Stories for September '26
(Fragment)Man Sentenced in Library Theft Case
A San Francisco Bay Area man was charged in 2025 in federal court with three counts of theft of major artwork. He was accused of stealing rare historical Chinese manuscripts from the UCLA library system.
In October 2025, Jeffrey Ying, 38, a.k.a. “Jason Wang,” “Alan Fujimori,” and “Austin Chen,” of Fremont, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Georgia Museum of Art and Drake’s Descendants Reach Agreement
The Georgia Museum of Art in Athens, Georgia, and the descendants of enslaved potter David Drake (c. 1801-c. 1870s) have announced an agreement recognizing Drake’s heirs as the rightful beneficiaries of his artwork, while creating a path for the museum to own and display the artwork.
The details of the agreement ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Ceramics and America
Beneath the Surface
June was a month of ceramic extremes for us—from Colonial Williamsburg to Eastfield Village, but we are big believers in the intellectual recharge/reset that comes from attending conferences, seeing friends, and being excited by all the new things there are to learn. Whenever you can make it happen, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, September 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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(Fragment)Connecticut Dealer and Auctioneer Pleads Guilty
David L. Johnson, 66, of Greenwich, Connecticut, pleaded guilty on July 21 before U.S. District Judge Sarah F. Russell in New Haven to an offense stemming from his embezzlement of more than $2 million from an elderly victim and his estate.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Johnson ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Iowa Shows Sell to MattPro
Two long-running, semi-annual antiques shows in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have sold to Jill and Mark Mattingly of MattPro Shows, Chrisman, Illinois. The Midwest Antique & Art Show, founded by Thom and Cathy Rawson who ran the event for 39 years, is best known for a strong focus on Americana and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Solis-Cohen to Receive ADA Award of Merit
The board of directors of the Antiques Dealers’ Association of America (ADA) has announced Lita Solis-Cohen, senior editor of Maine Antique Digest, the winner of the 24th ADA Award of Merit to be presented at the Delaware Antique Show on Friday evening, November 6.
For the last 53 years, Solis-Cohen has ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Check the Closet
More Americans are shoplifting. According to the website Lending Tree, 30% of 2000 Americans surveyed in June reported shoplifting in the first half of this year, an increase of 6% from last year. As inflation rises and money gets tight, it’s to be expected.
Those who admitted to shoplifting said they ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, September 2026
Thomas Birch (1779-1851), Off the Maine Coast, 1835, oil on canvas.
—Through September 30 —Milford, New Hampshire
Surf & Turf: Coastal and Pastoral Landscapes from the 19th Century to Today, the summer exhibition on view in the galleries at New Hampshire Antique Co-Op, celebrates two long-standing themes in American art: the beauty ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Laughlin Sells Two Stirewalt Boxes
Photos courtesy Laughlin Auctions
In the world of antiques, there is likely no phrase that causes as much attention and anticipation as does “fresh to the market.” That is especially true when the category is both time-tested and highly prized. Such was the case with two small boxes offered in the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Strong 50th Americana Sale
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held its 50th semi-annual Premier Americana auction at its gallery in Mt. Crawford, Virginia, June 25-27. In three marathon sessions, a total of 2140 lots crossed the block.
The Evans firm is known ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Parsons Collection Sold
Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Brunk Auctions
In the gallery at Brunk Auctions, the 163 objects consigned by Elbert “Bert” Parsons Jr. were intermingled with those offered by collectors Dr. George and Connie Manger. Walking through the gallery, there was no problem telling them apart. Lot numbers 1-163 were reserved ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two-Day Americana Auction
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc.
Pook & Pook’s spring Americana sale was late this season, just a week before summer began. The huge sale of the Alice and Art Booth collection in April caused the delay. Auction houses set their schedules far in advance. Ron ... (Read More)
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(Show)Combined Antiques Show and Book Fair Draws Larger Crowd
Concord, New Hampshire
The second annual New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) Members Antiques Show held in conjunction with the Northern New England Book Fair had about 60 dealers. The June 7 event was an opportunity for “book people” and “antiques people” to cross the line and see things that they ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Second Part of King Collection is 100% Sold
Flying Pig Auctions, Westmoreland, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy Flying pig Auctions
The second part of the Matt King collection sale at Flying Pig Auctions saw another 900 lots cross the block over three days, May 31 through June 2. The sale featured many lots of colorful and rare early American glass. There ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bertoia Sells Almost $2 Million of Toys in Two Days
A circa 1906 Bing gauge 4 toy locomotive soared to $78,000 (includes buyer’s premium) at Bertoia Auction’s two-day sale on May 29 and 30 in Vineland, New Jersey. The auction tallied nearly $1.9 million.
