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(Show)Start of Manchester Antiques Show: Lots of Lookers, Some Buyers
The grain-paint-decorated cupboard, 81" tall with a 373/4" upper case width, was shown by Christopher Evans of Waynesboro, Virginia, and priced at $3495.Mia Hudson Antiques, Franklin, Tennessee, presented an elegant and interesting booth. The pair of Sheffield candelabra, circa 1820, was $2900; the sterling silver ewer, 13" tall, was $3700. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Oldest Gets Older!
A postcard lot led the sale at $3910.A New England eight-pane corner cupboard with flat panel doors below and interesting shaped cutouts on the inside shelves sold for $977.50.F.O. Bailey Antiquarians, Portland, Maineby Mark SiscoF.O. Bailey Antiquarians lives on! Founded in 1819 by Henry Bailey, the company is now within ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Disposing of Old Computers
Old hard drives removed from computers for security before scrapping.Computer Column #250by John P. Reid, [email protected] are tens of millions of obsolete personal computers sitting in closets, basements, and attics. I counted seven in my home, including the first one I used for antiques shop inventory and sales records. For ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Atlantique City 2010 Canceled
F+W Media has canceled the annual Atlantique City Antiques & Collectibles Show, scheduled for March 2010 in Atlantic City, New Jersey."Given the uncertainty surrounding the current economic environment, we believe it's in our best interest not to produce the Atlantique City event next year and to notify the antiques and ... (Read More)
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(Feature)All New Pottery Show in Ohio
The first annual Columbus Pottery Show and Sale will be held October 3 and 4 at the Alladin Shrine Center in Columbus, Ohio. The show is part of the premiere "Columbus Pottery Weekend" event, which includes an art pottery auction on Friday evening, October 2 by Greg Belhorn Auctions.The new ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fayum, the Name of the Game
This Fayum (or Faiyum) sarcophagus portrait painting brought bids from around the world and sold for $143,750.This hunting camp scene by Philip Russell Goodwin sold well at $80,500.The Cobbs Auctioneers, Peterborough, New Hampshireby Mark SiscoIt was good to see some fine period furniture going for fine, strong prices for a ... (Read More)
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(Show)Elm Bank Show Chugs Along
Vincent Caravella of The Scrapbook, which sells antique and decorative maps and prints in Essex, Massachusetts, spoke with us about the effort he and others are devoting to making their town a destination. The Web site for the Essex Merchants Group (www.visitessexma.com) is designed to attract people within a 50- ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Have Van, Will Travel
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondWe are gypsies of the open road. In our minds, it always starts out something like gypsies from a Sherlock Holmes story, with a brightly colored mysterious caravan, everything neatly stowed and tied down as we trundle along the backroads, fresh air blowing in our ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Short but Sweet Americana Sale
Frederic Wingate tall clock, 92" x 19" x 10", $19,550.Oh, how they love the blue paint. Doors with double raised panels, rattail hinges, a shaped bracket base skirt, and carved swags under the cornice all pushed this cupboard to $8050.Cyr Auction Company, Gray, Maineby Mark SiscoBy the standards of previous ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rookwood XIX, Keramics 2009, Art Glass 2009
Rookwood vase in the Standard glaze line by Kataro Shirayamadani, with Native American woman and teepees, marked, 10 3/8" high, fine crazing, pinhead-size glaze miss, and a few minor scratches, $21,850, the sale's top lot.Rookwood scenic Vellum glaze vase, Carl Schmidt, 1913, snow-covered Rocky Mountains in Calgary, marked, 15" high, ... (Read More)
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