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The Nashville Show, Nashville, Tennessee
The Nashville Show is the largest of three events that bring together hundreds of dealers and collectors for an extended antiques weekend every February in Tennessee. The old Music Valley and Tailgate designations for Jenkins management events have been united under this umbrella title, and, frankly, ... (Read More)
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Guyette & Deeter, Inc., Charleston, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Guyette & Deeter
The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) was the place to be in February for those who desire fantastic decoys. Guyette & Deeter, Inc. offered more than 280 lots during its Saturday, February 18, auction at the SEWE. The sale total was ... (Read More)
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Hal Hunt Auctions, Northport, Alabama
Photos courtesy Hal Hunt
“Unique” is an overused word, but over time the Hal Hunt American Antique Museum Auction every February has become a one-of-a-kind event. First of all, there is its dedication to one particular antiques specialty—the heavily carved furniture produced in the United States between ... (Read More)
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Copley Fine Art Auctions, Charleston, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Copley Fine Art Auctions
Fine art, bronzes, and vintage fishing gear followed by an extensive array of vintage and contemporary decoys composed the Winter Sale 2017 hosted by Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC on February 17 at the American Theater in Charleston, South ... (Read More)
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Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
On February 17 Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held a little sale at its gallery in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. I refer to the sale as “little” for two reasons. This was a single-theme sale, and it consisted ... (Read More)
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Eric Ian Hornak Spoutz, a.k.a. “Robert Chad Smith,” a.k.a. “John Goodman,” a.k.a. “James Sinclair,” was sentenced on February 16 to 41 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan for wire fraud charges arising out of his sale of dozens of forged artworks purportedly by renowned American artists ... (Read More)
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Lebanon, Tennessee
The second edition of the Heart of Tennessee Antique Show, under the enthusiastic management of Katherine Bovard, presented two changes from last year’s debut. Most important was the move to the recently completed, neo-farm-style Wilson County Exposition Center, just off Interstate 40 in Lebanon, Tennessee, on the eastern edge ... (Read More)
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Leigh and Leslie Keno, well-known figures in the antiques world, have resolved all four of the legal claims against them. The twins were involved in four separate lawsuits, each with a similar charge: the Kenos were accused of buying multiple lots at auctions and failing to pay the auction houses.
The ... (Read More)
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Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
Superlatives were easy to come by at the Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ February 11 and 12 auction in Thomaston, Maine. President and auctioneer Kaja Veilleux called it “the biggest and best of this kind of stuff we’ve had in twenty-five years.” He was referring to ... (Read More)
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Skinner Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
A single-owner collection of American Indian art that was offered at Skinner on February 10 in the Boston gallery was a mighty tempting treat for collectors and dealers. The Philip and Patricia Marco collection was begun in the mid-1980s after Patricia Marco made a visit to a ... (Read More)
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