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(Issue Story)American Furniture 2020
A Book Review
American Furniture 2020, the Chipstone journal, delayed by COVID-19, arrived in spring 2022 (American Furniture 2021 was promised for July). Whenever it arrives, for 28 years this journal has given hours of pleasure to those who enjoy reading about the art of the woodworking trades.
The 2020 volume is ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Tolland Antiques Show Date Change
After a three-year COVID-19 hiatus, the Tolland Antiques Show was scheduled to return April 2, 2023. Since this was announced, another antiques show in Connecticut announced its return and scheduled its date for April 1, 2023.
According to the show promoters John and Elizabeth DeSimone of Goosefare Antiques & Promotions, the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Arader Donates $1.75 Million Botanical Watercolors to American Philosophical Society
Five rare botanical watercolors, valued at $1.75 million, are now part of the collections of the American Philosophical Society (APS). The watercolors were donated by Graham Arader and Lori Cohen. The plants illustrated by Jacques le Moyne de Morgues circa 1565 were included in one of the earliest collections of ... (Read More)
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(Show)MADA Coastal Maine Antiques Show Returns
Damariscotta, Maine
Antiques, antiquers, and dealers returned in force to the Great Salt Bay Community School August 24, as the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) hosted its first Coastal Maine Antiques Show in three years. From 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. dealers were set up in the school’s gymnasium and cafeteria ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Online American Art Sale
Bonhams, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonhams
An online-only summer sale of American art filled with works depicting water was offered for the first time by Bonhams American art department. At the end of the 67-lot sale, which began at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 24, the auction house had realized $494,303 and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Modern-Day Old Country Auction
Laughlin Auctions, Edinburg, Virginia
Photos courtesy Laughlin Auctions
A friend recently posed a rhetorical question: “Is there any such thing as a little country auction anymore?”
My knee-jerk response was that there are not and something to the effect that online auctions have supplanted them. Upon reflection, I wish to walk that back ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Bringing Art to the People
Visitors to Scarborough Beach State Park in Scarborough, Maine, will find a sandy beach, a cresting Atlantic Ocean, and wildlife. They will also see a reproduction of Antonio Jacobsen’s 1891 oil on canvas portrait, 24½" x 38", of the ill-fated steamboat The Portland.
The Portland isn’t the only picture at Scarborough ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Bodrero’s Polo Players
In the case of the many weathervane designs of Wilhelm Hunt Diederich (1884-1953) floating around, not all that glitters is gold. For almost 50 years, a particular weathervane of two polo players engaged in a spirited chase has been exhibited, sold, and editorialized about. Spoiler alert: it’s not by Diederich.
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(Fragment)Amelia Jeffers Returns to the Auction Podium
Be it producing Sophisticated Living, a glossy magazine touting Ohio’s elegant lifestyle; helping clients find their dream home as a Realtor; or pulling together and—with gavel in hand—conducting auctions of antiques or luxury items, Amelia Jeffers of Columbus, Ohio, is one busy woman.
Although she enjoys the many hats she wears, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Americana Collection of Natalene and Eric Aaberg
Garth’s Auctions, Columbus, Ohio
The Americana Collection of Natalene and Eric Aaberg
A folky portrait of a girl and her dog brought the top price during a single-owner sale held by Garth’s Auctions August 21. However, a variety of smalls defined the market that day.
The collection was that of Natalene and Eric ... (Read More)
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