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was well known in Maine and Brimfield,
Massachusetts, where he did shows. He
also had an active eBay account, where
he bought and sold many items. He could
look at a piece of cut glass and tell you
almost exactly what it was worth, where it
was made, and by whom.
He had many friends throughout Maine.
He loved Halloween, when he would dress
up in a funny costume and attend a party
with friends, usually taking the award for
most original costume. He loved going
to Portland and having the fried haddock
dinner at Becky’s Diner.
Gaudet decorated his home in style for
the holidays, and though he did not like
the cold weather, he made his home fes-
tive and warm.
He was predeceased by his parents and
brother, Tyler Gaudet.
There will be a celebration of his
life during the summer, a date to be
announced, and his ashes will be interred
in his family plot in Down East Maine.
MARGARET T. BRZOSTEK
Margaret Thomas Brzostek, 85, of
Phoenix, New York, passed away on
February 25. She was a hardworking,
God-loving, and family-loving person
who will be deeply missed by her family.
Brzostek grew up in Granby, New York,
and graduated from Fulton High School
(class of ’49). She was a hand liner at
Syracuse China, and while she worked
at Nestlé’s, she started the Second Time
Around Antique Shoppe. For nearly 50
years, she was a businesswoman. As
president of Brzostek’s Auction Service,
founded in 1978, she loved making house
calls and helping people.
Brzostek was a communicant of St.
LYNDA BJORNBERG GEARY
Lynda Bjornberg Geary passed away
peacefully on February 12 in Ridgefield,
Connecticut. Geary was born in 1942 in
North Haven, one of ten children of John
Harold and Frances Blakeslee Bjornberg.
She was married for 36 years to Robert H.
Geary, the love of her life.
A longtime resident of Madison, Con-
necticut, where she raised her children, she
lived briefly in Woodbury before moving
to Ridgefield. She was an antiques dealer
and was passionate about participating in
antiques shows. She was well known and
regarded for her creativity.
Geary was predeceased by her husband,
Robert, and son James Edward Geary.
She is survived by her daughter, Susan
Geary Cragin (Michael); sons Robert
James Geary (Debbie), Stephen Cooper
Geary (Lauren), David Hitchcock Geary
(Renee), Brent Blakeslee Geary; and 11
grandchildren. Love for family and her
spirituality were guiding forces in her
life. She will be missed and remembered
dearly.
Memorial donations may be made to
Regional Hospice, 30 Milestone Road,
Danbury, CT 06810.
ISOBEL HINCKLEY GLOVER
Isobel Hinckley Glover, 84, died on
January 28 at home in New York City sur-
rounded by her family. Glover was born
in New York City in 1932 to Danah Bart-
lett and Julian Hinckley. She grew up in
Cedarhurst, Long Island, New York, and
attended Saint Timothy’s School in Mary-
land and Pembroke College in Rhode
Island. Passionate about all things visual,
she worked in the fashion publishing
industry before becoming an antiquarian.
Glover spent many happy years in Litch-
field, Connecticut, a favorite place since
childhood.
With her husband, Price Perkins Glover,
a well-known and respected collector of
Americana, Isobel Glover founded Price
Glover, Inc. on 57th Street in Manhattan
in 1964. The couple became known for
choice examples of 18th-century English
pottery, pewter, and brass. Price Glover,
Inc. regularly exhibited at the Winter
Antiques Show in New York City, the
Philadelphia Antiques Show, the Theta
Charity Antiques Show in Houston, and
the Ellis Memorial Antiques Show in
Boston during the 1980s.
An authority on Anglo-Indian sconces
and hanging lanterns, in particular, Isobel
Glover conceived the idea of reproducing
those fixtures with period lost-wax casting
methods. This aspect of the couple’s busi-
ness became so successful that they added
other lighting, establishing a sought-after
collection of sconces, chandeliers, and
hanging lanterns reproduced from period
originals from their own collection. Con-
tinued by Isobel’s daughter, Julie Glover
Mitchell, the business supplies collectors,
architects, and designers.
