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(Feature)Major American Modernism Collection Is Promised Gift to MFA, Boston
by Jeanne SchintoPhotographs courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, BostonJohn Axelrod often says one thing that persuaded him to make his gift to the MFA was comparing how his silver looked crammed into his kitchen cabinets as opposed to seeing it on exhibit in spring 2005, when Classic Modern: Art Deco ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Lyre Form Patent Timepiece: A Reattribution
Figure 1. Index clock. Unsigned lyre-form timepiece, 1830-35.by David SperlingRecently, an unsigned "lyre-form" wall timepiece (Fig. 1) surfaced in an estate sale. The appearance of this unusual variant of the classic patent timepiece caused me to reflect on its possible origin. For many years, the clocks pictured in Distin and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Chester County Antiques Show
The spacious, well-lighted gymnasium allowed for wide aisles and 61 booths, and there was room for more. The show was well attended.
Emele’s Antiques, Dublin, Pennsylvania, asked $3450 for the hutch table, $4750 for the set of six painted chairs, and $16,500 for the Chester County tall chest. The painted corner ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Roger Perry and Rita King, House of the Ferret, South Deerfield, Massachusetts
Roger Perry and Rita King.Cupboard full of redware from Maine; Essex County and Merrimacport, Massachusetts; and Pennsylvania. Prices start at $400 and go up to $3200, which is the cost of the green Maine jug in thecenter of the middle shelf. The corner cupboard is not for sale.by Frank DoneganHorace ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)A Book Review: Ceramics in America 2008
by Lita Solis-CohenCeramics in America 2008Edited by Robert HunterThe Chipstone Foundation, 2008, 384 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from Antique Collectors' Club, (800) 252-5231, e-mail , (www.antiquecollectorsclub.com).Now in its eighth year of publication, Ceramics in America is the journal of record for historical ceramic scholarship in the American context. It ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"Whatcha Got?" Moves to Genesis Communications Network
Whatcha Got?, the nationally syndicated antiques and collectibles call-in radio show hosted by Harry L. Rinker, is now part of Genesis Communications Network of Eagan, Minnesota.Whatcha Got? airs on Sundays between 8 and 10 a.m. Eastern Time. It also streams live on the Internet (www.gcnlive.com) and is available as a ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Half-Hull Haul
Half-hull model of the clipper Spitfire, $6160.A quartet of 19th-century laminated half-hulls drew prices ranging from $385 to $715.Oil on canvas by Theodore Victor Carl Valenkamph, $3025.Andrews & Andrews, Northport, Maineby Mark SiscoA sea-salty mix of maritime history and contemporary marine folk art spiced up an Andrews & Andrews auction ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques in Alexandria
Aileen Minor of Centreville, Maryland, asked $8900 for a pair of limestone whippets and $950 for the pair of oval granite urns. The weathered cast stone figure of Napoleon came from a North Shore Massachusetts estate ($2500). The 46" high 19th-century pedestal with a weathered sundial in the center of ... (Read More)
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(Show)Despite Losses, Heart of Country Beats On
Heart of Country is in the capable hands of the next generation. Front, from left: Susan Kramer Hunkins and daughter Sarah Jane Hunkins, who helped with communications and was a panelist at the “Speaking from the Heart” roundtable discussion. Back, from left: Stephen Hunkins Jr., who handled “everything from ticketing ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rare Film Sells at African-Americana Sale
More than five hours of original 16-millimeter moving pictures sold to a dealer for $57,600 (est. $40,000/60,000). Swann’s Wyatt Day said he knows of “no comparable film record ofthis size and scope” showing what life was like for working-class, middle-class, and wealthy African-Americans during the period of economic prosperity in ... (Read More)
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