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| 9/27/2005 | 'Eva Zeisel: The Playful Search For Beauty' The exhibition, "Eva Zeisel: The Playful Search for Beauty," is on view at the Hillwood Museum and Gardens through December 4. Read More...
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| 9/27/2005 | First Official NYS Merry-Go-Round Gifted To The Farmers' Museum The Farmers' Museum will soon be the new, permanent home for the Empire State Carousel, a handcrafted merry-go-round depicting N.Y. State history and culture. Read More...
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| 9/27/2005 | Mónica Castillo Kicks Off NMWA's New Arts Initiative, Women Artists Worldwide The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) launches "Women Artists Worldwide," cosponsored and organized with international embassies. Read More...
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| 9/27/2005 | Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts 'In Private Hands,' Opening October 1 "In Private Hands: 200 Years of American Painting," exhibits some of the finest works of American art held in private collections across the country. Read More...
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| 9/27/2005 | Copake Conducts Successful Americana Auction "We found the sale to be very successful," said owner Mike Fallon. Read More...
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| 9/27/2005 | Merritt's Museum Of Childhood Sold In Two Days At Pook & Pook People seemed to be coming from everywhere to bid on the contents of Merritt's Museum of Childhood, 1,301 lots featured in a two-day sale. Read More...
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| 9/27/2005 | Stepping In Success - Barn Star's Antiques In A Cow Pasture Attracting many dealers from the nearby vicinity and some from throughout New York and New England, the show has a faithful following of customers. Read More...
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| 9/27/2005 | 76th Annual A Hit For Maine Antique Dealers "Attendance doubled," stated MADA president Nancy Glazer. As buyers rushed onto the floor, many dealers could be seen placing red stickers and sold tags on items. Read More...
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| 9/27/2005 | $1 Million Barrier Is Surpassed For Contemporary Indian Art For the first time, the $1 million barrier has been breached in contemporary Indian art following Christie's September 21 sale of Indian and Southeast Asian art. Read More...
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| 9/27/2005 | Record Smashing Chinese Ceramics And Art Sale At Christie's September 20 sale, a rare Fourteenth Century painting and a sublime Persian-inscribed Sixteenth Century vase each achieved $1,696,000. Read More...
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| 9/20/2005 | 'Treasures Of The Titans: 1900-1950' "Treasures of the Titans," on view through December 31, exhibits a variety of objects owned by some of the most influential people of the Twentieth Century. Read More...
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| 9/20/2005 | Beardens Lead Swann Auction At $106,375 An auction of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Prints and Drawing at Swann Galleries saw active bidding and totaled an impressive $2,629,705. Read More...
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| 9/20/2005 | Marie Zimmerman Box Brings $117,500 At Rago Highlighting the sale was a 10-inch-high carved wooden box by Zimmerman on round ivory ball feet with cast bronze handles and hinges. Read More...
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| 9/20/2005 | Maine Antiques Dealers Hosted Its 8th Annual Coastal Antiques Show Volunteer show manager Nancy Prince said, "Most dealers were pleased, for they sold well. In fact, I haven't found one who won't be back next year." Read More...
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| 9/20/2005 | Grueby Fireplace Acquired By Two Red Roses Foundation Just weeks after acquiring a complete set of Grueby tiles, the Two Red Roses Foundation acquired a Grueby tile fireplace surround. Read More...
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| 9/20/2005 | Bellamy Eagle Tops Robert Foster Auction An eagle carved by John Haley Bellamy of Kittery, Maine, was the highlight of the Robert L. Foster sale September 3 and 4, selling for $60,500. Read More...
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| 9/20/2005 | Farmington Antiques Labor Day Weekend: 26 Years On A Polo Field Show manager Steve Jenkins said, "We had a pretty good show, good gate [visitors] did pretty good for the dealers and sales seemed good." Read More...
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| 9/20/2005 | 'Behind The Magic: 50 Years Of Disneyland' At The Henry Ford "Behind the Magic - 50 Years of Disneyland" debuts at The Henry Ford Museum on September 23. Read More...
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| 9/20/2005 | Summer's Last Hurrah At Brimfield's Antiques Shows "I've been doing Brimfield for over 20 years," exclaimed one dealer as he gazed up at the cloudless skies, "and this is the best Brimfield week I have ever seen." Read More...
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| 9/20/2005 | Marine & China Trade Blockbuster For Bourgeault Shattered records livened up the already lively Northeast Auctions' Marine and China Trade sale as no fewer than four world record prices were achieved. Read More...
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| 9/20/2005 | Heated Competition For Fireboard And Mantel At Thomaston Place An extraordinary colonial American overmantel and companion fireboard was the hot lot of Kaja Veilleux's two-day sale August 27-28, selling for $605,000. Read More...
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| 9/20/2005 | American Modernism At Currier Museum Of Art "In the American Grain: Dove, Hartley, Marin, O'Keeffe and Stieglitz" is on view from September 30 through January 2 at the Currier Museum of Art. Read More...
