Forty-One Dealers Spread ‘Rustic’ At Adirondack Museum Antiques Show Anyone with even the slightest leaning toward "rustic" collecting should have been at Blue Mountain Lake over the September 20–21 weekend for the Adirondack Museum Antiques Show.

Rock Island Sale Bests Record, Reaches $12.4 Million In Sales Rock Island Auction Company again surpassed its previous sales record at its September 6–8 auction. This premiere sale featured more than 2,700 lots of firearms, edged weapons, military artifacts and more, with total sales reaching $12.4 million.

‘Public Places, Private Spaces’ To Open At MIA Oct. 26 The Minneapolis Institute of Arts will present the first major United States exhibition devoted to contemporary photography and video art by Indian artists. Opening October 26, “India: Public Places, Private Spaces — Contemporary Photography and Video Art” features more than 100 works from 28 artists exploring the lives of India’s people.

Sep 23rd, 08- Dozen Valuable Paintings Stolen, Reward Offered In L.A. Theft  (AP) — A dozen valuable paintings, including works by Marc Chagall, Diego Rivera and Emil Nolde, were stolen from the home of an elderly couple, and police issued an international alert to recover them.