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(Feature)Inaugural Antiques Show at the Museums of Old York
The inaugural antiques show at the Museums of Old York in York, Maine, will take place September 11-13. The event will feature 20 dealers from throughout the region showcasing exceptional silver, furniture, paintings, porcelain, jewelry, Oriental rugs, textiles, prints, and decorative accessories. Proceeds from the show support the museum's education, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Charlotte Antique & Collectibles Show to Move
The Charlotte Antique & Collectibles Show, currently held at the Metrolina Expo on Statesville Road in Charlotte, North Carolina, is moving in 2009 to the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center in Concord, North Carolina, 30 minutes from downtown Charlotte."Our new venue allows us to offer higher quality booth space to ... (Read More)
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(Show)Fishersville Keeps Moving Forward in Uncertain Times
Fishersville, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanThe 42nd installment of the Shenandoah Antiques Expo took place May 2-4 on the grounds of Expoland in Fishersville, Virginia. The Expoland complex is a multipurpose venue that includes four large freestanding buildings and a central gravel-covered events infield. Throughout the year the facility is host ... (Read More)
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(Show)It's Showtime in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Californiaby Blanche W. MossWelcome to the West Coast where each year the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Air Center is reborn as the Los Angeles Antiques Show. The show, held April 24-27 with a preview party on the 23rd, showcased 60 top antiques and fine art dealers ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Knight Painting Paces Auction
James D. Julia, Inc., Fairfield, Maineby Mark SiscoThere were some crashing home runs and more than a few notable strikeouts at James Julia's May 10 antiques and fine art auction in Fairfield, Maine. It may be reflective of the gloomy economic news pouring out of the media daily that in ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: The Dealer and the Curator Should Be Friends
The Young CollectorThe Dealer and the Curator Should Be Friendsby Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondOne of the perks of this business is that while we're out roaming the face of the earth, picking up and dropping off things, we get to see some fabulous places, and because our life sometimes ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Computer Music Files-Playback and Preservation
Computer Column #236by John P. Reid, [email protected] month computer music files will be discussed. The connection with antiquing is a little tenuous, but music files have become such a large part of computing that all personal computer users should be familiar with them.Music has many connections with the antiques world ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Firearms Column
by Robert KyleThere are a handful of major U.S. gun auction companies that consistently offer diverse selections of high-quality antique and modern firearms. You've probably read about their sales results in this column.Occasionally, however, some real gems turn up in lesser-known auctions. A case in point was the sale held ... (Read More)
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(Auction)High Tide and Smooth Sailing
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginiaby Robert KyleThe Potomack Company's May 17 auction in Alexandria, Virginia, was its 17th since opening in October 2006. That equals one per month, a selling pace unanticipated when local dealer and former Christie's specialist Elizabeth Haynie Wainstein launched the business. She told M.A.D. then (February ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Fine Art Bargains at Internet Auctions Are Not Always Bargains
by David Hewett"'A fool and his money are soon parted,' and people who buy a Guy Wiggins on eBay for five thousand dollars, when Guy C. Wiggins is selling for three hundred thousand dollars, are just asking for trouble," said Guy A. Wiggins, and he has the facts to back ... (Read More)
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