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Attendance Up at New Hampshire Antiques Show
by David Hewett

Scott Bassett of the Peter Sawyer firm unveils the rare Aaron Willard shelf clock they kept covered until the doors opened at 10 a.m. It was available for $55,000.After the show had closed, Peter Sawyer said, "We had a very good show, [selling] two bureaus, two tall clocks, a candlestand, ... (Read More)

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Auction Law and Ethics: In Search of Balance
by Steve Proffitt

by Steve ProffittMaybe it is a result of having seven children. Maybe it is because I will soon have four of them in college at the same time. I have been asked often to represent or consult with various parties involved in auction situations by auctioneers, sellers, bidders, and buyers. ... (Read More)

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The Dingman Collection: A $9.8 Million Joy Ride
by Dick Friz

This 1939 Ford Deluxe station wagon, one of the most desirable Ford woodies, with hydraulic brakes and gleaming bird's-eye maple panels, sold for $247,500.Dingman's top seller, a 1936 custom Ford cabriolet with coachwork by Gläser, made $396,000.A 1937 Ford half-ton pickup V-8, one of two trucks in the sale, embraced, ... (Read More)

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Judge Awards Tennessee Family $320,000 for Missing Lighthouse Clock
by David Hewett

by David HewettOn June 28, Judge Arnold Goldin, a chancellor in the Chancery Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, entered an Order of Final Judgment in favor of Richard C. Rogers and Margaret Ann Rogers of Memphis, Tennessee.Goldin declared that Baltimore, Maryland, antiques dealer and Antiques Roadshow appraiser J. Michael Flanigan ... (Read More)

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Antiques in Manchester
by David Hewett

Taken from the bleacher seats in the JFK Coliseum, about an hour after the 3 p.m. opening on Wednesday, this photo shows that the joint is still jumping. The last time the coliseum was used for an antiques show, it had way too few exhibitors among huge areas of curtained-off ... (Read More)

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New Barnes in Philadelphia: Reservations Required
by Lita Solis-Cohen

The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia. ©2012 Tom Crane.Room 18. The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia. ©2012 The Barnes Foundation.Room 13. Photo by Ryan Donnell. ©2012 The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia.View of the Light Court, looking east. The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia. ©2012 Tom Crane.Le Bonheur de vivre Room. The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia. ©2012 Tom Crane.Cocktail ... (Read More)

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Summer Americana, Paintings, and Sporting Auction
by Jackie Sideli

This stunning 11" x 13½" white-line color woodcut print by Provincetown, Massachusetts, artist Blanche Lazzell (1878-1956) was in remarkable condition. In vivid blues, greens, reds, yellows, and browns, signed and dated 1931, Sail Boat sold for $106,200 to a bidder at the sale.Robert C. Eldred Co., Inc., East Dennis, Massachusettsby ... (Read More)

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Letter from London
by Ian McKay

by Ian McKay, [email protected] is something of a picture gallery feel to this month's selection, which focuses principally on the hugely successful old master sales of London's summer season, but making up the show are two singing sculptures, some incomparable chess pieces, an ivory Virgin and Child, and a very ... (Read More)

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Autumn Hartford Antiques Show Canceled
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The Autumn Hartford Antiques Show has been canceled, according to an e-mail from promoter Frank Gaglio of Barn Star Productions. The show lost its venue after the sale of the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford in September 2011."It is with great disappointment and nearly a year of exhaustive searching that ... (Read More)

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Diverse Pottery Sale at Crocker Farm
by Karl H. Pass

Gorsuch Barn has been transformed by the Zipps. Since the family now owns their own facility, they have diversified and have started holding general antiques sales. Karl Pass photo.One of the rarest items ever sold by Crocker Farm was this stoneware face pitcher attributed to Samuel Bell, likely Strasburg, Virginia, ... (Read More)
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