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(Feature)FBI Seeks Owners of Artwork
FBI Seeks Owners of Artwork In 2006 a treasure-trove of all kinds of artwork-some of which has subsequently been identified as stolen-was uncovered in a New York City apartment. In an effort to track down the rightful owners, the FBI and the public administrator of New York County have posted ... (Read More)
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(Feature)New Hampshire Antique Co-op Silver Anniversary
New Hampshire Antique Co-op Silver Anniversary When Sam Hackler opened one of New England's first group antiques shops in 1983, he had no idea that 25 years later his entire family would be working alongside him. Sam and his son, Jason, who at age 11 began to accompany his father ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Philadelphia Stool Sells for $5.2 Million
At Sotheby?s sale of the Americana collection of Rear Admiral Edward P. Moore and Barbara Bingham Moore in New York City on September 26, a carved walnut compass-seat stool, Philadelphia, circa 1750, brought a whopping $5,234,500 (includes buyer's premium). The estimate for the rare object was $200,000/500,000.
The buyer was dealer ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Biddle-Drinker Family Highboy Brings $1,082,500
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(Feature)Hurricane Ike: 2 Shows Canceled, But Texas Auction and Round Top Shows Still On
Hurricane Ike Updates
The Houston Antiques Dealers Association show, scheduled for September 19-21, has been canceled because of Hurricane Ike.
The Theta Charity Antiques Show, scheduled for September 18-21, has also been canceled.
A statement on the HADA Web site reads, "The Mayor has this morning cancelled all events in the George ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Collector's Find: The Lost Shakespeare
The Collector's FindThe Lost Shakespeareby Ben MijuskovicPart I Approximately four and a half decades ago, museum curators, specializing in American Victorian furniture and the decorative arts, initiated a surge in research activity focusing on furniture pieces and decorative objects made between the 1840's and the 1890's in the United States, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Uncle Tom's to Introduce On-Line Auctions
Uncle Tom's to Introduce On-Line AuctionsOn November 1, Uncle Tom's Antiques, based in Spotsylvania, Virginia, will debut a new on-line auction service (www.ut1859auctions.com). UT1859 Auctions will offer a venue for dealers to auction merchandise and to set up on-line stores in an easy-to-use format. There will be a charge of ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Dog Portrait and Crowell Black Duck Lead $3.2 Million Sale
Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC, Plymouth, MassachusettsDog Portrait and Crowell Black Duck Lead $3.2 Million Sale by Jeanne SchintoA world auction price record was set for Edmund H. Osthaus when his outstanding portrait of a pointer with a quail in its mouth was sold at Stephen B. O'Brien Jr.'s third ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Manhattan Media Merges with Wendy Show Management
by Lita Solis-CohenAfter denying rumors that Westchester Enterprises, the management company for Wendy Show Management, was for sale, the company announced on August 7 that it has merged with Manhattan Media, publishers of Avenue magazine. Wendy Show Management, the longest-established management company for art and antiques shows in the U.S., ... (Read More)
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(Feature)No Peace with "Peaceable Kingdom" for Sotheby's
by David HewettOn September 2, Sotheby's Inc. filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, against Halsey Minor, the California founder of CNET Network, which was bought by CBS this year for a reported $1.8 billion, for failure to make payment for three paintings.One, ... (Read More)
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