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January 3, 2012A rare Scottish backsword dating from the mid-Eighteenth Century was the highest selling lot at an auction of antique arms, armor and militaria December 7 by Thomas Del Mar Ltd, in association with...
January 3, 2012What do a hockey puck, a string of beads, a Hummel figure, a Christmas tree ornament and a old box camera have in common? The answer: they are all less than 6 inches tall and therefore fit the bill...-
January 3, 2012John F. Marr Jr, 87, widower of Elizabeth (Bukowski) Marr, died on December 23, 2011, at Bristol Hospital. An avid postcard collector and antiques dealer, his favorite pastimes were going to auctions...
January 3, 2012Morris Finkel, who rose to national prominence during six decades in business on Philadelphia Antiques Row, died Thursday, December 22, after a long illness. Finkel, who lived in the city East Mount...
January 3, 2012Doyle New York auction of American furniture and decorative arts, including paintings and prints, on November 17 showcased important American furniture and decorative arts from the colonial period...
January 3, 2012Photography changed the course of history, offering Americans an entirely new view of themselves and their own country. On view through May 4, an exhibition at Cornell University Library presents...
January 3, 2012The Brandywine River Museum recently purchased a major painting by well known artist Horace Pippin. Titled ⁂irmingham Meeting House III,†the painting depicts an Eighteenth Century Quaker building...
December 27, 2011When asked how he began a new project, eminent illustrator Howard Pyle replied, ⁆irst, I throw in my heart, then I dive in after it.†That intense involvement in the images he created and commitment...
December 27, 2011Bonhams' watches, wristwatches and clocks auction on December 8 saw active and determined bidding from around the globe, possibly in preparation for the upcoming holiday season.-
December 27, 2011Can anyone imagine antiques dealer Jon Magoun flat on his back in a hospital, punctured by a number of tubes, and taking it all in stride? Well, he is in the hospital (Maine Medical) and the tubes are out and he is on the mend.
December 27, 2011American paintings, drawings and sculpture brought $24,557,750 on December 1 at Sotheby.The auction was highlighted by a group of four paintings of Native Americans by Nineteenth Century artist...
December 27, 2011All the right people were on hand at JMK Shows' launch of its newest fair, the Antiques & Fine Art Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion, but there were not quite enough of them. The gate was a bit slow...
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