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(Fragment)Daniel Horan Joins R.O. Schmitt's Clock Auction House
Daniel Horan (left) and R.O. "Bob" Schmitt at the April 24 sale in Manchester, New Hampshire.by Jeanne SchintoR.O. "Bob" Schmitt has announced that, while he is relocating his residence to Phoenix, Arizona, this summer, the clock auction house he founded in 1979 will continue to have its semiannual sales in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fine and Decorative Art Auction
Tiffany Studios Turtleback chandelier, early 20th century, green geometric leaded glass panels and a wide band of turtleback tiles, marked, 22" in diameter, one broken panel, a couple of cracked panels, missing the ceiling cap, $31,725.KPM plaque of Theodora, 6th-century Greek wife of Emperor Justinian, German, late 19th century, signed ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Kaminski Goes Bicoastal
This is a detail of Story of the Flag by Charles T. Webber (1825-1911) that sold for $24,150 (est. $5000/8000). The 15¾" x 19½" oil on canvas, signed and dated 1877, is inscribed on the reverse at the top of the stretcher “Property of Mrs. W.P. Cronan/Jesse Grant/ father of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)John Ott Receives Frost Essay Award
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has awarded the 2009 Patricia and Phillip Frost Essay Award to John Ott, associate professor of art history at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was selected by the editorial board of American Art, the museum's scholarly journal, for "Reform in Redface: The Taos Society ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dealer to Plead Guilty in Fake Picasso Case
Tatiana Khan, a West Hollywood, California, art and antiques dealer, agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud charges related to a $2 million sale of a fake Picasso. In the plea agreement filed on April 27, Khan agreed to plead guilty to making false statements to the Federal Bureau of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York Legislation to Ensure Historic Site Preservation in the Event of Closure
by Betty FloodJoint efforts by the New York State Senate and Assembly are being made to ensure that the state's historic sites and their associated collections are cared for during extended closures. Legislation has been introduced in both houses that will outline "a series of best practices that must be ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Cloud Computing
Computer Column #258by John P. Reid, e-mail: [email protected] screen, the Google Docs on-line word processor looks and acts much like a word processor installed on your computer."Open source" free software was described in the last column. This software, produced by committees of volunteers, is a good way for a small ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 23rd Street Armory Antiques Show
Francis Purcell of Philadelphia brought two working fountains. This French fountain of zinc and iron, circa 1865, has steel pipes and modern fittings. It was $23,950. Two others like it are known; one is at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, and the other is at ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Philadelphia Antiques Show
Peter Eaton offered a set of Philadelphia ladderback chairs made of maple and walnut. He thought they were made in downtown Philadelphia because of the quality of the turnings and the overall proportions of the chairs. The price was $56,000, and they sold the last day of the show to ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)American Portrait Miniatures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
A Book Reviewby Lita Solis-CohenAmerican Portrait Miniatures in The Metropolitan Museum of Artby Carrie Rebora Barratt and Lori ZabarMetropolitan Museum of Art and Yale University Press, 2010, 316 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from the Metropolitan Museum of Art (www.metmuseum.org) or (800) 468-7386.The Metropolitan Museum of Art has the largest ... (Read More)
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