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• Pirates Compass

  14-03-2025 12:42 via antiquetrader.com
  
  Pirate’s Compass is a chest full of vintage and antique wonders—watches, lighters, books, jewelry, and artwork, each with a tale to tell. Whether ye be a collector or a curious seeker, set sail and uncover timeless treasures.
  Our company address: Visalaukio g. 69, Vilnius, Lithuania.Web site: https://piratescompass.com/Email: [email protected]
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• Spanish Style: Fashion Illuminated, 1550-1700 At Hispanic Society Museum & Library

  21-01-2026 18:06 via antiquesandthearts.com
  The post Spanish Style: Fashion Illuminated, 1550-1700 At Hispanic Society Museum & Library first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly.
  
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• New Pokémon Collaborations Create Fan Frenzy

  21-01-2026 16:28 via antiquetrader.com
  LEGO® Pokémon Pikachu and Poké Ball set has the franchise’s most recognized character leaping from the iconic Poké Ball, 13 1/2 in. h, 10 1/2 in. w, 15 1/2 in. d (assembled), $199.99. Image: The LEGO Group (January Press Release).Last year was an exciting one for Pokémon collectors, with six-figure sale results and a record-setting card up for auction. Now, the beloved franchise is expanding its territory by collaborating with groups as varied as the Natural
  
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• Collector’s Gallery: Satsuma or Surprise?

  21-01-2026 15:43 via antiquetrader.com
  Q: I am working with a church that hosts a huge annual rummage sale. A plate was donated that we researched online. We want to know if it is authentic Satsuma ware. Who can we consult with? I have attached two photos of the plate, front and back. Thank you for your help.A: You did not include the diameter of this piece; however, it appears to be a charger. A charger is an average size of 13” in diameter. The charger depicts a detailed landscape design with a fine, crackled glaze. Key ident
  
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• What’s On Schedule for America’s 250th

  20-01-2026 21:39 via antiquetrader.com
  1860–1880 Goddess of Liberty weather vane by William G. Henis. © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.Philadelphia is just one of many places across the country that is celebrating the United States Semiquincentennial. Here is a list of exhibitions, programming, and more taking place this year at some of the nation’s biggest arts and history institutions.Christie’sDuring its Americana week, the auction house Christie’s is honoring the Semiquincentennial with two major sales.
  
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• Dr Robert E. Booth, Americana Collector, 80

  20-01-2026 19:05 via antiquesandthearts.com
  GLADWYNE, PENN. — Dr Robert E. Booth, Jr (1945-2026) died on January 15. A renowned Americana collector, who specialized in Shaker and Pennsylvania German folk art, he had a keen appreciation of objects with fine proportion and original surface that told compelling stories of this country’s history. Booth’s collecting interests ran the gamut from firefighting material and carvings to trade signs, weathervanes and cast iron banks.
  He was an innovative orthopedic surgeon and an
  
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• Local Legends & International Icons Both Thrive At Merrill’s

  20-01-2026 06:34 via antiquesandthearts.com
  From Rutland, Vt., makers Lord & Goddard, this 92-inch tall case clock with moon phases and seconds sub-dial, model number 66, brought the sale’s highest price: $16,640 ($8/12,000).
  Review by Carly Timpson
  WILLISTON, VT. — On January 9, Merrill’s Auctioneers & Appraisers conducted an Americana and fine art auction. The 503-lot sale featured an abundance of fresh-to-market pieces of period Americana, including country furniture, folk art, accessories, paintings, Oriental
  
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• Leg Drawing Tops Trove Of British, Continental Art At Eldred’s

  20-01-2026 06:03 via antiquesandthearts.com
  The top lot of the auction was this Old Master drawing of a leg that sold to an online buyer for $57,600, far over estimate.
  Review by Andrea Valluzzo
  EAST DENNIS, MASS. — Realizing an excess of $282,000, Eldred’s auction of British and Continental Art on January 8 was led by a curated collection of fine art and interesting objects that attracted much interest online from buyers both near and far.
  “Overall, I was very pleased with the results, with most categories performing we
  
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• Zikas Estate Highlights Nautical Art & Furniture At Kaminski

  20-01-2026 05:45 via antiquesandthearts.com
  Top-lot status for the two-day sale was awarded to this Donald Dunlap-style tiger maple highboy, 75 inches tall by 40 inches wide by 19 inches deep, which surpassed its $3/5,000 estimate to make $6,250 on day two.
  Review by Kiersten Busch
  BEVERLY, MASS. — January 10-11, Kaminski Auctions conducted day one and two of the sale of property from the estate of Dalia Zikas, a post-WWII German immigrant and former consultant for the Office of Personnel Management at Hanscom Air Force Base. The sa
  
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• Brimfield New Year’s Show & Auction Kicks Off 2026

