Episode 57 | Van Side at Fishersville Antique Expo

About this episode

Matt Ledbetter shares his experiences and finds from the Fishersville Antique Expo.

Fishersville was a great show this year. Friday was packed from the start, dealers were moving material early, and by Saturday morning Matt was already back at the van digging through the pile of things that he’s taking back home. Matt pulls out a few of the buys from Fishersville and talks through them while the show is still happening around him: carved walking sticks, tramp art, Clyde Herman carvings, a dancing figure, a whirligig that nearly flies apart in the wind, and one folk art cane that immediately turns into a full blown appraisal session. There is also an ongoing challenge throughout the episode to find somebody at Fishersville who actually knows who Benny Carter is. Matt signs a copy of the Benny Carter book in the van and walks the show trying to give it away to the right person. This is only part of the Fishersville trip. We still have more videos coming from the field, including a full day of buying around the show with Amanda’s Mercantile. After Fishersville, everything heads back to the auction house alongside the Liberty finds. The plan now is to unload it all, photograph everything, and start getting pieces ready for upcoming auctions at Ledbetter Folk Art…

People in this episode

Host: Matt Ledbetter

Topics covered

• antique expo
• folk art
• appraisal
• collectibles
• buying
• art history

Keywords

• Fishersville
• antique expo
• folk art
• Benny Carter
• appraisal
• collectibles
• Clyde Herman
• whirligig
• walking sticks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ledbetter Folk Art Auctions

Books & works: Benny Carter book, The Nude Grandma Whirligig, Clyde Herman carvings, walking sticks, folk art cane, Five Dollar Owl

Places: Fishersville

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