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Next fall the Nutmeg State will have a new antiques show. Barn Star Productions and Frank Gaglio have announced a new event: the Autumn Hartford Antiques Show. It will be held October 31 and November 1, 2009, at the Connecticut Expo Center in Hartford.Frank Gaglio stated in a press release, ... (Read More)
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Middletown, Rhode Islandby Jeanne SchintoHeller-Washam, Portland, Maine, and Woodbury, Connecticut, asked $68,000 for the small Queen Anne highboy in the corner. Made on the southeastern coast of Massachusetts, circa 1740, it has contrasting walnut herringbone inlays, one replaced brass, veneer patching, old refinish, and Garvan family provenance. On the right, ... (Read More)
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Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New HampshireThe pen and ink, gouache, and watercolor of long-haired squirrels on 23½" x 18½" Whatman paper is the original by John James Audubon for The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, 1841-45. Nothing is known about its earliest years other than it was found in the street ... (Read More)
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by Daniel GrantBuyers at Christie's auction house will now be able to pay for many of their purchases with an American Express card. Not everything, however. Christie's has established transaction limits for cardholders, which allow credit card purchases in what is called the middle-market range, between $3000 and $80,000. Clients ... (Read More)
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Cowan's, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonPhotos courtesy Cowan'sWith gross receipts of $1.08 million for Cowan's sale of Western and historic Americana, held June 5 in Cincinnati, Ohio, company president/auctioneer C. Wesley Cowan was pleased with the day's results, but this isn't the same market it used to be."For the first time ... (Read More)
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Robert C. Eldred Co., Inc., East Dennis, MassachusettsMillion-Dollar Heade at Summer Americana Auctionby Jackie SideliPhotos courtesy Eldred'sEvery year, Eldred's puts together a pretty impressive summer Americana auction. This year the July 30-August 1 sale was spectacular, with classic material and strong prices thoughout.The highlight was Eldred's first $1 million item, ... (Read More)
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York, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenWho would think Labor Day weekend is a good time for an antiques show? Isn't the last weekend of summer the time to close the beach house, get the kids ready for school, and stay off the highways to make room for the vacationers returning home?The fact ... (Read More)
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Americana Sales during the Wall Street Crisisby Lita Solis-CohenThe financial crisis gave the September Americana market the shivers and a fever. Collectors, dealers, and auctioneers, anxious to know how the Wall Street meltdown and Congressional bickering over the bailout would affect the Americana sales, gathered at Christie's and Sotheby's in ... (Read More)
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Peaceable Kingdom Lawsuit Heats Up by Clayton PenningtonHalsey Minor, an Internet entrepreneur and American art collector, has filed a countersuit against Sotheby's, alleging the firm concealed its financial interest in Edward Hicks's Peaceable Kingdom with the Leopard of Serenity that sold to Minor on May 22 for $9,673,000 (includes buyer's ... (Read More)
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Man Admits to Knowing Antiques Were Stolen from SoldiersA Kansas man has pleaded guilty to helping another man cover up the theft of antiques and household goods put in storage by military personnel who were deployed or transferred from Fort Leavenworth.Christopher Wilson, 33, of Leavenworth pleaded guilty to one count ... (Read More)
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