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(Show)The 2023 Deerfield Antique Show
Deerfield, New Hampshire
"As good as it was, it was disastrous," said Joshua Gurley, one-half of the brother-and-sister team that makes up Gurley Antique Shows. "It was a disastrous thing to have happen."
Gurley was talking about the annual Deerfield Antique Show on the Deerfield, New Hampshire, fairgrounds. The 70-dealer show-the largest ... (Read More)
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(Show)Thanks for the Memories!
Milford Antiques Show, Milford, New Hampshire
Forty-six years of memories and sales and friendships. Over 1200 shows, every Sunday from October to April. Thousands of dealers, and thousands of show hours. Forty-six years of ads in M.A.D. How does one even survive, let alone succeed with honors?
Well, we know one gentleman ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Harvard Art Museums Announce New Free Admission Policy
The Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have implemented a new free admission policy for all visitors. The new policy represents a significant expansion of free access to the museums' collections, exhibitions, and research for public audiences.
The museums are open to visitors Tuesday through Sunday (except major holidays), 10 a.m. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)George Washington Pastel Leads at Hilliard
Hilliard & Co., Madison, Virginia
Photos courtesy Hilliard & Co.
Hilliard & Co. held its late summer eclectic auction at the firm's Madison, Virginia, gallery August 5. The sale consisted of a broad mix of consignments, offering examples from many categories. The sale was conducted live and untimed. Internet bidders used the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Southern Soft Drinks Sweeten Country Store Sale
Mebane Antique Auction Gallery, Mebane, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Mebane Antique Auction Gallery
For his 30th annual "Country Store" sale, August 2-5, Jon Lambert and his able crew at Mebane Antique Auction Gallery cataloged 84 toys, 372 tobacco lots, 160 containers, 344 bottles, and 500 soft drink/miscellaneous lots. They then added hundreds ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Civil War and African American History
Fleischer's Auctions, Columbus, Ohio
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Fleischer's Auctions held its Civil War and African American history auction August 5. This summer premier sale featured a wide selection of American historical material, including items from the abolition movement, Civil War, African American history, Lincolniana, and notable examples of historic photography. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Norton Crock Leads Americana Sale
Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine
Photos courtesy Casco Bay Auctions
On August 5 Casco Bay Auctions held an approximately 600-lot Americana sale under a tent in the firm's back parking lot in Freeport, Maine. The crowd was sparse, and most lots sold to the Internet, phone, or absentee bids. The sale totaled ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Thomas Commeraw Stoneware Sets Record
Crocker Farm, Sparks, Maryland
Photos courtesy Crocker Farm
"Pottery over the last few years has been having its moment in the world of American decorative arts, and it's gratifying to see," remarked Mark Zipp of Crocker Farm, Sparks, Maryland, when talking about the new world auction record for Thomas Commeraw's stoneware. A ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Changes Announced by Battersea Foundation
The Battersea Foundation has announced that following three successful antiques shows at the historic Petersburg, Virginia, property, there will be no show in 2023. Restoration of the villa is nearing completion, and the logistics involved in staging an antiques show are prohibitively difficult. Instead, the foundation has announced that it ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The China Problem
Beneath the Surface
Defense and security are often top of mind these days. It is easy to feel as if there are threats everywhere, and you can never tell where or how you might be attacked. We want our friends to be safe. Do not meet someone strange in a dark ... (Read More)
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