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(Fragment)Fletcher to Receive President’s Award
On Wednesday, April 16, Old Sturbridge Village will present its President’s Award to Stephen L. Fletcher, Americana expert and former executive vice president of Skinner.
The Old Sturbridge Village President’s Award honors those individuals whose work, like that of Old Sturbridge Village, brings meaning, relevance, and inspiration to the public through ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)A-Mark Acquires Parent of Stack’s Bowers Galleries
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc., a precious metals platform, has entered into a agreement to acquire 100% of the stock of Spectrum Group International, Inc. (SGI), the parent of Stack’s Bowers Galleries (SBG), one of the world’s largest rare coin and currency auction houses and a wholesale and retail dealer specializing ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Vander Sande Collection at Brunk Auctions
Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Brunk Auctions
The entire 211-lot catalog for the March 12 sale at Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina, was devoted to the collection of Marie-Teresa and John (1944-2024) Vander Sande of Newbury, Massachusetts. The couple researched and purchased 17th- and 18th-century Massachusetts furniture and decorative arts. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bonhams Skinner Art Sale
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
Bidders disregarded the estimates on Island Funeral, this charcoal on paper sketch, 43" x 50½" (sheet size), by Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945) and drove it to $508,500 (est. $25,000/35,000). In September 1934 Wyeth watched from the porch of his home in Port Clyde, Maine, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Balancing Act
Beneath the Surface
Is there anything worse than not being able to find something that you absolutely know is there somewhere? With a big house, an auction gallery, and two kids, Hollie really would not want to calculate how many hours she spends looking for things: keys, math books, library books, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Eldred’s Relaunches Sandwich Auction House
Eldred’s, East Dennis, Massachusetts, relaunched Sandwich Auction House in February as a discrete brand under its umbrella of auction and appraisal services.
Sandwich Auction House, founded in 1974, spent decades selling hundreds of thousands of items and providing comprehensive estate auction services to southern New England and beyond. After nearly 50 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Crowntainer Sells for Record $111,150
A rare Chief Oshkosh Crowntainer beer can set a new auction record at $111,150 (includes buyer’s premium) at Morean Auctions, Brimfield, Massachusetts, March 9. (Crowntainers are a style of beer cans that have a funnel-shaped cone top that was sealed with a bottle cap.) The white Chief Oshkosh is the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Stellar Gate and Growth for Hudson Antique Show
Canfield, Ohio
The Hudson Antique Show held March 8 and 9 at the Canfield Fairgrounds Event Center (a.k.a. the Michael Kusalaba Event Center) in Canfield, Ohio, recorded the largest gate in the history of the show. Dealers and shoppers alike pulled show manager Steve Sherhag aside to state variations of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Buyers Root for Orville
Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine
Photos courtesy Casco Bay Auctions
The Casco Bay Auctions March 8 sale in Freeport, Maine, was spiced by a few items that notably leaped past their estimates to settle in at low four-figure prices and a few awakening sleepers that later might yield tidy sums for their ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Paper Town Boxboro Show under New Ownership
Paper Town Boxboro, the vintage book and paper show held in Boxborough, Massachusetts, twice a year, will continue under new ownership, according to event promoters Tina and John Bruno, who are retiring after more than 40 years in the business.
Richard Mori of Richard Mori Books will operate the shows, beginning ... (Read More)
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