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(Fragment)Strawbery Banke Acquires Federal Sideboard with New Hampshire Provenance
Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has acquired an 1800-10 Sheraton inlaid mahogany sideboard that once belonged to the Stearns family of Durham, New Hampshire. The sideboard was donated to Strawbery Banke by Elisabeth Sturges.
“This sideboard is an unusual and important example of Portsmouth-made furniture, not only for its ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Native American and Ethnographic Art Auction
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
Skinner’s Boston gallery was abuzz during the preview for its May 6 auction of American Indian and ethnographic art. The talk was about the catalog cover lot: a rare Blackfeet chief’s shirt and leggings. The shirt, from the 1830s, was made from two sinew-sewn ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received, May 2016
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or online orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or a mail-order house is the place to look.
Scenic Impressions: Southern Interpretations from the Johnson Collection by Estill Curtis Pennington ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Government's Art Tab
Editorial
On March 21 Congressman Jason Chaffetz of Utah, chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, instructed Denise Roth, administrator of the General Services Administration, that she had two weeks to provide the committee with a staggering amount of information.
Chaffetz, a member of the Tea Party, wants to know ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Lever Monhegan Scene Is Top Lot at Barridoff
Barridoff Galleries, Portland, Maine
Photos courtesy Barridoff Galleries
Barridoff Galleries, Portland, Maine, held its biannual fine art auction on May 5 in the Abromson Center on the campus of the University of Southern Maine in Portland. The approximately 291 lots brought in a total of $570,510, but that number is expected to ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)A Job Worth Doing
The Young Collector
In Hollie’s first post-college job, she was a collection agent in a large urban area. She was not of the kind who works in a call center but of the variety who walks up to the apartment door and says, “I need to get $53 today or we’re ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Chait Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
Joseph Chait, 38, the senior auction administrator of a gallery and auction house located in Beverly Hills, California, pleaded guilty on March 9 in federal court in New York City to two counts related to wildlife trafficking.
He was charged with conspiring to smuggle wildlife products made from rhinoceros horn, elephant ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Impressionist and Modern Art
Doyle New York, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle
A sale of European and American Impressionist and modern art was held at Doyle New York on May 3. Overall the sale totaled $2,174,563; 88% of the lots sold. American art sales contributed $1,148,188 to the total, with 85% sold by lot. Lots ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Antique City Show Makes Major Changes
The Antique City Show is making some major changes including dates, location, and prices.
Holiday Promotions, the new owner of the show, is moving it to the Allentown (Pennsylvania) Fairgrounds with new dates, June 18 and 19. For the last four years, the show has been in April at Lehigh University ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, May 2016
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
Madame Would Look Enchanting in This!
Dating from around 1765, this elegant lady wearing a robe à la française of silk and metallic wrapped thread would appear to be the only recorded surviving life-size French mannequin de mode of the period.
Wearing as accessories a blonde wig, pearl earrings, a ... (Read More)
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