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(Book Review)American Furniture 2008
A Book Reviewby Lita Solis-CohenAmerican Furniture 2008Edited by Luke BeckerditeThe Chipstone Foundation, 2008, 272 pages, softbound,$60 plus S/H from Antique Collectors' Club, (413) 529-0861,e-mail , (www.antiquecollectorsclub.com).The 2008 American Furniture journal will be remembered as the one that placed Salem, Massachusetts, cabinetmaker Nathaniel Gould (1734-1781) in the firmament of New England ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York Plans to Indemnify Exhibited Art and Artifacts
by Betty FloodNew York state is planning to provide authorization for the state to indemnify domestically held art and artifacts used for exhibition in New York state or those New York state collections loaned to institutions in other states. Sponsored by Senator David J. Valesky (D-Syracuse) and Assemblyman Joseph D. ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Indy Ad Show: It's Not All about Numbers
Child’s table with a graniteware top showingnursery rhymes and advertising Telling’s icecream, $350 from Phil Perdue of Crestwood, Kentucky.Sliced pineapple tins from Jeff Vick of Minneapolis, Minnesota: Hawaiian Chief, $135; Lana, $265; Waikiki, $110; and Hawaiian Club, $110.“The Republican Party and Union Forever” embossed tin sign showing Pennsylvania candidates for ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: Doing Well, Doing Good and Ed Pfeiffer
Print and map dealer W. Graham Arader is no stranger to headlines. His maverick manner, coupled with innovative marketing and a dislike of holding his tongue, have long made Arader a newsworthy figure.Newsworthy, and quite successful, Arader has galleries in New York City, San Francisco, Houston, Philadelphia, and Denver, and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Fiddler's Antique Show: New Show in a Familiar Location
Most of the dealers had first-floor rooms, plus a parking lot space, but three days of rain took its toll on the pieces outside.The brightly painted miniature snowshoes ranged from 6" to 1' tall and were priced from $200 to $400 by Al Roche.Nashville, Tennesseeby Sarah CampbellThe Fiddler's Antique Show ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Major American Modernism Collection Is Promised Gift to MFA, Boston
by Jeanne SchintoPhotographs courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, BostonJohn Axelrod often says one thing that persuaded him to make his gift to the MFA was comparing how his silver looked crammed into his kitchen cabinets as opposed to seeing it on exhibit in spring 2005, when Classic Modern: Art Deco ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Lyre Form Patent Timepiece: A Reattribution
Figure 1. Index clock. Unsigned lyre-form timepiece, 1830-35.by David SperlingRecently, an unsigned "lyre-form" wall timepiece (Fig. 1) surfaced in an estate sale. The appearance of this unusual variant of the classic patent timepiece caused me to reflect on its possible origin. For many years, the clocks pictured in Distin and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Chester County Antiques Show
The spacious, well-lighted gymnasium allowed for wide aisles and 61 booths, and there was room for more. The show was well attended.
Emele’s Antiques, Dublin, Pennsylvania, asked $3450 for the hutch table, $4750 for the set of six painted chairs, and $16,500 for the Chester County tall chest. The painted corner ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Roger Perry and Rita King, House of the Ferret, South Deerfield, Massachusetts
Roger Perry and Rita King.Cupboard full of redware from Maine; Essex County and Merrimacport, Massachusetts; and Pennsylvania. Prices start at $400 and go up to $3200, which is the cost of the green Maine jug in thecenter of the middle shelf. The corner cupboard is not for sale.by Frank DoneganHorace ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)A Book Review: Ceramics in America 2008
by Lita Solis-CohenCeramics in America 2008Edited by Robert HunterThe Chipstone Foundation, 2008, 384 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from Antique Collectors' Club, (800) 252-5231, e-mail , (www.antiquecollectorsclub.com).Now in its eighth year of publication, Ceramics in America is the journal of record for historical ceramic scholarship in the American context. It ... (Read More)
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