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by David HewettThe owners of the popular Burlwood Antique Center in Meredith, New Hampshire, announced in mid-July that they have decided to leave the antiques business and pursue other goals.The decision comes on the heels of the notice that owners Mark Diette and Mary Di Maria (husband and wife) gave ... (Read More)
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Connecticut River valley arched door corner cupboard, $48,300. Maine dealer Scott Fraser was the buyer.Gould Auction Company, Gardiner, Maineby Mark SiscoTimothy Gould has a rigorous standard for his auctions. If something's been seen on the market in the past ten years, it won't be seen at a Gould auction. He ... (Read More)
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The steamboat Connecticut-Antonio Jacobsen at his best.The Yacht "America" Off Castle Garden-James Buttersworth at his best.by A.J. Peluso, Jr.Flying the Colors: The Unseen Treasures of Nineteenth-Century American Marine Artby Alan Granby and Janice Hyland, with an introduction by Stuart M. FrankMystic Seaport (in association with Hudson Hills Press), Mystic, Connecticut, ... (Read More)
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by Steve ProffittThe first thing I read when each new issue of M.A.D. arrives is Clayton Pennington's editorial. Pennington knows the palpable truths and fine subtleties of the antiques trade, and he always pens a thought-provoking piece on some facet of the industry.In the July issue Pennington's views appeared under ... (Read More)
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Barrett called this 211/2" long Marklin battleship Iowa the finest example of a first-series battleship and said it was consigned by the heirs of the original owner, who received it as a Christmas present in 1903. In original condition, it is an amazing survivor with its original anchor, one lifeboat, ... (Read More)
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Nineteenth-century watercolor mourning tribute to Anthony Budlong Patt of Rhode Island, who died in 1827, in a period gilt frame, the paper watermarked 1826, $5900 from Ed and Anita Holden of Holden Antiques, Sherman, Connecticut.Old Hickory glider, $1600; painted oilcloth pillow, Ortegia sisters, circa 1920, showing wildlife including an owl, ... (Read More)
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The people who made the exhibition and book possible (from left), Bruce Barnes, Joseph Cunningham, Liza Rohlfs Ortman,her son, Mike Ortman, and her husband, John Ortman, in the gallery with a desk chair, a promised gift to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the American Decorative Art 1900 Foundation, and ... (Read More)
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It's a record. This large and rare ant trap storage jar is complete with the correct lid. The well at the top would be filled with water to keep ants from getting into the contents. It would have been used to store molasses, honey, or even cane syrup. It sold ... (Read More)
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Marc Witus of Gladstone, New Jersey, offered more than the contents of most antiques shops all on one stand where collectors searched for treasures.Gene and Carol Rappaport of Strasburg, Pennsylvania, offered a lot of iron. Andirons ranged in price from $500 to $3500 for a pair with faceted heads. Skimmers ... (Read More)
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The portrait of the Boothbay-built John G. Richardson byfather-and-son artists John and Frederick Tudgay, 27" x 42", was tagged $87,500 by Running Battle Antiques, Newagen, Maine. The John G. Richardson was launched on April 5, 1855, and carried cotton from Louisiana to Cardiff, Wales, then loaded up with coal, which ... (Read More)
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