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| 9/20/2005 | Andrew Wyeth Watercolors At Brandywine River Museum Oct. 1 Beginning October 1, the Brandywine River Museum presents "Andrew Wyeth: Early Watercolors," an exhibition of nearly 50 watercolor paintings by Andrew Wyeth. Read More...
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| 9/13/2005 | 'Babar' Joins Morgan Library's Collection Of Classic Children's Books, Manuscripts The most exciting item in this collection is the earliest plan for the Babar book (91/2 by 6 inches) with 44 pages of pencil and watercolor sketches and the original text. Read More...
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| 9/13/2005 | Bidder Swings $144,352 Bid For Babe Ruth Bat MastroNet's recent online auction included such diverse items as a World Series jersey worn by Dizzy Dean to a lock of hair from Napoleon. Read More...
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| 9/13/2005 | Cache Of Paintings At Gustave White Auction A cache of paintings discovered in a locked and hidden closet during building renovations were in the spotlight at the most recent Gustave White fine art auction. Read More...
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| 9/13/2005 | New Hampshire Federal Farmhouse Yields Barnard Family Treasures At the recent William A. Smith sale, a desirable New Hampshire Chippendale maple slant lid desk took top honors when it sold for $29,700. Read More...
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| 9/13/2005 | $259,000 Tsimshian Mask Tops Skinner Indian Sale A Northwest Coast painted wood mask brought a stunning $259,000 at Skinner's September 10 American Indian and Ethnographic auction. Read More...
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| 9/13/2005 | Exhibition Explores Origins & Meaning Of Edvard Munch's 'Mermaid' Edvard Munch's "Mermaid" leads an exhibition of 25 paintings, prints and drawings that will open on September 24 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Read More...
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| 9/13/2005 | Newburyport Antiques Show Sparkles Dealers enjoy the show, report strong sales and are complimentary about the show management, Dennis Radulski and the committee. Most return faithfully each year. Read More...
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| 9/13/2005 | 'Modernism In American Silver' "Modernism in American Silver: 20th Century Design," an exhibition organized by the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), explores the American silver industry's forays into Modernist design. Read More...
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| 9/13/2005 | 'Served In Style: The Silver Collection Of The Maryland Historical Society' The new permanent exhibition showcases stunning gifts and serving pieces from the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Read More...
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| 9/13/2005 | Madison-Bouckville Antiques Show Sets Attendance & Sales Records The 34th Annual Outdoor Madison-Bouckville Antiques Show had a nearly full capacity in dealers and perhaps the largest crowds ever. Read More...
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| 9/13/2005 | Mississippi Museums Blasted By Hurricane Katrina As victims of Hurricane Katrina continue to be relocated, some news organizations have turned their eye toward the devastation of historical monuments and museums. Read More...
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| 9/13/2005 | Coffman's Antiques In August "The dealer quality was good and the sales were good," observed Mr Coffman, one of the show's promoters. Read More...
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| 9/6/2005 | At Museum Of Art & Design 'Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation, 2' "Changing Hands: Art without Reservation, 2: Contemporary Native North American Art from the West, Northwest and Pacific," will open September 22. Read More...
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| 9/6/2005 | 1,200-Lot Sale Of Vernon Cole Estate Keeps Legare Crew Busy A carved wooden eagle with a shield and banner exhorting, "Don't Give up the Ship" brought $10,450 at Leo P. Legare's on-site sale. Read More...
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| 9/6/2005 | 'Maxfield Parrish, Master Of Make-Believe' "Maxfield Parrish, Master of Make-Believe," a nationally touring exhibition, brings together a splendid selection of 80 of his finest works. Read More...
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| 9/6/2005 | Ansel Adams Retrospective At Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston "Ansel Adams" captures Adams's poetic vision through some 180 black and white photographs over 50 years of the artist's career on view through December 31. Read More...
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| 9/6/2005 | Edward Hopper In Four Media, At Amon Carter Museum On September 13, the Amon Carter Museum will present "Edward Hopper in Four Acts," a small exhibition of five works in four media by one of America's great artists. Read More...
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| 9/6/2005 | China Institute Gallery Will Show 2,000 Years Of Chinese Lacquer All of the lacquer in "Masterpieces of Chinese Lacquer" at the China Institute Gallery is being shown in New York for the first time beginning September 16. Read More...
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| 9/6/2005 | Heart Transplants To Dallas The fall version of Heart of Country, the famous Nashville antiques show, will be moving to the Dallas area in 2006. Read More...
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| 9/6/2005 | Lindsey Collection Bristles At James Cyr Auction A standing-room-only crowd was on hand for the N. H. Americana portion of the auction, with over 200 registered in the gallery and 150 people bidding by telephone or absentee. Read More...
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| 9/6/2005 | 'Playtime' At Alderfer's Antique Doll Auction Approximately 300 registered bidders from 12 states actively participated in the two-day sale. Read More...
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| 9/6/2005 | Union Antiques, Fun In Maine The 25th annual Maine Antiques Festival was a success for the customers, the dealers and the promoter, Paul Davis. Read More...
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| 9/1/2005 | Nantucket Basket Record 'Smashed' At Osona's A possibly unique Nantucket basket established a "record smashing" price of $115,000 paid at auction for an individual example. Read More...
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