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(Fragment)Crime Pays
A letter written by bank robber John Dillinger sold for $60,400 (includes buyer's premium) at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago on July 28. The estimate was $4000/6000.The one-page autographed letter signed "Johnny" in pen was written on December 18, 1932, from the Crown Point, Indiana, jail to his niece, Mary ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Keno Auctions
by Lita Solis-CohenLeigh Keno, New York City antiques dealer and Antiques Roadshow star, has opened an auction house."We packed up four estates in New England," said Keno on the phone announcing his new venture. "We will have our first sale in May. We are looking for space to rent for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)De Lue Exhibition
The work of Monmouth County, New Jersey, sculptor and medalist Donald De Lue will be shown in a special exhibition at the Monmouth County Historical Association's museum and library at 70 Court Street, Freehold, New Jersey, through August 15. The exhibition will feature over 40 of De Lue's medals, preliminary ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Brant Mackley Gallery Moves
The Brant Mackley Gallery, originally located in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, has moved to Hershey, Pennsylvania. The gallery is known for Native American art, folk art, and world tribal art. Owned and operated by Brant Mackley, the gallery includes work from North America, Africa, Melanesia, Easter Island, and beyond.In its new location ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair Over
by Lita Solis-CohenThe Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair, the anchor of the June antiques season in London for 75 years, will no longer be continued.The announcement of its closing by the fair organizers, the British Antique Dealers' Association and the Grosvenor House fair executive committee, cited declining profit, increased ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dawes Joins Heritage Auction Galleries
Nicholas Dawes, longtime Antiques Roadshow personality and expert in Lalique, art glass, and decorative arts, has accepted a position with Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas, Texas, as a consignment director. Dawes will continue operating out of his home base in New York City.Dawes is a former department head and auctioneer ... (Read More)
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(Show)Swan Song in Topsfield
Bayberry Antiques priced the mid-20th-century eagle-patterned hooked rug at $475. The 19th-century cupboard in original paint was $675. The primitive painting of a lighthouse in oil on artist's board was $225.Erica Haba of Au Ciel Antique Studio, Black Rock, Connecticut, asked $2600 for the carved and painted architectural piece, seen ... (Read More)
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(Show)Boston's New Weekly Venue
A glimpse of the crowd at SoWa Open Market. The burning question: Would they venture inside the trolley barn to look at the antiques? Many of them did. Some bought.It's a Harley-Davidson military model LT, circa 1918, said David O'Dowd of Boston, whose price for it was $55,000 or "best ... (Read More)
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(Show)Wooing Younger Buyers
Rug dealers Fred and Aisla Bradshaw spend half the year in their home in Scotland and the other half in Kemble,Ontario. At shows, Aisla sells British costume jewelry and assists Fred with carpets when she can. Fred is holding up a 4'10" x 3'6" Turkish Shirvan kilim with geometricdesigns in ... (Read More)
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(Show)Shenandoah Antiques Expo Remains Steady
The booth of Willow Tree Antiques, Rumney, New Hampshire, was dominated by this shelf unit loaded with Roseville pottery items. Although there may be aWeller piece here and there, Roseville is their stock in trade. The items shown here ranged from $100 for a small planter to $1600 for the ... (Read More)
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