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(Feature)Will the Real John Adams Please Stand Up?
by David A. SperlingThis article will examine six Federal tall-case clocks created in "East" New Jersey during the first quarter of the 19th century. These clocks are all characterized by the cabinetmaker's use of intricate and unusual case inlay. Most have a Scudder-type broken-arch pediment and a well-executed fan inlaid ... (Read More)
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(Feature)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.Harmony in Wood: Furniture of the Harmony Society by Philip D. ... (Read More)
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(Feature)A Museum Rebound
by Daniel GrantIn 2008 and 2009, the museum world held its breath as institutions cut back on hours, staff, and programming, raised admissions, looked to sell objects from their collections in order to pay for operations, or just closed for good. In 2010, museums largely exhaled. The steps taken in ... (Read More)
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(Show)On the Fields of Liberty
“It’s the best example of an Old Hickoryfootstool I’ve found,” said Tom Ineson, a.k.a. Tom the Picker, of Mill Spring, North Carolina. The footstool was marked “Old Hickory Chair Co.” on one leg and had its original weaving with a double-woven underside. Ineson wanted $160 for it.Dad’s Follies had thousands ... (Read More)
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(Auction)In Tune: Americana Sale at Garth's
Slant-front desk in tiger maple with stepped and detailed interior, inlaid lid, probably Pennsylvania, late 18th or early 19th century, some repairs, appears to have been a four-drawer case converted to three drawers, $19,975.Queen Anne tavern table in maple with an oval top and slightly splayed base, old (if not ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Antiques I Have Known
by Jerry DavisIt looked so forlorn when I spied it on the table of a careless dealer who had not taken it in the night before. Left out for the dew to condense on its leather covering, it was a miniature trunk, made about 175 years ago of rough pine, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Antique Stocking Stuffers Show
The Greenwich Civic Center in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, will be stuffed with a thousand feet of treasures this year when the Antique Stocking Stuffers Show and Sale returns to that venue on Sunday, December 19.Don't expect to find furniture at this show. It's limited to antique, estate, and vintage costume ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"Bully Good" Shotgun Brings $862,500
$862,500. Julia photo. by Mark SiscoJames D. Julia's firearms auction in Fairfield, Maine, on October 5 and 6 came just short of totaling $10 million gross. An American shotgun, an F grade A.H. Fox 12-bore, serial number 13292, presented by Ansley Fox to Theodore Roosevelt, sold for $862,500 (includes buyer's ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Martin Mystique: Americana at Christie's
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Christie's"Collecting is a youthful activity practiced by the old," wrote Alastair Bradley Martin in the introduction to the catalog that was published when part of his collection was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 1982. Martin called ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, e-mail: The Crosby Garrett Helmet, dug in pieces from a muddy Cumbrian field in May and sold by Christie's South Kensington for $3,629,470 in London in October.Dug Up in May, Sold for $3.63 Million in October…Six months ago, the remarkable Roman parade helmet seen at right was ... (Read More)
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