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• Antique & Thrift Crawl Shopping Event Announced - GreenevilleSun.com

  28-01-2026 22:48 via news.google.com
  Antique & Thrift Crawl Shopping Event Announced  GreenevilleSun.com
  
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• #WhatsItWednesday: January 28, 2026

  28-01-2026 19:00 via antiquetrader.com
  Be the first to guess the pictured item by leaving a comment on the Kovels Facebook page or by dropping us an email at the address below. If you have a whatsit of your own, our editors may include it in a future post. Please email [email protected] and attach a clear picture, the size, and any markings. Hopefully, we will be able to identify it for our readers!The wood inlaid box itself is 9.7” wide.If you have your own whatsit, our editors may include it in a future post. Plea
  
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• Q&A: Cornelia Stokes

  28-01-2026 18:51 via antiquesandthearts.com
  Back in December of 2025, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) announced Cornelia Stokes as the inaugural assistant curator of the art of the African Diaspora. Stokes, who has more than a decade of experience in the art and museum fields, began her position on January 5 and will hold it for three years. When Antiques and The Arts Weekly caught wind of her appointment, we reached out to Stokes to learn a little bit more about what to expect
  
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• Fine Art & Furniture Fund Success In Copake’s 46th New Year’s Sale

  28-01-2026 18:48 via antiquesandthearts.com
  COPAKE, N.Y. — Copake Auction celebrated 46 years of its Annual New Year’s sale on January 16-17, offering a mixed bag of more than 1,000 lots. Manager Seth Fallon reported, “The sale was strong, we grossed $325,000 in two days. There was lots of action, and we sold to the US and a bunch of different countries. We only passed a few items; we always sell 99 percent of our material.”The post Fine Art & Furniture Fund Success In Copake’s 46th New Year’s Sale
  
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• Washington Winter Show Sees Good Crowds, Strong Buying All Weekend

  28-01-2026 18:15 via antiquesandthearts.com
  WASHINGTON, DC — Aptly, the Washington Winter Show, which takes place in the nation’s capital, made a bold showing as the United States begins to celebrate its semiquincentennial this year. With a theme of “A Place to Call Home: Celebrating 250 Years of the American Home Here & Abroad,” the January 8-11 show featured a fine sampling of Americana, European goods and Asian art, touching on all the major collecting categories.
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• Remington Painting Brings $13.28 Million At Christies

  28-01-2026 16:55 via antiquesandthearts.com
  NEW YORK CITY—Headlining Christie’s Visions of the West: The William I. Koch Collection  evening auction January 20 was a Frederic Remington oil on canvas painting, “Coming to the Call,” which went well over its $6/8 million estimate to attain $13,285,000, including the buyer’s premium. The circa 1905 painting was done late in the artist’s career, a mere few years before he died in 1909. Best known for his bronzes, Remington created an artwork here that
  
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• New Auction Record for Matchbox Cars

  28-01-2026 16:20 via antiquetrader.com
  The Matchbox Regular Wheels 62c Mercury Cougar, with a pale yellow body, black plastic wheels, and a “New Model” Type E4 box, sold for a record £22,050 at Vectis Auctions. Image courtesy of Vectis Auctions.A pale-yellow Matchbox 1968 Mercury Cougar sold for £22,050 (about $29,500), the highest price any Matchbox car has achieved at auction.The tiny toy car was the star lot of the Matchbox Magic sale held by Vectis Auctions in Stockton-on-Tees, England, on January 20. Staf
  
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• A Sad-Faced Toy for a Happy New Year

  28-01-2026 16:07 via antiquetrader.com
  Right: The toy was meant to be a conventionally cheerful-looking stuffed animal carrying optimism and good wishes for the upcoming New Year. Left:The viral “Cry-Cry Horse” had its snout accidentally sewn on upside down, giving it a surprisingly sad-looking face. Customers loved this version so much that manufacturers decided to keep producing it. Images courtesy of Amazon.According to the Chinese zodiac, the Year of the Horse begins on February 17, 2026. Preparations are underway for
  
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• Mike Ditka’s Super Bowl XX Sweater Vest Is Up for Auction at Goldin

  28-01-2026 15:36 via antiquetrader.com
  NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 26:Head Coach Mike Ditka of the Chicago Bears gets carried off the field after they defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX, January 26, 1986, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Bears won the Super Bowl 46-10. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)There are few garments in sports history that are as instantly recognizable as Mike Ditka’s navy Chicago Bears sweater vest, worn on Jan. 26, 1986, when the Bears delivered a comma
  
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• Upgrade of Antique town fish port nearing completion - pna.gov.ph

  28-01-2026 12:19 via news.google.com
  Upgrade of Antique town fish port nearing completion  pna.gov.ph
  
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• World Auction Gallery’s January Auction Was Quite The Success

