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9/28/2004	Trunk Yields $195,500 Paul Revere Engraving at Grogan The hand-colored engraving of the 1770 Boston Massacre turned up in a trunk from the estate of Elizabeth Storer. Read More...
9/28/2004	Johnny Cash Collection Makes for Landmark Auction in New York The sale's three-day total was $3,984,260, exceeding the high estimate of $1.5 million, and was 99 percent sold by lot and 98.4 percent by amount. Read More...
9/28/2004	Home Run Bid for Roger Maris Jersey in Illinois The price makes it one of the top five jerseys of all time. Read More...
9/28/2004	Retail Buyers 'Pull the Trigger' at One-Day Wilton DAR Antiques Show Change is not always a bad thing, and the makeover that Wilton received for this particular show seemed beneficial. Read More...
9/28/2004	Summer Wanes with a New Buzz at Farmington The Jenkins family has been recruiting new dealers to bring the event back to its position as one of the most prominent antiques shows in the country. Read More...
9/28/2004	The Adirondack Mountains Antiques Show The combination of a nice day and a popular show pulled a crowd of just over 3,000, with a large opening gates and a steady stream of people until closing. Read More...
9/28/2004	First Exhibition Devoted to the Oil Sketches of Peter Paul Rubens Opens October 2 at the Bruce "Drawn By the Brush" explores Ruben's creative process and his successful career. Read More...
9/28/2004	Shedding Light on Medieval and Renaissance Europe The Cleveland Museum of Art displays 80 examples of Books of Hours, psalters, missals, breviaries, and antiphonals. Read More...
9/28/2004	Andrew Wyeth: Early Watercolors The Currier will feature 52 watercolors and two temperas painted by the artist during the first 15 years of his career. Many have not been exhibited publicly. Read More...
9/28/2004	Fancy Rockingham Pottery: The Modeller and Ceramics in Nineteenth Century America How a distinctly English pottery became a uniquely American one is the subject of the new exhibit at the University of Richmond. Read More...
9/21/2004	In New Jersey, a Stickley Hanging Lantern Brings an Astonishing $364,250 David Rago, who considered it the finest example of its kind, commented that the lamp had been brought in by a local homeowner who was renovating. Read More...
9/21/2004	A Closer Look: Paintings Make for the Best Auction in Eldred's History Two collectors slugged it out on the phone so fiercely for Philip Leslie Hale's "Girl with Gulls" that they drove it to what may be a record price. Read More...
9/21/2004	Carpet Leads Hap Moore Sale Moore commented that the crowd was primarily made up of dealers that were "hungry for fresh merch." Read More...
9/21/2004	Antiques in Brimfield: Sun, Rain, more Rain and Sun All is endured while in search of the elusive treasure that may or may not appear in the fields and yards of America's first and foremost mega-flea market town. Read More...
9/21/2004	Warm Sun, Blue Skies, a Cow Pasture, Lots of Antiques Few wanted to go home empty-handed and were busy sorting through the merchandise presented by the 77 exhibitors. Read More...
9/21/2004	History Lives on at the Hancock Shaker Village Antiques Show The event has a group of dealers loyal to the market who save their best Americana and Shaker antiques. Read More...
9/21/2004	Edward W. Redfield: Just Values and Fine Seeing The revival of interest in recent years in the achievements of the Pennsylvania Impressionists has focused much deserved attention on the work of their leader. Read More...
9/21/2004	The Rodin Museum Celebrates 75 Years The museum will present a series of special events, programs and a new installation to mark the occasion. Read More...
9/21/2004	Unique Collection of English Ceramics Debuts in Birmingham The Collins collection will be unveiled October 3 at the BMA. Read More...
9/21/2004	Our Young Nation: American Federal Furniture and Decorative Arts from The Watson Collection Urns, eagles and shields - timeless emblems of American democracy - are the nonpartisan order of the day at the Columbus Museum. Read More...
9/14/2004	Just in from the Countryside, a Rare Centaur Weathervane Sells to a Connecticut Dealer for $253,000 David Schorsch and his partner Eileen Smiles "jumped in a little over $100,000." Read More...
