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(Auction)History Lessons for Sale
Freeman’s | Hindman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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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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(Fragment)Changing of the Guard at Nye & Company
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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(Show)The Philadelphia Show
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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(Show)Mid-Atlantic Festival Continues to Grow
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 Surpasses $1.7 Million
Slotin Auction, Buford, Georgia
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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)Objects Associated with Presidents Spur Bidding
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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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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(Show)Loyal Sellers and Buyers Make for a Good Crowd
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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(Show)Simply Irresistible Show in Ohio
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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(Show)Two Days at the Liberty Antiques Festival
Liberty Antiques Festival, Staley, North Carolina
Photos by Pete and Donna Prunkl
M.A.D. has covered the April or September opening at the Liberty Antiques Festival for the past 19 years. This year’s spring opener was Friday, April 26, or “Retirees’ Day,” in the words of one dealer. This year, accompanied by my ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Duck Doubleheader
Guyette & Deeter/North American Decoy Collectors Association, Lombard, Illinois
One early spring doubleheader highly anticipated by outdoor enthusiasts throughout the U.S., most especially in the Midwest, doesn’t happen in baseball. It is the annual two-day Guyette & Deeter auction in Lombard, Illinois, held along with a multi-day large and eclectic show ... (Read More)
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