One of the best antiques shows in the United States has been cancelled. High costs at the Pennsylvania Convention Center were one reason given as to why the high-profile Philadelphia Antiques Show won't be happening this year. As Maine Antiques Digest reports, this is intended to be a short stay away. A letter to dealers indicates … Continue reading Philadelphia Antiques Show Cancelled
The primitive roots of much of what we think of as Americana makes New York City seem an odd place for it. Yet each January thousands of visitors descend on the city to take in the best in the category. Things have changed somewhat this year, gone is The American Antiques Show (TAAS), the once … Continue reading Americana and Its New York Home
And it's a song you've heard before. I was watching a carpet on LiveAuctioneers and New Orleans Auction Galleries today and couldn't help notice the traditional/classical looking furniture wasn't bringing much. When you compare it to paper items like maps and samplers- the price per ounce would seem pretty unreal. Small items like curtain rods … Continue reading Furniture Sells for a Song
It wasn't too long ago when Antiques Week in Nashville drew perhaps the biggest crowds of any Americana show in the country. As one dealer I spoke to at the Original Miami Beach Antique Show described it, the events were like lightning in a bottle. This year promoters are making some moves to reinvigorate Nashville … Continue reading Into Nashville Antiques Week
On the first morning of the Antiques at the Armory show at 26th Street and Park Avenue, the crowd seemed undeterred by another snowfall the night before. Unlike the American Antiques Show presented by the American Folk Art Museum, in which most dealers came from Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut area; or the Winter Antiques Show, … Continue reading Traditional and Trendy — Findings at Antiques at the Armory
This portrait of a young boy may give the 21st Century viewer cause for pause. At first we may incorrectly assume it’s a young girl. In that case the next question will be “but what’s with the rifle?” As many who are accustomed to looking at early 19th Century portraits know, it’s actually a young … Continue reading Not Your Uncle’s Sort of Cross-Dressing
October days in Texas can be really hot and the biggest fear for outdoor shows, even those protected by a tent, is rain. But neither heat nor water came to dampen the fall shows in Round Top, Texas. While there are a number of shows going on simultaneously, we had time to visit only the … Continue reading Things are Just Right at Round Top, Texas
Some of the best promoted antique shows use a piece of history to add excitement to a show. Sometimes there’s a display from a local museum, sometimes there’s a dealer who might have an item once owned by a president of the early Republic. This time the item was a wooden trunk that many years … Continue reading A Look at the Oldest Show in the West
I must not be the only one, who, after aisles and aisles of walking in a large antique mall, develop an illusion that every booth looks similar. As a flatware collector, almost unconsciously I will begin to skip booths filled with colored glass bottles and stoneware. The latter are always tucked on the floor, near … Continue reading The Journey of Antiquing – 4
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