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• Four New Exhibitors Announced for The 69th Annual NH Antiques Show to be Held August 6-8, 2026

  20-02-2026 22:16 via antiquetrader.com
  MANCHESTER, NH – For sixty-nine years, The New Hampshire Antiques Show has upheld the tradition of bringing fine quality antiques to New England. Four new exhibitors will join the show this year alongside our returning fine exhibitors from all over the country with a wide range of fresh-to-market items that include folk art to fine porcelain, country and formal furniture, paintings and prints, glassware, metalware, pottery, and so much more. The show attracts thousands of buyers and e
  
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• America at 250: Colorado’s Land and Living Traditions

  20-02-2026 21:38 via antiquetrader.com
  Rocky Mountain National Park. Image: P. Hughes via WikiCommonsEach Friday, we celebrate America’s 250th by exploring one state or territory at a time, uncovering the history, crafts, and Semiquincentennial events that help tell the nation’s story.A Brief History of the Rocky Mountain StateLong before Colorado became a U.S. territory and later a state, its mountains, plains, and high desert regions were home to Indigenous peoples, including the Ute, Arapaho, Cheyenne, and ancestral Pu
  
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• Institutional investors tilt to financials; capex sectors in focus: Antique - Business Standard

  20-02-2026 06:09 via news.google.com
  Institutional investors tilt to financials; capex sectors in focus: Antique  Business Standard
  
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• Antiques, Southern Style

  19-02-2026 21:08 via antiquetrader.com
  Cover of Embracing Southern Homes. Image: Eric Ross.Antiques with Southern and worldly charm will be on offer at the Madison Antiques & Fine Things show from March 19–21. Held at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center in Madison, Georgia, the event will feature a selection of antiques that span furniture, porcelain, rugs, and more, presented by dealers from Georgia and beyond.Also on the event schedule are a series of lectures by antique experts. A featured speaker on this roster is Eric R
  
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• The ESA Ephemera Fair Returns for its 46th Edition this Spring

  19-02-2026 16:31 via antiquetrader.com
  For four days this spring, thousands of fragments of history – once fleeting, now collectible – will gather under one roof. The Ephemera Society of America (ESA) announces the return of its flagship ESA Ephemera Fair, the largest event of its kind in the United States, taking place March 20–22, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. The annual ESA Conference will take place March 19-22. Now in its 46th year and produced by Sanford L. Smith + Associates, the f
  
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• Wayne PAL Antique and Collectibles Show Fundraiser - TAPinto

  19-02-2026 04:56 via news.google.com
  Wayne PAL Antique and Collectibles Show Fundraiser  TAPinto
  
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• Q&A: Ethan Lasser

  18-02-2026 23:15 via antiquesandthearts.com
  In December of last year, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) announced that Ethan Lasser was appointed as chief of curatorial affairs. Previously serving as both the John Moors Cabot chair, art of the Americas and head of exhibitions strategy at the MFA, Lasser just recently began the transition into this new role on January 5. Hearing this, Antiques and The Arts Weekly jumped at the chance to speak with Lasser about his first month on the job.The post Q&A: Ethan Lasser first appeared on
  
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• Native Arts Continue To Rise At Santa Fe

  18-02-2026 23:14 via antiquesandthearts.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. — More than 6,000 registered bidders spanning 40 countries showed up to the action for Santa Fe Art Auction’s Native Arts sale on February 4-5. The auction, featuring 475 lots by both traditional and contemporary indigenous artists, had a 93 percent sell-through rate and realized nearly $600,000. The selection highlighted a breadth of styles, techniques and subject matter with robust bidding on paintings, pottery, sculpture, beadwork, rugs and blankets, jewelry and wor
  
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• Gurley Show Stands Fast In Boxborough

