ST. PAUL, Minn. – Townsend Promotions, Inc., is pleased to announce the Star of the North Antique Show will be returning this weekend (June 25-27) to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Townsend promoters hear many, many positive comments from customers and … Read More +
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Star of the North Show this weekend at the Minn. State Fairgrounds
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Townsend Promotions, Inc., is pleased to announce the Star of the North Antique Show will be returning this weekend (June 25-27) to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Read More +
Ask Antique Trader: Handmade dry sink valued at $375
Q This dry sink has a lid and dovetails on the drawer that are handmade. How old is it, and what is it worth?
— F.Z.M., Newmanstown, Pa. Read More +
Memorial Day sale usually the best of the year for Flowery Branch, Ga., auction firm
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – More than 400 lots of quality merchandise, consigned by local estates and prominent collections, will be sold at auction May 31, promptly at 10 a.m., by Flowery Branch Auction & Antiques, located at 5540 Atlanta Highway. Read More +
Ask Antique Trader: First edition book rescued from trash could fetch $900
Q My mom, who is 93, inherited this pair of glass ducks years ago. As you see, they have glass eyes. A paper inside read “1885-1893, Brackenridge Ballfield. 1885-1893, Challinor Taylor.” What can you tell me about them and the value? Read More +
Ask Antique Trader: Fenton cranberry lamp worth $250
Q You seem to know about Fenton. I do not and I would like to know what to do with this lamp, and its value. All I know is it is the ruby or cranberry daisy and fern pattern. It’s quite large, about 8 inches in diameter and fluted at the top, and about 10 inches high. Read More +
‘Non-stop sales’ at 20-30-40 Glass-O-Rama
CHICAGO – Hundreds of people hurried under their umbrellas to be the first shoppers through the door at the 2010 20-30-40 Glass Society of Illinois’ Glass-O-Rama Show and Sale, March 13-14. Dealers wrapped customers’ purchases non-stop for hours as the “collectors on a mission” busily wrote checks for their newly acquired treasures. Read More +
Ask Antique Trader: Unusual pitcher worth $150
Antique Trader editor Eric Bradley answers reader questions about their antiques, regarding history and value. Read More +
Rediscovered Georgia O’Keeffe painting headlines Skinner auction Jan. 29
BOSTON – Considered lost since the mid-1950s, Georgia O’Keeffe Alligator Pear in White Dish, 1921 will likely headline Skinner, Inc.’s American & European Paintings & Prints auction Jan. 29. Read More +
First selections from prominent Virginia antique collections to be sold in New Year’s Day auction
IVOR, Va. – A pair of prominent and important local estates will headline the 26th annual New Year’s Day sale planned by Tom’s Auctions & Appraisals of Suffolk, Va. Read More +