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(Show)The 44th Fall Fox Valley Antiques Show
St. Charles, Illinois
The gods of weather were not kind to the 44th Fall Fox Valley Antiques Show, held October 20 and 21, 2018, in St. Charles, Illinois. To understand, first visualize the show venue, a sprawling fairgrounds building with large clerestory windows overhead.
Opening day started with promising mid-October weather, and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Pickers Event Debuts in Virginia
There is some good news to report from the antiques show front lines. A completely new event has entered the mid-Atlantic antiques and collectibles marketplace. Dubbed the Virginia Pickers Antique & Collectors Show, it was held at Gilmanor Farm in Glen Allen, Virginia, the weekend of October 20 and 21.
The ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Andrew Jones Launches
With an emphasis on serving the downtown area and having an eye toward educating potential new buyers about the eco-friendliness of antiques, Andrew Jones Auctions has opened in the heart of Los Angeles. The company's first two monthly sales, held in September and October, brought considerable interest from absentee and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Amelia Jeffers Conducts Peter Chillingworth Auction
Amelia Jeffers, Auctioneer, Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Amelia JeffersPrices in captions include the buyer's premium.
It's a standard question most reporters ask an auctioneer after a sale. And the answer is usually, "It was a great sale. We were very pleased with the auction."
"The Chillingworth Auction," featuring the 57-year personal collection ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lure Them In
Three green Chippewa spinner lures made around 1910 by the Immell Bait Company, Blair, Wisconsin, brought a combined $24,780 in Canadian dollars ($18,901 U.S.) with buyers' premiums, and a circa 1930 Canadian-made Lurette No. 2 was reeled in for a new record price for the lure at an auction held ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Brancusi Photograph Sells for $125,000
The top lot of Swann Auction Galleries' October 18 sale of photographs and photo books in New York City was Constantin Brancusi's Vu d'atelier, a circa 1928 silver print of the artist's studio, featuring four of his sculptures. The image brought $125,000 (includes buyer's premium), well over the estimate of ... (Read More)
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(Show)Fishersville Reflects the Changing Times
Shenandoah Antiques Expo, Fishersville, Virginia
The weekend of October 12-14, 2018, marked the 63rd edition of the Shenandoah Antiques Expo held at the facilities of Augusta Expoland in Fishersville, Virginia. Known simply as "Fishersville," the show enjoys a large and loyal following of dealers and patrons from across the mid-Atlantic region.
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(Auction)Simon Says "21 Grand" at Farrin's
Farrin's Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine
A marble statue known as the Car of History by sculptor Carlo Franzoni (1789-1819) stands in the United States Capitol and depicts Clio, the ancient Greek muse of history, inside a chariot, or car. Beneath it is a marble clock face with works installed by Simon ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 37th San Francisco Fall Art & Antiques Show
San Francisco, California
Change comes slowly to the San Francisco Fall Art & Antiques Show. In 2017, after 36 years, the word "art" was added to the show's title to reflect the growing number of paintings on display. (One of the 2018 furniture dealers called it "an art show.") Show chair ... (Read More)
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(Show)Scenes from the Ninth Old Montreal Antique Show
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Here are some photos from the ninth Old Montreal Antique Show (Salon d'Antiquites du Vieux-Montreal), held October 12-14, 2018, in Montreal, Quebec. Prices are given in Canadian dollars, with U.S. dollars in parentheses. For more information, call (514) 708-9993 or check the website (www.sadvm.ca).
Antiquaire Claude Couture, Sherbrooke, Quebec, ... (Read More)
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