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(Show)SOFA 2008
New York CitySOFA 2008by Lita Solis-CohenFor the 11th year SOFA (Sculpture Objects & Functional Art) offered one-of-a-kind, limited-edition, and handmade objects in ceramics, glass, fiber, metal, and wood. The fair filled the 67th Street Armory on Park Avenue in Manhattan from May 29 through June 1 and held a crowded ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Round Lake Show
Round Lake, New YorkThe Round Lake Showby Betty FloodThe 36th annual Round Lake Antiques Festival in Round Lake, New York, on June 28 and 29 was its usual successful self, despite expectations of bad weather warnings. The big difference was that folks didn't wait until 9 a.m., the scheduled opening ... (Read More)
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(Show)Goosefare's One-Day Outdoor Show in Wells
Wells, MaineGoosefare's One-Day Outdoor Show in Wellsby Rose SafranAt around 2:30 p.m. on June 22 an ominous cloud hung over the Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm in Wells, Maine, the lovely setting for the popular annual one-day antiques and collectibles show that John and Elizabeth DeSimone of Goosefare Antiques & ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: The $64,000 Question
by Steve ProffittAfter completing a four-part series on bid rigging, it's past time to check the mailbag.Q. I am planning on attending an auction in my area and am concerned that the seller may attempt to "by bid" on some lots to inflate the prices artificially and illegally by having ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Firearms Column: Strong Summer Sales and America's Favorite Rifles
The Firearms ColumnStrong Summer Sales and America's Favorite Riflesby Robert KyleIt wasn't too many years ago that major multimillion-dollar gun auctions generally took place twice a year—fall and spring. But the demand for antique firearms, the number coming on the market, and the prices they command are changing the way ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Gary Sergeant, Woodbury, Connecticut
In the TradeGary Sergeant, Woodbury, Connecticutby Frank DoneganWhen we called Woodbury, Connecticut, dealer Gary Sergeant to set up this interview, he was really steamed about a recent Wall Street Journal article headlined "As 18th- and 19th-Century Antiques Fall Out of Favor, Prices Are Plummeting." Sergeant is known for selling carefully ... (Read More)
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(Show)Nan Gurley's Americana Celebration
Deerfield, New HampshireNan Gurley's Americana Celebration by Mark Sisco When the weather, the economy, and the stars are properly aligned, the results can be pretty powerful for New England antiques shows. Knock one of those factors off a degree or two, however, and things can get chancy. For Nan Gurley's ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: The One That Got Away
EditorialThe One That Got AwayYou can’t help but empathize with Jack Rennert of Poster Auctions International Inc., a New York City firm that has produced poster auctions for over 20 years.Rennert had a line on a significant collection of French Mistinguett performance posters that Aspen, Colorado, collector Edwin Glickman owned. ... (Read More)
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(Show)Mid-Week in Manchester: Some Miracles, Some Malaise
Bedford, New HampshireMid-Week in Manchester: Some Miracles, Some Malaiseby Jeanne SchintoHow'd it go? The question is always the first one posed to a dealer returning home from a show. It was posed by me in various ways to multiple dealers after the 15th annual Mid-Week in Manchester Antiques Show held ... (Read More)
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(Show)Be in It to Win It
Bedford, New HampshireBe in It to Win It by Fran KramerLongtime show promoter Frank Gaglio of Barn Star Productions compared exhibiting in his one-day Monday Bedford Pickers Market in Bedford, New Hampshire, to playing a lottery. "To win it, you have to be in it," he said.Not everyone is a ... (Read More)
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