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(Show)International Vintage Poster Fair Returns to New York City
New York Cityby Richard de ThuinThe International Vintage Poster Fair, held October 19-21 in New York City, included 25 world-class vintage poster exhibitors from the United States and western Europe. The fair was produced by Gail Chisholm, owner of Chisholm Gallery, New York City, enjoying her 30th year in the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)New Collectors Help Prices Climb at Shaker Auction
Willis Henry Auctions, Inc., Pittsfield, Massachusettsby David HewettWillis Henry opened his October 14 Shaker auction at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, with the announcement that he and his wife, Karel, had just discovered that it was his 25th year at selling Shaker-associated material. "Someone told us that if ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Heritage Medal and Token Sale Upstaged by Pulitzer Medals
Heritage Auction Galleries, Long Beach, Californiaby Samuel PenningtonDallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries held a tokens and medals signature auction in Long Beach, California, on September 27 and 28. The sale total was $596,565.70 (includes buyers' premiums), with the highest-priced item bringing $63,250, but the big news was what happened to three ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Oldest Show Nears Its Ninth Decade
Portland, Maineby Mark SiscoNobody really famous showed up this time, but it doesn't take a celebrity face to make a successful antiques show, especially when it's the longest continually running show in the country. This year marked the 78th year of the Maine Antiques Dealers Association Antiques Show, held September ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Hong Fire of 1843
by Alan SnyderAmong the most fascinating, dramatic, and rare pictures of the China trade are those that depict the disastrous fires that ravaged Canton and the foreign hongs along the Pearl River during the 19th century. Hongs were residences and trading headquarters for merchants from the West.Some hong fire paintings ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The International Art + Design Fair
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThe International Art + Design Fair, held October 5-10, was the first fair seriously impacted by global warming. With midsummer weather on Columbus Day weekend, people left New York City for the beaches. A parade on Columbus Day did not help the gate on Monday, and ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Rockport Auction Grosses Nearly $4.6 Million
James D. Julia, Inc., Rockport, Maineby Mark SiscoThe biggest auction in Maine seems to grow bigger and bigger each year. James D. Julia, Inc. held its 20th annual auction at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine, on August 28-30. It has now grown from the first million-dollar auction in the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Liberty from A to Z and Beyond
Liberty, North Carolinaby Pete PrunklCooler weather and warmer disposable income may have helped drive attendance to an all-time high for the September 28 and 29 Liberty Antiques Festival in Liberty, North Carolina. A week after the show closed, promoter, former antiques dealer, and jack-of-all-trades Vito Sico estimated attendance at between ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Chest Spices Up Auction
Chest Spices Up Cincinnati Auction
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(Show)Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair Introduces Fall Fair
Chicago, Illinoisby Danielle ArnetHard on the heels of its highly successful April 2007 Artropolis extravaganza, Chicago's Merchandise Mart took on another daunting project. It launched Fall Fair, a version of the Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair, for the first time October 12-15.To recap, the spring event involved five shows on ... (Read More)
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