Glover served for many years on the
board of directors of the National Antique
and Art Dealers Association of America,
conceiving and managing the group’s
cooperative advertising program, which
allowed members to advertise at rela-
tively modest cost in several of the day’s
VADA
The Cabin Fever show celebrated its
40th year with another successful show.
The weather was beautiful, and it brought
out the shoppers! The dealers I spoke with
reported good sales, and I was told that
much furniture was sold—yeah! Trish
Koptiuch, one of the Vermont Antiques
Dealers’ Association’s (VADA) newest
members, set up for her first show with
Andy Gardiner.
March looks as if it will be a busy
month. Two shows are coming up:
Antiques in Schoharie in Schoharie, New
York, on March 18 and 19, and the Leb-
anon Antiques Show and Sale in West
Lebanon, New Hampshire, on March 19.
Look for many VADA dealers at both
shows.
Many of our dealers are on the road in
March to other shows. Rick Fuller will
be at the Country Antique Show in Dan-
ielson, Connecticut, on April 1. Tommy
Thompson and Bonnie and Dave Ferris
will also be in Danielson. Janice Good-
win, Jean Tudhope, and George Johnson
will be doing the Woodsville Antique
Show at the high school in Woodsville,
New Hampshire, on April 1.
Don’t forget to visit Pewter and Wood’s
website (www.pewterandwoodantiques.
com) to bid on an item in the Alzheimer’s
Silent Auction to begin March 10. The
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Barb achieve her goal of $12,000 this
year!
According to Greg Hamilton, contracts
for the VADA show at Stratton Mountain
in July will be mailed out soon.
Debbie and Jonathan Lang informed us
that Lang FarmAntiques, Essex, closed at
the end of February.
We are happy to learn from Linda
Brown of The Cargill Collection that her
husband, David Brown, is recovering
from the heart attack he had. We missed
him at the Cabin Fever Antiques Show.
Dick Vandell of American Decorative
Arts, Canaan, New Hampshire, is not
well, and we wish him a speedy recovery.
We were sad to learn that Jack Winner
of Newfane, Vermont, died unexpectedly
on February 5. Jack ran a successful shop,
Jack Winner Antiques, for many years.
Our condolences to his family.
VADA and to find a dealer, or like us on
Facebook.
Happy antiquing and remember, spring
will be here before we know it! Mean-
while, happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Vesta Urband
Here is a collection of four Mexican
ex-votos from the early to mid-20th
century. An ex-voto is an offering to a
saint or divinity in gratitude or devotion,
often for surviving a life-threatening event.
These examples of Mexican folk art are
usually hand painted on tin, although
the largest here is painted on sheet iron.
Sizes range from 6-3/4” by 4-3/4” to 10”
by 12-1/4”. The 1940s-1950s actress Anne
Baxter was a collector of ex-votos, and I
have several from her collection.
206-284-4410 206-819-6670
Color photos and prices of this and other
newly listed items can be seen on our website.
Call or email for additional color photos or to
be added to our email update list of new items.
PAM BOYNTON
We learned at press time that antiques
dealer Pam Boynton of Groton, Massa-
chusetts, passed away on Tuesday, March
7. Look for a full obituary in an upcoming
issue of Maine Antique Digest.
Mary’s Church and a member of the
Columbiettes. She volunteered at the
Canal Museum and, after earning her auc-
tioneer’s license, ran many benefit auc-
tions. Brzostek loved to sing, dance, play
cards, and spend time with her family.
She was predeceased by her loving
husband, Witold, and her siblings. She
is survived by her daughter, Margaret
O’Mara (Ken); sons Bernard (Wendy)
and Paul (Jill); 12 grandchildren; and
six great-grandchildren, who called her
“Sittee.”
leading antiques publications.
She was predeceased by her husband
and her brother Daniel Bartlett Hinck-
ley. In addition to her daughter, Julie, she
is survived by her son, Jonathan Lyman
Glover of Edina, Minnesota; their spouses;
and grandchildren Eliot Davis Mitchell,
William Hinckley Mitchell, Price Allan
Glover, and Bartlett Hill Glover.
Donations may be made in her memory
to the Democratic National Committee
fowl Conservancy in Litchfield, Con-