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(Auction)Alamance County, N.C., Redware Jar Sells for $28,750
Crocker Farm, Sparks, Maryland
Photos courtesy Crocker Farm
I’ve never been a fan of the term “fresh to the market”; however, it does apply to the material brought to the market by the Zipp family of Crocker Farm. Material long off the open market from all over the country surfaces at Crocker ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The New Masters
Cottone Auctions, Geneseo, New York
Photos courtesy Cottone Auctions
If you believe that Cottone Auctions’ major sales are a fairly accurate picture of the state of the antiques market today, at least in the public arena, then you can come to only one conclusion: the “new masters,” in terms of high prices ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Spring Antiques Expo
Cedar Grove, New Jersey
In what used to be Frank Dailey’s Meadowbrook Ballroom, a venue that hosted bands and vocalists during the 1930s and 1940s, show manager and dealer Debbie Turi put together an intimate antiques show featuring nearly 30 dealers.
Held on March 19 and 20, the first weekend of spring, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Auction
Garth’s, Delaware, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth’s
There’s no shame in admitting that the Americana sale held by Garth’s on March 19 in Delaware, Ohio, wasn’t the company’s best offering. Good material, yes. Solid antiques, absolutely. Best stuff ever? Not so much.
Amelia Jeffers, president of Garth’s, put it in perspective. “I’m a collector. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Philadelphia Antiques & Art Show
After taking a year off, with rumors of its demise greatly exaggerated, the Philadelphia Antiques Show has been revived. The 54th show, to be held April 15-17 and to benefit Penn Medicine, has changed its name to the Philadelphia Antiques & Art Show because there are more dealers in American ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Gatling Gun and Paterson Revolver Top $15 Million Sale
James D. Julia, Fairfield, Maine
It doesn’t happen every day that a firearms auction hits $15 million in sales. At James Julia’s in Fairfield, Maine, however, it happens about every six months. This time around, it was a two-day affair on March 14 and 15. Many of the auction’s key items ... (Read More)
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(Show)59th Annual Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show
St. Charles, Illinois
Imagine a show held for almost 60 successful years and still going strong. Then add show management that rolls its sleeves up and volunteers for years. By the way, said management is not composed of paid professionals but is part of a dealer organization that hosts the show.
Add ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Crowd Splurges in a $1.3 Million Buying Spree
Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Bertoia Auctions
It was a vintage crop in Vineland, New Jersey, on March 12 as Bertoia Auctions sold 581 lots for a sparkling $1.3 million total (includes buyers’ premiums). Auction owner Jeanne Bertoia was suitably bubbling with enthusiasm, commenting that all categories had exceeded expectations ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana and Some South Americana Sell in Cambridge
CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts
CRN Auctions has for some time been selling the collections of a Connecticut couple who lived in Latin America for many years beginning in the 1960s. The most recent sale on March 12 included 30 lots from that collection, the highlight of which was a mid-18th-century 31" ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Good Fellows: The Walpole Society
Part V of V
Photos courtesy the Walpole Society
“Looking toward strengthening the society’s prospects in the future, I feel that it is appropriate for the membership to act to insure our relevance and assure that we continue to enjoy the most loyal, enthusiastic, and uniquely qualified membership in the Walpole Society’s ... (Read More)
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