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(Feature)The Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair
Richard Buxbaum of Antiques on Old Plank Road, Chicago, fielded at least four inquiries about his patio setting while we shot this photo. Viewers could not stop touching the cast glass top of the circa 1950 French table. It was priced at $5800. Six 1970's Italian chrome-plated steel folding chairs ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Syson to Head European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Department at Met
Luke Syson will become the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Curator in Charge of the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, effective in January 2012.Currently at the National Gallery, London, Syson holds the dual positions of curator of Italian ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Spring Show in East Berlin 2011: Revamped and Upbeat
This group of early fabric strawberries was $1650 from Lynne Dingus. They sold.Barbara Rew of Towson, Maryland, asked $550 for the bench she described as Moravian and possibly from North Carolina. The crazy quilt was $175.East Berlin, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassThe 14th annual Historic East Berlin Antique Show was held ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
by M.A.D. StaffThese are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.Virginia Silversmiths, Jewelers, Watch- and Clockmakers, 1607-1860, Their Lives and Marks ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, My files have been bulging these past few months with catalogues displaying a wealth of Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Japanese works of art. So many of them, that even after a ruthless pruning, I could fill this entire column (and another) with lots from just a few ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The History of Antiques Week in New Hampshire
by David HewettThere would be no Antiques Week in New Hampshire if there hadn't been a New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA). Their annual August show is mother and father to the event.The NHADA show began in 1957 with 15 exhibitors. It was initially held at the New Hampshire Highway ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Washington Dominates in Dallas
This survey document in George Washington's hand describes a plat for 140 acres "of Escheat land" in Prince William County, Virginia, for the future owner George Byrne. This is among the most sought-after of collectible George Washington documents. Such surveys are some of the earliest surviving examples of Washington's handwriting ... (Read More)
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(Show)Zukas Starts 21st Year with Great Crowds
Kinnaman & Ramaekers, Bridgehampton, New York, asked $1800 for this early medicine man sign, about 10' tall x 8' wide. It was funny and qualified as a textile because it was painted canvas.Manchester Center, Vermont, dealers Carlson & Stevenson offered one of the many samplers at the show. This one, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Revitalized Spring Burk Show
Robert Conrad of Yeagertown, Pennsylvania, asked $1795 for the cast-iron Gloekler's meat hook (patent 1889); $975 for the pair of roosters; and $995 for the oak splint basket.Cabin on the Hill Antiques, Georgetown, Texas, exhibited for the first time in York. The Shaker painted bucket from Maine was $1350; the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Old Masters Get New Homes
An amazingly intact George III six-light glass candle chandelier, complete with drip pans, chains, pendants, and a glass baluster pendant, sold for $11,800. Northeast Auctions photo.A matching pair of George III serpentine mahogany card tables (one shown) with double swing legs, molded top edges, shell-carved knees, and scrolled feet sold ... (Read More)
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