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(Young Collectors)CSA: Community Supported Antiques
The Young Collectorby Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondWhat do Grant Wood, the Midwest Antiques Forum, our summer garden produce, and your local house museum have in common? Regionalism!Regionalism, a sense of regional identity and a concern for a local way of life that's being replaced by strip malls and restaurant ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Storage, Databases, and Some Fun
Relational databases divide data into multiple linked tables.Computer Column #271by John P. Reid, e-mail: [email protected] first electronic computers in the 1940's did mathematics. They computed angles of elevation for artillery firing tables or simulated nuclear reactions. By the late 1950's, the emphasis had changed to business transactions and military logistics. ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Corinne Burke, Ridgefield, Connecticut
Corinne Burke with her friend Miss Molly.Pennsylvania walnut pie safe, $2200; the lazy Susan on top is $175; and the peach-colored bonnet, $95.Checkerboard in original Indian red and mustard surface, $575. It has another game on the back. This is one of the few game boards Burke carries. She said, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Taxes 101: Keeping Track of Business Expenses
by Caroline Evans"You have to spend money to make money" they always say. "They" are right, but also you ought to keep track of what you spend.There are at least two reasons to keep track of the numbers. One is to monitor your business, and another is taxes. The U.S. ... (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.C.F.A. Voysey: Architect, Designer, Individualist by Anne Stewart O'Donnell (Pomegranate Communications, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Some Great Stuff in New Brunswick Sales
There was a good selection of decoys at Bond's sale. Three decoys by Ralph Howlett of Saint John (one shown left) made $140; the whistler hen and drake went together at $525; and the black duck by Bert Burns of Rothesay, New Brunswick, fetched $120. Kevin Bond, April 16.This silver ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Two Folk Art Objects Stolen
The Just Folk Gallery in Summerland, California fell victim of a theft on May 20 at approximately 4:20 p.m. Missing from the Just Folk collection is a 9" x 9" x 2" mixed ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fresh Venue, Good Smalls, and Some New Blood at Shaker Sale
The 5'8" long cherry drop-leaf dining table in original varnish finish, Hancock, Massachusetts, sold to a phone bidder for $44,480 (est. $25,000/35,000). The catalog gave its very detailed history. "Built for the space next to the dumbwaiter in the Dining Hall of the Brick Dwelling House," it "remained there until ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Supreme Court of New Hampshire Rules on Bid-Rigging Case
by Elizabeth DinanThe Supreme Court of New Hampshire ruled that auctioneer Harold French of Warner, New Hampshire, broke state law by rigging the bidding for an antique nautical painting, and the court also upheld sanctions imposed against French by the state Board of Auctioneers.Portsmouth, New Hampshire, police allege that French ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Buyer Claims Multimillion-Dollar Art Purchases Included Fakes and Overpriced Works
by Clayton Pennington The issue of pricing art is going to face scrutiny in court, if a lawsuit filed in federal court goes to a decision. Arthur Properties, a corporation based in Luxembourg, filed suit on June 29 charging ABA Gallery of New York City with selling four fakes and ... (Read More)
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