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(Show)Bigger and Better Deerfield
The "Murray's" store sign from Maine was $1750 from Bill Quinn of Alna, Maine. Quinn also had a huge grain bin, "fresh from Maine," priced at $1850.Weathervanes and checkerboards and a circa 1900 carved carousel cat ($3700) were all from William Gittes of Barrington, New Hampshire. The tin vane (center) ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Summer Ceramic Sale at Crocker Farm
Starting the sale was this rare stoneware jar with open handles and stamped "Coerlears Hook" and "N.York" along the rim. A very early piece, it turned up not long ago at an estate sale in South Carolina. Made in Manhattan by African-American potter Thomas Commeraw, this 11 5/8" tall two-gallon ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Black with a Gold Strake: An Exercise in Ship Identification
by Sam Davidson and James ShuttleworthThe Liverpool artist John Hughes (1806-1878/80) painted ship portraits mainly for visiting American captains. Consequently, although well represented in today's American collections, his works are seldom met with in the U.K., where he has been slower to gain recognition. In May, one of his typical ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Summer Americana, Paintings, and Sporting Auction
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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(Feature)The Wistar Bottle: A Cautionary Tale
by Lita Solis-CohenA federal grand jury in Philadelphia is hearing testimony regarding a glass wine bottle with the initials "RW" that was made at the Wistarburgh Glassworks in the mid-18th century and has been on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) for over 20 years. According to an ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Show for Greenwich, Connecticut
A new show, Antiques & Art Avant-Garde Greenwich, will launch December 14-16 at the recently renovated Eastern Greenwich Civic Center in Greenwich, Connecticut. The show is a fund-raiser for two Fairfield County organizations, the Bruce Museum and the Greenwich Historical Society. The show will be managed by Frank Gaglio.The event ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Peter Seibert Named New Executive Director of the Millicent Rogers Museum
by Lita Solis-CohenPeter Seibert has been named the new executive director of the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, New Mexico. The museum focuses on the Native American, Hispanic, and artistic traditions of northern New Mexico."I was blown away by the incredible collections that were assembled by Millicent Rogers and her ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Whimsical Carnival Glass Vase Brings $50,000
Jim Wroda Auction Service, Millersburg, Ohio
by Nick Sabo
Photos by Sean Hoxworth
A giant rosebowl in green sold for $32,000. It is prized for its outstanding green color and blue iridescence.
This Hobstar and Feather vase was a whimsy made from a giant green rosebowl. The only such whimsy known ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Decorative Arts with a Dose of History
Top lot of the sale was the Shenandoah Valley bookcase on bureau. It sold for $93,600 to a private collector, edging out a southern museum, which had pursued the lot for its permanent collection. Sporting an old untouched surface, the case piece was attributed to the Frye-Martin cabinetmaking school ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Good Day to Buy
Two bidders on the phones and two bidders in the salesroom vied for this 33" x 40" oil on tin View's of the Buildings & Surroundings of the Berks County Almshouse by Charles C. Hofmann (German-American, 1821-1882). Dated June 6th, 1879, the central bird's-eye view is surrounded by six vignettes ... (Read More)
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