9/14/2004	Julia's Three-Day Extravaganza Grosses $2.1 Million This auction has become a cornerstone of the season in mid-coastal Maine, and with four other major auctions and one show in the area, it brings people from near and far. Read More...
9/14/2004	It's All about Color: Serious Prices for Weck Collection at Glass Works Auction Asked how the sale was received by collectors, gallery principal Jim Hagenbuch commented, "As the English would say, 'It went over the moon.'" Read More...
9/14/2004	Duncan Phyfe Sofa Flies off the Floor at Carlsen's As usual, Russ Carlsen had turned up some pretty notable things for his mid-summer antiques auction, off the beaten track in the Catskill Mountains. Read More...
9/14/2004	'A Jewel Box of a Show': Antiques in Newburyport Now in its third year, the show is increasingly popular with dealers and collectors who both appreciate the perfect blend of buyers and sellers that it offers. Read More...
9/14/2004	Maine Coastal Antiques Show: Neat Event, Neat Place The well-received, one-day show features primarily country furniture and accessories displayed by more than 120 dealers. Read More...
9/14/2004	From Old World to Rock n' Roll, Papermania Pleases the Crowds Management reports that 80 percent of the dealers still doing the show were with the Gipsteins when they first started in 1977. Read More...
9/14/2004	The Frick is Sole Venue for Exhibition of European Bronzes It is the first public showing of a distinguished, little-known private collection. Read More...
9/14/2004	'A Century of Collecting' Reflects Depth of Heckscher's Collections The museum is kicking off its 85th anniversary celebration with an exhibition hung salon-style throughout the building. Read More...
9/14/2004	Three for the Aldrich This Fall From whimsical bottles to contemporary artists, the museum's exhibits run the gamut. Read More...
9/14/2004	'Above and Beyond the Call of Duty' and the First Medal of Honor While the room and the display at West Point may be diminutive in size, the contents and the meaning behind the exhibition are anything but. Read More...
9/14/2004	Steeped in History, West Point Museum Celebrates 150 Years From the Revolutionary War to modern-day Iraq, those who have gone forth from "The Point" have not only made an undeniable impact in our military history, but they have also been a key element in its preservation. Read More...
9/7/2004	A Closer Look: Garth's Provides Old-Fashioned Sale with Lots of Energy As previously reported, good pottery heated up the salesroom when a rare New York stoneware cooler with a mermaid decoration realized $63,250 from a New Jersey collector. Read More...
9/7/2004	Dealer Wins $5,280 Pie Crimper at Spicer Event Bill Spicer unearthed some fine Eighteenth Century Americana from a home in nearby Massachusetts. Read More...
9/7/2004	New Jersey Auction Clears the Warehouse, Fills the Garden The highlight came early in the furniture session, when a remarkable Victorian white painted cast-iron potting stand, with a very Gothic look to it, came on the block. Read More...
9/7/2004	Marion Antiques Show The heart of an antiques show is the dealer list, but there are also some frills that are greatly appreciated by those who attend, and this event has a number of those to offer. Read More...
9/7/2004	Union: The Maine Antiques Festival Paul Davis of Coastal Promotions reported near record numbers of both dealers and visitors in spite of dire weather predictions. Read More...
9/7/2004	Aldrich Museum Unveils New Galleries and New Artwork while Holding on to Its Roots The museum reopened on June 13 after 14 months of major renovation and expansion. Read More...
9/7/2004	Alfred William Hunt and the Art of Landscape Yale presents the first major exhibition devoted to Hunt since the memorial shows following his death in 1896. Read More...
9/7/2004	For the People The Long Beach Museum of Art presents more than 50 examples of American folk art intended for use in middle class homes in the United States in the late Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries. Read More...
9/7/2004	Gilbert Munger: Quest for Distinction A traveling exhibition at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, organized by the Tweed Museum of Art in Duluth, Minn., showcases the work of this lesser-known Hudson River School artist. Read More...
9/7/2004	Pewter "Pewter at Colonial Williamsburg," a long-running exhibition at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, assembles for display more than 250 pieces from the notable collection, many of which are usually kept in storage. Read More...