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Two new exhibitors—JK Nevin Antiques and Baker & Co. Antiques—will join the 65th annual New Hampshire Antiques Show, produced by the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) in Manchester, New Hampshire, August 11-13.
Liz McElroy of JK Nevin Antiques.
Liz McElroy of JK Nevin Antiques, Elverson, Pennsylvania, is “thrilled to be participating ... (Read More)
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New Haven Auctions, Branford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy New Haven Auctions
New Haven Auctions gathered desirable antiques for its two-day sale June 25 and 26 in the Branford, Connecticut, gallery where over 800 lots found new owners. New Haven principal Fred Giampietro told M.A.D. that the auction drew 40 or 50 live bidders ... (Read More)
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Wells Antiques Show and Sale, Wells, Maine
Far and away one of the most beautiful sites for an antiques show is at Laudholm Farm, the National Estuarine Research Reserve, Wells, Maine, where Goosefare Antiques & Promotions presents a very well-attended annual event.
Eager buyers gather well before the opening. Precisely at 10 ... (Read More)
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Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held a series of three Americana auctions June 23-25 at its gallery in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. The sales offered more than 1200 lots, divided between a single-day sale of 18th- and 19th-century ... (Read More)
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Chicago Suburban Antiques Dealers Association, Campton Hills, Illinois
I went to a really great reunion this June. I thought I did. Really—it seemed like a reunion, what with people greeting each other like long-lost friends, with lots of hugs and fist bumps, catching up, and the usual “so great to see ... (Read More)
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Hindman, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Hindman
A Western Americana archive brought the top price in the historical ephemera and photography auction held by Hindman June 21 and 22 in Cincinnati, Ohio, while Civil War photographs, uniforms, and other objects loomed large on both days.
Leading the sale was a family archive of more ... (Read More)
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After almost 25 years at Sotheby’s New York, John D. Ward, senior vice president and head of the silver and objects of vertu department, has developed a patina all his own.
John D. Ward (standing) and Andrew Purdom in their 1930s Tudor Revival townhouse garden. Rob Sutton photo.
Having worked under the ... (Read More)
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CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy CRN Auctions
“Barnburner” leapt to mind as the second part of the collection of G.W. “Bill” Samaha Jr. was auctioned June 19 at CRN Auctions in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The sale fetched just shy of $2.5 million. Bidders really wanted objects from the collection of the universally ... (Read More)
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Willis Henry Auctions, Duxbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Willis Henry Auctions
It had been three years since Willis Henry Auctions’ last Shaker auction, and collectors, dealers, and auction house staff were buoyant to see one other when they met June 18. The chance to acquire one or more of the Shaker works up ... (Read More)
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Coat, waistcoat, trousers, and boots, from Pride and Prejudice, 1995, Simon Langton, director. Worn by Crispin Bonham-Carter as Charles Bingley. Dinah Collin, costume designer.
—Through September 4 —Cincinnati, Ohio
Jane Austen: Fashion & Sensibility at the Taft Museum of Art features approximately 50 costumes and accessories worn in popular film and television ... (Read More)
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