The Chicago Suburban Antiques Dealers Association (CSADA) has a long and prestigious reputation for the quality of its members. That reputation has one more extension with the Fox Valley Antiques Show, held at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles, … Read More +
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Florida promoter promises no gimmicks at next week’s antiques show
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The only surviving traditional antiques show in Southern Florida will open its doors Jan. 21-23, 2011. The show will take place at the Crowne Plaza, 1601 Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach and the entire … Read More +
A.M. Cassandre, Deco poster master, on display in N.Y.C.
The largest exhibition of original posters by the artist A.M. Cassandre ever assembled will be shown at New York’s International Poster Center, Oct. 6 through Oct. 26. Through 45 original works by one of the greatest graphic designers of the … Read More +
Worthpoint marks 10,000 subscribers
This week, Worthpoint announced the number of paid subscribers has topped 10,000, a major milestone in the company’s newly relaunched business plan. The site was started in 2007 by collector/dealer/business guru Will Seippel. In 2008, the company purchased GoAntiques.com, one … Read More +
Antique Trader is giving a free antique appraisal to attendees of the Chicago Antique Market
Own an antique or collectible? Of course you do! Want to know its value? Absolutely! Come meet Antique Trader at Chicago’s largest antiques and collectibles festival May 29-30! Every attendee to the Chicago Antique Market at the Randolph Street Market … Read More +
How America lost its $50B furniture industry
Check out this fascinating report on the future, or lack thereof, of the American furniture industry. The report asks, “do American furniture companies have a leg to stand on?” The release on the report reads as follows: Baby Boomers don’t … Read More +
Louisville (Ky.) Antique Mall to close
BizJournals.com reports that the Louisville Antique Mall will close. At a meeting last night, owner Denise Golden told dealers the mall will close at the end of June. “The antique business has been hit especially hard during this economic recession,” … Read More +
Alabama historic sites endangered
An interesting item in today’s mail: one of Alabama’s Top 10 endangered historical sites list a number of schools – a result of cities closing older buildings and opening new ones. According to a report from the Alabama Historical Commission, … Read More +
Hot News: Winterthur Announces New Admission Options and Tours
Winterthur Museum & Country Estate has initiated new tour offerings and pricing options to provide visitors with greater opportunities to enjoy its world-class collections of American decorative arts. Winterthur will now offer visitors a single ticket option, providing them … Read More +
BRAFA, Europe’s second-largest antiques and fine arts fair, gets underway this week
The 54th Brussels Antiques & Fine Arts Fair (BRAFA), Belgium’s oldest and most important antiques fair, will take place from Jan. 23-Feb. 1, 2009, at the Tour & Taxis site in Brussels, Belgium. Brussels Antiques & Fine Arts Fair (BRAFA), … Read More +