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Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine
Some fine and affordable Americana came forth at Casco Bay Auctions’ presentation June 8 in Freeport, Maine, but a single Japanese Buddhist statue topped the sale by a wide margin.
Japanese Buddhist statue, Nanboku-ch? period (A.D. 1336-92), 38" tall, carved from a single block of zelkova, ... (Read More)
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Dayton, Ohio
The summer edition of the Back to Our Roots Antique Show, held June 8 in Dayton, Ohio, was largely the same solid show as always. And yet, it wasn’t.
Three-tier bucket/crock bench with a blue, green, and red paint history, 29¾" high x 48" wide, $749; stoneware, $295 to ... (Read More)
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Wheaton, Illinois
When shows have been around as long as the twice-yearly Chicago-area Fox Valley Antiques Shows, they tend to develop a personality. For example, the live spring and fall shows sponsored and run by the Chicago Suburban Antiques Dealers Association (CSADA) ran for 48 years and 64 years, respectively, before ... (Read More)
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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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Damon Granger has purchased the Indy Ad Show from Morphy Auctions. The transaction was completed in May. Partnering with Granger are his wife, Angela, and adult son Zach.
A former dealer at the semiannual Indy Antique Advertising Show (the event’s former name), Granger started his own show when the Indianapolis event ... (Read More)
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Doyle, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Doyle
Still new in town, Doyle’s “Boston Collects” auctions grossed nearly $1.1 million over the course of the auction house’s first year in Boston. The June 7 sale in the Back Bay gallery delivered objects with Boston connections, whether it be the subject, the artist, or some ... (Read More)
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Beneath the Surface
A little over 20 years ago, Andrew was fresh out of graduate school and ready to launch a career in the antiques business. But the antiques job market for a guy with no experience, student loans to pay, and the ink still drying on a master’s degree was ... (Read More)
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A Book Review
Author Judith Miller (1951-2023) passed away unexpectedly before finishing the 45th-anniversary edition of Miller’s Antiques Handbook & Price Guide. Her husband, John Wainwright, wrote in the introduction that “Judith’s extensive knowledge of and passion for antiques still runs through the new edition.” It certainly does! The more than ... (Read More)
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New England Auctions, Branford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy New England Auctions
What do you call an auction of 404 lots where only one lot fails to sell? Fred Giampietro of New England Auctions didn’t know either. That’s what happened at the June 6 auction of the collection of Frank Gaglio in the gallery ... (Read More)
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Rebecca Lineberry, a restorer and designer of antique homes in Connecticut, will direct content for the Haddam Historical Society’s Connecticut River Valley Antiques Show and Historic Home Fair, to be held October 19 and 20 in Higganum, Connecticut.
Lineberry, whose ongoing restoration of a 1755 Colonial-style single-family home in Higganum was ... (Read More)
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