Throughout the Twentieth Century the game of chess has been an inspiration, if not an obsession, for artists. An exhibition at the Gilbert Collection, Somerset House, features 19 sets dating from the beginning of the Twentieth Century to the present day. The gift, a portrait, was sent by Baron Thomas Shannon Foran, Duc de Saint-Bar, grandson of the sitter. The museum features a new exhibition showcasing patriotic themes in American fine, folk and decorative arts from the late Eighteenth through early Twentieth centuries. Mr Parker formed the company 35 years ago with Stuart Jackson Horn. From the beginning, the dealers specialized in English furniture and related decorative arts. The company was particularly well-known for tall-case clocks and barometers. "Find!" will begin each episode with the Kenos visiting viewers' homes around the country searching for hidden treasures. They will call upon experts in conservation, restoration, reproductions and other fields to help viewers learn more about the objects around them. More than 40 dealers from as far away as Kansas and Missouri -- even England -- offered antiques of many styles and purposes. After several years in the planning stages, Jerry Oliver and his partner Michael Gannon brought together The American Museum of Fly Fishing and close to 70 dealers for a show that should have a bright future. Copake Auction founder and auctioneer Mike Fallon described the sale as "a rousing success. Our low estimate of $230,000 was far exceeded with a gross of $309,000." Unique in its focus on slavery and the Emancipation Proclamation, the banner depicted kneeling male and female slaves and received institutional attention. It was, however, ultimately purchased by a private Ohio collector on the phone. The unsigned 20- by 25-inch watercolor portraits attributed to Mr Wilson attracted the attention of all of the major folk art dealers and collectors, and according to auctioneer Sam Cottone, "everyone was on the phones" to compete for the lots. What is more American than apple pie? Eagles, flags and Lady Liberty, judging by the dozens of patriotic motifs that crop up on quilts and fire buckets, trade signs and weathervanes in a new book and a related exhibit at the Fenimore Art Museum. For more than a quarter century Frost & Reed has exhibited Nineteenth and Twentieth Century classical and contemporary equestrian and sporting art at the Annual Saratoga Springs event, slated for July 30 to August 23. The monumental, three-year exhibition will focus on the Nineteenth Century transcontinental journey of these American explorers. The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities' renowned collection of fine and decorative arts will begin its national tour in Maine on July 16. Over the years, Richard and and his partner Clifford made many friends and delighted both customers and dealers with their highest quality of antiques and extensive knowledge in many different areas of the trade. What do you get when you cross 'Law & Order' with 'Antiques Roadshow?' Something not unlike a new PBS television series that aims to bring history to life by placing experts on the scene to solve the abundant riddles posed by antiques and other historic artifacts. The summer show, which hosted more than 175 dealers in room settings under tents, operated a truncated session on Sunday when the field came under water and no vehicles could get on to allow the dealers to unpack their booths. Each of three diverse collections represented at the firm's largest single-day auction thus far this year helped nearly double expectations of the weekend as totals soared to almost $1.4 million. Bidders from Italy, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and nine other countries helped generate combined totals exceeding $1.2 million against an $800,000 low estimate with a sell-through rate of 84 percent. The legendary Kaleidoscope candy container, which sold for mere pennies in the 1920s and 1930s, is considered one of the rarest and certainly most sought-after of all such containers. With more than 60 paintings and 30 works on paper, this is the first comprehensive show of the artist's work in more than 20 years and the first Gainsborough retrospective in this country, and is currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The exhibition, "Old Masters, Impressionists and Moderns: French Masterworks from the State Pushkin Museum, Moscow," encompasses 76 works surveying 250 years of French painting, and includes many works never seen in Los Angeles. Wendell Minor celebrates his 15-year career in children's book illustration with this Bruce Museum exhibition of 38 original paintings from 26 books. "These are dealers who like one another," Bob Armacost told us. "I am very fond of the show and I love coming here. The committee is marvelous." "It was time for me to go completely on my own," said Gibson. "It is a very amiable parting." An estimated $75,000 to $100,000 worth of silver was reportedly stolen from a dealer's booth on the Central Park field on the evening of July 9, the same night as virtually the town's entire "former" police force picketed outside of the Brimfield Town Hall protesting the loss of its jobs. It is a village in Connecticut. A patch of open land by a picturesque river of the same name. It is an event and it is a tradition. To the antiques world, the Crescent City is a bustling crossroads marketplace with a never-ending source of merchandise. There were 150 successful eBay bidders and worldwide interest, as toys were shipped to Japan, England, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, Italy and the Czech Republic. The painting sold to the American collector Steve Wynn, who bid by telephone and who bought the painting after a lively battle with a determined private collector bidding in the room. Organized jointly by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, in conjunction with the Musée National Message Biblique Marc Chagall, Nice, and SFMOMA, the exhibition is the first comprehensive look at this artist since 1985 and offers a unique opportunity to reevaluate a body of work that is universally renowned but often underestimated. Lustrous: A Celebration of Art Glass by Frederick Carder An avid fisherman, artist Mike Noland remembers well the sound of fish jumping and splashing into the night. The International Poster Gallery features several newly acquired collections of original poster miniatures, in-store displays, magazine covers and luggage labels from the 1890s to 1945. The exhibition contains some 120 major paintings, sculptures and drawings by artists such as Ingres, David d'Angers, Corot, Granet, Vernet, Carpeaux, Cabanel, Navez, Géricault, Moreau, and Degas. Are you ready? Our listing of "official" goings-on will help you through the adrenalin-packed events. The show gathered together about 50 dealers at an indoor, air-conditioned facility for a second time. The first such event was in May of this year. As well, a presentation copy of "Photo-Secession: A Collection of American Pictorial Photographs," New York, 1904, brought $19,550 at the firm's recent sale of Photographic Literature and Photographs. The reason for the excitement was that material from the Holly Webb Froud estate in Shelburne, Vt., was being offered. Offerings estimated in the hundreds of dollars routinely brought several thousand dollars and more. An average weekend for Barry and Nansi Nelson includes visits to antiques shops with a few shows or antiques-related events thrown in during the middle of the week. And it is the reason their faithful car, sometimes loaded with a great variety of purchases, logs more than 60,000 miles per year, at the very least. Each Brimfield has a different attitude. In July, competition from other shows in the Northeast causes many dealers to be unable to attend but gives much-needed space to others. Tom at SEM says Testing Testing Testing Testing Testing Testing The exhibit documents both the continuity and profound change that has marked the lives of Sturbridge-area Native Americans over the past four centuries. Beginning August 30, the Mint Museum of Craft + Design will exhibit quilts from The Charles and Fleur Bresler Collection. The Childs Gallery exhibits works ranging from the late Nineteenth Century to the 1930-40s Cape Ann School, as well as Modernists of the 50s and 60s. There are lots of good reasons to go to Maine, especially in the summer, but really the top reason in the middle of July is to attend the MADA show in Portland. The Topsfield shows are among the last where a great many antiques can be found at prices which allow a great deal for the buyer. Olympia has established itself over the last three decades as an important event on England's antiques calendar. It has also become a business bellwether for the art and antiques trade. In an absolutely picture perfect setting, Ron Bourgeault conducted a true, old-fashioned New England country auction with a variety of Shaker lots. "The painting had all the right elements," commented Kaja Veilleux. "It had been recently discovered, had come directly from the family, the condition was unbelievable and one of the key things was that it is the only double portrait known." "Prices in general were high," said Gary Guyette, and prices for the large selection of Crowell miniatures sold were "higher than high." Splashy colors and unique forms indigenous to these regions have made such utilitarian earthenwares highly sought-after specimens for much of the past century. |
