sample Barber Chair Takes Off
by Fran Kramer

$47,150. Cottone photo.by Fran KramerIt was the wild, wild West at Cottone Auctions in Geneseo, New York, on June 23-not because of the American Indian artifacts and the Winchester rifles, but because of a very rare chair. A Victorian period salesman's sample barber chair, 25" high, made of quartersawn oak ... (Read More)
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