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(Auction)Sizzling Sale
This unusual carved and painted trade sign was found in an abandoned building in Newark, New Jersey. It appears to be an address, "41144," formed by the carved and painted black musicians and dancers. "Good Policy to Trade at the Hub" is written below the address. It measures 31" x ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Moody Maine History Is the Mainstay
As far as we can tell, this is only the fourth example of the first edition of The American Coast Pilot, dated 1796, to come to the auction market. It had the original owner's inscription on the front endpapers, "Lemuel Moody's 1796/ Portland." It sold for $48,875, the top price ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)A Bill Not Paid in Full Leads to Court Action
by Daniel GrantThe upside of the increasingly global art and antiques market is that dealers, galleries, and auction houses in the United States and Europe have been able to find new buyers on every continent (but Antarctica), which has helped buoy their revenues at a time of sluggish economic growth ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Doyle Sells Silver Tankard for $46,875
Photo courtesy Doyle New York.by Lita Solis-CohenWho says the market for first-rate silver is moribund? When Doyle New York miscataloged a rare early 18th-century New York tankard as an "English silver tankard/ Marked VPD," noting that the marks were "unascribed" and dating it "18th/19th century," those in the know thought ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Better Protections for Consignors of Art Passed in New York Legislature
by Betty FloodLegislation to amend the New York Arts and Cultural Affairs Law, in relation to consignments of works of art to art merchants by artists and their successors, has been passed by the New York State Legislature.The purpose of the bill, according to a memo posted on line by ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Victoria Mansion Unveils Restored Pompeian Bathroom Suite
Before and after photographs of the Pompeian bathroom suite in the Victoria Mansion.Visitors this summer to Portland, Maine's Victoria Mansion will be able to see the completed restoration of its unique Pompeian bathroom suite. After a year and a half of work, conservator Gianfranco Pocobene and his team have returned ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: Stopping Fakes
Too often government hinders the antiques and collectibles trade. M.A.D. has reported on dozens of pieces of well-meaning legislation aimed at stemming the sale of stolen merchandise—often called secondhand dealers laws—that sweep up legitimate, lawabiding dealers into a nightmare of regulations and paperwork.The Stolen Valor Act, passed in 2006 with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Claus Toy Boats Rule the Waves
Märklin New York Series II clockwork battleship #1092/115, circa 1905, with gilt embossed figurehead, 27½" long, $109,350.
The auction's top performer, a Märklin Providence clockwork tinplate paddle-wheeler #1071, 1900-02, with captain on the foredeck, 26" long, went at $247,250.
Märklin battleship Maryland #5128D/9, circa 1915, flies U.S. flag, modeled after a proposed ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Folk Art Double-Sided Trade Sign Surfaces
Photo courtesy Conestoga Auction Company.by Karl H. PassA 19th-century large double-sided trade sign reading "A. SCHEFFMAN'S/ MEAT MARKET" sold for $41,300 (includes buyer's premium) on July 28 at Conestoga Auction Company in Manheim, Pennsylvania.The three-part wooden sign is composed of ribbon-shaped banners above and below a central oval image depicting ... (Read More)
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