  18-02-2026 23:13 via antiquesandthearts.com
  BOXBOROUGH, MASS. — Amid threats of yet another snowstorm, the Gurley Antiques Show opened its second event of this year’s season at the Boxborough Regency Hotel on February 1. Eager customers braved what turned out to be a light dusting, lining up indoors over an hour before the show’s opening, empty totes in hand. They, and the majority of vendors, were rewarded for their bravery. “[It was a] good crowd and lots of sales,” said show manager Rachel Gurley the follo
  
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• Tiffany Lights Fontaine’s To $4.6 Million

  18-02-2026 23:12 via antiquesandthearts.com
  PITTSFIELD, MASS. — Fontaine’s Auction Gallery realized a total of $4.6 million from its Fine and Decorative Arts Auction on February 7, driven by a wealth of fine examples from Tiffany Studios, mostly lighting, with Tiffany lots as a category accounting for $3 million of the sale results. More than 9,500 bidders registered for the sale, representing 67 countries.The post Tiffany Lights Fontaine’s To $4.6 Million first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly.
  
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• Two Sales, Excellent Results For Clarke

  18-02-2026 23:10 via antiquesandthearts.com
  LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Clarke Auction Gallery conducted two unaffiliated auctions February 7 & 8. The first featured 344 lots from the 40-plus-year curated collection of Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, New York City, followed by the firm’s Valentine Estate Auction, which offered 460 lots, in case you were still shopping around for that perfect gift for your significant other or loved ones. The Cosulich collection garnered a 99 percent sell-through rate, with only one lot going unso
  
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• Driven By International Bidding, Doyle Meets Market Demands

  18-02-2026 23:09 via antiquesandthearts.com
  NEW YORK CITY — Doyle Auctions conducted a two-day series featuring Old Master & Nineteenth Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints; English & Continental Silver; and English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts between January 28-29. In total, all three sessions offered 550 lots and saw a sell-through rate of 90 percent. There was a strong international following, with more than 800 registered bidders participating, including those from the UK, Denmark, France, Parag
  
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• The 186th York Antiques Show: The Perfect Way To Beat The Cold

  18-02-2026 22:38 via antiquesandthearts.com
  YORK, PENN. — Those interested in all things Americana, primitive or folk antiques were due to escape the sub-20-degree weather in York, Penn., on January 30-31 by attending the 186th Original Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale. Housing approximately 60 exhibitors in the York Fairgrounds and Convention Center’s Memorial Hall East,
   The post The 186th York Antiques Show: The Perfect Way To Beat The Cold first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly.
  
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• Part Two Of Wahler Collection Nears $1.5 Million At Crocker Farm

  18-02-2026 22:36 via antiquesandthearts.com
  SPARKS, MD. — The late renowned collector Carole Carpenter Wahler was scholarly and passionate when it came to collecting American stoneware and redware, most of which were Southern examples. Displays of beautiful and historically significant pieces filled her home and often were accompanied by copious notes of her research into these objects.The post Part Two Of Wahler Collection Nears $1.5 Million At Crocker Farm first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly.
  
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• Art & Design Without A Name Prove Just As Sweet

  18-02-2026 22:30 via antiquesandthearts.com
  NEW YORK CITY — In Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare wrote that “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” At the Nameless Art + Design Show, exhibitors proved that an object’s quality upholds its value even when the maker’s name is unknown. Like Romeo in Juliet’s eyes, it is not the name that makes these pieces sweet to collectors. Their value is in their craftmanship, their uniqueness and their spirit.The post Art & Design Without A Name Prove Just A
  
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• Collecting 250: Coast-To-Coast With The Decorative Arts Trust

  18-02-2026 22:26 via antiquesandthearts.com
  The post Collecting 250: Coast-To-Coast With The Decorative Arts Trust first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly.
  
