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(Show)The 2021 Heartland Antiques Show
Richmond, Indiana
Things didn't go exactly as planned for the 2021 edition of the Heartland Antiques Show, held on June 5 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Richmond, Indiana. In the end, it didn't matter.
Promoter Jennifer Sabin had mastered the art of revision following a year in which most of her ... (Read More)
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(Show)Fairhaven Antique Festival
Fairhaven, Ohio
After a nine-year absence, the Fairhaven Antique Festival returned on June 3 and 4. The Ohio show is legendary for bringing fantastic dealers to the middle of nowhere, and it arrived with a splash, literally, as wet weather during setup and unrelenting heavy rain the afternoon of the first ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Small Selection of Americana
Keno Auctions, New York City
Photos courtesy Keno Auctions
Keno Auctions held a sale on June 2, the Wednesday after the long Memorial Day weekend. It began at 7 o'clock in the evening and ended at five minutes before midnight. There was bidding on three Internet platforms-LiveAuctioneers, Invaluable, and Bidsquare-and on phones ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Andrew Holter
Andrew Holter, director of business development at Nye & Company in Bloomfield, New Jersey, does not fit the usual mold of an auction house specialist. He didn't study art history in college, nor did he grow up in a family of collectors.
Andrew Holter holds a preening Canada goose decoy, carved ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Walker Homestead Show to Happen
In a sign that life is slowly returning to normal, Walker Homestead will host its spring Walker Homestead's Antiques & Primitive Goods Show on Saturday, June 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 19 Martin Road, Brookfield, Massachusetts. Face masks and social distancing are required.
The show will feature more than ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Antiques Week in New Hampshire Shows on Tap
On April 16 New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu announced that the statewide mask mandate would be lifted. For those attending the Antiques Week in New Hampshire shows in August, masks will still be required, according to the promoters of the shows.
After COVID-19 wiped out almost all the shows last August, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Rhinebeck Revealed Like a "Box of Chocolates"
Antiques at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, New York
There were no fireworks or explosions at Barn Star Productions' spring Antiques at Rhinebeck show held May 29 and 30, but there were lots of red tickets. Revealing its popularity once again after a pause of over a year and a half because of the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Mebane Top Ten and Then Some
Mebane Auction Gallery, Mebane, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Mebane Auction Gallery
In the publicity for his May 29 sale, Jon Lambert of Mebane Antique Auction Gallery emphasized the Renaissance art he had found in a Fayetteville, North Carolina, warehouse. It was a rare treasure for an eastern North Carolina auction house. While ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)American Weathervanes: The Art of the Winds
A Book Review
Robert Shaw's long-awaited American Weathervanes: The Art of the Winds is a book much needed. With color photographs of the finest weathervanes in public and private collections, this well-documented story of the invention, manufacture, and collecting of weathervanes recognizes them as art, a special category of American sculpture.
Until ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, June 2021
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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