If you’re familiar with “Pawn Stars” – HISTORY’s highest rated show – then you’re familiar with shop owner Rick Harrison and his quirky family. You’re familiar with them, but you don’t really know who they are yet. If you read … Read More +
Antiques Television Shows
Debbie Reynolds vintage Hollywood movie memorabilia auction set for June 18, 2011
Profiles in History announces the sale of the largest collection of Hollywood costumes and props in the world. For the first time in 50 years, the private collection owned by screen legend Debbie Reynolds will be made available to the … Read More +
Welcome to Antique Trader’s Picker’s List – your want ad for antiques & retro vintage collectibles
I wrote an article on my own collecting interests (“What’s on Tap,” Antique Trader, Nov. 25, 2009) and received a number of contacts from readers with Knapstein brewery items and stories. It’s great to know there are still wonderful items … Read More +
Caroline Ashleigh Blog: Cash ‘n’ Cari ‘repurposing’ HGTV
In early 2010, TV talent scouts were looking for a female estate liquidator for a reality television show. One of those executives happened to land on Cari Cucksey’s website, called her, and the rest, shall we say, is Her-story… Soon … Read More +
Caroline Ashleigh Blog: DIY art restoration? NOT!
Bread, garlic, onions and potatoes may sound yummy if you’re hungry, but some people believe that they can clean works of art with them. Here is their reasoning: each of these foods has moisture in them to pick up water-soluble … Read More +
Caroline Ashleigh Blog: Welcome to Reality TV in Detroit City
If you haven’t figured out by now, I’m fascinated with reality TV shows that feature buying and selling of art and antiques, from reluctant estate sellers, to hard core pawn brokers. Especially ones in Detroit, Michigan. This business is known … Read More +
Antiques Roadshow Announces Six New 2011 Tour Cities
This summer, Antiques Roadshow will once again crisscross the country in search of new treasures for Season 16 of PBS’s most watched show.The 2011 Tour stops are: Eugene, Ore. …………. June 4, 2011El Paso, Texas ……….. June 18, 2011Minneapolis, Minn. ….. July … Read More +
Enter to win one of two American Pickers Season One DVD sets
Starting Jan. 1, we’re giving contestants of the Antique Trader Treasure Hunt Sweepstakes a chance to win one of two copies of American Pickers: The Complete Season 1 DVD set Join Frank and Mike on their cross-country adventures with your … Read More +
Asheford Institute of Antiques films TV pilot for fall 2011
The field of antiques-related television shows will add at least one more in the fall as experts from the Asheford Institute of Antiques (AIA) team up to roll-out a half-hour pilot TV show tentatively scheduled for release in the fall … Read More +
Caroline Ashleigh Blog – This Isn’t Your Grandmother’s Antiquing…
Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz are once again searching the back roads, junkyards, and filled-to-the-brim barns in America for “rusty gold.” American Pickers, the No. 1 new cable series of 2010, returned for new episodes of its second season earlier … Read More +