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(Auction)American Furniture and Decorative Arts
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
A consignment of furnishings collected by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association brought national attention to Freeman’s April 19 sale in Philadelphia. The furniture had helped fill up the empty rooms of George and Martha Washington’s plantation house with antiques from every state in the Union. The ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Skirmish Breaks Out over Civil War Coat
A Confederate coat, made of homemade blue jeans on a hand loom by a blind seamstress, is the subject of a lawsuit between a collector and a museum.
Collector Joe Fitzgerald of Huntsville, Alabama, a civilian aide to the secretary of the United States Army, bought the coat at the Mid-South ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Stickley Chest Tops Auction
Bruce Gamage, Jr., Antiques, Rockland, Maine
Every antiques auction, whether it’s a $10 million barnburner or a $10,000 snoozer, has points of interest that can be learned and stored for future use. No records were set at Bruce Gamage’s April 18 offering in Rockland, Maine, but it did bring forth some ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Historical Documents Sale Highlights Reagan's 50-Year Correspondence with a Fan
Profiles in History, Calabasas, California
Photos courtesy Profiles in History
An archive of over 350 candid photographs of Ronald Reagan, the majority unpublished, along with 128 letters by him dating from the 1940s through the mid-1990s, as well as much, much more, sold to an unidentified institution for $120,000 (including buyer’s premium) ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Philadelphia Antiques & Art Show 2016
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Antiques & Art Show was up and running April 14 through 17 and much improved after two years of rehabilitation. Show managers Diana Bittel and Karen and Ralph DiSaia were the doctors in charge of this fund-raiser for Penn Medicine, and they prescribed a new regimen that ... (Read More)
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(Show)Chicago Botanic Garden Antiques, Garden & Design Show
Glencoe, Illinois
The Chicago Botanic Garden was the site of two very different events in April. Both were newsworthy, but they could not have been more unlike. One, the 16th Chicago Botanic Garden Antiques, Garden & Design Show, held April 15-17, was an eagerly anticipated and always gorgeous annual event. The ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Local Buyers and Good Karma at Rago, and Strong Designer Brooch Sales at Heritage
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Rago Arts and Auctions and Heritage Auctions
There was strength in the private buying pool and an 88% sell-through rate at Rago Arts and Auctions’ April 17 fine jewelry and unreserved jewelry sales in Lambertville, New Jersey, according to Sarah Churgin, head of the jewelry department. ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Wilton Spring Antiques Show
Wilton, Connecticut
The Wilton Spring Antiques Show, held April 16 and 17, faced two hurdles it had trouble overcoming, yet “it’s still a viable show,” said manager Frank Gaglio of Barn Star Productions.
The warm, sunny weekend along with area schools being on spring break accounted for the show’s low attendance, Gaglio ... (Read More)
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(Auction)South Shore Treasures
Willis Henry Auctions, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Karel and Willis Henry of Willis Henry Auctions, Marshfield, Massachusetts, routinely offer their estate-sale bidders fresh South Shore material, mostly from longtime collections. One such collection was that of Oscar Karl Hollander Jr. and Lois Hollander of West Falmouth, Massachusetts. The Hollanders collected widely and unerringly. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York Art Antiques & Jewelry Show Relocates to Pier 94
The Palm Beach Show Group (PBSG) will relocate its New York City Art Antiques & Jewelry Show to Pier 94 this year, taking over the dates that became available when U.S. Antique Shows, a division of Emerald Expositions, canceled its November 2016 Pier Show (see M.A.D., March, p. 11-A). Opening ... (Read More)
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