| Chinoiserie-Decorated Black Japanned Cabinet on Chest |
Summer/Fall 2001
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This cabinet on chest is extraordinary as it retains virtually all of its original polychrome and gilt decoration on both the exterior and interior surfaces. A number of late-seventeenth-century pieces......
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| Collecting Antique Native American Art |
Summer/Fall 2001
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Increased public exposure to the beauty of antique Native American art has inspired an ever-growing number of people to start collecting in this...
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| Curator's Choice: Wedgwood Fairyland Lustreware Bowl |
Summer/Fall 2001
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The Staffordshire-based ceramics factory established in 1759 by Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795)......
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| Folding Engraved Ivory Gameboard with Carved Ivory Chessmen |
Summer/Fall 2001
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The exterior of the gameboard is inlaid withalternating squares of sandalwood and ivory. The interior is configured for backgammon with ebony and sandalwood triangles......
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| In New Hampshire |
Summer 2001
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Following the Americana extravaganza known as Antiques Week in New Hampshire......
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| John H. Twachtman, Niagara Falls |
Summer/Fall 2001
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John Henry Twachtman has long been considered one of America’s leading Impressionists. In the early 1890s, following a successful...
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| London in June |
Summer 2001
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The 67th Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair, the flagship of London’s June fairs, was a grand event marked by change......
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| Mahogany William and Mary Dining Table |
Summer/Fall 2001
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In June of 2000, our firm acquired one of the most important Southern dining tables still remaining in private hands. Until our primary inspection of the table, it was thought......
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| Miniature Portrait of Abigail Lopez Gomez |
Summer/Fall 2001
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When Abigail Lopez was born in 1771, her father, Aaron Lopez, was undoubtedly the richest man in Newport, Rhode Island......
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| Museum Focus: Long Beach Museum of Art |
Summer/Fall 2001
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The first thing most people remark on when visiting the Long Beach Museum of Art is the magnificent location—a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean about twenty-five......
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