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(Show)Masterpiece London
The architecture of the fair created a quiet, airy space, never crowded, ideal for leisurely shopping. People stayed for hours, stopping for a drink or lunch and then continuing up and down the ten arched cross aisles and four side aisles, all with trees planted at intervals.Witney Antiques, Witney, Oxford, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American History Auction
A copy of General Sherman in California 1846-1850, bound in half-leather and pebbled cloth over boards, presented to Colonel Joseph C. Audenried, March 1871, written entirely in Sherman's hand and copied by his aide-de-camp, some shelf and handling wear, $36,425.Twelve albumen photographs (two shown), studio portraits of Sioux Indians by ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Cordier Antiques & Auctions Opens Auction House in Harrisburg
Cordier Antiques & Auctions of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, is opening an auction house at 1500 Paxton Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The facility is approximately 12,000 square feet and will house the company's offices, auction hall, and storage facility.A regional auction company, Cordier Auctions conducts on-site auctions across central Pennsylvania and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Northeast Auctions Rebounds with Strong $4.554 Million Sale
The painted surfaces on the furniture of the Kellogg collection were just as found-fresh and untouched by the hands of any inept restorer. The New England lift-top blanket or low chest (below) had been previously found in the Alden House, Union, Maine, then went to the Frank and Karen Miele ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
by M.A.D. StaffThese are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.Folk Art Murals of the Rufus Porter School: New England Landscapes, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Painting the American Vision
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902), Donner Lake from the Summit, 1873, oil on canvas, 72 1/8" x 120 3/16".Frederic E. Church (1826-1900), Cayambe, 1858, oil on canvas, 30" x 48 1/8".Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900), Sunset, Lake George, New York, 1867, oil on canvas, 24¼" x 44".Asher B. Durand (1796-1886), The Solitary Oak, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Wrestler "Killer" Kowalski's Estate, Down for the Count
This signed studio portrait of Killer Kowalski went to Triple H on the Internet at $180.Killer's aquamarine velvet robe, with "Wladek Kowalski" written in silver sequins on the back, was the top lot of the auction, selling to Triple H on the Internet for $5100. The robe is datable to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Floods and Vermont Antiques Week
by David HewettBy now, almost everyone has heard what happened to the Green Mountain State's roads, bridges, and infrastructure over the weekend of August 27 and 28. Tropical Storm Irene, downgraded from hurricane status, did more damage to Vermont with rain than the hurricane of 1938 could do with wind. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Newly Discovered Stirewalt Blanket Chest Sells in Virginia
Photos courtesy Laughlin Auctions, Inc.
by Walter C. Newman
Painted furniture from the Shenandoah Valley enjoys a unique place within the antiques collecting community. For many years, its distinctive use of native materials, combined with utilitarian design and bright folk art decoration, has cemented it as a desirable collecting class unto itself.
The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Carnival Glass Association Convention and Auction
Gary Lickver holds a marigold Northwood Tree Trunk vase whimsy in a jack-in-the-pulpit style. Lickver led a presentation on marigold glass at this year's seminar.This rare Fenton Dragon and Lotus bowl in red opalescence was priced at $4500 by dealer Lloyd R. Ward of Mayfield, Kentucky.This purple Diamond Lace water ... (Read More)
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