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NYT NEWS SERVICE – The Ayer mansion in Boston was recently NEWS CENTER MAINE – The Cumberland
listed for sale—along with an adjoining building—with a $22.5 mil- County Grand Jury has indicted David
lion asking price. This granite-faced townhouse in the Back Bay was McGovern, 32, in the Dec. 17, 2020 burglary of
designed more than 100 years ago by artist Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gurley Antiques Gallery, located on Payne Road
is seen today as the most comprehensive surviving example of his in Scarborough, ME. According to the
residential vision. For decades, Scarborough Police Department, video surveil-
the building has been owned lance shows McGovern breaking into the busi-
by nonprofit organizations ness and taking jewelry from display cases. Police
connected to the Roman said the value of the jewelry was estimated at
Catholic group Opus Dei and $30,000 and almost all of it has been recovered. McGovern was already
has functioned as part of a in custody after being arrested for burglary by the Freeport Police
cultural center and a residence Department. He remains at the Cumberland County Jail.
for women attending nearby
colleges. The potential sale
worries some people who THE BALTIMORE SUN – A historic blacksmith shop in New Market
have worked for years to that appeared destined for demolition may be saved and renewed as a
restore what they regard as a crucial monument to Tiffany’s genius. tourist attraction after town leaders and the property’s owner dug into
Marie Oates, a spokesperson for the Trimount Foundation, said the list- details of the structure’s past. The dilapidated shed-like structure sits
ing was for both properties and was prompted by the pandemic- roughly 50 feet back from the road. In
induced decrease of student fees that help fund the buildings’ a corner on the first floor, there is a brick
operation. The Ayer Mansion campaign has restored mosaic panels on chimney and forge, covered with black
the facade and repaired stained-glass screens from the mansion’s library, soot. A tarp covers part of the ceiling.
and a 20-foot-long Tiffany lay light above a set of marble stairs, using The stairs creak. One of the windows is
existing glass and replacing missing pieces with rare surviving glass boarded up with a series of signs that
from The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass. once pointed travelers to towns such
as Harpers Ferry and Gettysburg. Two
large birds that resemble turkey vultures have rented out the second floor.
NEW YORK CITY – Sotheby’s The blacksmith shop’s exact history is a little hazy, but an 1873 town
unveiled The Emporium, a new map shows a carpenter’s shop stood where the shed is today. Census
retail destination showcasing an records show seven blacksmith-related craftsmen worked in New Market
assortment of art, design, and luxu- in 1870. With some love and attention, the town hopes to make the
ry items, all available for immediate building structurally sound, fire up the forge, install educational signs
purchase. Located within its New and bring in blacksmiths for demonstrations to illustrate a period of
York flagship galleries, The New Market’s history.
Emporium is an extension of the
company’s growing Buy Now online
marketplace. The online and physical marketplace will be curated by a THE MIDDLETOWN PRESS – While some saw the Warner House as
revolving group of tastemakers and influencers, beginning with the inim- a historic treasure in the center of Pine Orchard, others described it as a
itable Gucci Westman, whose make-up artistry and dedication to clean “white elephant.” After being on the market for five years, the nine-
beauty has been attested to by clients such as Jennifer Aniston and bedroom and seven-bath house sold in January for $1.3 million. It was
Gwyneth Paltrow, among others. built by Alden Young in 1894 as a
wedding present for his daughter,
Olive Warner. Many expressed
ARTFIXDAILY – A planned 50% shock on Facebook when it was
funding cut to arts subjects at univer- posted that the house was razed on
sities in the U.K. has been met with Friday, May 7. The house featured a
fierce resistance. The U.K.’s Office for working 1931 elevator, wood ceiling
Students (OfS) and the Education medallions carved by European arti-
Secretary, Gavin Williamson, rolled out sans who lived at the house, and a
a plan that reduces spending for “high two-story music room with tall windows built to accommodate a now rare
cost” higher education arts subjects Skinner pipe organ. Before the demolition, a neighbor saw a New York
in England from $50 million to $27 salvage company spend about a month at the house, removing wood,
million, with the savings redirected to paneling, the elevator, bar, Stony Creek granite, and the organ.
other areas from nursing to computing,
reported The Guardian. A Russell
Group spokesperson said: “Plans to increase government funding for TIMEOUT – You can now buy retro video games and classic consoles
skilled specialist subjects like medicine, science, technology, and engi- from Japan and have them shipped internation-
neering, which have been underfunded for many years, are a positive ally. At video game megastore Super Potato,
step. However, it is disappointing those gains are at the cost of other anyone looking to revisit the relics of their child-
subjects such as creative arts and London-weighting where universities hood can find everything from early editions of
face higher costs and there are some of the country’s most deprived areas.” Super Mario Bros to rare Japan-only games you’ve
probably never heard of. The three-story shop is a
brilliant place to peruse retro electronics – it has such
PARIS – A reproduction of the skeleton of Napoleon’s horse Marengo a vast collection that it feels almost like a museum.
has been hung over the French emperor’s tomb in Paris – to the out- Super Potato has just established an eBay store
rage of his present-day fans as they commemorate 200 years since his catering specifically to overseas shoppers. The store
death. The Foundation Napoleon Chief tweeted that he “couldn't doesn’t have Super Potato’s full catalog of goods – in fact, listings are a little
believe” the artwork had been installed above his icon’s tomb. light right now – but keep an eye out and you might just find a lost gem
you’ve been trying to get your hands on.
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