(Auction)
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, Louisianaby Karla Klein AlbertsonNeal Alford, president and chief auctioneer of the Neal Auction Company in New Orleans, Louisiana, has a favorite saying, "You'll rue the day!" which he throws at the ladies and gentlemen of the audience when they fail to bid and buy the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Waddington's, Toronto, Ontarioby John NorrisAll prices in Canadian fundsIrony of ironies. In June 2007, when the Canadian dollar was creeping up to almost par with the U.S. dollar, Toronto Inuit art dealer Joseph McLeod complained, "The Americans have slammed on the brakes. No one is buying the piddly three-hundred-dollar things."McLeod ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
On January 15 a federal grand jury handed up a 36-count indictment against Marilyn S. Malatare, 57, and Colette J. Malatare, 29, mother and daughter, both of Yakima, Washington.The indictment alleges that Marilyn Malatare, curator and program manager of the Yakama Nation Museum, and Colette Malatare stole various Indian artifacts ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
The eighth annual Heart of the Valley Antiques Show in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is changing dates and will now be held April 5 and 6."With Easter falling mid-March, we were outbid by the facility's proprietary group for the second week in March [the show's normal time slot]," said Anne Bedics. "We ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Cyr Auction Company, Gray, Maineby Mark SiscoIf Cyr Auction Company's Americana auction on January 9 in Gray, Maine, was any indication, then 2008 will be a good year for folk art, folk artists, and maybe even a quilt or two.The first lot up was an album quilt from Falmouth, Maine, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
by Frank DoneganWhen you go to almost any antiques show at any level there will usually be one or two dealersthey're generally not the stars of the showwho have developed interesting and unusual niches for themselves. If you're in a hurry to score a million-dollar weathervane or a Philadelphia tea ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Promoters Barry Cohen and Jim Burk have canceled their joint show, Antiques Philadelphia: Spring Show at East Falls, for 2008.
The show, formerly named Antiques at Philadelphia?s Navy Pier, opened in April 2006 after the duo, at the request of their dealers, successfully secured the cruise terminal at the Naval Business ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Sotheby's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThe consignment of a small, scholarly collection of 20th-century German design gave Sotheby's a chance to educate anyone interested in the history of a pioneering collaborative venture that promoted cooperation between design and industry in the first three decades of the 20th century. In the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-Cohen"After fifty years in the business I thought it was time to get out," said Marguerite Riordan after her single-owner sale at Christie's on January 18 in New York City. The auction totaled $2,581,950 (including buyers' premiums), exceeding its $2.5 million presale high estimate total ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)
by Andrew Richmond and Hollie DavisUpgrading, trading up for something better, is the American way. Capitalism couldn't function without it. Upgrading is a stepping stone for big houses, luxury cars, and, heck, even trophy wives or husbands. If you ask us, upgrading is the single best path to satisfaction with ... (Read More)
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