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(Auction)Illuminated Birth Records Light Up Evans Sale
Stitched with silk on linen, this exceptional sampler is the work of 14-year-old Levinea Campbell. It is dated 1824 in the field that displays seven rows of letters and numerals. Two rows end in the year date; one line ends with Levinea's misspelled name, "L. Cambell." Below the lettering is ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Conversations with Two Jewelry Dealers
Sandy Tetlow, holding the natural ruby and rose-cut diamond earrings. Sandy's Estate Jewelry & Antiques.Wes Kent is the support staff. He engaged customers and answered questions while Sandy was busy with other clients. Behind him is a Turkish silk rug that has never been on a floor and was used ... (Read More)
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(Show)New Site for Jenkins Connecticut Weekend Beats Tough Weather
Emily Lampert and her mother, Irma, of Wenham Cross Antiques, Topsfield, Massachusetts, offered (from left): a watercolor, $225; a foil painting at $545; and another foil painting at $395. Dennis and Valerie Bakoledis of Rhinebeck, New York, offered a small comb-back Windsor chair (not shown) for $575; the bowfront chest ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society: Absentee Sale Thirty-six
This sale was titled "Discoveries." If ever there was a discovery of note in the world of southern folk pottery, this is it. The jug is only the second known double-handle form by Dave Drake. It is clearly marked in script "LM/ April 5, 1849/ Dave" with capacity marks and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Collector Sues over Missing Art
by Daniel GrantAn art collector who had placed most of his art collection in storage with a Manhattan dealer has brought a lawsuit against the dealer for absconding with his artwork valued at more than $5 million.According to the lawsuit, which was filed in the United States District Court, Southern ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, A decision to restrict this month's column solely to picture sales from the summer months was taken early, but even with a Monet and a Modigliani discarded along the way, I have still ended up with some pictures that will have to wait another month—an Egon Schiele ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Joseph Ives & Abel Stowell: In Search of Lost Time
Fig. 1A. Gallery clock, A. Stowell & Son, Charlestown, Massachusetts, circa 1840. Note flower and vine gilt plaster of Paris façade. Fig. 1B. Dial of the Stowell gallery clock.Fig. 1C. The electrical movement was installed in 1898 and is currently in place.Fig. 1D. Original brass eight-day movement of the Stowell ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Cars and Trucks as Business Expenses
Taxes 101Nearly everyone in business ends up using a car or a truck for one reason or another. It is rare for a business to be so self-contained that no transportation over the road ever occurs.When running an antiques business, one needs to take into account what it costs to ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Strongest Summer Sale Since 2007
A willet by A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) of East Harwich, Massachusetts, with turned head and carved primary feathers sold to an advanced collector for $57,500, the sale's highest price. Its excellent paint surface is in near-mint condition, but the bill was a working replacement. The rare, large curlew by Walter ... (Read More)
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