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Miami Antique Jewelry & Watch Show Changes Date
by M.A.D. staff

U.S. Antique Shows will host the 22nd Annual Miami Antique Jewelry & Watch Show, November 7-9, 2014. A statement from U.S. Antique Shows reads: "In response to many changing market factors, U.S. Antique Shows has moved the Miami Antique Jewelry & Watch Show to November 7-9, 2014, versus the November 14-16, ... (Read More)

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Matthews Auction Co. to Operate as a Division of Morphy Auctions
by M.A.D. staff

Dan Morphy (left), owner and CEO of Morphy Auctions, Denver, Pennsylvania, and Dan Matthews, founder of Matthews Auction Co., Nokomis, Illinois, which will operate under the Morphy's banner as of January 1, 2014. Matthews Auction Co., known for its high-profile sales of antique and vintage petroliana and automobilia, will become a ... (Read More)

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Dealer Charged with Trafficking in Illegal Wildlife
by M.A.D. staff

$350 sealskin bag. The $750 sealskin moccasins that Keister is accused of selling. A pair of $750 sealskin moccasins has a California dealer facing a felony charge of illegally trafficking in wildlife. Lewis Keister, 42, of Los Angeles and the owner of East Meets West Antiques, is charged with selling the sealskin ... (Read More)

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Harwinton 2014 Dates
by M.A.D. staff

The scheduled dates for the 2014 Harwinton Antiques & Design Weekend in Harwinton, Connecticut, are June 7 and 8 and Labor Day weekend, August 30 and 31. "Our traditional dates are confusing for next year with June 1 as a Sunday, so we wanted to be sure all the faithful customers ... (Read More)

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Arion Changes Dates of Long-Running September York Antiques Show
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Melvin L. Arion, promoter of the popular Original Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale in York, Pennsylvania, has announced new dates for the fall 2014 show. "I am moving the dates from our traditional Labor Day weekend to the last weekend in September," said Arion on the phone. The show ... (Read More)

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The Heartland Antique Show, Fall Edition
by Don Johnson

Make-do Windsor armchair with a galvanized metal backrest, $450 from Sharon and Claude Baker of Hamilton, Ohio. Child's sack-back Windsor highchair, 1790-1805, Connecticut/Rhode Island border, $2900 from Halsey Munson of Decatur, Illinois. Millinery sign, $1150; seven-color Parcheesi game board with stenciled stags, $2500; framed oilcloth checkerboard in black and gold, $595; Chinese ... (Read More)

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Mt. Crawford Marathon of Americana
by Walter C. Newman

Andrew Coffman is considered one of the pioneers of Shenandoah Valley stoneware. Although his name is less well known than other makers, examples of his work are prized by collectors. This 131/4" x 73/4" (rim diameter) ovoid salt-glazed storage jar dates from the second quarter of the 19th century. It ... (Read More)

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Country Americana
by Jackie Sideli

This early redware pot, 71/2" x 3 5/8", with a strong globular shape, coggle lines at the shoulder, and outstanding yellow-green with manganese brushed striping and splatters and fitted lid, was made in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It sold to dealer and artist John Sideli of Wiscasset, Maine, for $11,328. This nicely ... (Read More)

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John Shearer Desk Sells for $354,000
by Lita Solis-Cohen

This desk was made in Frederick, Maryland, by the itinerant Martinsburg, Virginia, joiner John Shearer for Phillip Stuber or Stover in 1808. The 451/2" x 47" x 23" walnut case has oak shells and feet, poplar secondary wood, and inlay on the fall front with a swag and oval with ... (Read More)

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The Salon: Art + Design
by Julie Schlenger Adell

Moderne Gallery, Philadelphia, had a very good show, said owner Robert Aibel, who featured furniture by George Nakashima and ceramics by Toshiko Takaezu. The "Greenrock" American black walnut side table by George Nakashima (left), 1983, 26" high x 49" wide x 35" deep, was $35,000. The salt-glazed stoneware Tea Stack ... (Read More)
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