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Spring Sale of Art, Silver, and America’s Favorite Pastime at CRN
by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo

CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts Photos courtesy CRN Auctions. Two fine estate collections from stalwarts of the antiques business came to market at CRN Auctions April 6 in the Cambridge, Massachusetts, gallery. One featured some interesting 19th- and 20th-century paintings from the estate of private dealer John “Jack” Carter of Gloucester, Massachusetts, including ... (Read More)

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The 2025 Mt. Kisco Antiques Show
by Julie Schlenger Adell

Mt. Kisco, New York Show manager Debbie Turi of D. Turi Antique Shows rallied some 28 dealers to set out their wares at St. Francis of Assisi church in Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, New York, on April 5 and 6. A sizeable crowd had already shown up by the time M.A.D. visited ... (Read More)

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Spring Sale of Americana at Horst
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Horst Auctioneers, Ephrata, Pennsylvania Photos courtesy Horst Auctioneers Horst Auctioneers’ spring sale in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, began Friday, April 4, at 2 p.m., lasted until 6 p.m., continued on Saturday, April 5, starting at 9 a.m., and was over by 2 p.m. All 805 lots found buyers, and the sale brought a total ... (Read More)

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The GCADA Greater Rochester Spring Antique Show
by Fran Kramer

Henrietta, New York The patrons poured in to Minett Hall inside the ROC Dome Arena in Henrietta, New York, April 5 at 10 a.m. for the Greater Rochester Spring Antique Show produced by the Genesee Country Antique Dealers Association (GCADA). Escaping the pouring rain, they were eager to buy antiques, and ... (Read More)

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50 Years of Sommer
by M.A.D. Staff

In 1975, when Phyllis Sommer first opened her doors at Pumpkin Patch Antiques in Searsport, Maine, little did she know that 50 years later she’d still be opening those doors at the same location. Her 50th season begins on April 12. According to Sommer, as a history major in college, her ... (Read More)

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Portrait of Frederick Baker Sells for $508,750
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, Louisiana On April 4 two bidders competed at Neal Auction Company on Magazine Street in New Orleans for a pre-Civil War portrait of Frederick Baker, a black man wearing a red vest and black coat over his white shirt and black bow tie, his eyes turned ... (Read More)

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“American Art Within Reach” Auction Attracts Diverse Range of Buyers
by Marice Richter

Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions A collection of fine American art, showcasing works of popular and well-known artists, drew more than 403 bidders at Heritage Auctions’ April 4 “American Art Within Reach Showcase Auction.” The Dallas-based auction house’s “Art Within Reach” auctions are intended to attract buyers with works ... (Read More)

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Coopertition
by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond

Beneath the Surface We feel like foreign correspondents these days, with many of the observations you read here written on the go, what with scratching odd bits on the back of reading schedules and permission sheets, regularly scrounging around under ketchup packets and outdated registration cards for crusty pens and stubby ... (Read More)

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African American Art at Swann Galleries
by Julie Schlenger Adell

Swann Auction Galleries, New York City Photos courtesy Swann Auction Galleries Swann Auction Galleries, New York City, held its customary spring African American art sale Thursday, April 3, a day after the stock market reacted negatively to the Trump administration’s announcement of widespread tariffs. Nevertheless, the 193-lot sale totaled $1,797,755 (including buyers’ ... (Read More)

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Hyland Granby Antiques Offers Seven Paintings from the Lewis Collection
by Lita Solis-Cohen

In this fast-changing world, more collectors and executors of estates have been consigning works of high quality to the trade for sale rather than sending them to auction. “The buyers pay more money at auction with the high buyer’s premium, so the sellers can do better with a private sale ... (Read More)
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