Wish You Were Here
Antiques
Decades before Instagram, postcards allowed people to use words and photos to encapsulate their Maine experience, appraiser John Bottero says.
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Glass Menagerie
Antiques
Long before today’s glass repair chain, a different Portland Glass was churning out elegant, affordable vessels.
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Federal-Era Road Signs! Sheraton Blanket Chests!
Antiques
Learn about these and other treasures in the latest installment of our appraisal series.
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Sailors’ Delights
Antiques
Two hundred years ago, mariners’ hands were rarely idle, as evidenced by the wealth of intriguing objects they created, appraiser John Bottero says.
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Photograph by John K. Putnam
Bartered Organs! Tiny Schooners!
Antiques
Experts evaluate these and other local treasures in the latest installment of our appraisal series.
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Photograph by Adam DeTour
Holding Patterns
Antiques
This history behind a 19th-century pantry staple whose signature look is synonymous with quality and Maine’s largest city.
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Colonial Reading Lamps! Primitive Bowling Balls!
Antiques
Learn about these and other local treasures in the latest installment of our appraisal series, inspired by a certain PBS show that has yet to swing through our state.
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Our bevy of baskets includes a handled purse, large and small sewing baskets (the latter with a sweetgrass handle), knitting basket with a hole in its cover, square handkerchief basket, and assorted storage vessels. ? Adam DeTour
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
Antiques
A green-and-yellow basket or a beribboned design — these are among myriad styles you can find by local Native American tribes, says appraiser John Bottero
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Faux Tomahawks! Makeshift Commodes!
Expert Advice
We’ve enlisted experts to evaluate your antique treasures.
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(Maine) Antiques Roadshow
Expert Advice
The popular PBS series has never swung through our state — what’s up with that? So we created our own version, enlisting top appraisers to evaluate your Maine antiques.
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