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Former Director of Salander-O'Reilly Sentenced
by Daniel Grant

by Daniel GrantThe former director of Manhattan's now-defunct Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Leigh Morse, 55, was sentenced on July 19 to weekend jail time and ordered to pay $1.65 million in restitution for her role in the $120 million scam in which numerous clients of the gallery were defrauded.Morse, who left the ... (Read More)

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Early 20th-Century and Modern Auction
by Lita Solis-Cohen

A rare pair of Gustav Stickley hammered copper 20" tall candlesticks with "Als ik kan" stamps (est. $3500/5500) sold for $65,100. They are the only pair with original finish and in original condition. "Another pair survives, but they had been electrified," said Beth Cathers, who bought them in the salesroom ... (Read More)

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Auction Law and Ethics: Let Me Ask You
by Steve Proffitt

by Steve ProffittOur trip through the consignment process has been a pretty good trek, and we are not done yet. This is the fourth installment in a series that began at the suggestion of my colleague David Hewett. Dave e-mailed me last January about a column he had written on ... (Read More)

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The Heartland Antique Show
by Don Johnson

Ventriloquist's dummy made by J.C. Turner of Los Angeles, 1940's, with a fake cigarette and designed to blow bubbles, $1350 from Thomas M. Rawson Antiques, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.From Susan and Rod Bartha Antique Interiors, Riverwoods, Illinois, birch bark furniture from a lodge in Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1900-05: bench made from ... (Read More)

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Jugs, Jewels, and a Jar
by Pete Prunkl

The proceeds from the sale of this rare incised pictorial jug from the Edgefield District of South Carolina, circa 1860, benefited a Georgia nonprofit institution. The 11 1/8" high x 9" wide jug, possibly signed "David," was attributed to the Stoney Bluff pottery owned by Lewis Miles. The enslaved potter ... (Read More)

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Boston Athenaeum Releases Images Through Digital Collections Page
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The Boston Athenæum has released over 4000 digitized images of its important historical collections to the general public. The images include digitized rare books, archival documents, photographs, maps, and works of art on paper, many of them related to the history of Boston, and related data about them.The athenæum has ... (Read More)

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Jewelry Sales Reach Bidders across the Country and Internationally
by Mary Ann Hensel

This 1924 Art Deco ruby and diamond ring by Mauboussin is mounted in platinum and has a center oval-shaped ruby weighing approximately 4.75 carats, within an old-European-cut diamond surround. The ring was accompanied by a GIA report stating that the ruby is of Thai origin, with no indications of heat ... (Read More)

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Big Crowds and Plenty of Rain at Round Lake Show
by Betty Flood

Workers at the show had to spread hay so customers wouldn't fall in the mud that was a result of the all-night rain during setup and that continued throughout the day on Saturday.Recollections, Canandaigua, New York, featured a pair of Victorian needlepoint chairs for $285 and a large marble-top table ... (Read More)

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Native American Art Auction
by Alice Kaufman

A Sioux quilled tobacco bag, 46" long, sold for a surprising $31,720 (est. $8000/12,000) to a private collector from Sioux country.Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, Californiaby Alice KaufmanPhotos courtesy Bonhams & ButterfieldsA large crowd showed up for Bonhams & Butterfields' June 6 Native American art auction in San Francisco, California, ... (Read More)

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Morphy Auctions Opens Sports Memorabilia Department
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Morphy Auctions is adding a sports memorabilia department that will be supervised by Morphy's chief operating officer, Tom Sage Jr. "We decided to open a sports department because of the increasing number of requests from collectors who wanted to consign their collections and game-used items," said Sage.The firm will conduct ... (Read More)
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