The West Coast’s longest running country and folk art antiques show is entering a new phase. It may have a new name and new leadership, but the show goes on. Read More +
New promotional team takes over California Country show
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Offering something for everyone at Hertan’s antique shows
More than 175 vendors with treasures galore will greet the many visitors expected to traverse the field of Hertan’s Antiques Shows, nestled among the evergreens and maple trees of Brimfield, Mass. 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 +
Happy tunes at Music City Shows: Customers and dealers sing the praises for Nashville’s trio of antiques shows
Happy tunes were sung by customers, dealers and even the show promoters at Nashville’s Antiques Week as results were tallied after the Feb. 13-16, 2013, events. Read More +
More than 350 dealers ushering in Springtime
Marburger Farm Antique Show is rapidly approaching, and with 43 acres and 350+ exhibitors, the Farm is sure to deliver some amazing adventures and offerings. Read More +
Hammer drops at $3,840 to make Georgian mahogany wake table top lot
On the heels of Blizzard 2013, online bidding was the name of the game during the Feb. 10 Mid-Century Country & Decorative Arts Auction at Woodbury Auction. Read More +
Sulky weathervane may cart off with $20,000 in three-day sale
Weathervanes, nautical items, a rare hand colored lithograph and more than 500 stunning pieces of fine art are poised for sale at James D. Julia’s first auction of 2013. The three-day event, scheduled for Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, will include some 1,000 lots. Read More +
Happy holidays? A closer look at artists’ renditions of not-so-jolly Santa postcards
Santa Claus is a jolly old elf beloved of children and postcard collectors, but some artists of the early 1900s gave him a less than sentimental image. Even when they got the beard and costume right, they didn’t picture him as someone you’d want in your living room in the middle of the night. Read More +
Rare music machine earns $120K in Mich. auction
A rare and desirable 1905 Wurlitzer Style 17 PianOrchestra in excellent working condition soared to $120,000 at a huge three-day auction held Oct. 5-7 by Showtime Auction Services. Read More +
Sarcophagus offered in Thanksgiving auction holds $65K high estimate
Kaminski Auctions announces its largest sale of the year offering an eclectic mix of European furnishings, decorative and fine art on Saturday; Sunday features Americana, baseball memorabilia and a single owner folk art collection from Cape Cod. Read More +