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Quilt; Pennsylvania, Pieced, Friendship Sampler, Bright Colors, 88 inch. [p4A.com item #D9761453] Quilt; Pennsylvania, Pieced, Friendship Sampler, Bright Colors, 88 inch.
Sold for $ 4,680.00
at Pook & Pook, Inc.
Blanket Chest; Federal, Carved & Paint Decorated, Blue & Ochre Graining on Cream, Bracket Feet, Shaped Apron. [p4A.com item #E8996762] Blanket Chest; Federal, Carved & Paint Decorated, Blue & Ochre Graining on Cream, Bracket Feet, Shaped Apron.
Sold for $ 30,680.00
at Northeast Auctions, Ronald Bourgeault Auctioneer.

Executive Summary

A private Ohio company, p4A.com ltd specializes in collecting and distributing market based information about antiques, collectibles and fine art in America and combining this valuation information with its own proprietary reference information about individual items in the p4A database.

The company's primary product for libraries, the p4A Antiques Reference database, contains detailed descriptive and pricing information on antiques, many collectibles, fine art and historic Americana sold at regional auctions throughout the United States.

p4A.com ltd does not sell antiques, accept advertisements, publish books or endorse products and services. Its information is completely independent and factual. In addition to libraries, the reference database is used daily by many of the country's top professional personal property appraisers. Hundreds of antiques dealers and collectors also individually subscribe to the reference service.

Hundreds of Thousands of Images

The p4A Antiques Reference database is the only public reference service for antiques, collectibles and fine arts having images for 100% of its records. In fact, an average of 1.3 full-color images are available for each record.

Highest Quality Data

Every record in the p4A Antiques Reference database is individually reviewed and edited prior to entry, not digitally imported en masse. In addition to a specific item description, information on condition and provenance is included whenever available. Prices realized are clearly shown with date and place sold. A customized auction note is included to describe the overall sales environment for a given record. Information of dubious value, such as grouped items selling for one money, is deleted; trade abbreviations and truncated jargon are expanded and simplified for the general user.

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Today's Most Current Data

Information in the p4A Antiques Reference database is the most current available anywhere on the web. New records are added to the database 365 days per year. This reference database is the only antiques and collectibles database with 20% of its records meeting the three years currency standard for professional appraisals. Once entered into the database all information becomes a permanent public record and is not periodically expunged.

Supplemental Reference Information

Only the p4A Antiques Reference database adds value to its records with supplemental reference information, including literature citations and independently researched reference notes providing biographical, contextual and background data about a given item. In addition, the trade press is monitored for post-sale coverage and relevant additional information is added to the original sale record.

American Market Focus

The p4A Antiques Reference service is the only on-line database to focus its coverage exclusively on major regional auction venues throughout the U.S....the marketplace where the great bulk of antiques and collectibles are bought and sold in this country. International auction houses such as Christie's and Sotheby's are covered by other reference services and are not duplicated in the p4A Antiques Reference database. Approximately fifty regional auction venues are currently covered coast-to-coast.

Library Availability

The p4A Antiques Reference database is available to public libraries by annual subscription license. Licenses are available for both on-site use and remote access. On-site licenses are based on the number of facilities/buildings offering the service. All access is via Internet Protocol (IP) addressing. No individual login or password is required. The reference database is also available to museum and research libraries.

A representative sample of p4A Antiques Reference database subscribers:

