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(Fragment)The Search for Thomas Dennis among the Artisans of Exeter
Center panel of an Exeter-area (England) chest dated 1692. The carving and the polychrome background of vermillion and black relate very closely to some of the work attributed to Thomas Dennis, who immigrated to New England and worked in Ipswich, Massachusetts, from 1667. Dennis may well have apprenticed in the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fall Americana Sale
A Canada goose, sent from Argentina for the sale, was cataloged as a Massachusetts or Lower Susquehanna River decoy similar to three others known. It is similar to the goose sold at Christie’s in January 2007 for $553,600 to New York collector Jerry Lauren, and, as was that one, it ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Watercolor Portrait with Six Overlays Stolen
An unusual watercolor portrait with six overlays was ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Judge Paul Buchanan's American Paintings
Martin Johnson Heade, Sunset over the Marsh, 1876-82, oil on canvas, 13¼" x 26¼", signed lower right, $537,750. Sunset over the Marsh wasoffered twice in the 1980’s at Sotheby’s in New York City (April 23, 1982, and December 6, 1984) and failed to sell both times.Martin Johnson Heade, Cherokee Roses ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Zorach Painting Soars at Annual Auction
Marguerite Zorach, Two Nudes, oil on canvas, 44" x 33 7/8", $264,000. This was the outstanding sale of the day and a star of the auction. Offered near the end of the sale, it certainly helped boost the overall results.Stefan Hirsch (1899-1964), City Nocturne, oil on board, 16" x 20", ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Tiffany in a Shaker Dwelling
There are two entrances to the dwelling, which is typical for Shaker buildings, one for males and one for females. Note the bell tower where a bell would summon the Shakers for meals. Virtually all of the third floor—the one most untouched by modern renovations—was destroyed and is inaccessible, sealed ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Book Discoveries: A Force Declaration for $16,000 and an Almanac for $556,500
Photo courtesy Better World Books.Photo courtesy Sotheby’sby Lita Solis-Cohen Better World Books, the company founded in 2000 by three friends from the University of Notre Dame to earn some money selling textbooks, has become a profitable on-line business with a mission to promote literacy. When the company sold an 1848 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Twelfth Knox Chair
A Henry Knox Windsor armchair with bamboo turnings, no white paint, and one spindle missing.by Pete PrunklA 1795 Windsor chair by Philadelphia makers William Cox and Joseph Henzey surfaced in June at a Virginia auction house. From a set of 100 identical Windsor armchairs with bamboo turnings, it was made ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: A Premium on Truth
Auction Law and Ethicsby Steve Proffitt"There's a problem with one of the points for your article," the caller said. "I know you're right, but this particular point would be very controversial with some of our readers."There's an old saying: "Truth is stranger than fiction." That's true, as you'll see. Allow ... (Read More)
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(Show)"Picky" Pickers Market
Margaret Doyle of Cumberland Foreside, Maine, had a booth one could describe as the decorator look. It was well laid out and featured 20th-century furniture, accessories, and lots of greenery. The long fabric counter was $3400, and the four garden chairs were $595.Classic and traditional from Corinne Burke of Ridgefield, ... (Read More)
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