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(Fragment)Leigh Keno: Full-Time Auctioneer
by Lita Solis-Cohen
Leigh Keno of New York City said he has made the change from antiques show dealer to full-time auctioneer. He has resigned from the New York Winter Antiques Show in January and from the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Summer Americana Sale: Lower Expectations, Lower Realizations
The southeast Massachusetts Queen Anne breakfast table is a rarity in size-26" high with an 113/4" x 313/4" top with leaves down. It went to dealer Michael Whittemore for $46,800.Northeast Auctions, Manchester, New Hampshireby David HewettPhotos courtesy Northeast AuctionsIt is no secret that this year has not been a good ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Pull Toy Reels in Top Price
The Peter Hunt furniture and accessories, as seen at the preview, included a child's school desk and chair, a three-shelf etagere, two paintings, a two-part hutch, a one-door cabinet, two fall-front desks, a folding screen, and a two-part stepback cupboard. Hunt recycled secondhand furniture. He painted things and resold them ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Case Opens Office in Nashville
Case Antiques Inc., Auctions & Appraisals, has opened a branch office in Nashville, Tennessee. The four-year-old company is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where it has a 13,500-square-foot auction gallery.The Nashville office will be under the direction of Sarah Campbell Drury, who has been hired as vice president for decorative arts. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art Dealer Surrenders
Art theft suspect Matthew Taylor, 41, who also uses the name Matthew Taylor Nelson, was arrested in Los Angeles when he surrendered himself on September 3 on an arrest warrant for grand theft and receiving stolen property in connection with the theft of Brilliant Sunset in a Marsh by Granville ... (Read More)
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(Auction)First Drum Roll Heard for Martignette Collection of Illustration Art
The highest bids were for two lots by Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874-1951). A Proud WWI Sailor's New Uniform, a House of Kuppenheimer ad diptych, 1917, an unsigned, relined oil on canvas, 29" x 46" overall, wore the crown when it sold to the phone for $155,350 (est.$50,000/70,000). It is one ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A New Facility Is Christened
High lot of the Evans sale was this Dugan Glass Co. syrup pitcher. The 6 1/4" green opalescent vessel dates from the early 20th century and is undamaged and free of wear. This extremely rare example is decorated with the so-called "swastika" design. It is highly sought after by collectors ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Economists Weigh In on the Art Market
by Daniel GrantThe news from the art trade has been grim the past year. Many art galleries around the United States have closed their doors, and major and regional fine arts auction houses have watched sales revenues and prices go down and the percentage of unsold lots go up. Fewer ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"American Pickers" Coming to Television
A U.S. television network is producing a new series following the world of antiques picking, and the producers are looking for stories."[The network] is hitting the road this fall on the search to feature barns across America loaded with golden antique goods from days gone by. We want to hear ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Price Collection Revisited
This country formal single-door linen press, circa 1840, demanded a full-page color illustration on plate 525 of Howard Pain's The Heritage of Upper Canadian Furniture. A quote from this book gives some background information about this piece. "The addition of a set of drawers to the traditional press form
dates ... (Read More)
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