Meadows Antique Shows Inc., one of the largest venues in Brimfield, is a family-owned business with more than 40 years of hosting experience. With more than 200 vendor spaces expected to be filled in 2013, they are reporting an eclectic mix of dealers this year. Read More +
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Grand Trunk Antique Show celebrating 5th year in 2013
One of the earliest openers, Grand Trunk Antiques’ doors open at daybreak May 14-19, July 9-14 and Sept. 3-8, 2013. With no gate, closing is at the discretion of the individual dealers. Read More +
Legendary J & J gearing up for 2013 events
J & J Promotions Antique & Collectible Shows is a Brimfield legend. With good reason, too, considering the owners, Jill Reid Lukesh and Judith Reid Mathieu, are the daughters of the late Gordon Reid, considered by many to be the pioneer of outdoor antique shows. Read More +
Pre-Brimfield antiques show starts early, ends early
Now in its 37th year, Milford Antiques Shows, at the Hampshire Hills Sports and Fitness Club, announces its 2013 show dates. Read More +
More than 2,000 dealers turn out for Madison Bouckville Antiques Week 2012
The little hamlet of Bouckville had its front yards, hay fields and pastures covered with tents filled with antiques for many thousands of shoppers Aug. 11-19. Ranging in size from one exhibiting dealer in front of a single house in the center of the village to the biggest field known as the Madison Bouckville Antiques Festival with about 500 exhibitors, there were antiques of all varieties for the shoppers to peruse and purchase. Read More +
Record-breaking ‘Norman Rockwell’s America’ exhibition opens in Alabama
After shattering attendance records in England, “Norman Rockwell’s America” opened at the Birmingham Museum of Art Sept. 16, 2012. Featuring more than 52 original paintings and all 323 vintage Saturday Evening Post covers, the exhibition visually chronicles the evolving landscape of American culture and society from 1916-1969 and is one of the largest Rockwell exhibitions to ever travel. Read More +
Behind the Gavel: Flea market vendors show why price matters
For the 45th year, the tiny Blue Ridge Mountain town of Hillsville, Va., (population 2,600) was engulfed by a half-million visitors to the annual Labor Day Flea Market and Gun Show to peruse the wares of more than 2,000 flea market vendors. Read More +
Love of country and ‘Old Ironsides’ inspires former Marine’s nautical collection
A visitor to G. West “Westy” Saltonstall’s office could be forgiven for thinking he had mistakenly stumbled into a small gallery of maritime Americana. While marine-oriented, Westy’s esoteric nautical collection ranges from old cigar boxes to paintings to clocks and reflects his love of country, Old Ironsides and his Boston family heritage. Read More +
Vintage Tornek-Rayville TR-900 dive wristwatch brings $36,735 in clock and science sale
Skinner Inc.’s June 2, 2012 science, technology and clocks auction grossed just more than $1 million, to include a Tornek-Rayville TR-900 Dive wristwatch for $36,735. Read More +
Small-town antiques mall is an inspiration for the antiques business
What I expected to be a pleasant way to kill an extra hour of travel time was actually an inspiring visit that will come to mind every time I’m in the area. I’m excited for the opportunity to visit again – soon. Read More +