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(Auction)Three-Day Sale with No Reserves
John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy John McInnis Auctioneers
Three days of auctions were well attended at John McInnis Auctioneers April 25 to 27 in the Amesbury, Massachusetts, gallery, where objects from an array of collections and estates sold. More than 1500 lots crossed the block—all without reserves.
On day one, many ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Brazilian Folk Painting Tops Maine Auction
Farrin’s Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine
“My grandmother bought it on a cruise in 1957,” said the consignor of a Brazilian folk painting that was the top lot at Farrin’s Country Auctions in Randolph, Maine, on April 26. “It’s been in my house, sometimes just leaning against a wall,” she said, sitting ... (Read More)
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(Show)Americana and Political “Signature” Auction
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Important artifacts and memorabilia from American and political history dating back to the Colonial era prompted competitive bidding for the coveted treasures up for sale at Heritage Auctions’ Americana and political “Signature” sale April 25 and 26.
The George Washington “Pater Patriae” inaugural button, the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Simple Goods
Berlin, Ohio
Don’t bring a car. That’s the thinking of Christina Hummel, who promotes the semiannual Simple Goods, which bills itself as an “Early Country Antiques & Primitive Goods Show.” The tagline certainly fits. And Hummel’s advice makes sense. More on that shortly.
The spring edition of Simple Goods was held April ... (Read More)
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(Show)Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show
Millersburg, Ohio
The spring edition of Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show was held Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, on the Holmes County Fairgrounds at Millersburg, Ohio. The semiannual event featured 32 dealers in 30 booths.
“It’s primarily antiques,” said Cheryl Williams, who manages the show with her husband, ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 58th North American Vintage Decoy & Sporting Collectibles Show
Lombard, Illinois
Imagine an event geared to a collecting passion where attendees ranging from curious but hesitant newbies to deep-pocket Daddy Warbucks can relate. Their mission is to see and touch examples of their interest, from hobby level to the very best of a kind, and all this is free, or ... (Read More)
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(Show)April at the Liberty Antiques Festival
Liberty Antiques Festival, Staley, North Carolina
Remembering a developing hurricane that passed over the September 2024 Liberty Antiques Festival in rural Randolph County, North Carolina, regulars were a bit leery because of rain in the forecast for Friday, April 25. Instead, it was a gorgeous sunny day, and sales started promptly ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Spring Antiques and Americana Auction
Conestoga Auction Company, Manheim, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Conestoga Auction Company
On Friday, April 25, while city folk headed to the Philadelphia Show, country folk headed to Conestoga Auction Company’s spring sale and bought redware, cobalt-decorated stoneware, lanterns, tools, fraktur, quilts, Christmas decorations, all sorts of 19th-century household gear, and 20th-century crafts in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Ducks and More Bring $6.02 Million
Guyette & Deeter, Lombard, Illinois
Photos courtesy Guyette & Deeter
In late April when Maryland-based auction house Guyette & Deeter brought its annual spring auction to Lombard, Illinois, there was almost nothing traditional about the event, except that it happened. Having covered the yearly event since 2015, we can attest that it ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Frishman Receives John Frederick Lewis Award
At the American Philosophical Society (APS) April 24 meeting in Philadelphia, Bob Frishman received the society’s John Frederick Lewis Award for his recently published book Edward Duffield: Philadelphia Clockmaker, Citizen, Gentleman, 1730-1803. Since 1981, this prize has recognized the best book published by the society in a given year. Previous ... (Read More)
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