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(Show)The 69th Annual New Hampshire Antiques Show
Manchester, New Hampshire
The venue was already crowded at 10 a.m. at the opening of the 69th Annual New Hampshire Antiques Show. The aisles were nearly impassible, but showgoers didn’t seem to mind. People were pleased to be among the first shoppers in the door at the August 6-8 show produced ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Swan Song in Manchester
Antiques in Manchester: The Collector’s Fair, Manchester, New Hampshire
The annual Antiques in Manchester: The Collector’s Fair, held August 5 and 6, had some dealer turnover this year. It also had some promoter turnover. This was Karen DiSaia’s last time running the two-day event, which began in 2012.
The show, held in ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Concord Antique Show
Concord, New Hampshire
The line to get into the Edward Everett arena was still substantial, even midway through early buying at the Concord Antique Show on August 4. It was still early, but cheerful shoppers were already leaving with their acquisitions.
Positioned at the entrance, show manager Peter Mavris did double duty, ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Downpour at Deerfield
Deerfield, New Hampshire
Ninety-two hundredths of an inch.
That’s how much rain fell on Monday, August 3, in Deerfield, New Hampshire. The driving rain was great for local gardens and lawns but not so great for dealers and attendees of the one-day Deerfield Antique Show promoted by Gurley Antique Shows, run by ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Sunday Kickoff at Granite State
Milford, New Hampshire
Pop the champagne!
New Hampshire Antiques Week got underway when the Granite State Antique Shows opened its doors on August 2. One of the most successful and storied weeks in the antiques market had begun, and the opening show was cause for celebration.
The Granite State show is a no-frills ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud—Again
Thomas Doyle, a.k.a. “AJ” or “Austin Doyle,” pled guilty on June 26 to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud the owner of Mother and Child on a Hammock by French artist Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). Doyle was previously convicted in 2011 of a separate art-related fraud.
“Thomas Doyle defrauded ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)From Carpet Knife to Collectible
A Book Review
Kent Gutzmer is a full-time folk artist, “a South Dakota hayseed who started making folk art in a snowstorm so long ago,” and as such he is a folk artist in the truest sense of the word. He is an entirely self-taught artist with no formal training, an ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Nesting Birds Force Major Date Change for Large Maine Show
For most of the last 25 years, customers and dealers have come to Wells, Maine, on the last weekend in June to attend the Wells Antiques Show and Sale at Laudholm Farm, produced by John and Elizabeth DeSimone of Goosefare Antiques & Promotions.
Authorities with the Wells Reserve at Laudholm, a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)From Fraktur to Furniture
At Pook & Pook Inc. on June 11, Historic Trappe acquired a fraktur by Johann Valentin Schuller (1759-c. 1816) for $4064 (includes buyer’s premium).
According to Christopher Malone, curator at Historic Trappe, the fraktur was made for Andreas Braun (1805-1874), the son of Michael Braun Sr. (1772-1851) and Maria Catharina (Scherri ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Pair Arrested in Antique Mall Theft
On May 2 officers of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Paris Market Antique Mall in North Fort Myers, Florida, for a reported theft.
The owner of the mall, Sandra Rubino-Smith, stated that on May 26 an unknown male and female arrived in a small black sedan. They entered ... (Read More)
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