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• Sells Brothers Circus Poster Is Top Performer At Freedom

  18-02-2026 17:09 via antiquesandthearts.com
  SARASOTA, FLA. — Freedom Auction Company’s specialized sale, The Circus on Paper, celebrated the beauty of the circus through 814 lots of heralds, broadsides, couriers, handbills, posters, photography, books, costuming, Jerry Bangs material and other items. The top spot of the day went to an original and authentic Sells Brothers Circus poster from circa 1893, which just passed the high end of its $4/8,000 estimate to make $8,750, including buyer’s premium. The Strobridge litho
  
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• At Jackson Hole, Impalas Run Past Estimates

  18-02-2026 16:58 via antiquesandthearts.com
  JACKSON, WYO. — On February 11, Jackson Hole Art Auctions conducted its 216-lot sale of Attainable Art for the Emerging Collector. Leading the selection of affordable art was a 1987 “Impala” bronze by Sherry Sander (American, b 1941). This 16⅝-inch-tall sculpture showed a trio of running impalas and was numbered “23/35” and inscribed “J. Sander 87 ©.” From the collection of Tim Brewer, the sculpture was mounted on a marble and wood base and i
  
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• Continental Currency Fits The Bill At NH Auctions

  18-02-2026 16:55 via antiquesandthearts.com
  GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — On February 13, New Hampshire Auctions and Appraisals conducted its 222-lot Mid-Winter Military & Collectibles Auction with a diverse assortment for every collector. One of the highlights from the sale was a framed 40-dollar (Spanish milled dollars) note from 1779. The bill, which was numbered “86266” and dated “14 January 1779,” was issued by the United States Continental Congress and given to Rufus Moore (1750-1838) in payment for his servic
  
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• De Looper Painting Leads At Sloans & Kenyon

  18-02-2026 16:53 via antiquesandthearts.com
  CHEVY CHASE, MD. — Various antiques, paintings and sculptures, ancient pottery, black-and-white photographs, silver, decorative arts, rugs, Asian ceramics and works of art, jewelry, coins and clocks were among the offerings in Sloans & Kenyon’s February Estate Catalogue Auction, conducted on the 12th of the month. Leading the sale at $8,320 was “White Abstract,” an oil on canvas by Dutch-American abstract painter and museum professional Willem de Looper (1932-2009).
  
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• Dallin Sculpture Appeals To Jackson Hole Bidders

  18-02-2026 16:47 via antiquesandthearts.com
  JACKSON, WYO. — In Jackson Hole Art Auction’s Annual Winter Online auction, conducted February 12, Cyrus Edwin Dallin’s (American, 1861-1944) “Appeal to the Great Spirit” rose past its $2,000 high estimate to become the sale’s highest-earning lot. The 1913 bronze stood 22¼ inches tall on its marble base and had respectable provenance, likely contributing to its success, including the Jackson, Wyo., property of Laurance S. Rockefeller and John D. Rockef
  
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• Zane Moss, Antiques Dealer, 90

  18-02-2026 16:40 via antiquesandthearts.com
  Submitted by the Family
  SHARON, CONN.— Zane Moss, age 90, passed away peacefully at his home on January 27, 2026. He was the loving husband of Vicki Moss.
  Zane was born November 5, 1935, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of Albert Moss and Tillie Moss (Sinderman). He graduated from James Madison High School and served in the US Army during the Korean War. Upon returning home from his military service, Zane married Rochelle Leventhal and owned and operated a bakery in Brooklyn. He later owned Bro
  
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• Collective Hudson Sees Solid Interest, Participation Across The Board

  18-02-2026 16:32 via antiquesandthearts.com
  Albert Bierstadt aficionados will immediately recognize the locale of this oil-on-canvas landscape as Lander’s Peak in the Rocky Mountains, which the artist often painted. This signed and dated painting was the top lot of the auction at $35,100.
  Review by Andrea Valluzzo
  KINGSTON, N.Y. — Collective Hudson’s Pre-Valentine Wonderful Sale on February 8 lived up to its billing, making a strong showing across the board.
  “Overall, the auction performed very well, with just over
  
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• History on the Block: Louisiana Purchase Documents Lead Presidential Sale at RR Auction

