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In his homes Fred Giampietro is surrounded by contemporary art, mid-century modern furniture, folk art, Native American pottery, and music emanating from his wife’s oboe.
Fred and Kathryn Giampietro spend time between their 19th-century carriage house in New Haven, Connecticut, which they bought and renovated in 1985, and a 15-year-old custom-built ... (Read More)
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Goosefare Antiques & Promotions has contracted to manage the Duxbury Antiques Show in Duxbury, Massachusetts. According to John and Elizabeth DeSimone of Goosefare, they will make some changes.
They have changed the dates of the Duxbury Show to April 26 and 27, the last weekend in April. The DeSimones decided to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Gertrude Horsford Fiske (1879-1961), Graveyard, Cape Neddick, circa 1940, oil on canvas. Gift of Artemis P. Willis. Oqunquit Museum of American Art, 2002.4.
—Through March 16 —Durham, New Hampshire
Networks of Modernism, 1898-1968: Works from the Ogunquit Museum of American Art at the University of New Hampshire Gallery of Art contextualizes the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
Photos courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine, held a late winter three-day auction February 21 to 23. When the last gavel came down, the gallery had taken in a cool $1.5 million. Only one lot hit the hundred-grand mark, but there ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC, Pembroke, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC
Copley Fine Art Auctions’ two-day online-only auction February 21 and 22 brought in over $3 million, was over 95% sold by lot, and achieved new record prices. The auction house, based in Pembroke, Massachusetts, and entering its third ... (Read More)
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Asheville, North Carolina
Devotees of the annual National Arts & Crafts Conference and Shows in Asheville, North Carolina, didn’t waste any time once the doors to the show of antiques and contemporary crafts opened on February 21. Bright red sold signs began sprouting throughout the Omni Grove Park Inn’s grand ballroom ... (Read More)
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Lebanon, Tennessee
The Heart of Tennessee Antique Show was held in Lebanon, Tennessee, February 13-15. The event featured 33 dealers and began with a Thursday evening preview party. The ninth annual show was once again part of Nashville’s antiques week, which offered five solid but distinct shows divvied up between Nashville ... (Read More)
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Nashville, Tennessee
The Fairgrounds Nashville had an interesting way of promoting one of its marquee events. Taped to the doors of restroom stalls, where occupants became a captive audience, were fliers for the monthly Nashville Flea Market, described as “The Best Flea Market in Tennessee.”
A flea market was an odd thing ... (Read More)
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Lebanon, Tennessee
The guy behind me is tapping his fingers impatiently. Seriously. He’s drumming away like John Bonham of Led Zeppelin. Except I’m oblivious to his exasperation—focused instead on photographing a small wool-covered ram. Anyway, sorry, dude. I didn’t mean to raise your blood pressure.
It was Friday morning, shortly after the ... (Read More)
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The Decorative Arts Society, Inc. (DAS) recognized scholarly works produced in 2023 by presenting its Charles F. Montgomery Prize and Award and Robert C. Smith Award on November 12 at the Explorers Club in New York City. Recipients were chosen after careful review of numerous worthy and laudable publications submitted ... (Read More)
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