(Issue Story)
In the Trade
During the many years that we’ve published this feature, we have interviewed well over 100 dealers, yet we have never encountered one who, to the best of our knowledge, was a Ruby Lane seller. Now we have. She’s Marni Bakst, who sells from her early home overlooking a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
The longest piece in this month’s “Letter” mixes up one artist’s impressions of windy days in Tangier and on a Scottish golf course with another’s take on a curiously dressed young player of kolf.
Other items feature sunrise over Mount Fuji, a miniature selfie, papal rings, views of Manila’s ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
On February 28 The Potomack Company held an online sale of Native American artwork and artifacts. Of the 236 lots offered for sale, 180 were from the studio and collections of Retha Walden Gambaro and Stephen A. Gambaro. This report focuses on ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)
The Young Collector
We normally pause after the holidays and reflect on the year behind us. That’s not so much because it’s the end of the year, but mostly because we’re usually lying in bed sick, sure we’re going to die, and it seems like a good use of time to ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)
Computer Column #339
John P. Reid, [email protected]
Three-dimensional printers controlled by a personal computer are well established. Owning one is the dream of many computer buffs, but there is surprisingly little mention of their use for making missing parts in antiques restoration. Perhaps there are reservations about the authenticity of such repairs, ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Morristown, New Jersey
The armory in Morristown, New Jersey, a cavernous space just outside of town, was the site for JMK’s winter antiques show held February 25 and 26, over a balmy weekend. The twice-a-year show draws regional dealers, many of whom have remained loyal participants in promoter Allison Kohler’s events. ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Madison, Georgia
The end of February is not usually spring, even in central Georgia, but azaleas and other spring flowers were blooming all around the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center in Madison, Georgia, home of the 16th annual Madison Antiques Show & Sale.
This February 23-25 show was small by any measure, with only ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, Illinois
Photos courtesy Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Deciding to close Haeger Potteries in 2016 after 145 years was a difficult decision for Alexandra Haeger Estes, great-granddaughter of the founder of the East Dundee, Illinois-based company, but it was eased somewhat by watching people line up for the remaining pieces ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)
The 25th annual Adirondack Museum Antiques Show and Sale on September 15 and 16 will have new management—Barn Star Productions and Frank Gaglio.
Featuring more than 50 exhibitors, the event started over 25 years ago and has attracted collectors seeking rustic, camp, Native American, and Adirondack furnishings and accessories in an ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)
The Indy Antique Advertising Show has been sold, and the new owners plan to move the event out of Indianapolis this fall.
Bruce and Donna Weir of B & D Promotions, Effingham, Illinois, sold the show on January 7 to Mark and Nona Wilson of Northstar Collective, Park Falls, Wisconsin. Also ... (Read More)
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