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In the April 2018 issue of Maine Antique Digest: John Bartlam Teapot Sells for £575,000 ($804,098) —Met acquires early American porcelain at Woolley & Wallis. Painted Box with Drawers Brings $263,250— Quirky kitchen box sold at Cordier Auctions. Dealers In and Out of the Philadelphia Show—New dealers and what to see while in Philly. Four Sandzén Paintings Sold in Kansas—Kansas artist’s work had been off the market 50 years. Zook Record Broken—Folk art dioramas sell at Witman Auctioneers. Fake Civil War Masterpiece: A Tale of Two Photographs—Masterful forgery faked out experts. French Furniture Soars in Tarheel Country—Restauration low cabinet sells high at Leland Little. Business as Usual at Julia’s—But Not Quite—Last call for longtime Maine auction house. Traylor’s Two Pigs Brings $37,200—Two little pigs made big bucks at market. Willard Tall-Case Clocks Top Americana and Decorative Arts Auction—Brown was the color of the day. The Sale of the Kemble Collection—Fair weather for weathervanes at Pook & Pook. Papers from the American Revolution’s French Connection Soar at Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale—Christie’s offers valuable ephemera. Wall Box Tops Auction —Carey Auctions builds annual New Year’s Day auction. Match Safe Collection of David and Holiday Winfield—Match safes drew new bidders to Cowan’s. Skinner Paintings—Strength in numbers—records achieved. Heron Takes Flight—Bird prints fly high at Arader. Tiffany Candlestick Tops Sale—Not-so-secretive candlestick for sale at Cowan’s. The New York Ceramics & Glass Fair —Five centuries of visual delights in glass and clay. Winter Show 2018—Americana still stands at Winter Antiques Show. The Outsider Art Fair 2018—Strong attendance and buying for Outsider art. Manigault Bowl, Found at Show, Goes to Art Institute of Chicago—Go forth, oh collector, there are treasures to be found! and much, much more...