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(Show)The Philadelphia Show
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Show, which filled the purpose-built tent on the East Terrace of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) on the last weekend in April, kicked off with a crowded and festive preview party on Thursday, April 25. The show continued through Sunday, April 28.
Since its move to the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Mid-Atlantic Festival Continues to Grow
Mid-Atlantic Antiques Festival, Poolesville, Maryland
The fourth installment of the Mid-Atlantic Antiques Festival was held April 27 and 28 at Aix La Chapelle Farm, a working farm located in the outskirts of Poolesville, Maryland. The farm's owners, Joy and Jon Siegel, are the developers and promoters of the festival.
The festival is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Slotin Auction Surpasses $1.7 Million
Slotin Auction, Buford, Georgia
Photos courtesy Slotin Auction
Slotin Auction, Buford, Georgia, continues to generate interest for self-taught art, works that might not always have been well received or considered worth recognizing. Not only is this genre now considered cutting edge, but new discoveries keep popping up and finding their way to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Objects Associated with Presidents Spur Bidding
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Important historical artifacts associated with the assassinations of two American presidents led Heritage Auctions' recent Americana and political "Signature" auction. A rare first printing of the reward poster for the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and a Bible used nearly 100 years ... (Read More)
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(Show)Loyal Sellers and Buyers Make for a Good Crowd
Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show, Millersburg, Ohio
Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show was held at the Holmes County Fairgrounds in Millersburg, Ohio, April 26 and 27. The semiannual event featured 34 dealers. "Spring is always a little lighter," said promoter Cheryl Williams. Her husband, Kent, added that ... (Read More)
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(Show)Simply Irresistible Show in Ohio
Simple Goods, Berlin, Ohio
The lights went out about an hour and a half into the spring edition of Simple Goods on April 27. At the time, the Heritage Community Center, located a few miles north of Berlin, Ohio, was filled with dealers and shoppers at the semiannual antiques show, known ... (Read More)
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(Show)Two Days at the Liberty Antiques Festival
Liberty Antiques Festival, Staley, North Carolina
Photos by Pete and Donna Prunkl
M.A.D. has covered the April or September opening at the Liberty Antiques Festival for the past 19 years. This year's spring opener was Friday, April 26, or "Retirees' Day," in the words of one dealer. This year, accompanied by my ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Duck Doubleheader
Guyette & Deeter/North American Decoy Collectors Association, Lombard, Illinois
One early spring doubleheader highly anticipated by outdoor enthusiasts throughout the U.S., most especially in the Midwest, doesn't happen in baseball. It is the annual two-day Guyette & Deeter auction in Lombard, Illinois, held along with a multi-day large and eclectic show ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Give and Take
Beneath the Surface
You can set your watch by it. The days begin to lengthen, Daylight Saving Time kicks off, daffodils poke up, buds pop out, and the real March Madness begins-last-minute donation appraisals.
A flurry of phone calls starts to come in from people who donated items to museums last year ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)A New Connecticut Show
After four decades of hosting the Connecticut Spring Antiques Show, the Haddam Historical Society, in partnership with Goosefare Antiques & Promotions, is launching a new expanded show focused on a younger audience seeking quality and more affordable antiques.
The Connecticut River Valley Antiques and Historic Homes Show-scheduled for October 19 and ... (Read More)
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