  20-01-2026 05:26 via antiquesandthearts.com
  Showrunner Klia Ververidis Crisafulli presents a sterling silver loving cup that sold for $4,200 during Friday’s auction of the Brimfield Live Kick-Off the New Year Show.
  Review & Onsite Photos by Z.G. Burnett
  STURBRIDGE, MASS. — Brimfield Antique Shows’ Brimfield Live Kick-Off the New Year Show & Live Auction on January 2-3, hosted about 150 vendors, mostly from the Northeast. Their booths were bursting with goods in almost every one of the Sturbridge Host Hotel’
  
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• Desirable Makers & Pristine Condition Drive Milestone’s Toy Truck Spectacular

  20-01-2026 04:53 via antiquesandthearts.com
  The auction’s leading lot was this 27-inch-long Buddy L pressed steel water service truck; it sold for $18,000 ($3/4,000).
  Review by Carly Timpson
  WILLOUGHBY, OHIO — A lifelong private collection of vintage toy trucks, featuring desirable makers such as Tonka, Smith Miller, Cor Cor, Steelcraft, Marx, Hubley and Buddy L, was the focus of Milestone Auctions’ 1,000-lot New Year’s Two-Day Toy Truck Spectacular on January 10-11. Auctioneer Miles King reported that the sale rea
  
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• Q&A: Gwen Pier

  19-01-2026 22:13 via antiquesandthearts.com
  Gwen Pier, executive director of the National Sculpture Society (NSS), is the recipient of the 2026 Saint-Gaudens Medal. The medal is “awarded from time to time to individuals whose talents, vision and leadership have made significant contributions to the arts in the high tradition of Augustus Saint-Gaudens.” In her 38 years at the helm of the NSS, Pier has been committed to the growth and development of figurative sculpture, public art and preservation.
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• Chuck Connelly Painting Blooms To $6,080 At The Auction Barn

  19-01-2026 21:25 via antiquesandthearts.com
  NEW MILFORD, CONN. — A vibrant oil on canvas painting by Chuck Connelly, “Invaders I & II,” which depicted flowers in riotous bloom, blossomed at $6,080, including premium, at The Auction Barn on January 12. Connelly, who died in April 2025, was known for his heavily textured paintings, most in a Neo-Expressionist style; he came into his own as an artist in the 1980s. This painting came from a New York City collector. A complete review on the auction will appear in an upco
  
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• Rare Salor Rug Unrolls Highest Price At Grogan

  19-01-2026 21:17 via antiquesandthearts.com
  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 rugs from a notable Massachusetts family and rugs from the personal collection of Julien Lafayette Taibi. Session one saw the highest price of the sale at $75,000, including buyer’s premium, for a Salor Two Gül wedding trapping rug. Made circa 1
  
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• Chinese Wine Ewer Pours Surprising Result For A&O

  19-01-2026 21:13 via antiquesandthearts.com
  ATLANTA — In Ahlers & Ogletree’s January 14-15 New Year’s Signature Estates auction, a small treasure found itself among the highest-priced lots. Originally estimated just $500/800, a Chinese wine ewer from the Eighteenth Century could have been easily overlooked. However, the 3¾-inch-tall Qianlong dynasty vessel in Imperial yellow enamel on copper teapot was seen by knowledgeable bidders who pushed the piece all the way to $42,350, including buyer’s premium,
  
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• Political Buttons Pin The Win At Copake

  19-01-2026 21:05 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. A collection of assorted political buttons secured the highest price of the auction, selling on day two for $6,250, including premium. The lot included material from the campaigns of Harding, Hoover, Nixon, Johnson, Kennedy, McGovern, Eisenhower, Roosevelt, Rockefeller and more. Additional highlights from both days of the sale will be featur
  
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• Small Blanket Chest Brings Big Price At Pook & Pook

  19-01-2026 20:59 via antiquesandthearts.com
  DOWNINGTOWN, PENN. — Proving good things come in small packages was a rare and diminutive Mahantongo Valley, Penn., painted poplar blanket chest that attained $292,100, including premium, at Pook & Pook’s January 14-16 Americana auction, selling early on the first day to a phone bidder. Leaving its $30/50,000 estimate in the dust, the circa 1840 chest in green paint featured a sprig of flowers with birds on the front panel and praying figures on the side. It measured a desirable
  
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• American Folk Art Finds Favor At New England

  19-01-2026 20:54 via antiquesandthearts.com
  BRANFORD, CONN. — The Americana collections of Nancy & Gary Stass and Sally & Bill Gemmill headlined at New England Auctions on January 14-15. Selling on day one, the Stass collection was led by a pair of Sheldon Peck (1797-1868) folk art portraits depicting Lucinda Ann Houck and Ross Houck (shown). These 1849 oil on canvas portraits measured 29 by 23¾ inches each and brought $176,400 ($100/200,000). The Gemmill collection, on day two, was led by a circa 1900 pair of bronze
  
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• Colonial Williamsburg hosts celebratory 78th annual Antiques Forum, Feb. 19-25, 2026

  16-01-2026 21:12 via antiquetrader.com
  The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation will host its 78th Annual Antiques Forum Feb. 19-25, 2026. Offered both virtually and in-person, this year’s conference is organized around the Foundation’s mission statement, “That the future may learn from the past.” To commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence and the 100th anniversary of Colonial Williamsburg’s founding, the 2026 forum will explore past inspiration and future influence through the l
  
