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Robert Indiana owned paintings up for auction to pay bills, repair Maine home

Christie’s in New York is offering two pieces of art from the private collection of Vinalhaven artist Robert Indiana in a controversial sale to help pay the mounting legal bills of the late artist’s estate and make critical repairs before winter to his deteriorating island home, the once-grand Star of Hope. Maine Preservation listed the […]

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Historic Danforth Inn headed to auction block

PORTLAND — The Danforth Inn, a West End mansion in Portland that dates to 1823, faces an uncertain future as it heads to the auction block in less than two weeks. The owners of the nine-bedroom luxury inn, who also own the Camden Harbour Inn, filed for bankruptcy in March, staving off foreclosure temporarily. They […]

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Portland's iconic Time & Temp building sells for $9.3M

Downtown Portland’s iconic-but-troubled Time & Temperature Building has been sold at auction for $9.3 million. Bidding, which began Tuesday, had reached $5.25 million as of Wednesday night. The auction was scheduled to run until 1:30 p.m. Thursday, when the leading bidder would submit finances for approval to finalize the sale. However, the countdown clock for the auction […]

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Time and Temp building bids reach $5.25M

With one day remaining in its online auction, the leading bid to purchase the iconic Time & Temperature Building in downtown Portland reached $5.25 million Wednesday evening. The auction, which began Tuesday, is scheduled to run until 1:30 p.m. Thursday, at which point the leading bidder will submit finances for approval to finalize the sale. […]