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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Results of the Chicago Summer Antiques Show, August 27-29, 2010
This year, Dolphin Promotions held its annual summer Chicago Antiques Show at the Rosemont Convention Center. It had been held there for many years, but was moved to a downtown location last year in an effort to reinvigorate the show. … Continue reading
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Setting up at the Chicago Summer Antiques Show, August 26, 2010
Set up went smoothly at the Chicago Summer Antiques Show. My booth was large enough that we weren’t stepping over each other. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa The show is small, but good quality, with several high-end dealers. There’s a nice, diverse selection of … Continue reading
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Mixed results at Heritage’s Illustration Art Auction, August 17-18, 2010
Heritage Auctions of Dallas, TX, held an Illustration Art Auction on August 17-18, 2010, with mixed results. Prices were strong for the best known artists and fairly weak for lesser known artists. The top lot of the sale was #78330, … Continue reading
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You can buy some of Lee Marvin’s personal items at Julia’s Auction on August 27, 2010
Remember Lee Marvin, winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for Cat Ballou in 1965? Marvin was the tough guy in many movies, of which “The Dirty Dozen” is probably his most famous. His widow, Pamela Marvin, has decided to … Continue reading
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Tagged James D. Julia, Julia auctions, Lee Marvin, Philip Chasen
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Repeating designs in French cameo glass by Daum Nancy and Gallé
When the Daum and Galle factories chose designs that sold well, they repeated them on different shapes. It permits an interesting way to collect — buying multiple items with the same design, but different shapes. Mixing shapes with the same … Continue reading
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Posted in Daum Nancy, French cameo glass, Galle
Tagged Authentic Daum, Authentic Galle, Daum, Daum Nancy, French cameo glass, Galle, Philip Chasen
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Remember Roy Rogers and his horse Trigger? Well, you just missed buying him!
I’m old enough to remember the Roy Rogers Show on Saturday mornings in the 1950s. It was a great show for kids. I enjoyed listening to Roy and Dale (Evans) singing “Happy Trails To You” to end their show each … Continue reading
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Tagged Christie's, Dale Evans, Philip Chasen, Roy Rogers, Trigger
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Results for the Pasadena Antiques Show, August 6-8, 2010
What a difference a show makes. Two weeks later, in basically the same city, Los Angeles (Redondo Beach vs. Pasadena), the tenor of the show completely changed. Attendance wasn’t significantly improved from Redondo Beach, but the show looked and felt … Continue reading
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Posted in Antique shows
Tagged Newcomb, Newcomb College, Pairpoint, Pairpoint puffy, Pasadena Antiques Show, Philip Chasen, R. Lalique
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Setting up at the Pasadena Antiques Show, August 4, 2010
The Pasadena Antiques Show is being held at the Exhibition Hall of the Pasadena Convention Center. It underwent a multi-year, multi-million dollar renovation and is now a completely modern exhibition hall. The first day of setup went smoothly. We finished … Continue reading
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Rick Norsigian may have bought $200 million worth of Ansel Adams negatives for $45
10 years ago, Rick Norsigian bought 65 old glass negatives for $45 from a man who said he bought them at a warehouse sale in Los Angeles in the 1940s. Could these views of Yosemite be the work of Ansel … Continue reading
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Tagged Ansel Adams, Ansel Adams Trust, Arnold Peter, Matthew Adams, Philip Chasen, Rick Norsigian, Yosemite
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