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(Auction)Tiger Maple Sells at DeFina
A bid of $6900 was needed to own this tiger maple 12-light two-piece corner cupboard in an old refinish with an older mustard paint interior and retaining its original glass.Constructed of tiger maple and curly maple, this circa 1835 one-drawer stand with fabulous rope twist legs, in an old refinish, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Skinner Art Department Expands and Contracts
Robin Starr, Skinner paintings department director pro tem, is pictured with works by Arthur C. Goodwin (1864-1929), one of them (top) a New York City scene, the other of Boston. If considered in light of the cities’ baseball team competition, the equivalent of the Yankees won this time. Park Ave. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Standing Room Only at Slotin Sale
International folk art is becoming more a part of the Slotin auction with each sale. Swiss artist Adolf Wölfli (1864-1930) created Blatt Aus Heft, an 11¼" x 16¼" colored pencil work, in 1917. At $40,480, it was the highest-priced lot of the sale. Provenance included the Phyllis Kind Gallery and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Law of Rules
Stephens patent German silver and ivory folding rule, $6160.Martin J. Donnelly Antique Tools, Nashua, New Hampshireby Mark SiscoRecession or not, tool dealers are still hammering away at their
craft. Now in its tenth year, Martin J. Donnelly's semiannual sale of tools and
antiques in Nashua, New Hampshire, with a show, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Antique Dealer Blooz
Rob Werner. Schinto photo.Robert Zanré. Photo courtesy Michele Grady.by Jeanne SchintoI sit in my shop all day longNobody buys nothin' thereSomethin' must be wrongMaybe instead of tryin' to sell this crapI should have stayed home, baby, and had a fabulous nap, you know.I'm an antique dealer, babyOh, yeah, And I ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Judge Rules in the Curious Case of the Painting That Was Sold, Then Not Sold
by David HewettOn June 4, Judge William H. Pauley III of the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, denied a petitioner's motion for a preliminary injunction and refused to issue a temporary restraining order involving a particular painting that was offered and sold at Christie's May 13 ... (Read More)
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(Show)Philadelphia Show 2009
This is the Philadelphia Cruise Terminal at Pier One, the site of the Philadelphia Antiques Show. It is at the tip of the Navy Yard where the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers meet and at the end of Broad Street, the longest straight street in the U.S. It can be reached ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Paint and Rarity Rule the Day at Garth's
Federal tall-case clock, Massachusetts, circa 1805, 97" high x 17" wide, mahogany and pine with inlay, refinished, with some restoration, repairs, and minor damage, $23,500. The dial is marked for John Bailey II, and the dial decoration is attributed to Nolen and Curtis of Boston.Garth's Auctions, Delaware, Ohioby Don JohnsonPhotos ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rainbow Yarn Exhibit
Navajo flag weaving created in the 19th century using yarn made in Germantown, Pennsylvania.Through December 31, the Lancaster (Pennsylvania) Quilt and Textile Museum will feature beautiful and unique textiles created by the Navajo (a Native American people who live in the southwestern United States) using yarn from the Germantown area ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Federal Grand Jury Charges Oregon Art Dealer Ran a Ponzi Scheme
by David HewettOn May 14, Judge Janice M. Stewart of the United States District Court, District of Oregon, unsealed a grand jury indictment and arrest warrant charging art dealer Donald D. Seybold with nine counts of wire fraud. The indictment stated that Seybold committed the felonies while conducting a scheme ... (Read More)
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