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On Wednesday, January 19, Sotheby’s will sell the collection of American furniture, silver, brass, and Chinese export porcelain of the late Peter Pfaffenroth. “Peter was a great collector, and he had some special things,” said Erik Gronning, chief of Americana at Sotheby’s. “It will be a live sale with an ... (Read More)
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The American Historical Print Collectors Society has selected Laid Down on Paper: Printmaking in America, 1800-1865 as the winner of the 2021 Ewell L. Newman Book Award. The book contains papers presented at a symposium held at the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 2017 in conjunction with the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
There are some very expensive things in this month’s “Letter,” among them an elaborate ceremonial hat that made well over a thousand times its estimate in a Spanish sale—not to mention one of Napoleon’s distinctive and much more familiar hats—along with some really quite modestly priced items, but the general ... (Read More)
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After a long hiatus due to COVID-19, the Bath Antique Sale Bath, Maine, is returning, according to Gurley Shows. The first sale will be held on Sunday, January 23. Two more dates will follow, March 13 and April 24. The show will resume again in the fall, usually on or ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
It’s a family affair for Christopher and Bernadette Evans, a young couple from Waynesboro, Virginia, who conduct their antiques business the old-fashioned way. They travel for hours to exhibit at shows, notably the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) show in August and to auctions and other fairs, restocking and ... (Read More)
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Author Caitlin Meehye Beach, Historic Rock Ford, and the New-York Historical Society have been awarded Failey Grants by the Decorative Arts Trust.
The Failey Grant program provides $25,000 in support for noteworthy research, exhibition, publication, and conservation projects through the Dean F. Failey Fund, named in honor of the trust’s late ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
In mid-November I had the opportunity to speak at the annual luncheon meeting of the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) in Yarmouth, Maine. It was an honor to address the venerable organization. (And I’m never one to pass up a free lunch.)
M.A.D. has always held dealer organizations in high regard. ... (Read More)
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Chicago, Illinois
When it comes to dogged persistence and spotting opportunity, Chicago’s Sally Schwartz is an overachiever. Known as the impresario behind Randolph Street Market (RSM), the event she started in 2004 and built from an eclectic street market selling genuine and repurposed antiques plus decorative vintage items, she has been ... (Read More)
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John McInnis Auctioneers, Beverly, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy John McInnis Auctioneers
The night before its December 18 auction, John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts, sent an email headed, “Even if it snows, the auction is a go.” With snow, rain, and sleet in the forecast, the prospect of an on-site auction under a tent ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Dutch tile panel showing scenes from daily life, 1620-40, artist/maker unknown. Tin-glazed earthenware with blue decoration, 26 7/8" x 21½". Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Garvan, 1979. Probably made in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
—Ongoing —Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dutch potters started making ceramic wall tiles in the late 1500s, answering the call for ... (Read More)
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