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(Fragment)Gurleys to Launch New Show
Joshua and Rachel Gurley have announced plans to produce a new show, and there’s a built-in audience. The first Cornish Antique Show and Vintage Fair will take place on September 30 in Cornish, Maine—the same day as the 28th annual Cornish Apple Festival.
“The Apple Festival is a well-established Maine tradition ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, August 2017
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and website for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Frick, Morgan, and Neue Galerie Offer Summer Connoisseur Pass
The Frick Collection, The Morgan Library & Museum, and Neue Galerie New York are offering a summer bargain—a connoisseur pass, a special $40 ticket that provides admission to all three New York City institutions until August 31. Tickets became available for purchase on site at each museum on July 1.
This ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Alleged Head of Wildlife Smuggling Ring Extradited from Australia
On July 24 Guan Zong Chen (“Graham Chen”), a Chinese national, was arraigned in federal court in Boston on charges that he led a conspiracy to illegally export $700,000 worth of wildlife items made from rhinoceros horn, elephant ivory, and coral from the United States to Hong Kong. Chen was ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 37th Camden-Rockport Antiques Show & Sale
Rockport, Maine
Hot, dry weather is often anathema to Maine antiques dealers and shows. It tends to drive tourists and dealers to the boats and beaches and away from indoor buying venues. But not this time.
The hot, dusty temperatures of one of the driest summers that Maine has had in years ... (Read More)
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(Show)41st Annual Cashiers Antiques Benefit Show
Cashiers, North Carolina
For those in a hurry, here is a quick summary of the 2017 Cashiers, North Carolina, antiques show, held July 21-23.
“Yesterday I sold sixty percent of my booth,” said John Cooper of Wilmington, North Carolina. Cooper had to rearrange his booth of Americana for Saturday, July 22, the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Greater Cincinnati-Dayton Antique Advertising Show
Lebanon, Ohio
The Greater Cincinnati-Dayton Antique Advertising Show debuted July 23 at Miami Valley Gaming, a racino west of Lebanon, Ohio. Michael Villamanga of Cincinnati managed the event, which drew about 40 dealers and a total attendance of approximately 200.
Villamanga has collected for 35 years and has sold antiques for three ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dorflinger Punch Bowl Brings $114,000
George Siek ran a successful wholesale supply business in Florida before he retired to Highlands, North Carolina, where he opened the Museum of American Cut and Engraved Glass and shared his passion with visitors for the last 25 years. “I will close the museum in November,” said 87-year-old Siek a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)North and South: Stellar Stoneware and Redware Hit the Market at Crocker Farm
Sparks, Maryland
Photos courtesy Crocker Farm
“This particular auction may make such pieces seem almost commonplace. We can assure you, they are not.” Appropriate words, as read in the catalog introduction for Crocker Farm’s July 22 sale. The Zipps’ summer sale consisted of 622 lots and grossed $1,129,555 (with buyers’ premiums). “This ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Feast of Smalls at Laughlin's Summer Sale
Laughlin Auctions, Edinburg, Virginia
Photos courtesy Laughlin Auctions
While covering sales at Laughlin Auctions, I have learned that with three auctioneers working simultaneously throughout the building, it is impossible to see it all. No one can be in several places at once, and with only a rough idea of the sequence of ... (Read More)
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