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Milford, New Hampshire
Every antiques show that manager Jack Donigian presents in Milford, New Hampshire, is a new show in terms of merchandise. Considering that he puts on shows every Sunday from October through March, with special ones on occasions like Antiques Week in New Hampshire each August, that is an ... (Read More)
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Rafael Osona Auctions, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Rafael Osona Auctions
The indefatigable Rafael Osona was at the auction podium for nearly eight hours without a break for his Americana auction on Nantucket on Saturday, August 3. Osona has many auctions over the summer months. The August 3 Americana sale was his specialty ... (Read More)
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Barn Star Productions' Original Midweek One Day Antiques Fair on August 7 in Manchester, New Hampshire, will include several new exhibitors.The Midweek roster will now include Bill Powell, Blue Dog Antiques, Thurston Nichols, Mark and Lynda Suozzi Antiques, Steve Smoot Antiques & Navajo Textiles, Randi Ona Early American Antiques, Tom ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)
A Book Review
My People: The Works of Ammi Phillips, Volume 1, and My People: The Works of Ammi Phillips, Volume 2, by David R. Allaway are available online to read for free at (https://issuu.com/n2xb).
Ammi Phillips (1788-1865), the most prolific American country portrait painter of the 19th century, worked during a ... (Read More)
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David Rago and Richard Wright have been collecting and selling 20th-century design for decades. David Rago's first love, as a young dealer, was art pottery, Arts and Crafts furniture, and decorations. Richard Wright is known for his refined taste for 20th-century design, and modern, manufactured furniture and furnishings from the ... (Read More)
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Timo and Gordon Platt, co-trustees of the Platt Family Artwork Trust that was formed in 2018 to hold family paintings that had been held by Louise Platt (1902-1992) during her lifetime, filed suit in federal court in May against Allen Michaan and Michaan's company, Auctions by the Bay, Inc., in ... (Read More)
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"It was too good an opportunity not to act," said Patrick Bell the day after he signed a five-year lease for a 700-square-foot gallery space at 115 East 72nd Street in New York City for a new Olde Hope gallery, the business he and his business partner, Edwin Hild, operate."I ... (Read More)
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Middletown, Rhode Island
With an emphasis on "feel good" and "carry-out" purchases, The Newport Show opened its doors on Friday, July 26, to a lively crowd of supporters.
Now in its 13th year, the July 26-28 show, which eliminated the word "antiques" from its title in 2018 (as have other shows, including ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Farrin's Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine
Rusty Farrin of Farrin's Country Auctions holds an annual "Thanksgiving in July" auction at his Randolph, Maine, hall. This year, Thanksgiving came on July 28, featuring lots of painted furniture, some good primitive artworks, and one outstanding clock, with about 90% of the sale coming from ... (Read More)
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Indian Hill (Cincinnati), Ohio
The Indian Hill Antiques Fair, a summer tradition in northeast Cincinnati for 37 years, held its latest edition on July 28. Although the event was notably smaller than in the past, promoter Doug Supinger saw the show's size as one of its strengths.
"The smaller shows are the ... (Read More)
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