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If there were a congeniality award for folk-art and antiques dealers, Francis Crespo of Francis Crespo Folk Art & Antiques, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, would certainly be in the running.
“Those who are passionate do well,” stated the affable dealer, who travels to and exhibits at between 18 and 22 shows a year. ... (Read More)
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The year’s first Dover Antique Show and Vintage Market at the Dover Elks Lodge, Dover, New Hampshire, will be May 18. The show will run once a month until September. Promoted by Gurley Antiques Shows, the show now will feature free admission after 9 a.m.
According to promoters Josh and Rachel ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Freeman’s | Hindman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s | Hindman
Americana sales at Freeman’s | Hindman often provide some history lessons. The most recent yearly spring Americana sale, held April 30, the Tuesday after the Philadelphia Show, provoked active bidding on some historical relics that had remained in the family of Benjamin ... (Read More)
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Nye & Company, the Bloomfield, New Jersey, auction house, has been sold. The new owner is Andrew Holter, who after eight years in the American furniture department at Christie’s rejoined Nye as head of business development seven years ago, a position he held from 2004 to 2008.
“We have finished paying ... (Read More)
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Show, which filled the purpose-built tent on the East Terrace of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) on the last weekend in April, kicked off with a crowded and festive preview party on Thursday, April 25. The show continued through Sunday, April 28.
Since its move to the ... (Read More)
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Mid-Atlantic Antiques Festival, Poolesville, Maryland
The fourth installment of the Mid-Atlantic Antiques Festival was held April 27 and 28 at Aix La Chapelle Farm, a working farm located in the outskirts of Poolesville, Maryland. The farm’s owners, Joy and Jon Siegel, are the developers and promoters of the festival.
The festival is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Slotin Auction, Buford, Georgia
Photos courtesy Slotin Auction
Slotin Auction, Buford, Georgia, continues to generate interest for self-taught art, works that might not always have been well received or considered worth recognizing. Not only is this genre now considered cutting edge, but new discoveries keep popping up and finding their way to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Important historical artifacts associated with the assassinations of two American presidents led Heritage Auctions’ recent Americana and political “Signature” auction. A rare first printing of the reward poster for the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and a Bible used nearly 100 years ... (Read More)
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Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show, Millersburg, Ohio
Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show was held at the Holmes County Fairgrounds in Millersburg, Ohio, April 26 and 27. The semiannual event featured 34 dealers. “Spring is always a little lighter,” said promoter Cheryl Williams. Her husband, Kent, added that ... (Read More)
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Simple Goods, Berlin, Ohio
The lights went out about an hour and a half into the spring edition of Simple Goods on April 27. At the time, the Heritage Community Center, located a few miles north of Berlin, Ohio, was filled with dealers and shoppers at the semiannual antiques show, known ... (Read More)
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