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Joel Kopp: Sculpture, Paintings, Carvings
by Lita Solis-Cohen

A Book ReviewJoel Kopp: Sculpture, Paintings, Carvingsby Lita Solis-CohenJoel Kopp: Sculpture, Paintings, Carvingsby Joel Kopp, with an introduction by Kevin MarkeyImpress, 2007, 180 pages, hardbound, $95 postpaid (by check only) from Joel Kopp, 230 Central Park West, Apt. 12A, New York, NY 10024; (212) 362-1653. The book can be autographed ... (Read More)

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WorthPoint and Heritage Team Up
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WorthPoint and Heritage Team UpWorthPoint Corporation (www.worthpoint.com), an Internet-based data and media company that offers a database of sales records on art, antiques, and collectibles, announced that Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries, the world's largest collectibles auctioneer and third-largest auction house, has selected WorthPoint as a data publishing partner. Under the ... (Read More)

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Decorative Arts Society Web Site
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Decorative Arts Society Web SiteThe Decorative Arts Society, Inc. (DAS) has launched its new Web site (www.DecArtsSociety.org). Visitors to the site will find information on upcoming events, learn about the projects recognized annually with the Smith Award, the Montgomery Prize, and the Montgomery Award, and access past issues of the ... (Read More)

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The Chelsea Collection Moves
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The Chelsea Collection, previously located at 112 West Middle Street in Chelsea, Michigan, has moved to a new home in the city at 6065 Sibley Road. "Our new store has a great atmosphere and wonderful space," said Eric Lund, co-owner of The Chelsea Collection. Co-owner Gary Kuehnle, who has been ... (Read More)

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Election Memorabilia
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Election MemorabiliaIn celebration of the 2008 presidential campaign, the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia is presenting a new exhibit of election memorabilia from the collection of Jeffrey Kenneth Kohn, M.D. Marching to the White House: Election Memorabilia from the Sublime to the Ridiculous offers a fascinating look at presidential campaigns ... (Read More)

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100 Stories
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100 Stories On October 4 the exhibition One Hundred Stories: Highlights from the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts will open at the Hagerstown, Maryland, museum. A newly published book of the same name presents 100 outstanding objects from the museum—works given by William H. Singer, Jr. and Anna Brugh ... (Read More)

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Sixteen-Year-Old Graduates from Auction School
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Sixteen-Year-Old Graduates from Auction SchoolColdwater, Michigan, native David J. Gonzalez, 16, recently graduated from the Reppert School of Auctioneering. Based at the Kruse Auction Park in Auburn, Indiana, Reppert's was founded in 1921 by Fred Reppert. The two-week, 160-hour course features over 40 instructors from all types of auction backgrounds. ... (Read More)

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Gatling Gun Tops Skinner Sci-Tech Sale
by Jeanne Schinto

Gatling Gun Tops Skinner Sci-Tech Sale by Jeanne Schinto "I've never sold one of these before," said Skinner auctioneer LaGina Austin as she prepared to offer a Colt Model 1881 Gatling gun on August 23 at the firm's Bolton, Massachusetts, gallery. "I don't think I ever will again, but you ... (Read More)

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Signed Lincoln Photo Sells Well
by Richard de Thuin

by Richard de Thuin A rare, early signed oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln, supposedly the work of photographer Roderick M. Cole at the time of the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858, brought an impressive $207,000 (includes buyer's premium) at Hollywood Auction 32, held by Profiles in History, Calabasas Hills, California, on ... (Read More)

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Pier Show Expands
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Pier Show Expands This fall, the Pier Antiques Show will expand. In addition to the 500 art and antiques exhibitors on Pier 94, the show has expanded onto neighboring Pier 92 where patrons will now find the latest vintage fashions and collecting trends. Fashion Alley, long a popular, sought-out section ... (Read More)
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