  18-02-2026 16:04 via antiquetrader.com
  Monroe and Livingston receive the French ratification of the Louisiana Purchase Treaty, to be sent “to the President of the United States without delay.”
  In a sale that blended foundational American history with a parade of presidential signatures, RR Auction’s February “Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Presidents” auction delivered a compelling mix of Americana and authority. Anchored by cornerstone material tied directly to the expansion of the United State
  
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• Antique Bottle is a Taste of History

  18-02-2026 14:50 via antiquetrader.com
  A view of the 150-year-old bottle as it was removed from the ground. Image: Fox 13 News still/YouTubeAn intact antique bottle is an exciting discovery, whether it’s on a bottle collectors’ dig or an archaeological excavation. Last summer, an archaeological dig in Alta, Utah, turned up a corked bottle that still contained liquid. In addition to the rarity of the discovery, the bottle and its contents can provide new insight into life in an Old West mining town.The bottle is estimated
  
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• Looking Beyond the Block: Zodiac Animal Netsuke

  17-02-2026 19:07 via antiquetrader.com
  Large netsuke depicting the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. Note the horse at the top right.
  Carved ivory, signed, Toyosai, Japan, 19th century, 2 3/4 in. l, $4,160.
  Images courtesy of Eldred’s.In 2026, the Lunar New Year begins on February 17. It is commonly called the Chinese New Year, although many countries across East and Southeast Asia celebrate it. Each year is associated with one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. 2026 is the Year of the Horse.Japan observed the Lun
  
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• Logan Paul’s Pikachu Illustrator Sells for Record $16.49 Million

  17-02-2026 17:14 via antiquetrader.com
  Image courtesy: Goldin AuctionsOne of the most extraordinary moments in collectibles history unfolded at Goldin when Logan Paul’s personally owned 1998 Japanese CoroCoro Comic Pikachu Illustrator card sold for $16,492,000, setting a new record for the most expensive trading card ever sold at auction.Graded PSA 10, the highest possible condition, Paul’s card is the only known Gem Mint copy of the fabled Pikachu Illustrator. Originally awarded to winners of illustration contests held b
  
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• Five antique idols to be repatriated from Australia, US - Times of India

  15-02-2026 19:27 via news.google.com
  Five antique idols to be repatriated from Australia, US  Times of India
  
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• Five antique idols to be repatriated from Australia, US - The Times of India

  15-02-2026 19:27 via news.google.com
  Five antique idols to be repatriated from Australia, US  The Times of India
  
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• Spotlight: Schuylkill Historical Fire Society renowned for antique apparatus – Times News Online - Times News Online

  14-02-2026 15:52 via news.google.com
  Spotlight: Schuylkill Historical Fire Society renowned for antique apparatus – Times News Online  Times News Online
  
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• Spotlight: Schuylkill Historical Fire Society renowned for antique apparatus - Times News Online

  14-02-2026 15:52 via news.google.com
  Spotlight: Schuylkill Historical Fire Society renowned for antique apparatus  Times News Online
  
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• Antique coal furnace unearthed at fairgrounds - Whidbey News-Times

  13-02-2026 21:51 via news.google.com
  Antique coal furnace unearthed at fairgrounds  Whidbey News-Times
  
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• America at 250: California’s Golden State Traditions

  13-02-2026 15:55 via antiquetrader.com
  Each Friday, we celebrate America’s 250th by exploring one state or territory at a time, uncovering the history, crafts, and Semiquincentennial events that help tell the nation’s story.A scenic coastal landscape along Bodega Bay, California. Image: Getty Images.A Brief History of the Golden StateLong before California became a U.S. state, its coasts, valleys, deserts, and mountain ranges were home to hundreds of distinct Indigenous communities, including the Chumash, Miwok, Pomo, Ohl
  
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• My Funny Valentine: Sweet, Snarky, and Surprising Love Tokens from the Past

