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(Show)The San Francisco Fall Show
San Francisco, California
This year's San Francisco Fall Show was held October 11 to 15 at the Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture. October 12, the first full show day of the show-the day after the famous-for-the-lamb-chops-alone opening party-was a dressy affair. From the vignettes at the entrance to the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Another Strong Weekend at Fishersville
Fishersville Antiques Expo, Fishersville, Virginia
The 71st edition of the semiannual Fishersville Antiques Expo was held October 13 and 14 at the Augusta Expo Event Center in Fishersville, Virginia. The show has been a mainstay in the mid-Atlantic region for 38 years, and it does not appear to be losing any ... (Read More)
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(Show)The MADA Fall Antiques Show
Topsham, Maine
October 14 was a beautiful autumn day in Maine, the kind they take pictures of and sell on postcards. That meant it was a perfect day to go antiquing. The Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) put on its third annual fall antiques show in the barns of the Topsham ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Small Museum, Big Impact
Beneath the Surface
One of the ideas we tried to impress upon the kids as we drove across the country was how vast and diverse the United States is. So often people have a solution for their problem, something that works for them, but they are blind to the fact that ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rare Pistol Acquired by Historic Rock Ford
Historic Rock Ford in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has acquired an American Revolutionary War flintlock pistol made by gunsmith Manuel Ferree. It is now on display in the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts. The pistol is engraved in block letters "M. Ferre" on both the lock ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, October 2023
Letter from London
When You Go Down to the Woods Today, You're in for a Nice Surprise...
An August 16 sale held by Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers that saw the appearance of the slightly battered bear illustrated here was held not in their principal Derbyshire saleroom venue but in their Bishton Hall ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)AHPCS Announces Award
For more than 30 years, the American Historical Print Collectors Society (AHPCS) has recognized significant scholarship in the field of American historical prints with its Ewell L. Newman Book Award. Newman (1905-1992) was among the cofounders of AHPCS in 1975, and he served as the inaugural editor of the AHPCS ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The New Ambassadors Living with Antiques
A Book Review
Michael Diaz-Griffith practices connoisseurship as a serious vocation. He is passionate about objects and their histories. He caught the collecting bug early and let it flower into to a full-blown obsession.
Diaz-Griffith came onto the art and antiques scene in 2015 when he was hired to bring new life ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Gets Two Years in Prison for Fakes
Cristobal "Cris" Magno Rodrigo, 59, of Washington state was sentenced August 28 to two years in federal prison for selling Philippine-produced products as authentic Alaska Native-produced artwork, violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA).
The IACA makes it unlawful to offer, display for sale, or sell any good in a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Bath Antique Sale
Bath, Maine
On Sunday, October 8, the first installment of the Bath Antique Sale for the season took place in Bath, Maine. There are seven shows throughout the winter months. This show is a local tradition, and it's been going strong for decades. The location at the Bath Middle School and ... (Read More)
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