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July 1, 2003The unsigned 20- by 25-inch watercolor portraits attributed to Mr Wilson attracted the attention of all of the major folk art dealers and collectors, and according to auctioneer Sam Cottone, "everyone...-
July 1, 2003Unique in its focus on slavery and the Emancipation Proclamation, the banner depicted kneeling male and female slaves and received institutional attention. It was, however, ultimately purchased by a private...
July 1, 2003Copake Auction founder and auctioneer Mike Fallon described the sale as "a rousing success. Our low estimate of $230,000 was far exceeded with a gross of $309,000."
July 1, 2003After several years in the planning stages, Jerry Oliver and his partner Michael Gannon brought together The American Museum of Fly Fishing and close to 70 dealers for a show that should have a bright...
July 1, 2003More than 40 dealers from as far away as Kansas and Missouri -- even England -- offered antiques of many styles and purposes.-
July 1, 2003"Find!" will begin each episode with the Kenos visiting viewers' homes around the country searching for hidden treasures. They will call upon experts in conservation, restoration, reproductions and other...
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July 1, 2003Mr Parker formed the company 35 years ago with Stuart Jackson Horn. From the beginning, the dealers specialized in English furniture and related decorative arts. The company was particularly well-known...
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July 1, 2003The museum features a new exhibition showcasing patriotic themes in American fine, folk and decorative arts from the late Eighteenth through early Twentieth centuries.
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July 1, 2003The gift, a portrait, was sent by Baron Thomas Shannon Foran, Duc de Saint-Bar, grandson of the sitter.
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July 1, 2003Throughout the Twentieth Century the game of chess has been an inspiration, if not an obsession, for artists. An exhibition at the Gilbert Collection, Somerset House, features 19 sets dating from the beginning...
June 24, 2003"Reality is what you can get away with." The phrase, both wry and inspirational, sums up the guiding philosophy of Nutting, the crazy-like-a-fox Congregational minister turned marketeer.
June 24, 2003In San Francisco, a large and impressive needlework chimneypiece created to hang above a fireplace in a proper Boston home sold to the trade - after highly competitive bidding - for $611,250.
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