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(Auction)Diversity Plays Key Role at Pottery Auction
Crocker Farm, Inc., York, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassCrocker Farm, Inc. held its eighth specialized pottery auction of antique stoneware and redware on Saturday, November 3, 2007, at the York Expo Center's Old Main Building in York, Pennsylvania. Over 80 consignors made the 437-lot sale possible. The total (including the 15% ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Live Free or Die Antique Tool Auction
Martin J. Donnelly Antique Tools, Nashua, New Hampshireby Mark Sisco"Geez, what a day we had yesterday," John Miller of Bainbridge, New York, crowed. "I think I sold half of what I brought."We don't know if his sentiments were universal among the tailgate exhibitors, but he did seem to capture the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)American Folk Art Museum's Branch Gallery at Lincoln Square Reopens
The branch gallery of the American Folk Art Museum at Lincoln Square on Manhattan's upper west side has reopened. The gallery has been closed for several months for systems upgrades and renovations. The revitalization has been made possible by museum trustee Joyce Cowin, who donated $1 million, and trustee Frances ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Painted Shenandoah Valley Chest Leads Farmer Sale
Ken Farmer Auctions & Appraisals, LLC, Radford, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanKen Farmer Auctions & Appraisals held its fall estate and collectors auction on October 6 and 7, 2007, at its facility in Radford, Virginia. The sale consisted of more than 650 lots from an unusually wide range of antiques and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Barnes Foundation Goes Back to Court
The proposed move of the Barnes Foundation is back in Montgomery County Orphan's Court, where in 2004 Judge Stanley R. Ott granted the petition by its board of trustees to move its world-renowned gallery collection to a location on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Judge Ott is now considering ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Legislation to Regulate Antique Firearms
by Jessica BestAntique firearms would be held to the same regulations of firearms, including background checks and licenses for gunsmith and dealers, in New York state under legislation introduced in the assembly by Michael Gianaris. If the legislation becomes law, antiques dealers and collectors would have to acquire a gun ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Salander-O'Reilly's Million-Dollar Library Back in the News
On Tuesday, January 22, the chief restructuring officer (CRO) of the bankrupt art firm Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Triax Capital Advisors? Joseph Sarachek, revealed that he had been in talks with several parties about the sale of the galleries? 35,000-volume art library.
Sarachek acknowledged, "We are speaking with serious collectors who recognize that ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)American Silver Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Established in Boston in 1808 and relocated to Philadelphia three years later, the silversmithing firm of Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner produced American silver of unprecedented quality and grandeur, according to a press release from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Silversmiths to the Nation: Thomas Fletcher ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Carousel Horse Tops Virginia Auction
Green Valley Auctions, Inc., Mt. Crawford, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanGreen Valley Auctions held its semiannual sale of antiques, Americana, and decorative arts on November 10, 2007, at its Mt. Crawford, Virginia, facility. A subheading in the 944-lot catalog noted that this sale featured a "focus on Virginia and the South." ... (Read More)
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(Auction)"Success to the Railroad" Flask Brings $29,900
Norman C. Heckler & Company, Woodstock Valley, Connecticutby Ed PfeifferNorman Heckler Sr. of Woodstock Valley, Connecticut, brought 100 lots of antique bottles, flasks, and related glass objects up for bids in an absentee auction ending on October 31, 2007. Bidding was active and produced strong price results. Although one lot ... (Read More)
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