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This sale was titled "Discoveries." If ever there was a discovery of note in the world of southern folk pottery, this is it. The jug is only the second known double-handle form by Dave Drake. It is clearly marked in script "LM/ April 5, 1849/ Dave" with capacity marks and ... (Read More)
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by Daniel GrantAn art collector who had placed most of his art collection in storage with a Manhattan dealer has brought a lawsuit against the dealer for absconding with his artwork valued at more than $5 million.According to the lawsuit, which was filed in the United States District Court, Southern ... (Read More)
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by Ian McKay, A decision to restrict this month's column solely to picture sales from the summer months was taken early, but even with a Monet and a Modigliani discarded along the way, I have still ended up with some pictures that will have to wait another monthan Egon Schiele ... (Read More)
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Fig. 1A. Gallery clock, A. Stowell & Son, Charlestown, Massachusetts, circa 1840. Note flower and vine gilt plaster of Paris façade. Fig. 1B. Dial of the Stowell gallery clock.Fig. 1C. The electrical movement was installed in 1898 and is currently in place.Fig. 1D. Original brass eight-day movement of the Stowell ... (Read More)
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Taxes 101Nearly everyone in business ends up using a car or a truck for one reason or another. It is rare for a business to be so self-contained that no transportation over the road ever occurs.When running an antiques business, one needs to take into account what it costs to ... (Read More)
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A willet by A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) of East Harwich, Massachusetts, with turned head and carved primary feathers sold to an advanced collector for $57,500, the sale's highest price. Its excellent paint surface is in near-mint condition, but the bill was a working replacement. The rare, large curlew by Walter ... (Read More)
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by David HewettOn July 26, the Tennessee Court of Appeals reaffirmed a trial court decision that the application for a marriage license, dated October 21, 1805, by iconic figure Davy Crockett was not the private property of 92-year-old Margaret V. Smith of Tampa, Florida. Instead, it belonged to the state ... (Read More)
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"The Spotted Charmer" is what the Norwoods called the 28" x 49" hooked rug from the turn of the 20th century. Professionally mounted, it was marked $4900.Elliott and Grace Snyder of South Egremont, Massachusetts, asked $9500 for the circa 1815 Middle Atlantic States carved pine mantelpiece with unusual freestanding fluted ... (Read More)
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A very large carnival sign from the Niagara Falls area of New York was $2200 from Village Braider Antiques, Plymouth Falls, Massachusetts.Pictured is the back wall of the neat-looking booth put together by Pioneer Folk Antiques, Ellsworth, Maine. The portrait at upper right, signed Fullington, was tagged $625; the printing ... (Read More)
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Michael Hingston of Etna, New Hampshire, showed five pieces of pottery made by New Hampshire residents Edwin and Mary Scheier. The couple met in 1937 while part of the Big Stone Gap Federal Art Project in Abingdon, Virginia, and taught at the University of New Hampshire from 1940 to 1968. ... (Read More)
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