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(Auction)A Walk-in Closet Stuffed with Historic Fashions and Textiles
Two rug dealers sitting at the far left rear of the salesroom fought the phone to win this large 17th-century wool carpet from Cuenca, Spain. It was given to the Chrysler Museum of Art by Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt (daughter of the ambassador to Spain and Teddy Roosevelt's daughter-inlaw). It has ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Blanket Chest Soars, Tiger Kitten Roars
An early ivory netsuke of a tiger kitten was by a maker known only to a few, one of whom spent $37,950 on it.A spectacular paint-decorated child's lift-top blanket chest decorated with flower panels and green grain paint, with a cutout bracket base, original till and hinges, and two side-by-side ... (Read More)
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(Show)Burk's York Show
Donna Burk and her son Jeff manage Burk Antique Shows. Donna's daughter Tammy is also involved in the business.The offerings of Jane Langol of Medina, Ohio, are representative of the diversity found at the York show. She asked $800 for the Roseville pottery "Vintage" vase dated 1925 and $550 for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)North Carolina's Orient Express
Birds in a Landscape, signed and dated lower left "A. Bisschop 1695," went at $27,600 to Lawrence Steigrad, a dealer in old master paintings. It was the highest-dollar painting of this painting-heavy sale. Abraham Bisschop's father, brother, and sister likewise were all painters in the Netherlands.Porcelain clouds drape the base ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Delaware Antiques Show
Don and Trish Herr of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, asked $3000 for the 1841 Maryland quilt in fine condition, $5000 for the painted blanket chest, and $800 for the flocked wallpaper box.William and Teresa Kurau of Lampeter, Pennsylvania, offered a selection of children's china. The dendritic pattern service was priced at $1600 ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Linda and Allen Rosen, Linda Rosen Antiques, Sheffield, Massachusetts
Linda and Allen Rosen. The Seth Thomas clock iscarved walnut in the form of a pocket watch with a marble face and metal numerals. It runs for 30 days. They believe it may have come from the Poughkeepsie, New York, railroad station. It's $3500.The Rosens' remodeled 18th-century barn. The addition ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center Has New Director
Amanda Broomer has assumed the position of director of the Manhattan Art and Antiques Center following Stephen Roedler's retirement at the end of December 2010. Roedler had managed the center since its inception in 1975.Originally from London, Broomer has been in the antiques business for 30 years. She moved to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Auctioneers Seek Dismissals in Bid Rigging Case
by Elizabeth DinanWe've been following the story of two auctioneers accused of rigging an auction for the sale of an antique nautical painting. They have asked a judge to dismiss criminal charges against them, citing different reasons.Auctioneer Stephen J. Bennett of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is represented by attorney Harry Starbranch, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Successful Americana/Collector's Kaleidoscope Sale
The third lot offered, this 61/4" high silver caster by one of Boston's best silversmiths, Edward Winslow, reached the $43,000 mark before competitors quit and one phone bidder was the winner. It cost the anonymous individual $50,740.There were but three period highboys in the sale, two of the Queen Anne ... (Read More)
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(Show)The San Francisco Giant
Robert Young Antiques, London, England, offered this circa 1880 hand-carved and painted pine folk art tavern sign of the Duke of Wellington from the EnglishWest Country. It was $22,000. How was the show? "Not one of the best, but it's not over yet."La pierriere a Saint-Palais, maree montante, an oil ... (Read More)
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