Just a few months back Hurricane Sandy ripped through the East Coast, but the NYC Pier Show opened its doors then and it is preparing to again March 16-17. Read More +
Stella Beats Sandy at NYC Pier Show
Tag Archives: dolls
Hippodrome clockwork toy carts off $69K
A rare clockwork toy yielded more than double its high estimate to earn the top spot in a three-day $2.5 million auction at James D. Julia’s in November 2012. Read More +
Beautiful Black-Cloth Dolls: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
The love and craftsmanship in these dolls is clearly demonstrated by how these simple dolls have held up over time. The makers of these pieces of art deserve credit for their work and the heart they put into making these items. Read More +
Desirable vintage photography, jewelry collection crossing the block Oct. 27
Best known for its Brilliant cut glass auctions, Woody Auctions is offering two major single-owner lifetime collections – one of phonographs and stereo view cards, the other of pocket watches, wrist watches and jewelry. One collection holds a 2.25-ct. round brilliant diamond while the other offers collectors a chance to own a rare Dolly Record doll by Madame Hendren. Read More +
May 11-12 doll and toy auction boasts Marklin and Bing train rarities
A remarkable cross-category collection of vintage toy airplanes, three outstanding train collections and more than 400 lots of dolls and accessories will join a widely varied array of other fine toys to form the core of Morphy Auction’s May 11-12. 2012 sale. Read More +
Antique doll collectors still attending shows but sticking close to home
After visiting five national vintage doll shows, columnist and expert Sherry Minton says attendance is up and the dealers have been selling. However, show demographics have changed: No longer are shows attracting dealers from long distances and the buyers seem to be from a 100-mile radius. Advertising is concentrated on local fliers, antique shops, newspapers and local TV stations. Read More +
Gold Rush Antiques Show bringing hundreds of dealers to Minnesota
The May Gold Rush at the Olmsted County Fairgrounds in Rochester, Minn., opens May 11-13, 2012. The show is back on its regular Mother’s Day weekend. Read More +
Speaking of Dolls: Oriental influence on antique china-head dolls reaches back 160 years
Today as we shop for dolls, the label “Made in China” is ever present but the Oriental influence in the doll world was seen much earlier.
In 1851, Edmund Lindner, a prominent doll merchant from Sonneberg, Germany, visited the London World Exhibition. One of the doll displays that caught his eye was a group of dolls from the Orient. These dolls, unlike any others seen by Linder, were different. Most of the dolls previously produced in Germany and in France represented ladies. These Oriental dolls had youthful faces and represented young children and infants. Read More +
Brimfield’s Antique Textiles and Vintage Fashion Show opens with good sales
The 62nd Antique Textiles Vintage Fashions Show & Sale, Sept. 5, 2011 at The Sturbridge Host Hotel and Convention Center was a full house of exhibits and also was overflowing with customers happy to find their latest additions to collections of textile oriented antiques. This very unique and specialized show produced by Linda Zukas for over 20 years in the same location three times each year on the Monday of Brimfield Week has been a phenomenal success for customers, dealers and her, all of whom were happy to be there and leave even happier. Read More +
Weekly Antiques Auction & Show Ads: Sept. 5 – Oct. 15, 2011
Each week AntiqueTrader.com features all half-page and full page advertisements from the most recent edition of the print magazine. Click on the thumbnail to view or download the entire advertisement covering antiques auctions and shows from Sept. 5 – Oct. 15, 2011
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