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(Auction)Bay Psalm Book with Salem Witch Trial Provenance Tops $1 Million Sale
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
A seventh edition of the Bay Psalm Book, published in Boston in 1693, was the top lot at Swann’s printed and manuscript Americana sale on February 4 in the auction house’s New York City gallery. Estimated at $30,000/40,000, The Psalms Hymns and Spiritual ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)California Dealer Sentenced for Illegal Sale of Black Rhinoceros Horns
Art dealer Lumsden W. Quan, 47, of San Francisco, California, was sentenced on December 16, 2015, in federal court in Las Vegas, Nevada, to one year and two days in prison for conspiracy to violate the Lacey and Endangered Species Acts and to a violation of the Lacey Act for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Heade Heads Julia Auction
James D. Julia, Fairfield, Maine
Photos courtesy James D. Julia
An important American Revolutionary War powder horn and a Martin Johnson Heade genre painting combined for over a quarter of a million dollars to lead James D. Julia’s February 3-5 auction in Fairfield, Maine.
This powder horn, owned by Oliver Buttrick, can be ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Collector Sues over Native American Art Purchases
On December 7, 2015, Dr. Reuben Setliff of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, filed suit against Larry Belitz in county court in Fall River County, South Dakota. The case stems from Setliff’s purchase of more than $600,000 worth of Native American artifacts and antiquities from Belitz.
According to the suit, Setliff, a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)David Weiss Antiques, Mill River, Massachusetts
In the Trade
Part-time dealers have always been a significant force in the antiques trade. Individually, they may not sell a lot, but, as a group, they account for a substantial share of the market. At your average antiques show or local weekly auction, it’s a safe bet that a lot ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Map Believed Stolen from the Boston Public Library Found in New York City and Returned
On December 4, 2015, the Boston Public Library (BPL) announced that a map believed to have been stolen from the library more than a decade ago has been located and returned.
The map, Carte Geographique de Nouvelle France, compiled in 1612 by explorer Samuel de Champlain, was found for sale with ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Advances in Wood Identification and Thereby Attributions
Philip Zimmerman’s recent workshop “Strategies for Recognizing American vs. English Furniture,” under the auspices of the Appraisers Association of America, afforded this wooden objects and furniture conservator an opportunity to comment on an icon of American decorative arts: the 17th-century Elder Brewster chair, owned by Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth, ... (Read More)
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(Show)166th Original Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale
York, Pennsylvania
The January three-day York show, promoted by Melvin L. “Butch” Arion as the 166th Original Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale, was a perfect antidote for cabin fever. A January thaw provided three days of sunny weather with temperatures in the 40s and 50s, making it a pleasant drive ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Appraisal Organizations Join Forces
Three major personal property appraisal organizations have announced an initiative to educate the public regarding meaningful qualification standards for appraisers. The Appraisers Association of America (AAA), the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), and the International Society of Appraisers (ISA) support the effort as a needed step to improving overall appraiser ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Show in Cedar Grove, New Jersey
Show manager Debbie Turi has announced that a new antiques show, the Spring Antiques Expo, will be held March 19 and 20 at the Meadowbrook in Cedar Grove, New Jersey.
“The old Meadowbrook will house a stylish and intimate show of just 40 dealers. An old venue, once known for its ... (Read More)
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