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(Issue Story)Letter to the Past
Beneath the Surface
A little over 20 years ago, Andrew was fresh out of graduate school and ready to launch a career in the antiques business. But the antiques job market for a guy with no experience, student loans to pay, and the ink still drying on a master’s degree was ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Latest Miller’s Handbook
A Book Review
Author Judith Miller (1951-2023) passed away unexpectedly before finishing the 45th-anniversary edition of Miller’s Antiques Handbook & Price Guide. Her husband, John Wainwright, wrote in the introduction that “Judith’s extensive knowledge of and passion for antiques still runs through the new edition.” It certainly does! The more than ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Americana Collection of Frank Gaglio
New England Auctions, Branford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy New England Auctions
What do you call an auction of 404 lots where only one lot fails to sell? Fred Giampietro of New England Auctions didn’t know either. That’s what happened at the June 6 auction of the collection of Frank Gaglio in the gallery ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Curator of Historic Home Content Named for Connecticut Show
Rebecca Lineberry, a restorer and designer of antique homes in Connecticut, will direct content for the Haddam Historical Society’s Connecticut River Valley Antiques Show and Historic Home Fair, to be held October 19 and 20 in Higganum, Connecticut.
Lineberry, whose ongoing restoration of a 1755 Colonial-style single-family home in Higganum was ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Clare and Jared Edwards Collection
Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Brunk Auctions
Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) was famous for his paintings of girls—girls by a pool, in the mountains, lying on grass, standing on balconies, on a swing, leaning against a tree, and balanced on rocks. In the early 1930s he completely changed his style to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Climax Apple Parer Sells for $7500
A Climax iron apple parer and slicer, estimated at $150/300, sold for $7500 (includes buyer’s premium) in a June 5 online sale by Butterscotch Auctioneers & Appraisers, Pound Ridge, New York. The new owner of the Climax is Kieth Monnier from Sidney, Ohio, who also collects many other kitchen collectibles ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Awe
He...who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art Auction
Freeman’s | Hindman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s | Hindman
The start of Freeman’s | Hindman’s American art sale on Sunday, June 2, scheduled for 2 p.m., was delayed for about 20 minutes. When auctioneer Alasdair Nichol appeared at the podium, he announced that lots 17 and 26 had been withdrawn. Lot ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Penn Dry Goods Market
Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
The 11th annual Penn Dry Goods Market at the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, May 31 and June 1, was another gathering of the clan that calls themselves the “Textilians.” This group of scholars, curators, archivists, quilters, and embroiderers presented and listened to a dozen lectures about ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Heartland Antique Show
Richmond, Indiana
Six days before the Heartland Antique Show opened under new management, seasoned promoter Steve Sherhag had nearly had enough. Sherhag acquired Heartland and the Ohio Country Antiques Show in October 2023 from Jennifer Sabin. While the semiannual Ohio Country fared well the following spring under Sherhag’s control, things went ... (Read More)
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