(Auction)
Shown are two plates from the portfolio The North American Indian by Edward Curtis (1868-1952), Volume 1: The Apache. The Jicarillas. The Navajo, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1907. Lacking six plates, it included 33 of the 39 large-format photogravures on Van Gelder paper, loose in a 23" x 19¼" morocco portfolio, prefaced ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Grey Horse by Karl Knaths (1891-1971) fetched $11,500 (est. $15,000/20,000). The circa 1968 oil on canvas is 30" x 50". Schinto photo.Wharf Scene by Gerrit Hondius (1891-1970) fetched $2185 (est. $1000/1500). The undated oil on board is 16" x 20". Three other Hondius works (not shown) did not do as ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
This group of four miniature Chinese teapots proved to be the high lot of the Potomack sale. The largest of the group is 6½" tall. They are all from the county-city of Yixing, in the eastern coastal province of Jiangsu. Yixing is noted for its teapots. From left to right ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)
Barn Star Productions and Frank Gaglio will launch a new antiques show in July in Saratoga Springs, New York. The Saratoga Springs Antiques, Art and Jewelry Show will make its debut July 27-29 at the Saratoga Springs City Center.Gaglio stated in a press release, "We have been looking for a ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)
Computer Column #277by John P. Reid, [email protected] recognition software automatically picked out these pictures of the author taken over four decades.Last month this column touched briefly on Internet fraud. Researching that subject led to the realization that there is a more insidious, widespread problem: there is no privacy on the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and Web site ... (Read More)
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(Show)
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThe French faience boar's head tureen in the foreground and the German one in the back were $44,500 each from Brian Haughton. He sold the German one and a Meissen teapot to an American museum.The Northwest Coast Tlingit ceremonial clan hat with eagle crest, mid-19th century, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
A Penobscot peaked cap, 15½" tall, from the second quarter of the 19th century sold for $35,550 (est. $40,000/60,000). It had belonged to Molly Molasses (1775-1867), who is pictured wearing a similar hat in a photograph by S.W. Sawyer of Bangor, Maine, in 1865. It was the top Siebert lot ... (Read More)
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