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The Summer Weekend Auction
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Photos courtesy Northeast Auctions Northeast Auctions’ “Summer Weekend Auction” was the last event in New Hampshire’s annual August American antiques marathon. After a ten-day preview, when many who came to the Granite State for the shows in Manchester and Concord the week before made a pilgrimage to ... (Read More)

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"We're Selling Stuff!"
by Mark Sisco

Ellsworth Antiques Show at Woodlawn, Ellsworth, Maine “The stuff” is the best stuff you’ll find in Maine. This is the show to which a carefully selected and strictly limited number of dealers bring their A+ game. The Ellsworth Antiques Show at Woodlawn, Ellsworth, Maine, got its start in 1937, and with ... (Read More)

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"Pure" Antique American Indian Show Continues to Grow
by Alice Kaufman

Antique American Indian Art Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico In Native American art parlance, the Antique American Indian Art Show’s origin myth starts decades before the show made its debut in Santa Fe’s El Museo in the Railyard. The show’s inspiration dates to 2014, when Kim Martindale, the man who started ... (Read More)

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Bidders Play Conservatively on an "Is It or Isn't It?" Stickley Chair
by Mark Sisco

Charles M. Talbot Associates, Turner, Maine At the Charles M. Talbot auction on August 16 in Turner, Maine, if you closed your eyes and clicked your heels, when you opened your eyes again you might have thought you’d gone back to the 19th century. The auction was held in the dooryard ... (Read More)

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Long May She Wave
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Doylestown, Pennsylvania Photos courtesy Mercer Museum Long May She Wave: A Graphic History of the American Flag,an exhibition at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, that opened on July 2 and continues until November 6, is more than a stunning graphic history of the American flag; it is a celebration of the ... (Read More)

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New Orleans Auction Galleries Sues Kenos; Stair Galleries Files Suit Against Leslie (Updated)
by Clayton Pennington

Update: This suit and all others have been settled and dismissed. For more: http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/news/kenos-resolve-all-legal-matters On July 13 Leigh and Leslie Keno, well-known figures in the antiques world, said they were in the process of selling a multimillion-dollar Modernist painting privately. Part of the proceeds, according to the brothers, would be used to satisfy ... (Read More)

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Shute Portrait Brings $339,000
by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo

Skinner, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts Blue was the color of summer at Skinner’s August 14 and 15 auction in Marlborough, Massachusetts, where portraits and objects in cerulean tones prevailed. Bidders had an array of early portraits from which to choose. The runaway highlight was an 1832 portrait of Electa Snow Pierce (1817-1849) of ... (Read More)

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Endless Treasures
by Alice Kaufman

Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico Once the pioneer of August antique Indian art shows in Santa Fe, New Mexico, then the gold standard, now the granddaddy, and still a strong contender, the Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show had a great run in Santa ... (Read More)

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Objects of Art Santa Fe Show
by Alice Kaufman

Santa Fe, New Mexico Kim Martindale conjured the idea for his Objects of Art show years ago, which was “to display objects from different cultures and different time periods and present them as art,” or, to quote coproducer John Morris, “a very solid show where people can have very high odds ... (Read More)

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Connecticut Man and New York Dealer Plead Guilty
by M.A.D. staff

Two men have pleaded guilty to hiding assets from the court. On May 19 antiques dealer Henry Neville, former president of the New York City operations of Mallett plc, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and false statements. On ... (Read More)
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