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In the Trade: Mary Jean McLaughlin of Ivoryton, Connecticut
by Frank Donegan

In the Tradeby Frank Donegan Mary Jean McLaughlin sells only wicker. She calls it "the orphan of the antiques business." If that's true, then her rambling Colonial Revival home in Ivoryton, Connecticut, is one heck of an orphanage. Eighteen or 20 of its rooms (she's not exactly sure of the ... (Read More)

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Auctioneers and the Misunderstood Tool
by Steve Proffitt

Auction Law and Ethicsby Steve Proffitt Here's an old joke. Junior was a woodcutter by trade. He was a man's man, but not the brightest penny. As we say down South, if he was twice as smart, he'd be a half-wit. Junior started off with a hand ax cutting pulpwood. ... (Read More)

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Northeast Ends Its August Sell-a-thon with $6.23 Million Sale
by David Hewett

Portsmouth, New Hampshireby David Hewett August is famous in New Hampshire for many reasons: the long-awaited native tomato finally ripens; the Red Sox begin or threaten to begin their traditional swoon (some years they wait until mid-September); and Northeast Auctions holds its two biggest events of the year—the Americana and ... (Read More)
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