Stories for August '26
(Issue Story)Nothing is Forever
Beneath the Surface
Nearly 30 years ago, when some of us were still using VAX systems for email, Kent Anderson of Beavercreek, Ohio, had a then-revolutionary idea: a database of antiques! While his original vision involved multiple phases, in reality, the business he launched never really got beyond the first one: ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Hampshire Antiques Week Show Changes Names
Over 60 selected dealers of 18th-, 19th-, and earlier 20th-century antiques will be set-up on Tuesday, August 4, at the Everett Arena in Concord, New Hampshire, during Antiques Week in New Hampshire. Formally known as the Americana Celebration Antique Show, the show has been renamed the Concord Antique Show.
Dealers from ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, August 2026
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Showtime
“You see that? That warms my heart.”That was dealer Roger Williams of Boat House Antiques in his booth at the June Antiques Show produced by the Maine Antique Dealers Association (MADA) in Topsham, Maine on June 20. Williams was looking across the aisle at a neighboring booth that had four ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, August 2026
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), The Yellow Sweater, 1939, oil on canvas. Museum Berggruen, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany. (c) 2026 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
-Through September 13 -Houston, Texas
Picasso-Klee-Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, explores the relationship between pioneering art dealer, publisher ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hattie Brunner Watercolor Brings $5600
Horst Auctioneers, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Horst Auctioneers
Horst Auctioneers held an 861-lot sale on May 1 and 2 at its facility in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. The total gross was $219,915 (Horst does not charge a buyer's premium). Online bidding was charged a 10% buyer's premium. Absentee bids were charged 10%, and there ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Nancy Jo Fox Collection Sold
Mebane Antique Auction Gallery, Mebane, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Mebane Antique Auction Gallery
Auctioneer Jon Lambert spent April 24 and 25 dispersing two-thirds of the lifetime collection of artist/designer and North Carolina native Nancy Jo Fox (1932-2025). Soon after graduating from Duke University in 1954 with an art degree, Fox moved to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana and Political “Signature” Auction
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
A vast selection of collectibles, ranging from the founding of the United States to a technological marvel of the 21st century, bookmarked the extraordinary range of American history items that crossed the auction block April 24 and 25 during the Americana and Political “Signature” ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Walker Estate Comes to Auction
Marion Antique Auctions, Marion, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Marion Antique Auctions
Judging from the number of cars and trucks in the parking lot for the April 25 sale at Marion Antique Auctions, Marion, Massachusetts, attendance at the auction house was up markedly. The 575-lot sale offered paintings, sculpture, silver, jewelry, clocks, coinage, and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Liberty Antiques Festival: Past, Present, and Future
Liberty, North Carolina
"Antiques have been our life," said Mary Ellen Sico. She and husband Vito Sico had antiques shops in their home state of New Jersey and then in North Carolina. Mid-1990, they were chatting about the possibility of an outdoor antiques show with their real estate agent-friend Janet Hill. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Three-Panel Screen Sells for $826,000
Bonhams, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Four works by Bob Ross (1942-1995) were offered in the sale with proceeds benefitting American Public Television and Public Broadcasting Service. Seen here is Purple Mountain Range, painted in 1993, 18" x 24". The painting went to an online bidder for $279,900 (est. $35,000/55,000). It ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Illustration Art Luminaries Lead Auction
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
The nostalgic and whimsical appeal of illustration art continues to make it one of the most desirable and collectible categories of artwork for people of all ages.
Dallas-based Heritage Auctions’ April 21 Illustration Art Auction once again proved that works of illustration art, from the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Massachusetts Block-Front Chest Leads Auction
CRN Auctions, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy CRN Auctions
Collections of fine antiques from all over drew buyers to the April 19 sale by CRN Auction, which was held in its half-century-old Cambridge, Massachusetts, gallery, known for its esoteric offerings.
Chippendale block-front mahogany chest, circa 1760, Massachusetts, has a shaped, molded-edge top, four ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Seven Auction Records Established at Swann
Swann Auction Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Auction Galleries
The African American Art sale at Swann Auction Galleries on April 2 in New York City achieved seven auction records. The sale total was $2.6 million (including buyer’s premiums) with a 77% sell-through rate by lot.
During the event, a film crew ... (Read More)
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