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Rago and Toomey & Co., Lambertville, New Jersey
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Terry and Ralph Kovel are legends in the American antiques world. They published more than 100 books and founded the online platform Kovels.com. The 55th edition of Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide was published in the ... (Read More)
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Mid Atlantic Antiques Festival, Poolesville, Maryland
The third installment of the Mid Atlantic Antiques Festival was held October 28 and 29 at Aix La Chapelle Farm in Poolesville, Maryland. When M.A.D. visited the festival in April, the biannual event was definitely in the process of finding its legs and establishing its ... (Read More)
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Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusettscolo
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At Grogan & Company sales are tightly focused, which gives bidders a good idea of when aparticular object will come up for bidding. The two-day autumn sale at the Boston auction house was 100% remote and was divided into four distinct events, ... (Read More)
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Elverson, Pennsylvania
On a gorgeous fall day, the trees put on a colorful display, and so did the 46 dealers who exhibited at the Elverson Antique Show in Elverson, Pennsylvania, Saturday, October 28. More than 300 paid admission during the first hour, and more than 560 came to shop before the ... (Read More)
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Potter & Potter Auctions, Chicago, Illinois
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Over 600 photos of tattooed people along with tattoo-related memorabilia proved extremely popular. Mostly American and European and dating from the 1910s to 1970s, the majority of the shots are 5" x 7" up to 8" x 10". Some are ... (Read More)
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Meander Auctions, Whipple, Ohio
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On October 28 Meander Auctions presented a special auction of folk, Outsider, and found art from the collections of Chuck and Dan Auerbach. The firm (formerly The Ohio Company Antiques & Art) is located in the southeastern Ohio town of Whipple near the West ... (Read More)
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Fifty years ago, in November 1973, Samuel and Sally Pennington mailed the first 28-page Maine Antique Digest to five subscribers, who had paid $5 for an annual subscription. Sam, editor, publisher, and photographer, wrote most of the paper’s stories in the early years, sometimes under the pseudonym Lance Poulet, French ... (Read More)
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Hindman, New York City
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Hindman’s New York City location on Greene Street in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood hosted a sale titled “Canvas & Clay” on October 26. The 91-lot sale featured the collection of Judith (1937-2013) and Philip (1935-2021) Sieg of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and offered American drawings and paintings along ... (Read More)
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Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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Heritage Auctions’ October 26 “Pursuit of Beauty” auction featured an extraordinary selection of decorative works of art glass from the early 20th century and beyond, but it was American-made lamps that captured the spotlight.
The auction was Heritage’s third under the rebranded name of “Pursuit ... (Read More)
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Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers, Milford, Connecticut
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Collections and estates from all over boosted the results of the October 26 sale at Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers in its Milford, Connecticut, gallery.
The top lot of the sale depicts what once could have been a daylong event. Lady Trying ... (Read More)
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