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(Show)Sturbridge Antique Textiles Show Celebrates Its 50th Presentation
Sturbridge, Massachusettsby Ed PfeifferOn September 3, Labor Day, the Antique Textiles and Vintage Fashions Show & Sale, held in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, celebrated its 17th year and staged its 50th event.Show manager Linda Zukas explained how it started. In 1991 she was a dealer in antique textiles and had been doing ... (Read More)
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(Feature)State of the Union Festival
Union, Maineby Mark SiscoNow finished its 26th year and counting, there's no end in sight for the Maine Antiques Festival, held at the fairgrounds in Union, Maine. Paul Davis's brainchild is still northern New England's biggest outdoor antiques show, and although some folks feel business isn't what it was ten ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Granddaddy of Them All
Santa Fe, New Mexicoby Alice KaufmanNew York City and Santa Fe dealer John Molloy calls the Whitehawk Antique Indian Art Show "the granddaddy of them all." The show started 29 years ago under the direction of dealer Don Bennett (who still exhibits at the show) and continues to attract dealers ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 149th Original Semiannual York Show
York, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassThe Original 149th Semi-annual York Antiques Show & Sale was held August 31 through September 2 in Memorial Hall East on the York (Pennsylvania) Fairgrounds. Managed by Melvin Arion, this show is a popular event for Mid-Atlantic collectors and dealers. There are many collectors who only ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Connecting with the Young eCollector
The Young Collectorby Andrew Richmond and Hollie DavisWe had beginner's luck. We'd cranked out one column and were sitting at home wondering vainly what we should write about next when our issue of M.A.D. arrived. In perusing the letters to the editor, we found out that Generation X is considered, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Easton Home: Seniors and Antiques under One Roof
by David SperlingWe normally do not associate fine antiques with assisted living. Yet such a partnership does exist under one roof in the village of Easton, Pennsylvania, about one hour north of Philadelphia and one and a half hours west of New York City.I first became aware of "clocks in ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Tarnished Silver
by Walter C. NewmanO what a tangled web we weaveWhen first we practise to deceive!This famous passage by Sir Walter Scott is found toward the conclusion of his epic poem, Marmion, which is a story full of betrayal, disguise, and deceit. That may be an apt description of a Tiffany ... (Read More)
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(Feature)A Sometimes Up and Sometimes Down October Sale
by David HewettThe three-day sale held by Northeast Auctions October 26-28 in Manchester, New Hampshire, is difficult to summarize. It grossed about $6.3 million, and consignors (at least the two we spoke with at the sale) were certainly pleased with the results, but no one was whistling in the elevator ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Antiques Manhattan Revived, Helps Fill Pier Void
Antiques Manhattan, an antiques show that was last seen in New York City in 2003, will return this January, according to show promoter Barry Cohen of b4rTime, Inc. An e-mail to the trade from Cohen reads, "The cancellation of the Americana at the Piers show for 2008 has left a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rare Rolhfs Chair Stars at Cottone's First Auction in Own House
by Fran KramerTwo auctioneers in the Cottone family: son Matt (left) and father, Sam.Sam Cottone selling the chair. He is looking down at a left bid."No balloons or ribbons for our opening!" That's what Sam Cottone said at the end of his final sale inside Peter's Party House in Mt. ... (Read More)
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