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Wilmington, Delaware
For more than a decade the Chase Center in Wilmington has been the venue for the Delaware Antiques Show during the first week of November. The show is known for attracting a large crowd of collectors both local and from afar. During this year of the COVID crisis, the ... (Read More)
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Horst Auction Center, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Horst Auction Center
Horst Auction Center held a 526-lot sale that grossed $221,880 (including buyers’ premiums) at its auction house in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, on November 6 and 7, 2020. In an age when auction houses need to be as competitive as ever, Horst does not ... (Read More)
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Gurley Antique Shows will be running the firm’s annual Thanksgiving Sunday Antique Show at a new location—the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire, the same venue that hosts the annual New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) show during Antiques Week in New Hampshire.
The show will be held on Sunday, ... (Read More)
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No auction house wants to sell an alleged fake, but when the alleged fake is copyrighted, there can be additional trouble.
Nine photographs offered in three sales by Mid-Hudson Auction Galleries in December 2019 and January and March 2020 have prompted a lawsuit filed by Iconic Images, Ltd., owner of the ... (Read More)
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We are all spending much more time now in our houses and apartments because of COVID-19. Because we all might enjoy staring at someone else’s walls for a change, this column gives our readers an idea of what some of their colleagues, fellow collectors, and other readers surround themselves with ... (Read More)
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TEFAF New York, New York City
From November 1 to 4, 2020, The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) offered a virtual edition of TEFAF New York, the fair that would have filled the Park Avenue Armory in New York City for its fifth year but for the COVID-19 pandemic.
TEFAF reports that ... (Read More)
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Farrin’s Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine
One thing that business markets hate is uncertainty. Economic, social, and political doubts are often reflected in stock markets, currency markets, and antiques markets. Witness Rusty Farrin’s auction in Randolph, Maine, on the night of November 4, 2020, when the final results of the presidential election ... (Read More)
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Quite a mix has resulted from my attempts to look back at some earlier summer sales and to keep as up to date as possible. There are a few old masters and a couple of tortoises, a pair of old shoes, two Dutch dolls with a political edge, and a ... (Read More)
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Barn Star Productions has announced that Leigh Keno will be a sponsor of the upcoming Fall Antiques at Rhinebeck Online Show, November 13-15, on the Ruby Lane platform (www.rubylane.com).
Frank Gaglio of Barn Star Productions said, “We are extremely fortunate to welcome Mr. Keno to our team presenting our fourth online ... (Read More)
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Conestoga Auction Company, Manheim, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Conestoga Auction Company
Eugene “Gene” and Vera Charles of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, were longtime collectors and later dealers specializing in china and glass at regional shows. They bought at local farm sales and were always condition conscious. David Charles, their nephew, entrusted John Hess of the ... (Read More)
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