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(Fragment)When Does Collecting Stop and Dealing Begin?
by David HewettCollector Richard Hopp of Van Nuys, California, is battling the city of Los Angeles and its police department over their definitions of "dealers." In November 2008 Hopp filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against the city and sought "Declaratory Relief to Determine Validity of Ordinances and Injunction."Richard ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Annual Thanksgiving Day Sale
Top lot in the sale was this 261/2" x 471/2" oil on board by John Hammond (1843-1939) showing a Saint John harbor scene, signed and dated 1897, that fetched $18,000.There was not a lot of early furniture at this sale, and these five arrow-back Nova Scotia Windsor chairs in early ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)D.C. Antique Photo Show Under New Management
The D.C. Antique Photo Show will make its 26th annual spring appearance under new management on Sunday, March 15, at its regular venue, the Holiday Inn Rosslyn/Key Bridge in Arlington, Virginia.The change was announced by Tom Rall, a director of Diverse Markets Management (DMM), a Washington, D.C., firm that is ... (Read More)
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(Show)Tailgate Antique Show in Nashville: New Look for an Old Classic
Nashville, Tennesseeby Karla Klein AlbertsonOutside exhibitors at the Tailgate Antique Show can now set up under cover in an open shed between the parking lot and the main building. Here is the display of canoes and outdoor gear from Jon and Carla Magoun of South Paris, Maine.At the booth of ... (Read More)
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(Show)Shenandoah Antiques Expo
Fishersville, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanThis "wall of Griswold" was found in the booth of Mary Anne's Antiques & Things, Covington, Virginia. The popular cast-iron pieces ranged in date from 1880 to 1950and in price from $25 for a small newer skillet to $300 for a #12 skillet with its original ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam
A Book Reviewby Lita Solis-CohenModern Americana: Studio Furniture from High Craft to High GlamEdited by Todd Merrill and Julie V. Iovine, with text by Jeffrey Head, Julie V. Iovine, Erin Johnson, Roberta Maneker, Todd Merrill, and Peter WolfRizzoli International Publications, 2008,272 pages, hardbound, $75.Modern Americana is the book that dealer ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Book Reviews
Book ReviewsThe Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs by Joseph Cunningham (Yale University Press, 2008, 304 pp., hardbound, $65 from Yale University Press, [www.yalebooks.com] or [800] 405-1619).A traveling exhibition of furniture by Charles Rohlfs (1853-1936) will begin in June 2009 at the Milwaukee Art Museum, travel to the Dallas Museum of ... (Read More)
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(Show)USArtists
Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenGerald Peters Gallery, New York City, asked $195,000 for Waiting to Enter by Martha Walter, a 1920 oil on canvas of a Black family, 40" x 48", signed lower right.Robert Henry Adams Fine Art, Chicago, Illinois, asked $750,000 for Hot Rhythm, a 40" x 50" oil on ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Adirondack Antiques Show is Back with Gusto
Blue Mountain Lake, New Yorkby Betty FloodRalph Kylloe of Lake George, New York, offered this throne chair made of mountain laurel roots, 1890-1910, from Skowhegan, Maine, for $4800.It was an absolute delight to enter the grounds of the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, New York, and see the quality ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)America's Founding Document
A Book Reviewby Lita Solis-CohenDeclaring Independence: The Origin and Influence of America's Founding DocumentEdited by Christian Y. Dupont and Peter S. OnufUniversity of Virginia Library, 2008, 104 pages, hardbound, $29.95 plus S/H from University of Virginia Press (www.upress.virginia.edu) or 1-800-831-3406. With the upcoming presidential inauguration, it is a good time ... (Read More)
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