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(Auction)Annual Summer Marine Auction
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photographs courtesy Eldred's
Eldred's auction on August 7 and 8 at the East Dennis, Massachusetts, gallery had it all: scrimshaw, marine paintings, ship models, nautical instruments, Nantucket baskets, and an array of the quirky objects prized by collectors. Drawing a greater than usual number of bidders, the auction ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Beat Goes On at Antiques in Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire
"What separates this show from others is it's a national event with folks flying in from all over the country. Being a show dealer, you quickly learn attendees aren't going through all this effort to 'kick tires.' They come to buy, advance their collections, and buy they do."
Those ... (Read More)
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(Show)Early Buyers Flood Concord Show
Americana Celebration Antique Show, Concord, New Hampshire
At the Americana Celebration Antique Show on August 5 in Concord, New Hampshire, collectors and dealers bought and bought. It was a "feeding frenzy." Manager Peter Mavris told us, "Over 300 buyers rushed in for early buying, and then another 400 came later for ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Deerfield Antique Show
Deerfield, New Hampshire
The Deerfield Antique Show, held at the Deerfield, New Hampshire, fairgrounds, the second of the five shows that constitute Antiques Week in New Hampshire, draws a large crowd and offers a mix of material. This year's show on August 4 offered a page from the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Goben Collection
KC Auction Company, LLC, Kansas City, Missouri
Photos courtesy KC Auction Company, LLC
Antiques dealers Henry and Kay Goben of HK Antiques spent over four decades buying, selling, and collecting Americana, folk art, and early American antiques. They sold at the Mission Road Antique Mall in Kansas City; Antique Associates at West ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Charged Over Replica Pistol
On June 6 a man visiting the Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage, New York, allegedly took a replica Colt M1911A1 nonfunctioning pistol from a mannequin's holster, placed it into the pocket of his shorts, and walked out of the building.
Gerard Asaro.
On June 11 police arrested Gerard Asaro, 71, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Inaugural Recipient of Center for Painted Wall Preservation Scholarship
Matthew Beckmann was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Center for Painted Wall Preservation (CPWP) scholarship. Beckmann's "Bringing Historic Painted Walls to Life: Digital Storytelling" is his initial project for CPWP. By combining short videos for social media showcasing select parts of the CPWP Virtual Museum, the project will ... (Read More)
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(Show)Granite State Antique Show Lives Up to Its Name
Milford, New Hampshire
On August 3 from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Granite State Antique Show in Milford, New Hampshire, the early buying crowd was thick and strong. Dealers rushed to get all their merchandise out, and patrons rushed to see what they could find.
Managed by Deb Lerner and Rick ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Carolina Country Store Corvette Charges Past Chicken Dinner
Mebane Antique Auction Gallery, Mebane, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Mebane Antique Auction Gallery
It is easy to imagine advertising signs, clocks, barrels, bottles, and thermometers in a country store auction, but a Corvette just doesn't fit the category. It worked out just fine, however, for Jon Lambert of Mebane Antique Auction Gallery, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Problem with Problem-Solving
Beneath the Surface
You learn much from watching other people learn. From the outside, you have a front-row seat to how certain concepts and skills click into place, where things get hung up in the process, where it all goes right, and where it all goes wrong. This is what makes ... (Read More)
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