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Decorative Arts Trust Awards 2026 Ideal Internship Grants
by M.A.D. Staff

The Decorative Arts Trust has awarded six institutions IDEAL Internship Grants for 2026: the Chester County History Center in West Chester, Pennsylvania; the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia; the Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City, Michigan; the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, South Carolina; and the Yakima ... (Read More)

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A Deep Dive into Pennsylvania Redware
by Lita Solis-Cohen

A Book Review The third volume of Americana Insights, the annual journal that presents the latest research and discoveries in American folk art, explores redware made in the forested wetlands of southeastern Pennsylvania by potters, nearly all of German descent, from the mid 1700s to the mid 1900s and includes the ... (Read More)

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Gurley’s Thanksgiving Sunday Antiques Show Grows and Grows
by Rick Russack

Marlborough, Massachusetts The Gurley Thanksgiving Sunday Antiques Show is now a well-established tradition. About 40 years ago, Nan Gurley began the show and founded the tradition. Since her death in 2016, the show has been run by two of her children, Rachel and Josh. They were well-trained and now run shows ... (Read More)

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Thanksgiving Weekend Americana Auction
by Don Johnson

Amelia Jeffers Auctioneers & Appraisers, Delaware, Ohio Photos courtesy Amelia Jeffers Auctioneers & Appraisers The Thanksgiving weekend Americana auction conducted by Amelia Jeffers was held November 28 and 29, 2025, at The Barn at Stratford in Delaware, Ohio. The holiday sale, a Midwest tradition at that location for decades, once again brought ... (Read More)

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Auction House Sues Bidder. Bidder Blames Seven-Year-Old.
by M.A.D. Staff

Apollo Art Auctions Ltd., a London auction house, filed suit on October 28 in federal court in Florida claiming Matthew Weinberg of Walton County, Florida, successfully bid on $720,000 worth of antiquities in auctions on July 26, 27, and August 3 but failed to pay. Weinberg, in an email to the ... (Read More)

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Synesael Takes Over Auction House after Davies Retirement
by Don Johnson

Following the retirement of auctioneer Doug Davies, his longtime assistant, Kenny Synesael, is continuing the business under the name Synesael Davies Auctions. Davies had been a leading figure in the sale of antiques and Americana in the Midwest since 1978, when he founded Davies Auctions with his wife, Sandy. They held ... (Read More)

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Congress Aims to Protect Nation’s Collection
by Clayton Pennington

It’s a large collection—over 26,000 objects—and because of steep federal cuts, it’s in jeopardy, according to several members in Congress. They’ve proposed legislation aimed at protecting the Fine Arts Collection of the General Services Administration (GSA). Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada, along with several co-sponsors, has introduced H.R. 5009, nicknamed the ... (Read More)

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Hanging with Luke Haynes and Nicole Leth
by Julie Schlenger Adell

Luke Haynes and Nicole Leth exude laughter and joy. It comes through in their voices, in what they surround themselves with in their 1950s Asheville, North Carolina, house, and most explicitly in their art. Luke and Nicole in the sunken living room of their house, which had sat abandoned for years. They ... (Read More)

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The Davies and Potts Collections hit the Market
by Don Johnson

Synesael Davies Auctions, Brookston, Indiana Material from the collection of Doug and Sandy Davies was part of the online-only sale held November 25, 2025, by Synesael Davies Auctions. Following his retirement earlier in the year, Doug Davies sold his auction business to Kenny Synesael. Both auctioneers are residents of northern Indiana. New ... (Read More)

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Exhibitions, December 2025
by M.A.D. Staff

Howard Gardiner Cushing (1869-1916), portrait of Ethel Cushing, 1904, 3' x 4' framed, oil on canvas. Collection of Newport Art Museum. Image courtesy Sandy Nesbitt. —Through December 31 —Newport, Rhode Island Howard Gardiner Cushing: A Harmony of Line and Color at the Newport Art Museum is the first major retrospective in decades ... (Read More)
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