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Country Auction in Maine
by Mark Sisco

The background on this Maine folk art decorated box appeared to be composed of wooden matchsticks inlaid with mahogany images of diamonds, a star, two bears, and two clasped hands. It sold for $165.This oil on canvas, probably of a Gloucester or Provincetown, Massachusetts, harbor scene, was by J.J. Enwright, ... (Read More)

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Rago Sale Features Selection of Antique Jewelry
by Mary Ann Hensel

This rare pair of Holbeinesque enameled gold earrings, circa 1870, 2 1/8" long, is attributed to Hancocks and was retailed by S.J. Phillips Ltd., both of London. They are pictured in Understanding Jewellery by David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti. They came to the sale from a consignor that Rago's Sarah ... (Read More)

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Freeman's Marathon Sale
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Attributed to Ruth Henshaw Bascom (1772-1848), this profile portrait of a young woman, pastel and graphite on paper in a painted frame, 18½" x 13½", sold on the phone for $26,200 (est. $3000/5000) to the trade, underbid by a collector in the salesroom.Needlework picture, "Wrought by Abigail F. Cunningham under ... (Read More)

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Metropolitan Museum of Art: In the Folk Art Tradition
by A.J. Peluso

Private collection. ... (Read More)

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Two Auction Records for a Zoot Suit
by Richard de Thuin

Wow! What can we say? What a session of bidding occurred when this man's wool zoot suit, 1938-42, came up for bid. Four phones battled each other, and Karen Augusta and Bob Ross fielded bids on their individual phones. The excitement began at $500 against a $700/900 estimate and spiraled ... (Read More)

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In the Trade: Doug Ramsay, DBR Antiques, Hadley, Massachusetts
by Frank Donegan

Doug and Rui Ramsay.View of the Connecticut River from Ramsay's home.Delicate New England demilune table with pegged construction in Spanish brown paint over red stain, $1400. On top, a mid-20th-century sheet metal weathervane of a coupe, $1850.Polychrome carved pine eagle that Ramsay dates to the late 19th century, $2850.Gold-painted model ... (Read More)
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