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(Show)The Boston International Fine Art Show
Boston, Massachusetts
For 20 years the Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS) has brightened the fall calendar in Boston. During the October 20-23, 2016, event, just shy of 40 dealers, many of whom have done the show since the beginning, set up beneath the domed glass ceiling of the Cyclorama building ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Horological, Jewelry, and Antiques Auction
R.O. Schmitt Fine Arts, Manchester, New Hampshire
R.O. Schmitt Fine Arts’ October 22 and 23, 2016, auction was the first under the complete ownership of Dan Horan. Former owner Bob Schmitt opened the sale—his last—before a fuller house than usual at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire. After the sale ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Strong "Pre-Election Selection"
Farrin’s Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine
Rusty Farrin, a.k.a. Farrin’s Country Auctions, runs about 25 or 30 auctions per year from his Randolph, Maine, hall. Once or twice each year, he culls some of the best stuff for presentation in a single sale, usually in autumn. Often it’s billed as a pre-Thanksgiving ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)California Passes Broad Law Regulating Autographed Objects
“This law is nuts.”
That was the blunt assessment of one member of the trade when asked about changes in a California law that was originally written to protect buyers of sports memorabilia. Governor Jerry Brown signed the amended bill into law on September 9. Selling or consigning to auction in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Cincinnati Carved Cabinet Goes Home, Sort Of
When Herbert Broadfoot II and his wife, Nancy, decided to downsize, they consigned a family heirloom, a Cincinnati carved cabinet attributed to William Henry Fry (1830-1929), to Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia. The cabinet had been a wedding present in 1876 for Nancy Broadfoot’s great-great-aunt Mary Boyd and had ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 42nd Fall Fox Valley Antiques Show
St. Charles, Illinois
The 42nd Fall Fox Valley Antiques Show, October 15 and 16, 2016, felt more like a family reunion than a show. We’ve previously written here that Chicago Suburban Antiques Dealers Association (CSADA) events, held twice a year in St. Charles, Illinois, seem to be a love fest for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Tiffany Lantern, Found in a Janitor's Closet, Tops Design Sale
Freeman’s, Philadelphia
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
Freeman’s 51-lot design sale on Sunday, October 16, 2016, was billed as “tightly curated.” Specialist Tim Andreadis said, “We turned down more than we took in.”
The sale focused on two dozen lots by George Nakashima and his daughter, Mira, and three discoveries in disparate categories that fall ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Bright Day at the Shenandoah Antiques Expo
Fishersville, Virginia
The 59th edition of the Shenandoah Antiques Expo was held October 14-16, 2016, on the grounds of Augusta Expo in Fishersville, Virginia. Looking forward to the 60th edition, Heritage Promotions owners Sanford and Mary Ferguson and Raymond and Martha Stokes are very optimistic.
Speaking for Heritage Promotions, Ray Stokes described ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Mittler Scrimshaw Blowout
Robert C. Eldred Co., Inc., East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred’s
It was just like the old days at Eldred’s sale on October 15, 2016, when a full house convened for the star attraction—the scrimshaw collection of Thomas Mittler. Marine art from the Newport, Rhode Island, estate of Robert Tiedemann and a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Spanning Generations
AntiqueAdvertising.com
Photos courtesy AntiqueAdvertising.com
Wm Morford Auctions has launched an online business that’s part auction, part retail shop, and part price guide. Branded as AntiqueAdvertising.com, the platform offers timed Internet auctions, a first for company founder William Morford, who has specialized in absentee sales for 25 years. The site also features occasional ... (Read More)
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