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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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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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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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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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Quinn’s Auction Galleries-Central Virginia, Troy, Virginia
Photos courtesy Quinn’s Auction Galleries-Central Virginia
Quinn’s Auction Galleries-Central Virginia conducted its inaugural furniture and decorative arts catalog sale on September 26. It was an occasion to introduce the firm’s new location as well as its new name. Quinn’s has leased a large building on U.S. ... (Read More)
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The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The fall live catalog auction of The Potomack Company was held September 26, 2015, at the firm’s gallery in Alexandria, Virginia. We are used to Potomack’s sales being heavily inventoried with Chinese and other Asian items. This sale had a greatly reduced ... (Read More)
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Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, Illinois
The September 25 sale of American and European art at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago scored a happy note for paintings and other art. Generally of late, individual paintings—other than blockbusters—have been a hard sell. This sale of 300-plus lots told a more upbeat story.
Zachary Wirsum, ... (Read More)
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Cottone Auctions, Geneseo, New York
Photos courtesy Cottone Auctions
This is a tale of two topics, cooking and auctioning antiques. Actually they are very similar endeavors. They require an experienced person at the table, a menu/game plan, a list of ingredients, and an audience of participants to observe or to partake. And ... (Read More)
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