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(Show)Marketing 101 at the Bowmanville Show
Clay and Carol Benson had a spacious and neat booth displaying high-end furniture and accessories.With the help of former Bowmanville quilt dealer Carol Telfer, Larry Foster of Napanee, Ontario, set up a Nova Scotia chair table, 4' in diameter, priced at $3250 ($3216), and six collar-back New Englandchairs, 1840-50, priced ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)PAFA Seeking New Docents
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is looking for candidates from all backgrounds and disciplines to apply for its docent program. Docents are volunteer tour guides who interpret works of art and lead tours for a diverse audience of adults, families, and school students.Volunteers in PAFA's docent organization ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York Ceramics Fair to Move
The New York Ceramics Fair is changing locations. The January 19-23, 2011, show will be held at the Grand Ballroom of the Bohemian National Hall, the home of the Czech Consulate, on East 73rd Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues. For the past 11 years, the show was housed at ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Josephine Baker, 007, and D.C. Shepler Posters Break Records
Pictured on the back cover and on a full page in the catalog was this 33½" x 24¼" condition B+ poster by Svend Koppel (1904-1978) of Josephine Baker in the 1935 film Prinsesse Tam-Tam (est. $4000/ 6000). It brought $9000 from a collector on the phone and set a world ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Chester County Antiques Show
Douglas Constant of Orient, New York, asked $11,500 for what he called an ergonomically successful double Windsor settee. Made in Philadelphia in the second half of the 18th century, it had an old refinish with a few patches. The 28" diameter Pennsylvania three-legged tavern table was $2000, and the New ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Carnegie Museum Celebrates Decorative Arts
The American collection in the Bruce galleries includes a Boston bombé chest-on-chest, circa 1780, a New York City tassel-back armchair with eagle arm terminals, and a Philadelphia chest-on-chest. In the sight line is a commode attributed to Thomas Chippendale in his later Neoclassical style. In the distance is a British ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Alex Katz to Receive 2010 Maine in America Award
The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, is proud to announce Alex Katz as the recipient of the 2010 Maine in America Award. The award is granted by the Farnsworth’s Presidents Council to honor an individual or group who has made an outstanding contribution to Maine’s role in American art. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Western Pennsylvania Rarity Surfaces at Ceramics Sale
The crock is a rarity. It was made during the first full year of stoneware production by brothers Jacob and Hiram Swank. A bidder on the phone from Johns-town purchased it for $7475. Photo courtesy Crocker Farm.by Karl PassThe specialty pottery auction company Crocker Farm, Inc. has a knack for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Absentee Bottle Sale Is Record-Shattering
The top lot, a General Washington and bust- T.W.D. and eagle portrait flask from Kensington Glass Works in Philadelphia, climbed to $100,620 (est. $40,000/ 80,000), an auction record. The 1820- 40 pint bottle, which has an inward-rolled mouth and pontil scar, had a lot going for it—a strong impression, a ... (Read More)
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(Show)Indianapolis Art & Antiques Show
Ceramic dog figure, Italian, 1960’s, $750; Dunbar sofa, $875; rosewood china cupboard, Danish, $1500; Herman Miller credenza, $3500, from Todd Warweg of Meridian, Indianapolis.The mid-18th-century French table and two benches in walnut were $26,500; the Italian carved walnut armchairs, mid-19th century, were marked $2350 the pair from R. Beauchamp Antiques, ... (Read More)
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