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The A. Michelsen firm produced these two sterling silver and enameled cups, known as the Margareth cups, after the original designed for the first Queen Margrete of Denmark, who reigned from 1375 to 1412. The pair of 20th-century Danish cups, each 2 3/8" high, brought $402.50.This rare 1925-32 Georg Jensen ... (Read More)
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In early June while visiting the Old North Church in Boston on her eastern U.S. bus tour, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was asked about Paul Revere and his legendary ride. Her answer made the news across America and provided instant fodder for late-night comedians.Palin said Revere was He who ... (Read More)
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by Fran Kramer
On June 10, Bruce Garrett, promoter and manager of the Rhinebeck ... (Read More)
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The 99" high cherry secretary is a Kentucky piece and descended through the family of Judge Davis Edwards of Louisville. There are very minor repairs, with only the side two finials listed as 19th-century replacements. Dealer Clifton Anderson of Kentucky battled an aggressive phone bidder until the latter dropped out ... (Read More)
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Wharton Esherick steps, $119,600. Photos courtesy Briggs Auction, Inc.by Lita Solis-Cohen A walnut spiral library ladder by Wharton Esherick (1887-1970), signed "W.E./ 1969" and from the estate of Harry and Ruth Sefarbi, soared to $119,600 (includes buyer's premium) after a bidding duel between a Pennsylvania collector and a collector from ... (Read More)
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Barn Star Productions' two antiques shows during Antiques Week in New Hampshire will be returning to the Furniture World Design Center in Manchester. The Manchester Pickers Market Antiques Show will be held Monday, August 8, and the Mid-Week in Manchester Antiques Show will be held Wednesday and Thursday, August 10 ... (Read More)
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Shown are the title page and list of convention delegates from John Lansing Jr.'s second notebook from the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and Lansing's transcription of the Virginia Plan, drafted by James Madison, with amendments made by the Committee of the Whole. The two notebooks sold for $902,500 (est. $600,000/900,000) ... (Read More)
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The top lot of the Malcolm Forbes personal toy collection, a 37½" long painted replica of the renowned British passenger ship Lusitania (sunk by Germany in World War I), went to an anonymous collector at a toy boat world auction record of $194,500.An early 1880's pink and green clockwork gunboat ... (Read More)
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Leza McVey is said to have been a leader for modern ceramic art in the U.S. Her khaki, black, blue, and white ceramic bottle with a stopper, 21¼" high and signed Leza on the base, brought $17,700.Girl in Pink Blouse by William Sommer (1867-1949), a 26" x 20" oil on ... (Read More)
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A 13½" x 18" lithograph published in 1860 by Currier & Ives"The National Game. Three 'Outs' and One 'Run'"sold to a dealer for $10,800 (est. $800/1200). The price is the new world record for an uncolored lithograph by the firm, according to Swann. Besides being the year that Lincoln was ... (Read More)
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