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(Show)Third Annual Fox Valley at the Fairgrounds Antiques Show
Wheaton, Illinois
If new antiques shows have a settling or maturational period, one can say that the annual Fox Valley at the Fairgrounds Antiques Show, held for the third time June 7 at the DuPage Event Center and Fairgrounds in Wheaton, Illinois, has weathered its teens.
The show is somewhat of an ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Amelia Jeffers
Amelia Jeffers wears a bracelet that reads “fearless,” and she subscribes to the notion “The harder I work, the luckier I get.”
Luck has rested on her shoulder since childhood. “I’m a poor kid from West Virginia,” she said, who had no generational ties to antiques. Thanks to an elementary school ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Landmark Maps of Texas: History and Much More
A Book Review
Frank and Carol Holcomb compiled a vast collection of maps during their 45 years of collecting. Many of these maps are the illustrations for Landmark Maps of Texas, which is less of a scholarly history of Texas maps and more of a cartographic art lesson of the state. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)L.A. Pawn Shop Owner Indicted
Glenn Steven Bednarsh, 58, the owner of a pawn shop in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles, California, was indicted on April 22 for allegedly conspiring to sell a stolen Andy Warhol print trial proof, which was shipped from the Beverly Hills office of an auction house to Dallas, Texas, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, June 2025
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Concord Museum’s American Revolution Collection
A Book Review
“The Revolution, the great turn from a monarchy to a republic, was already over well before April, 19, 1775, the day the Revolutionary War began.” So writes David F. Wood, celebrating his 40th year as Concord Museum curator and author, in his new richly illustrated book.
Eyewitness to Revolution: ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Ohio Man Charged in Online Auction Fraud
Paul Jackson of Youngstown, Ohio, was charged on April 7 in federal court with two counts of wire fraud. Jackson is accused of defrauding “Online Auction Site 1” from November 2017 through August 2021. The online auction site is not named in the court filing, but prosecutors state that it ... (Read More)
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(Show)NHADA’s New Show with a Book Fair Was a Success
Northern New England Book Fair and New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association Members Show, Concord, New Hampshire
Members of the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) and its board of directors have long wanted a second show to supplement their August New Hampshire Antiques Show, which is a linchpin of Antiques Week. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Masterworks in Glass Featured at Fontaine’s
Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Fontaine’s Auction Gallery
The May 31 “Tiffany Studios: Masterworks in Glass” sale at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, found offerings glowing with color. The sale featured more than 300 works, and prices reflected the continual adoration and fascination with the glass masterpieces that Tiffany Studios ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Jim Crow Meets Bluebeard: Imagination and Humor in the Staffordshire Potteries
The Collector’s Find
The story, or perhaps the journey, began at Elinor Penna’s home on Sunday, October 1, 2023. That was the day members of the Staffordshire Figure Association (SFA) had the opportunity to purchase figures from Penna’s vast collection of Staffordshire figures, numbering in the thousands. Penna, a well-known collector ... (Read More)
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