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(Fragment)Man Cited for Antique Revolver in Carry-on Bag
A Middletown, Pennsylvania, man was cited by police June 9 at the Philadelphia International Airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected an antique revolver among the man’s carry-on items at a security checkpoint. The old revolver was sitting among some clothing and was not loaded.
When TSA officers detected the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Annual Show Is an Annual Blowout
The New Hampshire Antiques Show, Manchester, New Hampshire
“It’s all 100% fresh.” That’s how Waynesboro, Virginia, dealer Christopher Evans described his and his wife’s booth shortly before the 67th annual New Hampshire Antiques Show opened to the public in Manchester on Thursday, August 8. That freshness paid off. Evans said, “It ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques in Manchester: The Collector’s Fair 2024
Manchester, New Hampshire
On Wednesday, August 7, at 10 a.m. Karen DiSaia of DiSaia Management opened the doors to Antiques in Manchester: The Collector’s Fair, the large two-day 60-dealer show in the Sullivan Arena on the campus of St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. It’s a glittering and vibrant marketplace, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Eldred’s Summer Marine Sale
Eldred’s, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred’s
Good collections mean good auctions, and Eldred’s marine sale August 8 and 9 in the East Dennis, Massachusetts, gallery was replete with both. A Long Island collection of 50 lots, mostly exceptional scrimshaw, led the first day. Objects from the Hellman whaling and whalecraft collection ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Going to the Dogs
Beneath the Surface
Back in 2017, in “What We Did on Our Summer Vacation,” we talked about a trip to Dish Camp in Historic Eastfield Village when Andrew was invited to speak on the broad topic of Ohio pottery. Back then, the kids were just six and four, so most of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)California and Western Art Auction
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
“We had our percentage of unsolds,” said department director Scot Levitt about the results of the August 6 California and Western art auction at Bonhams, Los Angeles, California. “But good items did well,” Levitt continued. “Bischoff, Guy Rose, Joseph Kleitsch, all helpful.”
Why the lower-than-usual total ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Americana Celebration Show: Red, White, and Blue but Mainly Red
Concord, New Hampshire
Ever enter a large store with red sale tickets on the merchandise and on the walls? You think, “Oh, they are going out of business.”
On August 6, inside the Douglas Everett Arena in Concord, New Hampshire, from 8 a.m. to 3 pm, all the red sold tickets ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2024 Deerfield Antique Show: The Big Little Show
Deerfield, New Hampshire
The Deerfield Antique Show, held at the sprawling Deerfield Fairgrounds in Deerfield, New Hampshire, is the second show to open during New Hampshire Antiques Week. It was held this year on Monday, August 5. With 85 dealers, it’s the largest show of the week. “It’s a big little ... (Read More)
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(Show)A New Beginning
Granite State Antique Show, Milford, New Hampshire
For many years the Milford Antiques Show held early on Sunday mornings was also the warm-up show for the annual New Hampshire Antiques Week shows in Manchester and Concord. The show was held for decades, most recently in a country club tennis building, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sale of Saturday Evening Girls Pottery
Everything But The House
Photos courtesy Everything But The House
When a small vase by the Saturday Evening Girls (SEG) was purchased for 75 cents around 1910, the buyer likely just wanted something utilitarian and attractive. Now, buyers are likely collectors who are compelled by the pottery’s back story as much as ... (Read More)
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