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(Feature)A Show with a Mission
Green Bay, Wisconsinby Sharon VerbetenThe crisp seasonal chill in the air and the pending holidays may have been on the minds of many attendees at the Green Bay-De Pere Antiquarian Society's Holiday Antique Show and Sale, held November 16 and 17, 2007, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, but the show's organizers ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Firearms Column
by Robert KyleEvery few months it seems the gun collecting community is rocked by new record prices. It happened again December 8-10, 2007, when Rock Island Auction Company of Moline, Illinois, earned nearly $11 million from the sale of over 3200 items. It set a new single auction record for ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Guyette and Schmidt's Fall Decoy Sale
Guyette and Schmidt, Inc., Easton, Marylandby Karl H. PassGuyette and Schmidt, Inc. held its fall decoy sale November 7 and 8, 2007, in conjunction with the Easton Waterfowl Festival, an annual event that overtakes the small town of Easton on Maryland's Eastern Shore. The auction in the Talbot County Community ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Heartland Fall Edition Antiques Show
Richmond, Indianaby Don Johnson"Look at this! It's eighty-five dollars."She wasn't talking to me, but I couldn't resist looking over my shoulder to see what the woman had found. In her hands was a tractor-type lawn sprinkler in old green paint, pulled from beneath a farm table in an east-central Indiana ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Triple-Format Western Memorabilia, Photography, and American Indian Art Sales
Heritage Auction Galleries, Dallas, Texasby Karl H. PassHeritage Auction Galleries held a large two-day event on November 10 and 11, 2007, at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Beginning with Western photography, the sale was broken into three sessions with three separate, well-illustrated catalogs. The photography and artifacts session ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThose with endless curiosity and a love of materials and craftsmanship from many periods of history and many places in the world find the International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show in New York City a wondrous place to spend a day. Museum curators, art advisors, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Bruce Kalbacher, Period Picks Antiques, Schodack Landing, New York
by Frank DoneganBruce Kalbacher looks at the bright side of life. For him, glasses don't ever seem half empty. Clouds have silver linings. Sows' ears can turn into silk purses. This is a man whose antiques business once burned to the ground, and he looks back on the experience as ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Lang's $2.7 Million Sale, Its Best Ever, Breaks Angling Book Record
Lang's Sporting Collectables, Inc., Boxborough, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoThey're known as the world's leading fishing tackle auctioneers. They sell rods, reels, and lures, and do it extremely well. Three years ago, they had the first $1 million fishing tackle sale. Each of their next three sales achieved more than the previous ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Auctions and Commercial Reasonableness
by Steve ProffittWe began the new year with recounting a discussion I had with an auctioneer. It went like this: "Mr. Proffitt, I've got one of those complaining sellers on my hands and would appreciate your advice on how to handle him. Of course, his complaint is about what his ... (Read More)
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(Show)Music Valley: Warm, Dry Tent for Permanent Venue
Nashville, Tennesseeby Karla Klein AlbertsonFor the October 25-27, 2007, show, the Music Valley Antiques Market in Nashville, Tennessee, made a few important changes to its big-tent setup. The result significantly improved conditions for dealers and collectors alike.Photos taken during the show's rainy weekend in October 2006 displayed a wet floor ... (Read More)
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