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(Show)North Carolina's Oldest Continuous Show: Rowan Museum Antiques Show
Salisbury, North Carolina
At its preview on November 8, 2018, the Rowan Museum Antiques Show became eligible for Social Security. Since 1953 this annual show has brought in locals and out-of-towners whose sponsorships, admission fees, and luncheon tabs have enabled the Rowan Museum to keep the air conditioning and lights on. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Spirited Buying for Fine Jewelry at Freeman's
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Freeman's sale of fine jewelry on November 6, 2018, in Philadelphia was a lively affair. Highlights in the sale of diamonds, gemstones, and a single-owner 12-piece collection of Seamen Schepps jewelry were the subject of competitive bidding by "assorted buyers" and "notably went to some private clients," ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Keeping the Art in Art Pottery
Humler & Nolan, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Humler & Nolan
During the November 3 and 4, 2018, holiday sale held by Humler & Nolan in Cincinnati, Ohio, a piece of Rookwood that sold 24 years ago served as a yardstick to measure the market for top-notch examples of the American art pottery.
Rookwood ... (Read More)
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(Show)Winnetka Antiques + Modernism
Winnetka, Illinois
"Rebranding" has, of late, become a buzz-word in the antiques world, and we cannot think of an example as successful as the Antiques + Modernism show at the Winnetka Community House, Winnetka, Illinois. There, smart tweaking has melded two tired shows into one vibrant event. The November 1-4, 2018, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Parade of Americana
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner
Americana collided with Americana at Skinner's noon-time preview of its November 3, 2018, sale at the Boston gallery. The victory parade route of the Red Sox, winners of the 2018 World Series, jammed up the city, making access to the gallery a near impossibility. Dealers ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Huge Pot, Huge Price
Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society, Bennett, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society
Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society (SFPCS) absentee auction sales may be the consummate example of such events. Typically, an auction and its catalog will provide only minimal information about an object, placing the onus on bidders to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Anna Snake Jug Entrances Bidder to $141,600, Sets Record
Crocker Farm, Inc., Sparks, Maryland
Photos courtesy Crocker Farm
The Zipps of Crocker Farm put together what was close to being their largest sale with a 612-lot auction held November 3, 2018, at the family's Sparks, Maryland, facility. The total gross (including 18% buyer's premium) was $879,837.50.
Inscribed "8 to 7," this is ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Olde Hope Publishes Catalog
It has been six years since Patrick Bell and Edwin Hild of Olde Hope in New Hope, Pennsylvania, published a catalog of folk art for sale. In the days before websites, printed catalogs were a mainstay of marketing Americana. Now they are rare.
The libraries of collectors used to have piles ... (Read More)
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(Show)Charlotte Antiques & Garden Show: Super Show with a Slow Start
Charlotte, North Carolina
Photos by Donna Prunkl
In late 2002, after a 35-year run, the Mint Museum Antique Show in Charlotte, North Carolina, closed its doors. Organized by Chicago's Robert Lawler, the show featured top-flight dealers, renowned lecturers, and, in its final iteration, sparse crowds (see M.A.D., January 2003, p. 12-D). On ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Yes, There Will Be a New York Antique Ceramics Fair
Nine dealers will show their wares at the New York Antique Ceramics Fair on the third floor of Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street, New York City, Thursday through Saturday, January 17-19, 2019, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, January 20, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The nine dealers ... (Read More)
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