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Hanging with Francis Crespo
by Julie Schlenger Adell

If there were a congeniality award for folk-art and antiques dealers, Francis Crespo of Francis Crespo Folk Art & Antiques, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, would certainly be in the running. “Those who are passionate do well,” stated the affable dealer, who travels to and exhibits at between 18 and 22 shows a year. ... (Read More)

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Dover Show Offers Free Admission after 9 a.m.
by M.A.D. Staff

The year’s first Dover Antique Show and Vintage Market at the Dover Elks Lodge, Dover, New Hampshire, will be May 18. The show will run once a month until September. Promoted by Gurley Antiques Shows, the show now will feature free admission after 9 a.m. According to promoters Josh and Rachel ... (Read More)

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Changing of the Guard at Nye & Company
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Nye & Company, the Bloomfield, New Jersey, auction house, has been sold. The new owner is Andrew Holter, who after eight years in the American furniture department at Christie’s rejoined Nye as head of business development seven years ago, a position he held from 2004 to 2008. “We have finished paying ... (Read More)

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Give and Take
by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond

Beneath the Surface You can set your watch by it. The days begin to lengthen, Daylight Saving Time kicks off, daffodils poke up, buds pop out, and the real March Madness begins—last-minute donation appraisals. A flurry of phone calls starts to come in from people who donated items to museums last year ... (Read More)

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A New Connecticut Show
by M.A.D. Staff

After four decades of hosting the Connecticut Spring Antiques Show, the Haddam Historical Society, in partnership with Goosefare Antiques & Promotions, is launching a new expanded show focused on a younger audience seeking quality and more affordable antiques. The Connecticut River Valley Antiques and Historic Homes Show—scheduled for October 19 and ... (Read More)

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Letter from London, May 2024
by Ian McKay, [email protected]

Definitely Desirable but Not Exactly an Open Book As a book man at heart, I found it hard to resist front, back, and side views of the lot featured. It was offered in a February 21-23 sale held by Dore & Rees of Frome in the county of Somerset—one that dispersed ... (Read More)

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Hirsch Is New Owner of Dallas Auction Gallery
by Marice Richter

Prominent antiques dealer and appraiser Reyne Hirsch is the new owner of the Dallas Auction Gallery and aims to attract a younger generation of buyers to collecting antiques and fine art. Hirsch was already co-owner of the nearby Patrick Jones Gallery, specializing in contemporary and modern art, when she received a ... (Read More)

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Antiques with a Side of Sausage Gravy
by Clayton Pennington

Imagine an antiques sale with 600 to 700 objects that draws a huge crowd, and in only a half-hour everything except seven things is sold. The sale is restocked and virtually sells out again. Amazing, right? You could be excused for being skeptical of such a feeding frenzy, but according to ... (Read More)

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Exhibitions, May 2024
by M.A.D. Staff

Photo courtesy Morris Museum. —Ongoing —Morristown, New Jersey Musical Machines & Living Dolls: Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata from the Murtogh D. Guinness Collection at the Morris Museum features 150 mechanical marvels that span 400 years, including a miniature music box that fits into an 18k gold ring and the enormous Poppers ... (Read More)

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John Hays Appears in Newly Released Movie
by Lita Solis-Cohen

The film Upgraded is a 2024 American romantic comedy directed by Carlson Young and starring Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, Marisa Tomei, Lena Olin, and John Hays, deputy chairman of Christie’s Americas. The 104-minute movie is the story of Ana (Camila Mendes), an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art ... (Read More)

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