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(Show)The Delaware Antiques Show
Wilmington, Delaware
The Delaware Antiques Show, held November 9-11, 2018, has a long tradition. It has been on collectors’ calendars since 1964 as the place for tax-fee shopping; there is no sales tax in Delaware! The show had half a dozen venues until it settled into Wilmington’s Chase Center on the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Four Days and Six Continents Worth of Auctioning
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
It wasn’t Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ biggest sale ever, but it was the longest. The Thomaston, Maine, company ventured into a four-day format, spanning November 8-11, 2018. The first two days presented collections of ancient and tribal artifacts and then jewelry. The second two days ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Slotin’s November Auction Brings In $1.2 Million
Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, Georgia
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For Steve Slotin, owner of Slotin Folk Art, Buford, Georgia, the numbers told the story. “We had the largest in-house audience ever,” he stated. “As well as an extremely large number of registered online bidders and more than 250,000 views ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bertoia Sells a $1.5 Million Sleigh-Load of Toys
Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey
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Bertoia Auctions’ annual three-day fall sale in Vineland, New Jersey, held November 9-11, 2018, delivered countless thrills. Bidders chased more than 1400 lots of toys, banks, trains, and holiday fare.
Derrick crane, Carlisle & Finch, 1905-07, mounted on a wooden flatcar with eight wheels ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Love Letters and a Lautrec Lithograph Lead Auction
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
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Love letters headed the action at Grogan & Company’s November 11, 2018, sale at its Boston gallery. A group of 43 letters from the young and emerging artist Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) to Alice Moore, written between August 1, 1937, and March 24, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana, Fine Antiques, Plus Some Really Pretty Glass
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held its 35th semiannual auction of Americana and fine antiques over a three-day period, November 8-10, 2018, at the firm’s galleries in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. Unlike sales in previous years, this sale ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The David and Janice Frent Collection of Presidential and Political Americana, Part IV
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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Heritage Auctions’ fourth installment of selling the David and Janice Frent collection of presidential and political Americana took place November 10 and 11, 2018, in Dallas, Texas. Close to 1140 items were presented. Approximately 400 lots were up for grabs during session one held ... (Read More)
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(Show)North Carolina’s Oldest Continuous Show: Rowan Museum Antiques Show
Salisbury, North Carolina
At its preview on November 8, 2018, the Rowan Museum Antiques Show became eligible for Social Security. Since 1953 this annual show has brought in locals and out-of-towners whose sponsorships, admission fees, and luncheon tabs have enabled the Rowan Museum to keep the air conditioning and lights on. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Spirited Buying for Fine Jewelry at Freeman’s
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Freeman’s sale of fine jewelry on November 6, 2018, in Philadelphia was a lively affair. Highlights in the sale of diamonds, gemstones, and a single-owner 12-piece collection of Seamen Schepps jewelry were the subject of competitive bidding by “assorted buyers” and “notably went to some private clients,” ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Keeping the Art in Art Pottery
Humler & Nolan, Cincinnati, Ohio
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During the November 3 and 4, 2018, holiday sale held by Humler & Nolan in Cincinnati, Ohio, a piece of Rookwood that sold 24 years ago served as a yardstick to measure the market for top-notch examples of the American art pottery.
Rookwood ... (Read More)
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