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San Rafael, Californiaby Alice KaufmanTopanga, California, dealer Aarin Richard priced these circa 1885 Cheyenne thunderbird moccasins at $4800.Sonoma, California, dealer Russell Kloer was asking $45,000 for this very large San Ildefonso bowl.The 25th annual Marin Show: Art of the Americas, held February 21 and 22 in San Rafael, California, attracted ... (Read More)
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by M.A.D. StaffThese are thumbnail 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.Streamlined Irons by Jay Raymond (Streamline Press, 2008, 196 pp., hardbound, ... (Read More)
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Hes wearing one hat here, but Philip Dale Pregent does wear two hats, although not at the same time. In addition to his antiques trading, he is the mayor of Keene, New Hampshire. We liked the watercolor hes holding here. It had good color and action with a covered wagon, ... (Read More)
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A poster stamp designed by Berthold Löffler for the 1908 Viennese art exhibition Kunstschau Wien was $350 from ChipBlumberg of The Folded Letter. According to Blumberg, a fullsize vintage poster of the same image would cost you $33,500.This 30" x 26" folk-art flag is a part of an archive relating ... (Read More)
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Gerry Arcari of Landry & Arcari Oriental Rugs and Carpeting, Boston and Salem, Massachusetts, brought an array of contemporary rugs as well as some Art Deco material. Behind him is a contemporary 8' x 10' Nishkigoi rug, handwoven in Nepal of teal blue and white Tibetan wool and silk and ... (Read More)
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Heart of Country is in the capable hands of the next generation. Front, from left: Susan Kramer Hunkins and daughter Sarah Jane Hunkins, who helped with communications and was a panelist at the Speaking from the Heart roundtable discussion. Back, from left: Stephen Hunkins Jr., who handled everything from ticketing ... (Read More)
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