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Author Archives: Nick Boschetto

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Maryland appliquéd quilt, $9,360, Jeffrey S. Evans

Maryland appliqued quilt

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A fine pieced and appliquéd Maryland Lone Star quilt, likely made by Mary Seeds Moon (born circa 1806), the […]

The September, 2016 Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair To Offer The Finest Antique Books

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The September, 2016 Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair To Offer The Finest Antique Books and Ephemera To Ever Bridge The Brooklyn Borough The third annual Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair features almost […]

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Jacob Eby tall case clock, $10,620, Ahlers & Ogletree

Jacob Eby tall case clock

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An early 19th century mahogany Federal tall case clock made by Jacob Eby (Mannheim, Pa., 1776-1828) sold for $10,620 […]

Heritage Auctions presents the greatest of “The Greatest” in special Platinum Night auction of elite Muhammad Ali artifacts

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The first Ali Heavyweight Championship belt ever offered at auction, fight worn trunks from “The Rumble in the Jungle” among historic offerings Sept. 10 in Dallas DALLAS – A half-century […]

The Lifetime Advertising Collection of Gus and Trisha Brown…

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The Lifetime Advertising Collection of Gus & Trisha Brown to be sold by Showtime Auction Services October 7-9 The three-day event, with over 2,000 lots, will be held at the […]

A Bounty of Important Marine Art Thomaston Place Auction Galleries on August 27-29

1. Seascape painting by Alfred Thompson Bricher Near Cape Elizabeth

Dominance in 19th Century shipbuilding helped establish Thomaston, Maine’s reputation as “The Town that Went to Sea”, and local auction company Thomaston Place Auction Galleries will extend this maritime tradition […]

Poster for D.W. Griffith’s Civil War classic film, Birth of a Nation, brings in $74,687 at Heritage Auctions

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DALLAS – A one sheet poster for D.W. Griffith’s 1915 epic The Birth of a Nation– considered to be one of the most controversial and explicitly racist films of the […]

James D. Julia's August 3-Day Fine Art, Asian & Antiques sale, August 24-26

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James D. Julia will be holdings its annual August Fine Art, Asian & Antiques sale on August 24th-26th, 2016. This nearly $6 million sale is chock-full of the highest quality […]

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Fabergé photo frame, $245,000, Christie's

Faberge photo frame

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A jeweled gold-mounted nephrite (greenstone) photograph frame, marked Fabergé (Moscow, circa 1898), sold for $245,000 at Part One of […]