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Humbugged!
by Mark Bramble

P. T. Barnum was known as “the Prince of Humbug” for the many fakes and frauds he perpetrated on the American public throughout most of the 19th century. The Fiji Mermaid; Joice Heth, the oldest woman in the world; General Tom Thumb, the smallest man alive; bearded ladies; fat ladies; ... (Read More)

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Another Pro-Choice Debate
by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond

The Young Collector Once upon a time, we wrote about how corrosive the concept of convenience is, how we unwittingly give up important, often intangible things in exchange for tangible, often inconsequential things. Nowhere is this more apparent, at least to us this time of year, than holiday shopping. Hollie faces ... (Read More)

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Senate Takes a Hard Look at Private Museums
by Clayton Pennington

Editorial According to a story reported in the New York Times on November 29, 2015, Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and one of the most powerful figures in Congress, is taking a hard look at private museums, trying to determine if the museums deserve the ... (Read More)

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Searching for Family Heirlooms
by M.A.D. Staff

Users of the website JustaJoy.com (www.justajoy.com) are able to search for family heirlooms and receive notifications when objects matching their search criteria are posted. Owner and developer Joy Shivar explained that the site is “the world’s largest source of indexed identified items owned by antique dealers and others.” Family researchers can ... (Read More)

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Letter from London, January 2016
by Ian McKay

Ian McKay, <[email protected]> May I wish M.A.D. readers, one and all, a Happy Christmas and a Good New Year, and hopefully divert some of you with this month’s selection. It includes some very, very expensive Chinese furniture; a very modern ceramic Alice and more than one mouse; a suffragette; Oscar Wilde ... (Read More)

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Erie County, New York, Secondhand Dealers Law Exempts Antiques
by M.A.D. Staff

On December 17, 2015, the Erie County (New York) Legislature unanimously approved a local law regulating pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers, but a provision in the law exempts antiques dealers under several conditions. The law will make it unlawful for establishments to purchase any articles, jewelry, or precious metals from any person ... (Read More)

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In with the Not So Old: American 20th-Century Design
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Sotheby’s, New York City, and Wright, Chicago Photos courtesy Sotheby’s and Wright An article in the Economist on December 19, 2015, tried to explain why the bottom has dropped out of the antiques market. It claimed the cause is the fall in demand for 18th- and 19th-century furniture and decorations and suggested ... (Read More)

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Swann's Best-Ever African American Fine Art Sale: $3.1 Million
by Jeanne Schinto

Swann Galleries, New York City Photos courtesy Swann Galleries “Who says auctions can’t be fun?” Swann Galleries’ president and chief auctioneer Nicholas D. Lowry asked his audience after selling a circa 1958 painting by Norman Lewis for an applause-generating record-breaking $965,000 (including buyer’s premium). The untitled and previously uncataloged abstraction in oil ... (Read More)

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Wondrous Beasts, Feathered Fantasies: R.W. Martin & Brothers
by Julie Schlenger Adell

Phillips, New York City Photos courtesy Phillips Martinware grotesques from the late 19th and early 20th century “were the Star Wars figures of that day,” according to Alex Heminway, director of design sales at Phillips New York. Twenty-three lots of R.W. Martin Bros. salt-glazed stoneware, from a collection started in the early 1990s ... (Read More)

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Americana Week in New York City January 2016
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Go to Calendar of Events Landmark Americana sales are long remembered for marking turning points in the marketplace. The Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little sales in January and October 1994 at Sotheby’s offered a wide-ranging collection of Americana, mostly of New England origin, and established a certain kind of folk ... (Read More)
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