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(Issue Story)Going to the Dogs
Beneath the Surface
Back in 2017, in “What We Did on Our Summer Vacation,” we talked about a trip to Dish Camp in Historic Eastfield Village when Andrew was invited to speak on the broad topic of Ohio pottery. Back then, the kids were just six and four, so most of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)California and Western Art Auction
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
“We had our percentage of unsolds,” said department director Scot Levitt about the results of the August 6 California and Western art auction at Bonhams, Los Angeles, California. “But good items did well,” Levitt continued. “Bischoff, Guy Rose, Joseph Kleitsch, all helpful.”
Why the lower-than-usual total ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Americana Celebration Show: Red, White, and Blue but Mainly Red
Concord, New Hampshire
Ever enter a large store with red sale tickets on the merchandise and on the walls? You think, “Oh, they are going out of business.”
On August 6, inside the Douglas Everett Arena in Concord, New Hampshire, from 8 a.m. to 3 pm, all the red sold tickets ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2024 Deerfield Antique Show: The Big Little Show
Deerfield, New Hampshire
The Deerfield Antique Show, held at the sprawling Deerfield Fairgrounds in Deerfield, New Hampshire, is the second show to open during New Hampshire Antiques Week. It was held this year on Monday, August 5. With 85 dealers, it’s the largest show of the week. “It’s a big little ... (Read More)
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(Show)A New Beginning
Granite State Antique Show, Milford, New Hampshire
For many years the Milford Antiques Show held early on Sunday mornings was also the warm-up show for the annual New Hampshire Antiques Week shows in Manchester and Concord. The show was held for decades, most recently in a country club tennis building, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sale of Saturday Evening Girls Pottery
Everything But The House
Photos courtesy Everything But The House
When a small vase by the Saturday Evening Girls (SEG) was purchased for 75 cents around 1910, the buyer likely just wanted something utilitarian and attractive. Now, buyers are likely collectors who are compelled by the pottery’s back story as much as ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Summer Americana at Casco Bay
Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine
Photos courtesy Casco Bay Auctions
More than one top-estimated lot went unsold at the Casco Bay Auctions sale August 3 in Freeport, Maine, but there were also more than enough lots that crept up from low-estimate obscurity to beat the point spread and make up the difference.
Contemporary ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Haradin Family Collection Finishes Just Shy of $4 Million
RSL Auction Company, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
Photos courtesy RSL Auction Company
The term legacy beautifully explains the Haradin family collection, a stunning array of vintage toys and banks sold on August 3 at RSL Auction Company, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.
This richly historical archive of banks and toys was truly a family ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Alasdair Nichol
Ask a busy person, the saying goes. Alasdair Nichol, auctioneer, executive vice president, and deputy chairman of the auction house Freeman’s | Hindman, artist, bon vivant, father of three, does more in a week than many folks do in a season.
For example, the week M.A.D. had the opportunity to hang ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Center for Preservation of Paint Decorated Walls Receives Grant
The Center for Painted Wall Preservation (CPWP) has received a grant from the American Folk Art Society. The funds will be used to launch the Digital Archives in the fall of 2024 and the Virtual Museum soon thereafter.
The Digital Archives will show photographs of 19th-century paint-decorated walls photographed in situ, ... (Read More)
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