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The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve has appointed Herbert Ascherman Jr. as its president. Ascherman is a fourth-generation Clevelander and the city's most prominent portrait photographer. A highly regarded artist, lecturer, writer, and photo-historian who has published and exhibited internationally, he brings more than 35 years of business acumen ... (Read More)
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by Ian McKay, e-mail: This time of year, as has always been the case, sees my files of "Letter from London" selections-the certainties, probables, and possible-grow ever larger, and in writing this column at the end of June, I find myself still wanting to include material from sales held in ... (Read More)
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The sale's top lot, Study of a Woman by Adolf von Menzel (1815-1905), sold on the phone for $32,200 (est. $3000/5000). The 81/4" x 51/2" pencil and charcoal on paper was initialed and dated "92."The Little Love God by Charles E. Mills (1856-1956) made $7475. This 60" x 48" oil ... (Read More)
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Photos courtesy Gary Sullivanby Lita Solis-Cohen"I bought an Aaron Willard tall-case clock with a spectacular Boston-made dial depicting a fisherman in the lunette, a fine old surface, and with a mint paper label inside the door and a fine old surface," said Sharon, Massachusetts, dealer Gary Sullivan on the phone, ... (Read More)
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Mad Anthony Books, Lowell, Michigan, has been a mainstay at Ann Arbor for many years, carrying the latest antiques reference books. Here dealer Carole Chenevert is shown reaching for an Arts and Crafts furniture book for a customer.Alice Dewey Antiques, Temperance, Michigan, always has interesting things for the home. The ... (Read More)
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Only 3" tall but packing a 1000-watt stare, this Daruma tonkotsu (Japanese tobacco box) has a body made of paulownia wood.The Zen monk's fine-grained face allowed the artisan to show details, including a five-o'clock shadow. The eyes are mother-of-pearl, and the body is inlaid with a stylized pipe and a ... (Read More)
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Paul Galzerano, 58, of Groveland, Massachusetts, a former associate vice president for Beverly Hospital in Beverly, Massachusetts, has been indicted in connection with stealing antiques from the hospital. An Essex County Grand Jury returned sealed indictments against Galzerano on March 26. Those indictments were unsealed on June 30.According to authorities, ... (Read More)
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Erastus Salisbury Field (1805-1900) oil on canvas, once used as a fireboard, $26,450.Montague Dawson (1895-1973) oil on canvas of The Lofty Trader "The ScottishMoors," $71,875.Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maineby Mark SiscoThe cover lot for the Thomaston Place Auction Galleries auction on May 22 and 23 in Thomaston, Maine, was ... (Read More)
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The two-piece cut-glass footed vase, signed and dated on the base of the vase "Bakewell Page/ Bakewells/ Pittsburgh/ 1825 [or 29]," has a copper-wheel-engraved view of the Chateau de la Grange-Bleneau in a cartouche at the center. The neck is composed of alternating concentric rings. The body of the restored ... (Read More)
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Andrew DeVries and Innocence, a life-size sculpture that defies gravity: a horizontal female nude held aloft by her hairHuntington, Massachusetts, sculptor Andrew DeVries has installed 25 of his largest figurative bronze sculptures around the historic district of Lenox, Massachusetts. The outdoor exhibit will continue through November 1.This public display gives ... (Read More)
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