  12-02-2026 17:52 via antiquetrader.com
  Image courtesy of Getty ImagesIn today’s modern society, most of us picture Valentine’s Day as a quick trip down the greeting-card aisle filled with pasteboard hearts, roses, a safe little verse, and perhaps a cherub or two. After all, that’s what commercialization has taught us to expect. Yet hidden just beneath the surface of this very commercial holiday is a world of handmade puzzles, lacy confections, vicious insults, mechanical marvels, and fragile love tokens carried thro
  
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• Drug-bust recovers P2.3-M suspected shabu in Antique - pna.gov.ph

  12-02-2026 10:05 via news.google.com
  Drug-bust recovers P2.3-M suspected shabu in Antique  pna.gov.ph
  
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• Q&A: Martha Oaks

  11-02-2026 20:51 via antiquesandthearts.com
  Martha Oaks has spent the last 25 years working at the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, Mass., most recently as the the Henrietta Gates & Heaton Robertson chief curator. In December 2025, she announced her plans to retire at the end of 2026. When we saw the announcement, we requested an interview to help celebrate her storied career!The post Q&A: Martha Oaks first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly.
  
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• Balancing Novelty & Tradition, A Refreshed Winter Show Seeks New Audiences

  11-02-2026 19:03 via antiquesandthearts.com
  NEW YORK CITY — With an appeal to heart and head, The Winter Show returned to the Park Avenue Armory for its 72nd edition from January 23-February 1, offering visitors — young to old, casually curious to ardent — much to savor.
   The post Balancing Novelty & Tradition, A Refreshed Winter Show Seeks New Audiences first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly.
  
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• The Stories Of Ohio Through 250 Objects At Decorative Arts Center Of Ohio

  11-02-2026 18:35 via antiquesandthearts.com
  The post The Stories Of Ohio Through 250 Objects At Decorative Arts Center Of Ohio first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly.
  
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• The Look of Love: Miniature Eye Paintings Once Exchanged as Secret, Romantic Tokens

  11-02-2026 16:03 via antiquetrader.com
  Image: AdobeStockFlowers, sweet notes, and romantic dinners are among the common things people give to show love, but centuries ago, it was their eyeballs.That’s not as gruesome as it may sound. No one plucked out their actual eye as a token of affection. The eyes were miniature paintings.A watercolor on ivory lover’s eye, circa 1860, embellished with ivy, which symbolized eternal love and fidelity. It is set inside a gold bracelet; 2 3/16 in. by 2 5/16 in. Image courtesy of the Metr
  
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• Record-Setting Michelangelo Sketch Steps into the Spotlight

  11-02-2026 14:25 via antiquetrader.com
  The completed Libyan Sibyl, as seen on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
  Image courtesy of PDArt via Wikimedia CommonsMichelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) may be one of the most famous artists in history, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing left to discover. A photograph of a sketch submitted to the online “Request an Estimate” portal at Christie’s auction house was determined to be the work of the Renaissance master. The sketch sold at Christie’s Old Master
  
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• World’s First Olympic Medal to Be Auctioned at Bruun Rasmussen

  11-02-2026 09:14 via antiquetrader.com
  Greece, winner medal of the 1st Olympic Games in Athens (1896), Ag, 50 mm, 67.20 g, in original box of issue. A remarkable piece of Olympic history is set to go under the hammer at the Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen. On 1 March, collectors will have the rare opportunity to bid on what is considered the world’s first Olympic medal, dating back to the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. The medal carries an estimate of EUR 26,000–40,000.The auction coincides w
  
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• World Auction Records Highlight Winter Fine Art & Antiques At Case

  11-02-2026 08:07 via antiquesandthearts.com
  The highest price of both days of the sale went to “Schoolteacher Lifting her Skirt” by William Edmondson (Tennessee, 1874-1951), carved limestone, 15½ inches tall by 6 inches wide by 8 inches deep, which sold on the first day for $393,600 ($80/90,000).
  Review by Kiersten Busch
  KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Two days and more than 1,300 lots made up Case Auctions’ 2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques Auction, conducted between January 31-February 1. Vice president of fine and d
  
