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(Book Review)American Furniture 2009
A Book Reviewby Lita Solis-CohenAmerican Furniture 2009edited by Luke BeckerditeThe Chipstone Foundation, distributed by the University Press of New England, 2009, 192 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from UPNE, (www.upne.com) or (800) 421-1561.The hardbound 2009 edition of the American Furniture journal, the Chipstone Foundation's yearly contribution to furniture scholarship, is ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Fusco & Four Announces the New Ellis Boston Antiques Show
by Jeanne SchintoTony Fusco and Robert Four of Fusco & Four/Ventures have announced the startling news that they will produce a new Ellis Boston Antiques Show, to debut on the weekend of October 20-23, 2011.The old Ellis Antiques Show, founded in 1960 as a fund-raiser for Ellis Memorial & Eldredge ... (Read More)
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(Feature)James Turns Armacost Antiques Shows Back to Robert Armacost
by Lita Solis-CohenAfter three and a half years of trying antiques show management, Robert James is leaving the business. "My plans to grow the Armacost company did not pan out," he said at the Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show on Memorial Day weekend. "I was not able to do it ... (Read More)
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(Feature)WGBH Sues User of ?Roadshow? Name, Again
by David HewettIf you're a veteran reader of M.A.D., you may recall the brouhaha arising over a toy collecting/dealing group from the Midwest that toured the country under the name "Antique Toy Roadshow."From 1999 to 2001, we published several accounts of the battle WGBH Educational Foundation, the Massachusetts-based charitable corporation ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bo-Whoop and Boutet Meet Hair Trigger Bob
Cased Boutet flintlock pistols, $437,000. Julia photo.“Hair Trigger Bob” Meldrum Colt revolver, $258,750. Julia photo.James D. Julia Inc., Fairfield, Maineby Mark SiscoThe James D. Julia auction company held its two-day spring firearms sale in Fairfield, Maine, on March 15 and 16, and the result was nearly $8.5 million worth of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Early American Antiques and Decorative Art
Cased pair of pistols, European, 19th century, signed “V. Häfner, Königl. Hofbuchsenmacher Cassel” on the interior case label and in gold inlay on the top flats of the barrels, with chased and gilded vining, and cherubs on the frames with original bluing on the barrels, ivory slab grips have some ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Keno Auctions Debuts Successfully
The diminutive (38½" x 31½" [at back of case] x 22") New York chest sold for $1,428,000 on May 1 at Keno Auctions. It was made for James Beekman (1732-1807), a successful New York City dry goods merchant. His account book shows that he bought from Thomas Brookman, a New ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Sendak Rendering Sells for $3600
Wo die wilden Kerle wohnen by Maurice Sendak, 1967, first German edition. The author signed the book on the half-title page and included an original drawing of one of the Wild Things above his signature. The volume shows very light external age and wear, and it is solidly bound with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Furniture and Decorative Arts
Doyle New York, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Doyle New YorkThis American Revolutionary War silver-hilted sword with an eagle pommel is signed “J. Bailey/ Verplank’s Point.” John Bailey made it in 1777 after he moved out of New York City during the British occupation. Bailey also made a sword ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)A Long-Awaited Book That Had to Be Written
A Book Reviewby David HewettThe Glass Industry in South Bostonby Joan E. KaiserUniversity Press of New England, 2009, 284 pages, hardbound, $85 plus S/H from UPNE, (www.upne.com) or (800) 421-1561.There's no better way to review Joan Kaiser's long-awaited book, The Glass Industry in South Boston, published by the University Press ... (Read More)
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