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America's Melting Pot Artists Take Top Honors at Slotin
by Susan Emerson Nutter

Slotin Auction, Buford, Georgia Photos courtesy Slotin Auction merica is a melting pot, and this was clearly evident at Slotin Auction's April 26 and 27 sale of work by self-taught artists. "For a long time, the art market has been homogenized. It's the same Caucasian guys who were recognized, even in the ... (Read More)

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Mid Atlantic Antique & Garden Festival
by Walter C. Newman

Poolesville, Maryland This spring was the sixth installment of the Mid Atlantic Antique & Garden Festival. Over the course of its relatively short run the show's overall character has been taking shape. The footprint of the venue now appears to be near completion. The booth spaces and their arrangement have been ... (Read More)

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Three-Day Sale with No Reserves
by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo

John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts Photos courtesy John McInnis Auctioneers Three days of auctions were well attended at John McInnis Auctioneers April 25 to 27 in the Amesbury, Massachusetts, gallery, where objects from an array of collections and estates sold. More than 1500 lots crossed the block-all without reserves. On day one, many ... (Read More)

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Brazilian Folk Painting Tops Maine Auction
by Clayton Pennington

Farrin's Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine "My grandmother bought it on a cruise in 1957," said the consignor of a Brazilian folk painting that was the top lot at Farrin's Country Auctions in Randolph, Maine, on April 26. "It's been in my house, sometimes just leaning against a wall," she said, sitting ... (Read More)

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Americana and Political "Signature" Auction
by Marice Richter

Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions Important artifacts and memorabilia from American and political history dating back to the Colonial era prompted competitive bidding for the coveted treasures up for sale at Heritage Auctions' Americana and political "Signature" sale April 25 and 26. The George Washington "Pater Patriae" inaugural button, the ... (Read More)

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Simple Goods
by Don Johnson

Berlin, Ohio Don't bring a car. That's the thinking of Christina Hummel, who promotes the semiannual Simple Goods, which bills itself as an "Early Country Antiques & Primitive Goods Show." The tagline certainly fits. And Hummel's advice makes sense. More on that shortly. The spring edition of Simple Goods was held April ... (Read More)

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Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show
by Don Johnson

Millersburg, Ohio The spring edition of Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show was held Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, on the Holmes County Fairgrounds at Millersburg, Ohio. The semiannual event featured 32 dealers in 30 booths. "It's primarily antiques," said Cheryl Williams, who manages the show with her husband, ... (Read More)

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The 58th North American Vintage Decoy & Sporting Collectibles Show
by Danielle Arnet

Lombard, Illinois Imagine an event geared to a collecting passion where attendees ranging from curious but hesitant newbies to deep-pocket Daddy Warbucks can relate. Their mission is to see and touch examples of their interest, from hobby level to the very best of a kind, and all this is free, or ... (Read More)

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April at the Liberty Antiques Festival
by Pete Prunkl

Liberty Antiques Festival, Staley, North Carolina Remembering a developing hurricane that passed over the September 2024 Liberty Antiques Festival in rural Randolph County, North Carolina, regulars were a bit leery because of rain in the forecast for Friday, April 25. Instead, it was a gorgeous sunny day, and sales started promptly ... (Read More)

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Spring Antiques and Americana Auction
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Conestoga Auction Company, Manheim, Pennsylvania Photos courtesy Conestoga Auction Company On Friday, April 25, while city folk headed to the Philadelphia Show, country folk headed to Conestoga Auction Company's spring sale and bought redware, cobalt-decorated stoneware, lanterns, tools, fraktur, quilts, Christmas decorations, all sorts of 19th-century household gear, and 20th-century crafts in ... (Read More)
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