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(Auction)Gollings Ponies Set Pace in Detroit
More than 16 registered telephone bidders were added to the in-house and Internet contingent competing for Tepees & Animals in Winter, a 10" x 14" oil on canvas by Elling William Gollings (1878-1932), dated 1924. To the surprise and delight of the consignors, who were in attendance, the painting brought ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Twentieth Century at Bonhams
A Paavo Tynell brass snowflake chandelier, manufactured by Taito Oy, Finland, 1950's, impressed "Taito Oy" and numbered, 40" high x 25" diameter, sold for $36,600 (est. $10,000/15,000).Bonhams, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy BonhamsThe various-owners 20th-century design sale at Bonhams on the afternoon of December 14, 2010, was a potpourri ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Vintage Radios at Bonhams
An Air King 52, 1933, in a red Catalin case with red on black knobs and a map of the world dial, 11¾" high x 8¾" wide x 6¾" deep, sold in the salesroom with competition in the room and on a phone for $42,700 (est. $25,000/30,000).Bonhams, New York Cityby ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Meg Kocian and Frank DePasqua, Kocian DePasqua American Antiques & Folk Art, Woodbury, CT
Frank DePasqua and Meg Kocian. Meg said, "People come up to Frank and say, 'Are you Kocian?' They think it's his first name, not my last name."The couple's home and shop. They report that the recent posting of "Connecticut Antiques Trail" signs on nearby Interstate 84 has added to traffic ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Young Collector: Fashion Forward
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondWe talk a lot about "style" in the antiques marketplace, but normally, when we say "style," we really mean a style period, such as Chippendale, mid-century, or baroque. We don't talk much about style as it pertains to fashion and fashion trends, even though these ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Entertaining Web Sites
Computer Column #268by John P. Reid, e-mail: [email protected] are taking a break from software and other serious topics to list entertaining and informative Web sites with an antiques connection.Steve Moore of Pedal Car Pit Crew works on a restoration. Used with permission.Here is a hint: some of the URLs or ... (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.Lessons in Likeness: Portrait Painters in Kentucky and the Ohio River ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Treasures Great and Small: Portsmouth Furniture and a Dwarf Clock
A rare Federal flame birch and mahogany veneer reverse-serpentine chest of drawers, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1805-15, sold to Bill Samaha for $314,000 (est. $20,000/30,000). The 38¼" x 39¾" x 20" bureau has old refinish. Its escutcheons are ivory-inlaid; its original brasses are signed "HJ." Bidding opened tepidly at $20,000, then ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Orleans Auction Galleries Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
by David HewettOn April 1, in what was not an April Fools' Day prank, New Orleans Auction Galleries, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (reorganization) in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. The firm was deadly serious when it revealed that it had assets of between $100,000 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Kentucky Group Shop Owner Closes Rather Than Name Exhibitors
by David HewettOn February 13, Ray Gough closed his group shop, Charlie's Antique Mall. It was the biggest group shop in Hazel, Kentucky, with 100 booths and over 25,000 square feet of display area. He hired two men to cover the storefront with black-painted plywood.He didn't do it because business ... (Read More)
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