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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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EditorialThe One That Got AwayYou cant 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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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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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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Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society, Bennett, North CarolinaSouthern Folk Potteryby Marty SteinerVolume 31 of the Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society encyclopedia of pottery arrived late in April. Actually, it was the sale catalog for the society's 31st absentee auction. This auction officially ended on May 17, but the society has ... (Read More)
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A Book ReviewJoel Kopp: Sculpture, Paintings, Carvingsby Lita Solis-CohenJoel Kopp: Sculpture, Paintings, Carvingsby Joel Kopp, with an introduction by Kevin MarkeyImpress, 2007, 180 pages, hardbound, $95 postpaid (by check only) from Joel Kopp, 230 Central Park West, Apt. 12A, New York, NY 10024; (212) 362-1653. The book can be autographed ... (Read More)
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WorthPoint and Heritage Team UpWorthPoint Corporation (www.worthpoint.com), an Internet-based data and media company that offers a database of sales records on art, antiques, and collectibles, announced that Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries, the world's largest collectibles auctioneer and third-largest auction house, has selected WorthPoint as a data publishing partner. Under the ... (Read More)
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Decorative Arts Society Web SiteThe Decorative Arts Society, Inc. (DAS) has launched its new Web site (www.DecArtsSociety.org). Visitors to the site will find information on upcoming events, learn about the projects recognized annually with the Smith Award, the Montgomery Prize, and the Montgomery Award, and access past issues of the ... (Read More)
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The Chelsea Collection, previously located at 112 West Middle Street in Chelsea, Michigan, has moved to a new home in the city at 6065 Sibley Road. "Our new store has a great atmosphere and wonderful space," said Eric Lund, co-owner of The Chelsea Collection. Co-owner Gary Kuehnle, who has been ... (Read More)
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Election MemorabiliaIn celebration of the 2008 presidential campaign, the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia is presenting a new exhibit of election memorabilia from the collection of Jeffrey Kenneth Kohn, M.D. Marching to the White House: Election Memorabilia from the Sublime to the Ridiculous offers a fascinating look at presidential campaigns ... (Read More)
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