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Left, George Washington's handbound and annotated copy of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and first Acts of Congress, 1789, 12" x 7 1/2", sold to the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association for $9,826,500 (est. $2/3 million). Right, the title page, with Washington's signature. Photos courtesy Christie's.Each year George Washington's Mount Vernon ... (Read More)
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This decorated stoneware churn, made in Summit County, Ohio, 1865-80, is possibly the work of William McBurney. It depicts a bird holding a banner reading "Akron Ohio" and the name "D.S. Alexander" under the rim. With some chips and cracks, it sold for $28,200.My Home by Elijah Pierce (1892-1984) of ... (Read More)
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In February 2007, collector John D. Howard visited the Armory Show in New York City where he was shown a Willem de Kooning landscape in the booth of Knoedler & Company, New York City. Four months later, he paid $4 million for it.In a civil racketeering complaint filed in federal ... (Read More)
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A sculptural wrought-iron wall planter priced at $485 and two 6' tall wrought-iron torchiere floor lamps wired for bulbs and tagged $595 graced the booth of Alden House Antiques, Belfast, Maine.The Thomas W. Lawson is identified as the only seven-masted schooner ever built. At the time she was launched in ... (Read More)
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After a run of 20 years, the January Pier show has been canceled by Stella Show Management Company. ... (Read More)
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The top lot, going in the room for $90,000 (est. $4000/6000) to a major collector of historical documents, established a new auction record price for an autograph letter signed by Jonathan Trumbull Jr., George Washington's aide-de-camp. The buyer's underbidder was another collector seated adjacent to him. "The two stared each ... (Read More)
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Polish Sleighing Party by Jan Van Chelminski (Polish, 1851-1925), oil on canvas, signed and dated 1886, a snow scene with soldiers on horseback, 191/2" x 291/2", craquelure and slightly darkened varnish, $27,025.Kentucky State Agricultural Society coin silver award pitcher, marked "W. Adams" of New York, having chased and repousse landscapes, ... (Read More)
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Kwakwaka'wakw ceremonial feast bowl carved of cedar to depict Dzunuk'wa, 19th century, 361/2" long, $111,625. Comanche child's doll cradle, sinew-sewn hide tinted red, blue, and yellow, cast brass bells and German silver disks, wooden slats painted red and blue with brass tacks, with porcelain-faced doll with cloth body, fourth quarter ... (Read More)
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New Shop in the Adirondacks Expands. Over 20 dealers opened a new shop in February in the lower Adirondacks, The Antiques Market Place. It is located at 1066 Route 9, Queensbury, New York, just south of Lake George, and hours are daily, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Because of brisk ... (Read More)
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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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