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(Show)The Feel-at-Home Show
Genesee Country Antique Dealers Association, Pittsford, New York
After 42 years of Genesee Country Antique Dealers Association (GCADA) shows, exhibitors and patrons really do feel at home, said exhibitor John Westerberg of Yankee Peddler Bookshop, Sodus Point, New York, when asked for a reason for the show’s longtime success and his ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two-Part Online Bottle Auction
American Bottle Auctions, Sacramento, California
Photos courtesy American Bottle Auctions
It was one of those quotes that a person might dismiss as mere platitude. “The future of the Western bottle world looks really bright and rosy,” said Jeff Wichmann, owner of American Bottle Auctions, Sacramento, California, following a two-part absentee sale ... (Read More)
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(Auction)No Provenance, No Problem
Willis Henry Auctions, Rockland, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Willis Henry Auctions
All 53 lots of military watches and instruments sold strongly, without reserves, at Willis Henry Auctions on the afternoon of Saturday, March 18. The Commander William R. Bricker single-owner collection was offered live at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Rockland, Massachusetts, but ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Country Americana
Garth’s Auctions, Delaware, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth’s
Analyze the country Americana sale held in Delaware, Ohio, by Garth’s Auctions on March 18, and three things stick out. 1) When it comes to furniture, sometimes brown is beautiful. 2) In an already soft market for Oriental rugs, too much is certainly not a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Laughlin Auctions Marks a 30-Year Milestone
Edinburg, Virginia
Photos courtesy Laughlin Auctions, Inc.
Laughlin Auctions, Inc. held its 30th spring auction on March 18 at the firm’s High Street Galleries in Edinburg, Virginia. Hoyle, John, and Duane Laughlin continued their string of simultaneous, multi-auctioneer sales with an overflow standing-room-only crowd in attendance.
There is no formal catalog at a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Free-Blown Tableware Demands Attention
Norman C. Heckler & Company, Woodstock Valley, Connecticut
Photos courtesy Norman C. Heckler & Company
Norman C. Heckler knows bottles—antique glass bottles, to be more precise—and it is easy to see why. Having founded Norman C. Heckler & Company in 1987, he and his staff have set about establishing this company as ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Philadelphia in April
Put Philadelphia on your April calendar. A lot will be going on there.
The Philadelphia Antiques & Art Show, a benefit for Penn Medicine, will be held April 21-23 with a preview party on April 20. As it was last year, the show will be in a purpose-built tent at the ... (Read More)
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(Show)60th Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show
St. Charles, Illinois
We think we found a new first for antiques. It happened when we went to an antiques show, and ticket buyers were gifted with something free. That was new to us, and it transpired as first arrivals were offered a piece of cake at the 60th Spring Fox ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Police Raid Antiques Shop in Worcester, Massachusetts
On March 10 members of the Worcester Police Vice Squad executed a search warrant at Unique Finds, an antiques shop located at 1329 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts.
According to police, a search of the premises produced 100 acetaminophen pills, 71 Suboxone strips, 23 individually knotted bags of heroin, eight Concerta ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Devil's Dictionary of Antiques Collecting: Part 4
This is the last installment of “The Devil’s Dictionary of Antiques Collecting.” What a wondrous language we use. And perhaps more technical and mysterious than we realize.
Polychrome—This is one term that is relatively easy to parse. Poly means “many” and chrome (chroma) indicates “color.” So why not call a carved ... (Read More)
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