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(Fragment)Syson to Head European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Department at Met
Luke Syson will become the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Curator in Charge of the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, effective in January 2012.Currently at the National Gallery, London, Syson holds the dual positions of curator of Italian ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Frank and Rose Marie Francis, Hillsdale Barn Antiques, Hillsdale, New York
Rose Marie and Frank Francis.The barn.One of their typical arrangements of art from the 19th and 20th centuries.The Francises display stoneware ranging from $295 for the clam rake crock (front row, third from right) to $800 for the bird crock (top row, right end). The tiered green plant stand under ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Summer Auction Market for Antique Jewelry
Asked about the age of this 19" long carved coral bead necklace from China, Victoria Bratberg at Skinner said, "Unless we're positive, we never give a date. And with these, it's too hard to tell. But those were nice, big beads." Composed of four large beads with scroll and Chinese ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Look Carefully
Auction Law and Ethicsby Steve ProffittIt was in the heart of last winter that my colleague Dave Hewett e-mailed me to follow up a column he had written about consignor losses that had occurred at an auction house in New Hampshire. Hewett encouraged me to join his effort to warn ... (Read More)
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(Feature)How to Categorize Business Expenses
Taxes 101by Caroline EvansThe proverbial "they" always tell the new business owner to keep good books. The U.S. Small Business Administration, among others, has noted that many businesses fail because their owners don't keep accurate bookkeeping records. Records are an objective measure of the health of a business. They are ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Video Editors
The preview pane and timeline pane of a video editor.Computer Column #272by John P. Reid, e-mail: [email protected] "Let's make a movie!" That could be a line from a 1939 musical starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland or a 2011 Disney Channel show. Or it could have been said by two ... (Read More)
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(Show)Pure and Simple Antique Show
"Jas. Hamilton & Co./ Greensboro, PA," six-gallon crock, $895; West Troy Pottery five-gallon jug, dated 1881 in cobalt, $1295; from Stephen F. Rhodes of Champaign, Illinois.Amish dough box with original paint, stenciled "Sarah/ Miller/ Nappanee, IN," $1250; sugar chest, refinished in the 1940's or 1950's, fresh to the market having ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Spring Show in East Berlin 2011: Revamped and Upbeat
This group of early fabric strawberries was $1650 from Lynne Dingus. They sold.Barbara Rew of Towson, Maryland, asked $550 for the bench she described as Moravian and possibly from North Carolina. The crazy quilt was $175.East Berlin, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassThe 14th annual Historic East Berlin Antique Show was held ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair
Richard Buxbaum of Antiques on Old Plank Road, Chicago, fielded at least four inquiries about his patio setting while we shot this photo. Viewers could not stop touching the cast glass top of the circa 1950 French table. It was priced at $5800. Six 1970's Italian chrome-plated steel folding chairs ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
by M.A.D. StaffThese are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.Virginia Silversmiths, Jewelers, Watch- and Clockmakers, 1607-1860, Their Lives and Marks ... (Read More)
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