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• All Things Americana & Primitive With Tom Hall

  11-02-2026 07:52 via antiquesandthearts.com
  Commemorating the construction of the home of Heinrich Christian and Marie Steinhoff-Brinckmann on October 27, 1848, this Pennsylvania German carved wooden plaque, 11½ by 57 inches, earned the highest price of the sale at $1,920.
  Review by Kiersten Busch
  SCHNECKSVILLE, PENN. — Tom Hall Auctions closed out the first month of the new year on January 29 with a sale of Americana and primitives from Sunbury, Penn. The auction featured slightly more than 200 lots of apothecary items, prim
  
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• Stair Surpasses Estimates With Miller Collection & Americana

  11-02-2026 07:44 via antiquesandthearts.com
  Sold together, Samuel F.B. Morse’s “A View of Cazenovia Lake” (left) and “View of Parapet Fall At Trenton” (right) outperformed their $3/5,000 estimate to hit $65,500, headlining the January 29 Americana auction.
  Review by Andrea Valluzzo
  HUDSON, N.Y. — Stair Galleries wasn’t content to do its usual fine job mounting an Americana sale in late January timed with New York City’s quintessential Americana Week (Antiques Week) events. Instead, the firm
  
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• Bold Art & Timeless Design Are Exceptional For Smith

  11-02-2026 07:30 via antiquesandthearts.com
  This 18K yellow gold Rolex Presidential Datejust, model #L244957, 35-millimeter case, became the top lot of the sale when it sold for $18,000 ($10/15,000).
  Review by Carly Timpson
  PLAINFIELD, N.H. — William Smith Auctions realized $841,476 in its January 28 auction featuring 519 lots of Twentieth Century design. Matt Zayatz, William Smith’s director of marketing shared, “The Exceptional January Live Auction featured a collection yielded from the former home of museum-collected
  
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• Despite Weather, Curated Collections Shine At Wallace Hall

  11-02-2026 07:18 via antiquesandthearts.com
  Captured before the show’s opening, Glen Leroux Antiques created an expansive Modernist display in stylish contrast with Wallace Hall’s Neogothic interior. Greenwich, Conn.
  Review & Onsite Photos by Z.G. Burnett
  NEW YORK CITY — Weathering the threat of an oncoming snowstorm, Antiques, Art & Design at Wallace Hall ran from January 23 to 25. More than 25 dealers brought their best for the New York Antiques Week show. The Antiques Council brought in top dealers from a broa
  
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• Cops seize antique Vijayanagara-era idols; 4 held - Udayavani

  11-02-2026 05:54 via news.google.com
  Cops seize antique Vijayanagara-era idols; 4 held  Udayavani
  
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• Police recover two antique idols near Thanjavur, arrest 4 - Times of India

  11-02-2026 02:38 via news.google.com
  Police recover two antique idols near Thanjavur, arrest 4  Times of India
  
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• Antique Mall's Valentine's Day fundraiser to benefit ACT Theatre - Mitchell Republic

  10-02-2026 22:31 via news.google.com
  Antique Mall's Valentine's Day fundraiser to benefit ACT Theatre  Mitchell Republic
  
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• YADA Show Debut Foretells Future Of Antiques Week

  10-02-2026 22:17 via antiquesandthearts.com
  YADA’s debut inspired lively discussion among its new clientele. Photo courtesy Peter Domorak.
  Review & Onsite Photos by Z.G. Burnett
  NEW YORK CITY — Rare is the moment when one looks around and realizes that they are experiencing history, even more so when it indicates that things are looking up. From January 23-25, the Young Antique Dealers Association (YADA) premiered a showcase of nine businesses at the Upper East Side’s historic George F. Baker mansion, designed by Del
  
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