| Title/Description |
Issue
|
|
Pair of Chippendale Walnut Side Chairs
|
Summer 2002
|
These chairs are superlative examples of Philadelphia craftsmanship, achieving a successful integration of form and decoration. The carving of...
|
|
Pottery Figure of a Striding Camel with Foreign Rider
|
Summer 2002
|
This splendid figure of a striding camel with head raised and mouth open as if to roar is well matched in power by the diminutive but forceful figure of...
|
|
Rare Malachite and Ormolu Circular Tripod Table
|
Summer 2002
|
The malachite top, carefully veneered to create a quasi-symmetrical pattern emanating from the center of the table, indicates by its deep green coloring...
|
|
Sculpture by Wheeler Williams
|
Summer 2002
|
This figure, possibly named 'Maya', was sculpted and cast during Wheeler Williams's last year in Paris and is rumored to have been created for...
|
|
Susquehanna Valley Needlework
|
Summer 2002
|
This charming needlework by Frances Nisley, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, circa 1810–1820, is a fine example from a well-documented...
|
|
Tobacconist's Trade Figure
|
Summer 2002
|
This tobacconist's trade figure retains its completely original painted surface and undercoat; highly unusual considering these figures were usually...
|
|
A Rare Flying Mallard Drake Decoy by Augustus Aaron Wilson
|
Spring 2002
|
This flying mallard drake was meant to be hung over a group of floating decoys as if it were about to land. It differs from most decoys in that it has a sense of movement, typical of those...
|
|
Atlantic Salmon Model
|
Spring 2002
|
This rare carving was sold in the six figures on the opening night of The American Antiques Show in New York (January 2002). Having recently...
|
|
Daniel Garber, The Fairy Tale (Tanis Reading)
|
Spring 2002
|
Contemplative images of domestic life were tremendously popular during the turn of the twentieth century. In this tradition, Daniel Garber, a member of the...
|
|
Greek Bronze Warrior's Helmet
|
Spring 2002
|
This is a superb example of the Illyrian type of hammered bronze helmet, which is one of the earliest known Greek helmets. Illyrian helmets were used...
|