Lake County Public Library  Merrillville, IN 
Newton Free Library  Newton Centre, MA 
Gloucester County Library  Mullica Hill, NJ 
Jackson District Library  Jackson, MI 
Toledo Lucas County Public Library  Toledo, OH 
Clermont County Public Library  Owensville, OH 
Worthington Public Library  Columbus, OH 
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library  Buffalo, NY 
East Baton Rouge Parish Library  Baton Rouge, LA 
South Windsor Public Library  South Windsor, CT 
Charleston Public Library  Charleston, SC 
Society of American Period Furniture Makers  Bloomfield, NY 
Noel Wien Public Library  Fairbanks, AK 
Chelmsford Public Library  Chelmsford, MA 
Half Hollow Hills Community Library  Dix Hills, NY 
Nesmith Library  Windham, NH 
Library of the Chathams  Chatham, NJ 
Greenville County Library System  Greenville, SC 
Frederick County Public Libraries  Frederick, MD 
Eugene Public Library  Eugene, OR 
Wallingford Public Library  Wallingford, CT 
Christie's  New York, NY 
Toledo Museum of Art  Toledo, OH 
Thomas Ford Memorial Library  Western Springs, IL 
Beverly Hills Public Library  Beverly Hills, CA 
Cleveland Public Library  Cleveland, OH 
Geauga County Public Library  Chardon, OH 
Winchester Public Library  Winchester, MA 
Arlington Heights Memorial Library  Arlington Heights, IL 
Christian County Library  Ozark, MO 
Farmington Public Library  Farmington, NM 
Richards Free Library  Newport, NH 
Cumberland County Public Library  Fayetteville, NC 
Six Mile Regional Library  Granite City, IL 
Mattituck-Laurel Library  Mattituck, NY 
Greensboro Public Library  Greensboro, NC 
Asotin County Library  Clarkston, WA 
Connetquot Public Library  Bohemia, NY 
La Porte County Public Library  La Porte, IN 
Hudson Library & Historical Society  Hudson, OH 
Wright Memorial Library  Dayton, OH 
Hartshorne Public Library  Hartshorne, OK 
Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library  Plainfield, IN 
Norfolk Public Library  Norfolk, NE 
Windsor Locks Public Library  Windsor Locks, CT 
Lansdale Public Library  Lansdale, PA 
Western Kentucky University  Bowling Green, KY 
Baldwinsville Public Library  Baldwinsville, NY 
Free Library of Philadelphia  Philadelphia, PA 
Worcester Public Library  Worcester, MA 
Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library  Gallipolis, OH 
Barrington Area Library  Barrington, IL 
Orange County Library System  Orlando, FL 
Pamunkey Regional Library  Hanover, VA 
Margate Public Library  Margate, NJ 
Hunterdon County Library  Flemington, NJ 
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation  Williamsburg, VA 
Maury Loontjens Memorial Library  Narragansett, RI 
The Raymond A. Whitwer Tilden Public Library  Tilden, NE 
Brentwood Public Library  Brentwood, NY 
St. Louis County Library  St. Louis, MO 
Avalon Free Public Library  Avalon, NJ 
Lynn Haven Public Library  Lynn Haven, FL 
Woodridge Public Library  Woodridge, IL 
Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library  Jonesboro, AR 
Ascension Parish Library  Gonzales, LA 
Shelter Rock Public Library  Albertson, NY 
Rogers Memorial Library  Southampton, NY 
Port Washington Public Library  Port Washington, NY 
East Meadow Public Library  East Meadow, NY 
North Bellmore Public Library  North Bellmore, NY 
Oyster Bay - East Norwich Public Library  Oyster Bay, NY 
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library  Hewlett, NY 
Levittown Public Library  Levittown, NY 
Cuyahoga Falls Library  Cuyahoga Falls, OH 
Museums of Oglebay Institute  Wheeling, WV 
Rocky River Public Library  Rocky River, OH 
Brownsburg Public Library  Brownsburg, IN 
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library  Kokomo, IN 
Boonslick Regional Library  Sedalia, MO 
Crown Point Community Library  Crown Point, IN 
Santa Rosa County Library System  Milton, FL 
Bartholomew County Public Library  Columbus, IN 
Bethlehem Public Library  Bethlehem, PA 
Las Vegas-Clark County District Library  Las Vegas, NV 
Baltimore Museum of Art, Kirkbride Library  Baltimore, MD 
Tom Green County Public Library  San Angelo, TX 
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library  Setauket, NY 
Northport-East Northport Public Library  Northport, NY 
Cedarburg Public Library  Cedarburg, WI 
Kansas City Kansas Public Library  Kansas City, KS 
Woodbridge Public Library  Woodbridge, NJ 
Cleveland Museum of Art  Cleveland, OH 
Brockville Public Library  Brockville, ON 
Morris County Library  Whippany, NJ 
Ridgefield Library Association  Ridgefield, CT 
North Shore Public Library  Shoreham, NY 
Ringling Museum of Art  Sarasota, FL 
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library  Charlottesville, VA 
Suffern Free Library  Suffern, NY 

 

 

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