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Issue
Young Girl Holding Flowers
Autumn 2002
In the booth of Nathan Liverant and Son at the 2002 Philadelphia Antiques Show, Metropolitan Museum of ...
A Chippendale Tall-Case Clock
Holiday 2002
This clock is, as Todd Prickett notes, 'a true masterpiece produced by the combined efforts of two of Philadelphia’s leading artisans.'
Floral Still Life
Holiday 2002
Although she was originally from Boston, Elizabeth Lyman Boott spent much of her life in Italy. In 1879, she traveled...
Mount Vernon Envelope Table
Holiday 2002
Crafted in England around 1750, this mahogany “envelope table” would have been...
Pair of Igbo Ugonachomma Display Figures
Holiday 2002
When they were not being used for ritual purposes, ugonachomma adorned the homes of their owners, and...
Pair of Side Chairs
Holiday 2002
his pair of elegant mahogany side chairs epitomizes the graceful carving that is quintessential Chippendale...
Polychrome Baluster Vase
Holiday 2002
Painted in vibrant colors, the imagery on this large polychrome chinoiserie vase depicts flowers and trees in an...
Chippendale Mahogany Block-and-Shell Slant-Front Desk
Summer 2002
Combining regional ingenuity and urban design, this stately desk is a masterpiece of eighteenth-century Connecticut furniture. Its block-and-shell...
Diminutive William and Mary Octagonal Gate-Leg Table
Summer 2002
This remarkable object has superb form, color, surface decoration, and is of a rare small size. The unusual treatment of the top features oval herringbone...
Frank W. Benson - Resting on the Kedgwick, 1927
Summer 2002
'This newly discovered watercolor is quintessential Benson,' notes Faith Andrews Bedford, author and expert on the artist. The location is Canada's...
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