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A Lot to Be Thankful for at Farrin's
by Mark Sisco

Farrin's Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine Each year Farrin's Country Auctions holds a pre-Thanksgiving sale in Randolph, Maine. On November 13, 2019, it consisted of over 800 lots, out the door in an evening of fast selling, with a small handful of items left behind. The biggest money winners were a couple ... (Read More)

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Pinckney Portrait Sells for $187,500
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Photos courtesy Freeman's Freeman's November 12, 2019, sale, held on the Tuesday after the Delaware Antiques Show, was strategically planned so that dealers and collectors could stop in Philadelphia to preview on their way to or from Delaware. There were fewer than a dozen people in the salesroom. More ... (Read More)

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"A Small Leak Will Sink a Great Ship"
by Mark Sisco

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine Photos courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries Benjamin Franklin once wrote, "Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship." Old Ben's namesake steamship, the S.S. Franklin, sank in 1854. But Thomaston Place Auction Galleries brought forth the salvaged figurehead as a prime component ... (Read More)

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Established Artists and New Discoveries Showcased
by Susan Emerson Nutter

Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, Georgia Photos courtesy Slotin Folk Art Auction Slotin Folk Art Auction continues to impress, not only with the art presented but also with the diversity of artists represented. "We are coming into our twenty-fifth year," auctioneer/owner Steve Slotin explained, referencing the fall sale held November 9 and ... (Read More)

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Antiques + Modernism Winnetka Show
by Danielle Arnet

Winnetka, Illinois We've said it flat-out in these pages: the perennially successful Antiques + Modernism Winnetka Show could not happen anywhere else but in the North Shore Chicago suburb where it has been a fixture for decades. First, because the show benefits and is housed in an institution central to the ... (Read More)

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Welcome to Richmond, Mr. Brunk
by Walter C. Newman

Brunk Auctions, Richmond, Virginia Photos courtesy Brunk Auctions Brunk Auctions held its inaugural auction in Richmond, Virginia, on November 9, 2019. The sale marked the beginning of a new chapter for the Asheville, North Carolina-based firm. Brunk Auctions is not relocating; it has established a second location. The decision to add a presence ... (Read More)

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Courage in the Antiques World
by Baron Perlman

The great-from Homer to George Washington to Winston Churchill-have long been fascinated by courage. And who can blame them? Bravery on the field of battle is one of the most admirable and inexplicable virtues imaginable. How and why, then, can we indulge ourselves, talking about "bravery" in the pedestrian field ... (Read More)

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The 2019 Delaware Show
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Delaware Antiques Show, Wilmington, Delaware There is no question that the Delaware Antiques Show is one of the very best for Americana. Collectors come from all parts of the country knowing that a large contingent of dealers in American furniture, textiles, silver, folk art, ceramics, pewter, and silver made or used ... (Read More)

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The Center for Pennsylvania German Studies Opens
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Local history makes a community proud. It adds to quality of life. Take the town of Trappe, Pennsylvania, for example. It's a crossroads 25 miles northwest of Philadelphia and just a few miles from the larger community of Collegeville, where Ursinus College has flourished since it was granted its charter ... (Read More)

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Eglin Collection Buoys Jewelry Auction
by Mary Ann Brown

Antique Jewelry & Gemology Photos courtesy Freeman's Freeman's November 5, 2019, auction of jewelry and watches began with a group of mostly antiques that brought solid prices and ended with the sale of a marquise-cut diamond ring that brought the top price of the auction. Virginia Salem, Freeman's vice president, head of jewelry ... (Read More)
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