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Derik Pulito of Kensington, Connecticut, brought furniture, smalls, and paintings. The circa 1920 large oil painting of a landscape featuring cattle was painted by Daniel Wentworth, who, according to the dealer, was born in Norway, Maine, but had resided in Connecticut. Its price was $5000.Ian McKelvey of South Windham, Connecticut, ... (Read More)
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Promoters Tina and John Bruno with a rare windup witch from Century House Antiques & Toys, Alfred, New York.The booths were room settings.Always classy, the booth of Hanes & Ruskin Antiques, Olde Lyme, Connecticut, featured the best examples of Federal furniture and accessories.This 1890s wood and sheet iron man and ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)
by Steve ProffittEver since I was a kid I've loved spinning tops. I love to see their colors spiral and radiate as they stand like ballerinas pirouetting in place. I love to see them slide across a table or floor, kiss a nearby object, and then quickly dance away. I ... (Read More)
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Manchester, New Hampshireby Jeanne SchintoBaldwin House Antiques, Strasburg, Pennsylvania, asked $33,500 for the circa 1775 Chippendale open cupboard of yellow pine and chestnut, probably Virginia/ Maryland, in brown over orange paint. The circa 1650 bulbous-legged Jacobean draw table of European oak ($12,500) came from an estate in Baltimores Roland Park. ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)
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.Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings, 1972-2008 by Klaus Ottmann (Parrish Art Museum, ... (Read More)
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The painted tin copper teapot had just a little roughness on it and was $220. The box in the middle wasnt tin but papier-mâché and had four individually painted designs; it was $350. The best, the one on the right, circa 1840, with an unusual flower design, was possibly from ... (Read More)
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Rookwood Vellum glaze plaque, On the Riva by Ed Diers, Venetian scene, 9" x 15" plus frame, very good condition, no crazing, a few burst air bubbles, $16,100.Treadway Gallery, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonPhotos courtesy Treadway GalleryThink of it as a plot twist.Treadway Gallery's decorative arts auction, held June 5 ... (Read More)
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The hooked rug with roosters looked over what appeared to be acres of pottery, toys, and other smalls. R.S.P. Antiques, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, priced the hooked rug at $1850.Melissa Bourque Antiques, Garrison, New York, showed the really nice country Queen Anne drop-leaf table. The dark paint on the base ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)
by John P. Reid, e-mail: [email protected] backup and restore can use local storage, Internet storage, or both.A total computer crash! After 25 years of using personal computers, a crash had wiped out all my software and data files.Software is replaceable at a cost, but data often is not. Lost were ... (Read More)
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The high lot of the Evans sale was this Pennsylvania paint-decorated poplar Dutch cupboard. The two-piece cupboard features an ogee-molded cornice above two six-pane doors over a pie shelf. The interior of the upper case is unpainted and displays a mug shelf and two shelves with plate rails, one with ... (Read More)
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