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(Auction)20th-Century Design
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Christie'sThis Poppy leaded glass and bronze table lamp, circa 1910, 26" high x 20" diameter, shade stamped “Tiffany Studios, New York, 1531,” base stamped “Tiffany Studios, New York 357,” sold on the phone for a strong $230,500 (est. $140,000/ 180,000) to a European ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Andrewses Bounce Back from the Fire
Andrews & Andrews, Northport, Maineby Mark SiscoSpanish walnut library table, $9900.English oak hall chair, $1045.The husband-and-wife auctioneering team of Dan and Elsie Andrews suffered a major setback in November 2008 when a faulty humidifier caught fire and the resultant blaze took a good portion of their home with it. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)20th-Century Art and Design
Treadway/Toomey, Oak Park, Illinoisby Danielle ArnetPhotos courtesy Treadway/ToomeyWhen the market tanks, job security is a thing of the past, and portfolios are lower than a snake's bum, what is an auctioneer to do? If you're John Toomey, you look to repeat customers, because they're the ones who bought big and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Garthoeffners Land in Wiscasset
After having spent some 35 years traveling through all the states, and having recently closed their shop in Pennsylvania, Pat and Rich Garthoeffner will be opening a new gallery at 60 Main Street in Wiscasset, Maine, in April."We have enjoyed the people of Maine, the many lakes, rivers, and, of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Strawbery Banke Cuts Back
The board of trustees and staff of Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, have announced changes in the operations plan that include eliminating eight year-round staff positions, reducing the number of seasonal staff by 40%, and across-the-board cuts to all department budgets.Jeffrey D. Gilbert, chairman of Strawbery Banke's board ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Winter Antiques Show: The Show Must Go On
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenNew York City dealer Carswell Rush Berlin said this is the only set of 12 dining chairs he has ever owned. They are closely related to a chair in the Brooklyn Museum and another set in maple, and he believes they were made in Philadelphia. They ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
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.Bessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Women by Julie Aronson (Ohio University ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Everything That Glitters
Auction Law and Ethicsby Steve Proffitt"Everything that glitters is not gold."So goes the heart-touching song penned and performed by Dan Seals. It speaks of a selfish woman who left her husband and young child to seek fame as a rodeo queen; but the line also rings true about auctions. Sometimes ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Samuel Abbott: Clockmaker, Watchmaker, Silversmith, Jeweler, and Citizen
by David SperlingFigure 1. Sawin and Dyar Lyre timepiece, circa 1827.Figure 2. Boston patenttimepiece, attributed toSamuel Abbott.Figure 3. Lyre clock,attributed to SamuelAbbott.Samuel Abbott (1791-1861) was a man of many skills and talents. Not only was he a prolific clockmaker, but Abbott also made his mark as a jeweler, silversmith, goldsmith, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Do You Recognize the Russian Schoolroom?
Norman
Rockwell (1894-1978), Russian Schoolroom, 1967, oil on canvas, 15¼"
x 37", signed lower right, Look magazine article "Education,"
October 3, 1967, pp. 48-49.Art and illustration dealer Judy Goffman Cutler of
American Illustrators Gallery is seeking information about Norman Rockwell's Russian
Schoolroom, an illustration depicting 16 schoolchildren facing toward an ... (Read More)
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