| Set of Nesting Tables |
Autumn 2001
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Made of teak, a wood rarely used by Nakashima, this set bears a unique design. With dovetail edges and gently canted sides, it is a classic modernist......
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| Surviving the Revolution: A Philadelphia Cabinetmaker's Struggle... |
Autumn 2001
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On April 20, 1777, Philadelphia cabinetmaker David Evans (1748–1819) recorded in his daybook that his apprentice, Zachariah Brant...
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| The Buckeye Family |
Autumn 2001
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The Buckeye Family is one of the most famous carvings in America as well as an icon in the field of American folk sculpture. Greengrocer Joe C. Lee of Overton......
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| The Loveliest Victorian Chair: A Couple's Journey of Discovery |
Autumn 2001
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For three decades, my wife and I have been collecting antiques. Over time, we have increasingly focused on American Victorian furniture. Since......
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| Urn and Cover, 'The Doctor's Visit' |
Autumn 2001
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According to Jörg in Pronk Porcelain, 'The Doctor’s Visit to the Emperor' was drawn by Cornelius Pronk for the VOC (Dutch East India Company) in 1735 and......
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| Walter Gay, View from a London Window |
Autumn 2001
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Expatriate artist Walter Gay, who resided mostly in France, was an avid collector of both antique......
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| Winterthur: Celebrating Fifty Years of Inspiration and Education |
Autumn 2001
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Several years after turning his family home at Winterthur into a museum, Henry Francis du Pont mused on his vision for the future......
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| Nantucket Getaway |
Summer/Fall 2001
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A favorite retreat for weekend getaways, the small island of Nantucket is a haven for those......
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| A Chinese Porcelain Blue-and-White Brushpot |
Summer/Fall 2001
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Over thirty years ago Dr. A. M. Sengers started collecting Chinese blue-and-white porcelain from......
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| A Fine Line |
Summer 2001
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Only about a half century ago, a collector of drawings might find a Raphael, Durer, Holbein, or Poussin going for a mere few pounds......
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