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An Imaginary Conversation Leads to a Proposed "Collector Code of Conduct"
by Baron Perlman

Opinion I imagine a well-known antiques dealer saying, “I think every dealer hopes for knowledgeable collectors who look for a win-win situation and have the means to follow through. Anyone who deals in retail finds most people desirable to deal with. Yet there is a segment that makes it so hard that ... (Read More)

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Antiques in 2 Barns
by Don Johnson

Jennifer Sabin is stressing the basics when she debuts Antiques in 2 Barns, a small, one-day show on Wednesday, September 14, at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Hilliard, Ohio. The timing takes advantage of buyers in the area for the Springfield (Ohio) Extravaganza later that week. The shows are 35 ... (Read More)

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Letter from London
by Ian McKay

Ian McKay, <[email protected]> Hong Kong and New York City have seen much of the major saleroom action in recent times, though by the time this issue appears, London will be fully up and running again. A couple of personal favourites from the Impressionist and Modern picture sales held in London in ... (Read More)

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Art Sales Executive Settles Tax Case
by Casey O'Brien and Betty Flood

Art sales executive Victoria Gelfand, whose companies failed to pay New York sales and use tax on more than 30 works of art purchased by her companies, has agreed to pay the state $210,000 in sales and use tax combined. From 2005 through 2013, Gelfand employed two companies to engage in ... (Read More)

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Strength and Splendor
by Lita Solis-Cohen

A Book Review Strength and Splendor: Wrought Iron from the Musée Le Secq des Tournelles, Rouen, edited by Anne-Charlotte Cathelineau. The Barnes Foundation, 2015, 176 pages, hardbound, $32.50 plus S/H from the Barnes Foundation, (215) 278-7000 or (www.barnesfoundation.org). Strength and Splendor is the illustrated catalog for an exhibition of 150 pieces of ... (Read More)

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Fifty Years and Downsizing
by Fran Kramer

Dana Tillou and his wife, Catherine, at the 2015 Antiques at Rhinebeck. After having an art and antiques gallery for the past 50 years at 417 Franklin Street in Buffalo, New York, dealer Dana Tillou is moving. Not far, about two miles, to a smaller venue, where his gallery size will ... (Read More)

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The 2016 Brandywine Show
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Brandywine River Museum of Art Antiques Show, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania The Brandywine River Museum of Art Antiques Show is a Memorial Day weekend tradition as firmly rooted as putting out American flags. Dealers at the 45th annual show, held May 27-30, brought mostly Americana and antiques from Europe or Asia that ... (Read More)

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Dunning Still Life Tops Two-Day Sale
by Jackie Sideli

William A. Smith, Inc., Plainfield, New Hampshire Photos courtesy William A. Smith, Inc. The William A. Smith auction gallery in Plainfield, New Hampshire, was packed with customers for the two-day Memorial Day weekend antiques auction on May 29 and 30. William G. Smith has been steadfast in his refusal to use Internet ... (Read More)

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Three-Day Sale in May
by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo

John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts With three days and over 1300 lots, John McInnis Auctioneers’ Memorial Day weekend (May 28-30) auction in the Amesbury, Massa-chusetts, gallery had something for everyone and then some. Prices were up, down, and all over the place. Day one was given over to 153 lots of timepieces ... (Read More)

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Randolph Street Market Festival: Opening Weekend 2016
by Danielle Arnet

Chicago, Illinois To the annals of great impresarios through history, add Sally Schwartz, the founder and driving force behind and still major-domo of the Randolph Street Market Festival in Chicago’s West Loop. Flo Ziegfeld and Sol Hurok, eat your hearts out! For the May 28 and 29 opening of the seasonal outdoor ... (Read More)
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