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(Auction)The Clegg Sale
Wiederseim Associates, Inc., Glenmoore, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenWiederseim Associates held an old-fashioned farm sale at the Ludwig's Corner Firehouse in Glenmoore, Pennsylvania, on November 23 and 24, 2007, to disperse the collections of Alfred and Miriam Clegg. Estate sales are rites of passage in Chester County, and a large crowd of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Samuel C. Pennington, Publisher of Maine Antique Digest, 1929-2008
Samuel Charles Pennington III died February 2, 2008, at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine. Pennington was born September 18, 1929, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Agnes Johnston Pennington and Samuel Charles Pennington, Jr. He was educated at Calvert School in Baltimore, Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, and Johns ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Shoe's on the Other Foot Now for Bankrupt Salanders
by David Hewett
Lawrence (Larry) Salander has been in the news for some time now. First it was with his ambitious and much-ballyhooed Renaissance art show, which had been planned for October 2007 at the Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, followed by the collapse of those plans and the padlocking of the gallery in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fall Americana: Fine and Decorative Arts
Cowan's, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonThe biggest story coming out of Cowan's auction of fine and decorative arts, held October 12 and 13, 2007, in Cincinnati, Ohio, wasn't what sold. Rather, one unsold lot made the most noise.An original painting of The Spirit of '76, Archibald M. Willard's iconic Revolutionary War ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 44th Annual Delaware Antiques Show
Wilmington, Delawareby Lita Solis-CohenThe 44th Annual Delaware Antiques Show, held November 9-11, 2007, has long been a major event on the antiques show calendar. Considered the number three show for Americana after the Philadelphia show and the New York Winter Antiques Show, it has tried in recent years to become ... (Read More)
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(Show)Ellis Antiques Show: Grande Dame Gets Nip and Tuck
Boston, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoIf an annual award were given for "most improved antiques show," it would go to the Ellis Antiques Show, held November 1-4, 2007, in its usual space, The Castle at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers. Those who went to the opening night gala and headed ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Cord Shows Ltd. Adds Two New Shows
Vivien Cord and Ed McClure of Cord Shows Ltd., Armonk, New York, have added two new events to their 2008 schedule.On Sunday, September 21, the Putnam County Antiques Fair will debut at the Patterson Recreation Center, 65 Front Street, Patterson, New York. It will accommodate 60 booths.On December 6 and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Reorganized Salander-O'Reilly Emerges, Sotheby's Cancels Auction, and Art Owners Complain
by David HewettIf the Lawrence Salander/Salander-O'Reilly Galleries Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings seemed convoluted last time you looked, read on for the truly bizarre.A quick reiteration of the situation. A core group of creditors entered a Chapter 7 Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition for the gallery on November 1, 2007, in New York ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Firearms Column
by Robert KyleWhen a government doesn't understand its own gun laws, bad things can happen.At first light on September 13, 2006, members of Britain's Metropolitan Police surrounded the suburban home of Mick Shepherd, for over 30 years an internationally known and well-respected firearms collector and dealer. The 56-year-old grandfather is ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Paul Kleinwald, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
In the Tradeby Frank DoneganHere's yet another antiques dealer who ended up in the trade by accident. Back in the late 1960's and early '70's, when Paul Kleinwald was a young guy trying to find his way in the world, "antiques," he said, "weren't even on my radar." It's easy ... (Read More)
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