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Featured on the front cover of the catalog, the 1790-1830 Tsimshian war dagger, traditionally named Eagle at the Head of the Skeena River, was the top-selling lot in the auction. Handed down through generations, this potent symbol descended from Chief Legaic (or Legaix), an early, powerful leader. The dagger sold ... (Read More)
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Barn Star Productions and Frank Gaglio want to make certain that all attendees of Antiques Week in New Hampshire know that the Manchester Pickers Market Antiques Show and Mid-Week in Manchester Antiques Show are no longer at the Quality Inn in Bedford but have moved to the Furniture World Building ... (Read More)
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by Daniel GrantAnother day, another deaccession controversy. The good news is that the endowment of the St. Augustine Historical Society in Florida is reported to be $1 million richer than it had been. The reason for that windfall strikes almost no one as good news. Back in late 2007, the ... (Read More)
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Jonathan Snellenburg has joined Bonhams in New York City as director of the clocks and watches department.Snellenburg studied history and geology at Dartmouth College and received a Ph.D. in geochemistry from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. This led to a postdoctoral fellowship at the American Museum ... (Read More)
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by Richard de ThuinThe Hero Blaster used by Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford's character) in Blade Runner (Warner Bros., 1982) shot off a bid of more than a quarter of a million dollars to reach a target of $258,750 (includes buyer's premium) at Hollywood auction #36 held by Profiles in History, ... (Read More)
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Elinor Gordon, for 50 years the doyenne of dealers in Chinese export porcelain, died in East Sandwich, ... (Read More)
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This heavy and large (35½" x 62" overall) carved pine panel, signed and dated 1911, is the masterpiece of Leander Allen Plummer II. To see how the two Steves (auctioneer Stephen Fletcher and sporting specialist and auctioneer Stephen OBrien) felt about it, read the story. The panel and Plummers box ... (Read More)
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Emile Gruppé, Unloading the Catch, oil on canvas, 20" x 24", $7935 (est. $6500/ 8500). Earlier in the sale, Sunlit Birches, a tiny (3" x 4") signed oil on board described by the auctioneer as having great composition and being the smallest Ive ever seen in my life sold over ... (Read More)
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Historic Deerfield is rolling back the cost of adult admission. Visitors 18 and older will pay only $12 to experience all that the museum of early New England life has to offer."We want to make the visitor experience more accessible to a broader audience," said Philip Zea, president of Historic ... (Read More)
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Betina Tasende of Tasende Gallery, La Jolla and West Hollywood, California, has been appointed president of the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA). Howard Rehs of Rehs Galleries, Inc., New York City, stepped down from his 12-year tenure as president on July 1.According to the organization, Tasende moves into the presidency ... (Read More)
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