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Dealer and author Albert Sack of the legendary antiques firm Israel Sack has died. We'll have more information when it becomes available. ... (Read More)
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by Sabrina Pry and Betty FloodHerkimer Home State Historic Site, a gem of the American Colonial period, closed for the winter with no plans to reopen, according to Dan Keefe, spokesman for the New York Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). The Georgian-style house is located in Little ... (Read More)
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Potter & Potter Auctions, Chicago, Illinoisby Danielle ArnetThe catalog cover lot was catnip for the press, and local TV showed up just to film its sale. The 1902 German color litho with English text at lower right, 311/4" x 43", shows Houdini demonstrating his escape abilities before a panel of ... (Read More)
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Malcolm Magruder of Millwood, Virginia, asked $15,000 for this Moravian chair with an old surface; it came from North Carolina and sold. The friendship quilt from New York state was $12,000. Magruder said he was quite satisfied with his sales and met some new customers.Ron Bassin of A Bird in ... (Read More)
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One of the benches bought by the McGaughs.by David HewettHow important would you think your "Pair of Important Gothic Revival Cast Iron Benches, mid-19th century" was once a rash of similar benches began showing up at auctions and retail shops?Worse yet, how confident would you feel about having paid $6838.39 ... (Read More)
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by David HewettOn April 15 Ralph Esmerian, a former president and former chairman of the board of trustees of the American Folk Art Museum in New York City, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote in U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, to a three-count indictment ... (Read More)
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The second of several Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) works to come up for bid, La Dame Aux Camelias (1896), a condition B 771/2" x 263/4" framed poster, attracted two phone bidders and sold for $19,200. While not an auction record, the price was the auction's highest bid.A Rolf Kemp (dates unknown) ... (Read More)
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This appliqued and pieced cotton presentation quilt was probably made by Rachel A. Allen of New Egypt, New Jersey, and is dated July 19, 1844. The quilt has cutout flowers, floral sprays, and birds on roller-printed chintz, a scalloped border on three sides, and signatures of New Jersey men and ... (Read More)
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The loan exhibition, Celebrations: Antiques that Mark the Moment, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the show, was about civic celebrations, including parades of all sorts-circus parades, firemen's parades, and patriotic parades with eagles and flags advertising the nation's confidence and success. Flags and eagles also appeared on ceramics and on ... (Read More)
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When Duty Whispers: Concord and the Civil War is on view at the Concord Museum, 200 Lexington Road, Concord, Massachusetts. For more information, see the Web site (www.concordmuseum.org). Other attractions within walking distance or a short drive away include Ralph Waldo Emerson's house, the Alcott family's Orchard House, the Old ... (Read More)
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