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• America at 250: Alaska’s Living Indigenous Heritage

  16-01-2026 19:42 via antiquetrader.com
  Totem Pole in Skagway, Alaska. Image: WikiCommonsEach Friday, we’ll be celebrating America’s 250th by exploring one state at a time, uncovering the history, crafts, and Semiquincentennial events that help tell the nation’s story.A Brief History of the Last FrontierLong before Alaska became a U.S. territory and later a state, the land was home to diverse Indigenous cultures whose traditions remain central to its identity today. Alaska Native peoples, including the Iñupiat
  
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• DTI-Antique opens application for 20 MSME mentoring program slots - Philippine News Agency

  16-01-2026 11:00
  DTI-Antique opens application for 20 MSME mentoring program slots  Philippine News Agency
  
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• Bottega Beyond Doubt: Goodwill Find is Luxury Leather

  15-01-2026 16:26 via antiquetrader.com
  Kristen Boelen shows her TikTok viewers the Bottega Veneta bag she found at Goodwill.Thrifting enthusiast Kristen Boelen, who curates the online shop Lunch Break, was worried she was in for a disappointing visit to Goodwill. Then she noticed a gray handbag with a woven texture and thought it needed a closer look.“The leather slouched beautifully, the dark hardware looked really nice, and when I picked it up, I noticed the weight. I could tell it was real leather and well-made,” she t
  
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• Antique silverware fetches thousands at Somerset auction - Yahoo News UK

  15-01-2026 06:00
  Antique silverware fetches thousands at Somerset auction  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Q&A: Peter K. Carlisle

  14-01-2026 21:03 via antiquesandthearts.com
  The Young Antiques Dealers Association (YADA) calls itself “an incubator for the next generation of the antiques trade.” With a lineup of eight emerging dealers, the inaugural edition of the YADA Antiques Show is set to take place January 23-25 at the George F. Baker, Jr, Mansion in New York City. When we heard about this new event, we reached out to Peter K. Carlisle, one of YADA’s founding members, to get the scoop.The post Q&A: Peter K. Carlisle first appeared on Antique
  
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• Ships & Silver Ring In 2026 At Americana Auctions

  14-01-2026 20:57 via antiquesandthearts.com
  REHOBOTH, MASS. — Americana Auctions started off the New Year with its 543-lot Superb January Estates Auction on January 4, which featured property from the David B. Vietor estate of Edgartown, Mass., as well as select items from other local Massachusetts homes. Although a sale total was not disclosed, the auction achieved a 94 percent sell-through rate.The post Ships & Silver Ring In 2026 At Americana Auctions first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly.
  
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• Ringing In New Year’s Day At Hudson Valley Auctioneers

  14-01-2026 20:51 via antiquesandthearts.com
  BEACON. N.Y. — It’s little surprise to those following the market that gold and silver prices have been red hot of late, with 2025 going down in history as one of the best for precious metals in decades.The post Ringing In New Year’s Day At Hudson Valley Auctioneers first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly.
  
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• Hake’s to Auction Part IV of Jeff Jacob Action Figure Collection on Feb. 4

  14-01-2026 20:19 via antiquetrader.com
  Lot 2 – Star Wars (1978) Double-Telescoping Luke Skywalker 12 Back-C action figure, AFA 85 NM+. At the time of cataloging, only eight clear blister examples were recorded in an AFA 85 grade according to the current AFA Population Report, with just three graded higher. Highly coveted book example that appears in ‘Star Wars Vintage Action Figures: A Guide For Collectors’ by John Kellerman. Estimate: $50,000-$75,000YORK, Pa. – In an auction series that so far has totaled $3.
  
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• Nadeau’s Opens 2026 With $3.5 Million Auction Record

  14-01-2026 19:50 via antiquesandthearts.com
  WINDSOR, CONN. — Kicking off the New Year in high style, Nadeau’s Auction Gallery recorded its greatest sale total to date, realizing $3.5 million. The January 1-2 auction, a New Years tradition for more than 30 years, featured over 700 lots of choice items across the board, ranging from fine and decorative art, furniture, silver, jewelry, lighting and more.
   The post Nadeau’s Opens 2026 With $3.5 Million Auction Record first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly.
  
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• The Year Is Off To A Strong Start For John McInnis

  14-01-2026 19:33 via antiquesandthearts.com
  AMESBURY, MASS. — John McInnis Auctioneers sold nearly 1,100 lots across three sessions for the firm’s New Year’s Week Estates Auction, January 1-3. With no more than 40 lots passing across all three days, the auction’s sell-through rate exceeded 95 percent. “It was a really good, strong sale. The total realized was around a million-four — we went way over our high estimate. It was a good way to start the year!” McInnis added that there was also a full h
  
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• Dangerous Chemicals Found in Auctioned Antique Bottles - Ozark Radio News

  14-01-2026 16:21
  Dangerous Chemicals Found in Auctioned Antique Bottles  Ozark Radio News
  
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