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The Pewter Collectors Club of America (PCCA) held its annual meeting at the Marriott Courtyard in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, May 10 and 11. After the board met to discuss the business of the club, president Eric Lanka made a presentation titled “Introduction to Pewter,” which was open to the public and ... (Read More)
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Mixing It Up by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond
Beneath the Surface
Not too long ago, a friend tagged us in a post on Facebook. It is so nice when your friends think of you, isn’t it? They see a beautiful old house filled with antiques, a quirky set of built-in bookshelves, or a trendy new mystery TV show, think ... (Read More)
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Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
At Heritage Auctions’ July 2 “Art Within Reach” showcase auction, classic American art, highlighted by late 19th- and early 20th-century New England landscape paintings, stirred competition among bidders over works that haven’t been available on the market in many years
The “Art Within Reach” auctions ... (Read More)
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Art dealer Douglas J. Chrismas, 80, of Los Angeles, was found guilty by a jury May 31 of embezzling more than $260,000 from the bankruptcy estate of Ace Gallery Los Angeles, an art gallery located in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, while acting as the estate’s trustee and custodian. Chrismas ... (Read More)
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Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
Photos courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
There was no printed catalog for Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ three-day auction June 28-30 in Thomaston, Maine. The decision to go with only an online catalog elicited complaints from some viewers. But it’s hard to argue with success. The three-day ... (Read More)
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Wells, Maine
Now in its 23rd year, the Wells Antiques Show & Sale is held at the historic Laudholm Farm in Wells, Maine, on the last Sunday in June. Managed and organized by John and Elizabeth DeSimone, principals of Goosefare Antiques & Promotions, the show has had a higher gate each ... (Read More)
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Elkhart, Indiana
The National Insulator Association (NIA) held its 55th national show June 28-30 in Elkhart, Indiana. The event featured about 100 tables of goods, mostly insulators but also a variety of go-withs, from advertising items to household glassware made by companies that also produced insulators. About 30 states were ... (Read More)
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Louisville, Kentucky
The Locust Grove Antiques Market featured about 60 dealers during its summer edition, held June 30 in Louisville, Kentucky. Eric Lausch, in his second year managing the semiannual show, put together a slightly stronger event than last year, having a solid mix of veteran dealers paired with those new ... (Read More)
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Stopping at a drugstore for a Coke float some 30 years ago contributed to altering Georgia-born-and-bred Steve Slotin’s course in life. “There were face jugs in the cabinet by Lanier Meaders, who lived down the street. I thought I knew everything about the South—I knew every swimming hole, the best ... (Read More)
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An antique copper weathervane stolen from a Vermont railway station 40 years ago is now back in the Green Mountain State.
The 1910 steam locomotive and coal tender weathervane was atop the White River Junction Station in Hartford, Vermont, until its theft on November 3, 1983 (see M.A.D., January 1984, p. ... (Read More)
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