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A first edition copy of The Connoisseur by Evan S. Connell, Jr. (b. 1924). Other books by Connell include Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn, a unique and brilliant work of history that became a bestseller when it was published in 1984, and the novels Mrs. ... (Read More)
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Ruth Rogers of School House Farm Antiques, New Holland, Pennsylvania, offered kugels, or German Christmas balls, priced from $50 to $1500.This never-used rag rug in blues, yellows, and orange, 11' long x 3' wide, was $95 from Dennis Moyer of The Pennsylvania Farmer, Zionsville, Pennsylvania.William and Teresa Kurau of Lampeter, ... (Read More)
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A blue and white spongeware pitcher, unusually small at 4½" high, was tagged $975 but offered at $750, and a Peacock pitcher in diffused blue and white was tagged $795 but offered at $595-both from Gregg Ellington of Wilmington, Ohio.This hooked rug showing two American flags and the date 1904, ... (Read More)
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During preview night, the courtyard outside the museum was set with a bar and food stations. Other catered stations were on each floor inside the museum.The Norwoods' Spirit of America took out a full-page ad in the show catalog for this framed needlework sampler. It reads "Brandywine March 1798" and ... (Read More)
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The cover and star lot, The Trail Boss by William Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936), oil on canvas, 36" x 24", sold to a bidder on the phone with specialist Thomas De Doncker for $234,000 (est. $200,000/300,000). "I thought the hammer price of two hundred thousand was a bit low. I'm ... (Read More)
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