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(Issue Story)Canes, Collectors, and Corn
On August 15, at the end of a cornfield, just a tractor's drive from Grand Rapids-no, not the big one in Michigan (population 188,031), but the two-block-long version (pop. 965) in Ohio and not too far-as the crows fly, and they often do-from Toledo, we were at Whalen Realty & ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Forke Collection of Americana Sold
Skinner, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
A New England collection formed in Nebraska speaks of love. The collection of Don and Marilyn Forke was gathered carefully and in meticulous detail over the last half century. They kept records of the objects they acquired: from whom, from where, and provenance, construction, ... (Read More)
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(Show)The NHADA Show 2019
New Hampshire Antiques Show, Manchester, New Hampshire
Several weeks after Antiques Week in New Hampshire was finished, dealer Arthur Liverant succinctly summed it up: "It's the womb of American antiques."
Liverant, whose family business, Nathan Liverant & Son, Colchester, Connecticut, is approaching its 100th year selling antiques, set up for the 15th ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques In Manchester 2019
Manchester, New Hampshire
Antiques In Manchester: The Collector's Fair set up shop in the Sullivan Arena on the campus of St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, on August 7 and 8. This year was the eighth incarnation of the show, which continues to get better.
The 68-dealer show uses the tag ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)A Collector's Prime Directive: Be Prepared
A seemingly unremarkable event got me thinking about a broader antiques-collecting issue. Recently I received an e-mail from well-known dealers who were having a sale. The correspondence was nicely done-good photos, tempting prices. An Indian basket in two or three colors was listed. My wife and I had a place ... (Read More)
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(Show)Twenty-Five Years, and the Sky Is Still Blue
MidWeek One Day Antiques Fair, Manchester, New Hampshire
When Frank Gaglio, manager of Barn Star Productions, greeted us as we walked into his 25th MidWeek show in New Hampshire (23 held in Manchester and two in nearby Concord), part of Antiques Week, he said, "When I first suggested another antiques show ... (Read More)
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(Show)Americana Celebration 2019
Concord, New Hampshire
"I had a great gate, and the quality was high," said promoter Peter Mavris about his show-Americana Celebration, the third event of Antiques Week in New Hampshire, held on August 6 at the Douglas N. Everett Arena in Concord, New Hampshire. "I thought it went great, I really ... (Read More)
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(Auction)California and Western Paintings and Sculpture
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Specialist Kathy Wong described Bonhams' August 6 auction of California and Western paintings and sculpture as "very strong-especially great for late summer standards, but great overall."
Late summer sales can be "hit or miss," she said, "with many clients away on holiday. But there was a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Deerfield Antiques Show 2019
Deerfield, New Hampshire
The only show during Antiques Week in New Hampshire that involves some outdoor booths is the long-running Deerfield Antiques Show at the fairgrounds in Deerfield, New Hampshire, about 30 minutes east of Manchester. Yes, there are two large indoor halls, but the apple pie lady and a few ... (Read More)
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(Show)Repurposing the Maine Antiques Festival-Not Your Mother's Antiques Show Anymore
Maine Antiques Festival, Union, Maine
The Maine Antiques Festival, held this year in Union, Maine, August 2-4, is changing, slowly but surely. The decades-old complaint of veterans of the antiques business has been that not enough young people are taking up the trade. But show owner and manager Paul Davis has ... (Read More)
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