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by David HewettAs we have previously reported, the problems for disgraced Big Apple art dealer Lawrence "Larry" Salander have multiplied. The businessSalander-O'Reilly Galleries, LLCis bankrupt, and Salander was indicted for numerous counts of grand larceny, forgery, securities fraud, and other felonies. On March 26, he was arrested.On May 5, an ... (Read More)
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Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jerseyby Dick FrizPhotos courtesy Bertoia AuctionsMichael Bertoia with the sales top lot (also shown below), a circa 1909 Märklin Fidelitas clown car train, hand-enameled tinplate, 37½" overall, with a European collector providing the $103,500 clincher. Madaline Friz photo.Circa 1920 Hubley horse-drawn revolving monkey cage wagon, cast ... (Read More)
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Miami Beach, Floridaby Fran KramerFloor space, lots of it, with wide aisles and high ceilings.Majolica variations from Carol Kooperman of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, who shared a booth with Marty Schneider.The well-heeled and high-heeled are the usual patrons at the annual 1000-plus-dealer Original Miami Beach Antique Show, held January 22-26 in ... (Read More)
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Harbor & Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710-1850. Brock Jobe, Gary R. Sullivan, and Jack OBrien. University Press of New England, 2009, 456 pages, hardbound, $75 plus shipping/handling from University Press of New England, Order Dept., One Court Street, Lebanon, NH 03766; (800) 421-1561; Web site (www.upne.com). It is also ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)
Auction Law and Ethicsby Steve ProffittHere's an excerpt edited from a letter I received from an auctioneer who raised an interesting question."Steve, I have followed your comments in M.A.D. for a long time and have found your remarks considering various legal issues very rewarding. Our auction firm closely adheres to ... (Read More)
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Ken Farmer Auctions & Appraisals, LLC, Radford, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanPhotos courtesy Ken Farmer Auctions & AppraisalsEmma Serena Dillard Queena Stovall(1887-1980) began painting at age 62 and created 47 artworks before her death. Virtually all of her paintings depict scenes recalling life in early to mid-20th-century rural Virginia. Getting in ... (Read More)
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Lebanon, Ohioby Don JohnsonThe historic Staffordshire platter by Clews with Landing of General LaFayette was $1525; the Beehive pattern Sandwich octagonal lacy glass plate was $195; the historic Staffordshire coffeepot by Enoch Woods, LaFayette at Franklins Tomb, was $1600; and the Peacock Eye pressed glass bowl with a rayed center, ... (Read More)
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Computer Column #245by John P. Reid, [email protected] of the AntiqueTutorials on-line course on World Paper Money.Those of us who attended traditional grade school, high school, and perhaps college might have trouble picturing schooling over the Internet or by using computer media. Yet it is happening. What educators have dubbed "distance ... (Read More)
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by Frank DoneganJim and Mara Kerr.Set of six Davenport transferware soup bowls in the Hydrographic pattern, dated 1836, $295 for the six. Kerr speculated that the name derives from the blue trim, which, on close inspection, looks like watered silk. These came from a dealer who got them from a ... (Read More)
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by M.A.D. StaffThese are thumbnail 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.Antiques: The History of an Idea by Leon Rosenstein (Cornell University ... (Read More)
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