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(Fragment)NHADA Elects New Officers
Top from left: Ken Pike, Rich Bojko, Kathy Schoemer, Melissa Alden, and Dennis Berard. Bottom from left: Sharon Platt, Gail Piatt, Beverly Longacre, Linda Tate, and Thomas Thompson. Not pictured: Peter Sawyer and Peter Austin.The New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association held its annual business meeting November 13, 2008, at the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Auctioneer Arrested, Felony Charges Filed at State Level
by David HewettOn November 30, 2008, officers from the New York State Police arrested Elbridge, New York, auctioneer Timothy W. Conroy and charged him with felony grand larceny. The charges spring from his alleged failure to pay a consignor at his June 7, 2008, sale the $19,000 owed to him. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Woman Arrested for 1990 Murder
Barbara Kogan, 65, was arrested on November 24, 2008, for murder in the 1990 contract killing of her husband, antiques dealer and real estate investor George Kogan. The two had opened an antiques business, Kogan & Company, on East 76th Street in New York City in 1987. Kogan faces a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art Insurance in Russia
by Daniel GrantTo the art auction world Russia looks like a pretty good bet. Over the past decade Russia produced a new crop of millionaires and billionaires, fueled with petrodollars and eager to purchase expensive artwork."It's very exciting to see all these new collectors. It's a snowball effect," said Joanna ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)When Does Collecting Stop and Dealing Begin?
by David HewettCollector Richard Hopp of Van Nuys, California, is battling the city of Los Angeles and its police department over their definitions of "dealers." In November 2008 Hopp filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against the city and sought "Declaratory Relief to Determine Validity of Ordinances and Injunction."Richard ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Annual Thanksgiving Day Sale
Top lot in the sale was this 26½" x 47½" oil on board by John Hammond (1843-1939) showing a Saint John harbor scene, signed and dated 1897, that fetched $18,000.There was not a lot of early furniture at this sale, and these five arrow-back Nova Scotia Windsor chairs in early ... (Read More)
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(Show)Tailgate Antique Show in Nashville: New Look for an Old Classic
Nashville, Tennesseeby Karla Klein AlbertsonOutside exhibitors at the Tailgate Antique Show can now set up under cover in an open shed between the parking lot and the main building. Here is the display of canoes and outdoor gear from Jon and Carla Magoun of South Paris, Maine.At the booth of ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Foliage Shows Draw Crowds in Northern Vermont
by David HewettMalchione Antiques, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, carries a variety of hunting and fishing related goods. The snowshoes at top by Tubbs, 1940-50, were $225. The Penobscot basket from the 1930’s was $795. The bufflehead drake decoy was made by J.D.M. Keefer of Woodstock, Vermont (now working in Maine), and ... (Read More)
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(Show)Shenandoah Antiques Expo
Fishersville, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanThis “wall of Griswold” was found in the booth of Mary Anne’s Antiques & Things, Covington, Virginia. The popular cast-iron pieces ranged in date from 1880 to 1950and in price from $25 for a small newer skillet to $300 for a #12 skillet with its original ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)D.C. Antique Photo Show Under New Management
The D.C. Antique Photo Show will make its 26th annual spring appearance under new management on Sunday, March 15, at its regular venue, the Holiday Inn Rosslyn/Key Bridge in Arlington, Virginia.The change was announced by Tom Rall, a director of Diverse Markets Management (DMM), a Washington, D.C., firm that is ... (Read More)
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