(Auction)
John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts
All prices include the buyer's premium
John McInnis Auctioneers had gathered up several marine collections, and they were the nucleus of the October 5 and 6, 2019, auctions held under a tent in Amesbury, Massachusetts. The sale was moved from its customary location on Main Street in ... (Read More)
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San Francisco, California
The more things change...
The event now called the San Francisco Fall Show, formerly the San Francisco Fall Antiques Show and then the San Francisco Fall Art & Antiques Show, has changed names, dates, layout, rules that called for material to be over 50 years old, and focus.
The more ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy CRN Auctions
Karin J. Phillips and Carl R. Nordblom of CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts, routinely present buyers with fine buying opportunities. Buyers of every stripe know this and show up for their dependably eclectic thrice-yearly auctions.
The October 6, 2019, sale was no exception, and bidders demonstrated ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Ludlow, Vermont
Antiques in Vermont was called the Vermont Pickers Market in 2018 because it set up fast, did not rely on fancy booth arrangements, and lasted only a few hours. Prices are reasonable. One has to move and decide quickly. And it is the last show of Vermont Antiques Week. ... (Read More)
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Stratton Mountain, Vermont
An "old" show sees young dealers, exhibitors, membership, and management.
As you look at the faces of the "next gen," you see talent and knowledge, optimism and opportunity. Several of these faces have a long family history of "it runs in the family." Brian Bittner of Shelburne, Vermont, mentioned ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc.
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania, offered 1006 lots in a three-session sale, October 3-5, to kick off its fall season and sold 981 of them for $1,977,596 total (including buyers' premiums), toward the high end of estimates. The sale ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Whitley's Auctioneers
Whitley's Auctioneers, Dania Beach, Florida, held an auction of a single-owner collection of Native American jewelry on August 7. The sale included over 300 lots of jewelry "from traditional designs to intricate inlaid, overlaid and carved masterpieces," according to presale information.
I spoke with and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)
After 21 years as a full-time antiques and fine arts dealer, James L. Kochan has decided he wants to spend his days researching the military in the Western Hemisphere before 1850. "I am returning to the nonprofit sector as president and CEO of The Mars & Neptune Trust, a 501(c)(3) ... (Read More)
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Ludlow, Vermont
Ludlow, Vermont, in the central part of the state, becomes "well known" to antiquers every fall for two, and now three, antiques shows in town-two at its famous ski resort, Okemo, and one at a community center nearby.
The first show at the Okemo Mountain Lodge, the Okemo Antique Show, ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Ludlow, Vermont
Nostalgia. Do you remember this show run by a church group, featuring the best homemade buffet at any antiques show opening, in a setting where dealer/buyers sat outside at picnic tables waiting for the show to open, bringing their own wine and cheese and crackers, even on cold nights?
We ... (Read More)
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