  28-01-2026 06:12 via antiquesandthearts.com
  “Village Welcoming The Rabbi” by Tully Filmus (American, 1903-1998), oil on canvas, 61 by 47 inches framed, earned the highest price of the sale at $22,140 ($3/6,000).
  EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — On January 14, World Auction Gallery conducted its Exceptional Fine Art & Antiques Auction. With just under 400 lots of art and antiques including a large collection of rare Lalique limited edition items, a vast assortment of sterling silver Judaica items, paintings, bronzes, antiques from
  
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• Rare Stained Glass Windows Lead Roland’s First Auction Of 2026

  28-01-2026 06:06 via antiquesandthearts.com
  This Arts and Crafts stained glass window attributed to John La Farge (American, 1835-1910), circa 1900, 59½ by 39½ inches framed, sold for the highest price of the sale at $35,750 ($4/6,000).
  GLEN COVE, N.Y. — A rare selection of stained glass windows were in the spotlight at Roland NY’s first auction of the new year, conducted on January 10. The windows turned out to be some of the highest sellers of the day, alongside additional highlights from other estates.
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• Around Town For Antiques Week

  28-01-2026 05:50 via antiquesandthearts.com
  Compiled by Antiques and The Arts Weekly Staff and Correspondents
  NEW YORK CITY — On January 20, Antiques Week in New York City kicked off in high style as usual. With so many fine antiques, artifacts and art to look at, it was hard to know where to start. Our team made its way around the city, stopping in at various events, including Sotheby’s Visions of America auction preview; the Antiques, Art & Design at Wallace Hall show; the Young Antique Dealers Association show; and more
  
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• Sculptural Success Starts The New Year For A&O

  28-01-2026 05:34 via antiquesandthearts.com
  This Chinese Qianlong period wine ewer/teapot, Eighteenth Century, Imperial yellow enamel on copper, 3¾ inches tall by 6½ inches wide by 3¼ inches deep, poured out the sale’s hottest price of $43,400 ($500/800).
  Review by Carly Timpson
  ATLANTA — Ahlers & Ogletree’s New Year’s Signature Estates Auction was conducted January 14-15, presenting nearly 650 lots of fine art, decorative arts and English, French and Italian antiques from select private co
  
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• Global Collectors’ Energetic Bidding Earns $1.9 Million For Grogan

  28-01-2026 05:09 via antiquesandthearts.com
  One of two lots to earn the sale-high price of $75,000 was this Salor two gül wedding trapping, Turkestan, circa 1800, 2 feet 8 inches by 7 feet 6 inches, which was categorized as rare and sold during session one ($75/125,000).
  Review by Kiersten Busch
  BOSTON — Two sessions and more than 250 lots made up Grogan & Company’s Fine Rugs and Textiles Auction, conducted January 15-16. The sale featured notable selections from the collection of Dr Michael Steinberg, early Anatolian
  
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• Midcentury Furniture & Bold Art Invade Auction Barn

  28-01-2026 04:45 via antiquesandthearts.com
  The top lot of the auction was this colorful 1952 painting of flowers by Chuck Connelly titled “Invaders I & II,” which realized $5,937.
  Review & Onsite Photos By Andrea Valluzzo
  NEW MILFORD, CONN. — Midcentury Modern never fails to disappoint, and at The Auction Barn’s January 12 sale, the market proved it’s still in vogue.
  Leading the sale overall was a vibrant oil on canvas painting by Chuck Connelly, who died in April 2025. He was known for his hot perso
  
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• Americana Achieves $3 Million At Pook & Pook

  28-01-2026 04:25 via antiquesandthearts.com
  The top lot of the auction was this rare Mahantongo Valley, Penn., painted poplar blanket chest in a small size, which attained $292,100.
  Review by Andrea Valluzzo
  DOWNINGTOWN, PENN. — Pook & Pook Inc., Auctioneers and Appraisers’ January 14-16 Americana auction — its first of the year — was one for the books. By the numbers, the auction doubled its high estimate, achieving $3.56 million in sales overall and boasted a 99 percent sell-through rate. Only seven of the 99
  
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• At New England Auctions — Stass & Gemmill Americana Collections Celebrated

  28-01-2026 03:58 via antiquesandthearts.com
  Depicting Lucinda Ann Houck (aged 38 years) and Ross Houck (aged 44 years), these 1849 portraits by Sheldon Peck (1797-1868), oil on canvas, 29 by 23¾ inches, brought the sale’s highest price: $176,400 ($100/200,000).
  Review by Carly Timpson
  BRANFORD, CONN. — On January 14 and 15, New England Auctions presented a two-day Americana series featuring the notable collections of Nancy & Gary Stass and Sally & William Gemmill, alongside significant consignments, including im
  
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