Once the staple of antiques shows, its hard to find an array of furniture today. While there have been some incidental reports of a pick-up in sales, its likely the second-hand and antique furniture markets will continue to mimic the furniture industry. There, even as housing rebounds, sales and stocks are way off. A recent … Continue reading Furniture Market Still Down
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When Things Come Back Together
After seeing American Vanguards at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth and looking at all the expression and deconstruction, I didn't expect to be able to relate it to a documentary about Charles and Ray Eames. What does Mid-Century furniture have to do with early abstract expressionist painting anyway? Charles Eames has historically overshadowed … Continue reading When Things Come Back Together
The Furniture at Bedford Springs
If there ever was a time to furnish a big hotel with American scroll empire furniture, the time is now. Not that the style is anymore in fashion than it ever was, in fact, it seems the opposite. But there's a certain charm in going against the grain. At the Bedford Springs Hotel near the … Continue reading The Furniture at Bedford Springs
At 23rd Street Armory Show, Dealers Shed Light on What’s Hot in Americana
Patina Mania is not enough for describing the dominant theme in the 23rd Street Armory Show. The obsession with surface and paint has already stirred up interest and prices in many folk art areas, such as dower chests or weathervanes; now dealers must prove that collect-ability and bargains can still co-exist, in an antique show. At the … Continue reading At 23rd Street Armory Show, Dealers Shed Light on What’s Hot in Americana
The New Look – At Philadelphia Antiques Show
The Philadelphia Antiques Show has a new look. Certainly the brand new Pennsylvania Convention Center better serves the show with its central location and super-wide aisles, but more importantly, the vetted show has adopted a more flexible standard on what can be brought in. Many new faces, together with “newer” merchandise liberate the show from … Continue reading The New Look – At Philadelphia Antiques Show
Pottier & Stymus Suite From the Estate of James C. Flood Up for Auction at Clars
A highlight of an upcoming sale at Clars Auction will be an original bedroom suite created by Pottier & Stymus for San Francisco silver baron James C. Flood and his mansion called Linden Towers. Linden Towers was, at the time, regarded as the most elaborate country estate of the period. With an estimated worth of … Continue reading Pottier & Stymus Suite From the Estate of James C. Flood Up for Auction at Clars
Horner Bookcase Brings More Than $22K
A three-door mahogany bookcase crafted around 1890 by the renowned American furniture maker R. J. Horner, sold for $22,425 by Stevens Auction at a sale of the living estate of Brenda McCarthy of Tupelo, Mississippi. The bookcase boasted Atlas statue sides and curved glass on the center door. It was monumental in size – 5 feet … Continue reading Horner Bookcase Brings More Than $22K
Winterthur Furniture Forum Highlights Southern Furniture
Coinciding with Winterthur’s reopening this spring, the museum will host the 11th annual Sewell C. Biggs Winterthur Furniture Forum, Furniture in the South: Makers & Consumers, on March 1 and 2. An array of scholars and specialists, including distinguished curators from Winterthur, will lead two days of fascinating lectures and workshops focusing on southern regional … Continue reading Winterthur Furniture Forum Highlights Southern Furniture
Duncan Phyfe at the Met
Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York—the first retrospective on Phyfe in 90 years was long over-due. It was postponed so long due to the financial situation that at one time I thought it would never materialize. The first retrospective show of Phyfe’s furniture, also at the Met, curated by Charles Over Cornelius in 1922, … Continue reading Duncan Phyfe at the Met
Phyfe Sideboard at Auction
With all the brouhaha over the Duncan Phyfe show at the Met, you don't expect you could find a attributed Phyfe sideboard for sale in the price range of a ten year old used car. If you're visited the show, or even if you haven't, you may want to watch this auction. Thomaston Place is offering a New … Continue reading Phyfe Sideboard at Auction
Urban Art & Antiques 