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Lumsden W. Quan, 47, an art dealer from San Francisco, California, pleaded guilty on August 21 to conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and the Endangered Species Act and to a violation of the Lacey Act for knowingly selling black rhinoceros horns to an undercover agent from the U.S. Fish ... (Read More)
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Steve Jablonski (left) and Wilson Forero.
Antiquario Villas & Cottages on U.S. Route 6 in Woodbury, Connecticut.
A corner in one of the seven rooms of the house that are used as a shop.
View of the keeping room—another retail space.
One of the upstairs salesrooms. The landscape panels on the wall are from ... (Read More)
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U.S. Antique Shows is cutting the admission fee to the Pier Antique Show in New York City in half, from $20 to $10. The show, with over 300 exhibitors, will take place November 14 and 15 at Pier 94.
“The decision to offer discounted admission was made to attract and retain ... (Read More)
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William H. Bunch Auctions & Appraisals, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy William H. Bunch Auctions & Appraisals
On September 29, 2015, William H. Bunch Auctions & Appraisals sold 210 lots of baskets, Christmas decorations, and ornaments, and eight lots of furniture for Gordon Wyckoff as part of his personal bankruptcy procedure. The ... (Read More)
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Paul Davis of Coastal Promotions has announced that the 2016 Maine Antiques Festival in Union, Maine, will change dates, moving up a weekend. The new dates will be August 5 and 6.
According to Davis, “After 34 years of being the second full weekend in August the decision has been made ... (Read More)
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York, Pennsylvania
While hundreds of thousands of pilgrims headed for Philadelphia, hoping to see Pope Francis, hundreds of antiquers went to York, Pennsylvania, in search of their holy grail: the missing dish, urn, clock, cupboard, or painting that would complete a room, a shelf, or a collection.
Melvin “Butch” Arion’s 165th semiannual ... (Read More)
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Boston Harbor Auctions, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Boston Harbor Auctions
Boston Harbor Auctions held a two-day marine antiques sale on September 26 and 27 at the company headquarters in the 99 High Street Office Tower in Boston. The top lot of the two-day sale was a company-built model of the iconic ocean ... (Read More)
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New York City
The second edition of the NYC Big Flea came to the Big Apple on the heels of Pope Francis’s visit, and good spirits and well-mannered crowds prevailed during the two-day show on September 26 and 27.
A steady stream of antiquers (including many vintage clothing and jewelry lovers) journeyed ... (Read More)
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Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Short and sweet—that was the 222-lot Grogan & Company auction on September 27, 2015, in its Boston gallery. Just before Christmas 2014, after 20 years in suburban Dedham, Massachusetts, the auction house arrived on Beacon Hill with a new direction. Large American and Continental case pieces ... (Read More)
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Indianapolis, Indiana
The elastic nature of the Indy Antique Advertising Show was exemplified by a piece of stoneware for sale during the fall event, held September 25 and 26 on the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.
Offered by Frank Jastrzembski of Frank’s Toy Box, Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio, was a five-gallon crock having the ... (Read More)
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