The event was highlighted by part two of the Martin and Deborah Maloy toy collection. The Maloys’ ... (Read More)
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(Auction)From a Windowsill in Oklahoma to $42,000 in New Hampshire
William A. Smith, Inc., Plainfield, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy William A. Smith, Inc.
An early blown glass flask was destined for an estate sale until Bill Smith’s auctioneer, Leon Rogers, advised that doing so would be a mistake. That was good advice as it was sold at William A. Smith’s May 27 ... (Read More)
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(Show)Buyers Bought and Sellers Sold
Spring Antiques at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, New York
Buyers bought and sellers sold on Memorial Day weekend, May 23 and 24, at Spring Antiques at Rhinebeck, a 125-dealer show in historic Rhinebeck, New York, close to the Hudson River, north of New York City, and south of Albany. It was held again ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Eighteen Rockwells Sold in Texas
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Works of America’s most beloved artists and illustrators led Heritage Auctions’ May 19 auction of American art, confirming that works from the golden age of illustration to Western and modern art continue to be in high demand.
“This was a carefully curated sale with a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 19th American Art Fair
New York City
Amid a bacchanalia of art offered in New York City during mid May, the 19th edition of The American Art Fair fared rather well May 16 through 19.
The opening night preview was well attended, with wine flowing and passed hors d’oeuvres circling the three floors of the Bohemian ... (Read More)
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(Auction)White’s Best Sale Ever
White’s Auctions, Middleborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy White’s Auctions
John White and his wife, Kathryn Black, doing business as White’s Auctions, had their best sale ever in the more than 33 years they have been conducting auctions.
The May 17 sale in Middleborough, Massachusetts, was anchored by about 200 lots from the first part ... (Read More)
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(Show)Fishersville Show Records Record Attendance
Fishersville, Virginia
The 76th edition of the Fishersville Antiques Expo was held May 8 and 9 at the Augusta Expo Center, Fishersville, Virginia. The show is produced, promoted, and managed by Heritage Promotions, with Lesley Stokes at the reins. In her recap email, Stokes noted that the two-day show enjoyed a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rare Newspaper Declaration Brings $150,000
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Grogan & Company
Grogan & Company’s May 3 auction at the Beacon Hill gallery elicited lively bidding and striking results with 57% of the lots selling above their estimates. Most lots drew multiple bids. The highlight was the rare July 18, 1776, edition of The ... (Read More)
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(Show)Mid Atlantic Antique & Garden Festival Continues to Grow
Poolesville, Maryland
The semiannual Mid Atlantic Antique & Garden Festival was held May 2 and 3 at Jon and Joy Siegel’s Aix La Chapelle Farm in Poolesville, Maryland. Sixty-two dealers offered traditional antiques as well as garden and interior design accessories. Clear and cool spring weather greeted the nearly 4000 patrons ... (Read More)
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(Show)60 Years of the NADCA Show
North American Decoy Collectors & Sporting Collectibles Show, Lombard, Illinois
When two diverse yet related collecting events hold bang-up sales and gatherings in the same location on roughly the same days and both deliver a huge success, it is a phenomenon. In today’s collecting climate, standout success points to happy clientele ... (Read More)
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(Show)Twenty Years of Simple Goods
Berlin, Ohio
There was no cake. Nary a slice. Not even a spatula with some leftover icing. “I don’t do cake,” said Christina Hummel.
The thought of cupcakes got nixed too. The concern was that some oafs might stuff the paper liners into, well, just about any conceivable recess in a room ... (Read More)
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(Show)Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show
Millersburg, Ohio
There remains a comfortable, laid-back atmosphere at the semi-annual Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show. Like the surrounding community, it’s part of what gives the show its allure.
The six tins in this walnut pie safe each have a design of an urn with a central heart, all surrounded ... (Read More)
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(Show)Scrimshaw, Scholarship, and Shopping
Scrimshaw & Nautical Antiques Show, West Dennis, Massachusetts
When the members of the Antique Scrimshaw Collectors Association get ready for their annual Antique Scrimshaw & Nautical Antiques Weekend, they pull out all the stops. The seaside event, May 15-17, was held at the Lighthouse Inn in West Dennis, Massachusetts, on Cape ... (Read More)
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