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(Feature)The Ellsworth Antiques Show
Neville Lewis of The Barometer Shop, Cushing, Maine, brought barometers, of course. This circa 1840 American marine barometer by Frederick Pool of Boston, in a mahogany case with ivory plates and on its original brass gimbal, was $11,000.For the first time, the Ellsworth show included a dealer who specializes in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Second Day's a Charm
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait’s popular A Check—“Keep Your Distance,” a 14" x 20" oil on canvas, is no lithograph, it’s the original all right. It brought $381,000 from a phone bidder competing with a very determined North Carolina collector, who ran it as far as he could.The subject of presale speculation ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Whitlock Joins Chalfant Shop
From left: Skip Chalfant, Scott Chalfant, and Jan Whitlock.Jan Whitlock Textiles & Interiors has joined HL Chalfant: American Fine Art & Antiques at its shop in West Chester, Pennsylvania. H.L. "Skip" Chalfant has been at this location for 28 years, dealing in 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century furniture. When his son ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Pleads Guilty in Case of Stolen Picasso
On October 2, Marcus Patmon, 38, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty to mail fraud, attempted wire fraud, and interstate transportation of stolen property in connection with the attempted sale of stolen Pablo Picasso etchings.Patmon admitted to defrauding a California art dealer in the sale of a stolen Picasso etching known ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: A Collector's Homily
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondA few weeks ago we attended a lovely late summer wedding in Glenside, just outside Philadelphia. A friend from our days at Winterthur, Kelli Lucas, was tying the knot, and we were delighted to be there: a beautiful wedding, a gorgeous day, and a reception ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Farmer Civil War and Other Estates
Ken Farmer Auctions & Appraisals, LLC, Radford, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanPhotos courtesy Ken Farmer Auctions & AppraisalsKen Farmer Auctions & Appraisals held its summer cataloged estate and collectibles auction at its Radford, Virginia, facility on August 22 and 23. The sale offered 200 lots of coins and currency on Saturday ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Craftsmen and Clients
Craftsmen and ClientsThe Monmouth County Historical Association's exhibition Craftsmen and Clients features craftsmen of the 18th and 19th centuries in Monmouth County, New Jersey, and surrounding areas. Through their products, clients, and documentation, craftsmen from three different trades-cabinetmakers, silversmiths, and potters-will be highlighted.The crafts produced by these three groups offer ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Puchsteins Take Sole Control of West Palm Beach Antiques Festival
Bill and Kay Puchstein have taken over as the sole owners of the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival for the upcoming season. The Puchsteins' partners in the purchase of this eight-show enterprise from dmg world media in December 2008, Jim and Yvonne Tucker, found that the schedule of these eight ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Heade and Inness Top Julia Summer Auction
George Inness’s oil on canvas of the Villa Borghese fetched $132,250. Julia photo.Martin Johnson Heade’s oil on canvas of apple blossoms brought $126,500. Julia photo.Full-bodied codfish weathervane retaining about 25% of its original gilding, $10,350.James D. Julia, Inc., Fairfield, Maineby Mark SiscoIt's still by far the biggest auction in Maine. ... (Read More)
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(Show)Going Big in Baltimore
White carpets, high walls, wide aisles, and spacious stands for a show that was, in fact, many shows in one: silver, Asian, books and prints, ceramics and glass, art, and antiques.Zane Moss of New York City said he has been doing this show for 28 years selling the English library ... (Read More)
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