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(Show)The Jonathan Fisher House Antiques Show
Blue Hill, Maine
The August 16 Jonathan Fisher House Antiques Show at the Blue Hill Fairgrounds in Blue Hill, Maine, presents an interesting and welcoming counterpart to the more prestigious Downeast Art & Antiques Show at George Stevens Academy down the road, overlapping on the same day. The two shows aren’t ... (Read More)
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(Show)Downeast Art and Antiques Show
Blue Hill, Maine
The storied Downeast Art and Antiques Show, held this year August 14 to 16 at George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill, Maine, lays legitimate claim to being the longest-running antiques show in the country. It began in 1937 at the Ellsworth, Maine, city hall, then moved to the ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Annual New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association Show
Manchester, New Hampshire
The annual show produced by the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) blooms like a perennial garden. Every year, there’s an abundant crop of stunning colors and delights to nourish the souls of collectors. There’s a reason this show attracts long lines of people waiting for show manager ... (Read More)
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(Show)Summer Coastal Antiques Show and Sale
Waldoboro, Maine
The Maine Antiques Dealers Association Show in Waldoboro, Maine, also known as the Summer Coastal Antiques Show and Sale, held at Medomak Middle School on Saturday, August 9, was only five hours long. But that provided enough opportunity for a leisurely perusal of the exhibits, set up by about ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Seven New Records Set at Crocker Farm Sale
Crocker Farm, Sparks, Maryland
Photos courtesy Crocker Farm
Selling for $28,800 (est. $10,000/20,000), the opening lot was this rare stoneware jar, 10 3/8" tall, circa early 1850s, with cobalt floral decoration, inscribed “James Hamilton / Cheap Stone Ware / Greensboro / Green Co PA.” Arriving in Greensboro from Beaver, Pennsylvania, circa 1850, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Annual Summer Marine Auction
Eldred’s, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photographs courtesy Eldred’s
Eldred’s auction on August 7 and 8 at the East Dennis, Massachusetts, gallery had it all: scrimshaw, marine paintings, ship models, nautical instruments, Nantucket baskets, and an array of the quirky objects prized by collectors. Drawing a greater than usual number of bidders, the auction ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Beat Goes On at Antiques in Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire
“What separates this show from others is it’s a national event with folks flying in from all over the country. Being a show dealer, you quickly learn attendees aren’t going through all this effort to ‘kick tires.’ They come to buy, advance their collections, and buy they do.”
Those ... (Read More)
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(Show)Early Buyers Flood Concord Show
Americana Celebration Antique Show, Concord, New Hampshire
At the Americana Celebration Antique Show on August 5 in Concord, New Hampshire, collectors and dealers bought and bought. It was a “feeding frenzy.” Manager Peter Mavris told us, “Over 300 buyers rushed in for early buying, and then another 400 came later for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Charged Over Replica Pistol
On June 6 a man visiting the Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage, New York, allegedly took a replica Colt M1911A1 nonfunctioning pistol from a mannequin’s holster, placed it into the pocket of his shorts, and walked out of the building.
Gerard Asaro.
On June 11 police arrested Gerard Asaro, 71, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Inaugural Recipient of Center for Painted Wall Preservation Scholarship
Matthew Beckmann was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Center for Painted Wall Preservation (CPWP) scholarship. Beckmann’s “Bringing Historic Painted Walls to Life: Digital Storytelling” is his initial project for CPWP. By combining short videos for social media showcasing select parts of the CPWP Virtual Museum, the project will ... (Read More)
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