A fancy painted card table, by Thomas Seymour, a blown flask, a winter painting by Walter Palmer and two sofas in a classical form provide additional highlights in a an auction featuring a broad spectrum of American art and decorative arts. Keno Auctions' Important Americana, Paintings, Furniture and Decorative Arts kicked off Americana Week activities. The Boston … Continue reading Hammers Fall on the First Lots of Americana Week
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No More Boundaries: New York’s Latest “Antiques” Show Refuses to be Boxed In
Following a decision by the Philadelphia Antiques Show to allow items in the show created as recently as 1970, comes a press release from New York's Metro Show about a new mantra for collectors and designers: no more boundaries. According to the release "collectors, design aficionados, and art-insiders will be treated to an astonishing array … Continue reading No More Boundaries: New York’s Latest “Antiques” Show Refuses to be Boxed In
AmericanaWeek.com Success Spawns Destination Websites to Major Antiques Weeks
The founders of AmericanaWeek.com, the website that bills itself as the "Gateway to Americana Week," and a "guide to the shows, auctions and attractions of New York's Americana Week," announce plans to cover the major antiques weeks in the United States with destination websites. Currently, websites for three of the biggest weeks of 2012 are … Continue reading AmericanaWeek.com Success Spawns Destination Websites to Major Antiques Weeks
What’s Up and On in New York City
Three paintings by George Inness traveled to Philadelphia before I did. I met them on the 20th Floor of a building in Rockefeller Center during an American Art preview at Christie's. Normally they would have been in the ground floor showrooms, but those were taken. Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry is moving in. It will be available … Continue reading What’s Up and On in New York City
Wine Cooler Given to Hamilton by Washington A Highlight of New York’s Americana Week
A highlight of the week of Americana Week sales, Christie’s is honored to announce that the sale of a Sheffield-plated silver wine cooler, given by George Washington to Alexander Hamilton in 1797 (estimate: $400,000-600,000). This four-bottle wine cooler is an exceptionally well documented historical object, symbolizing the famous partnership between Washington and Hamilton in the early days of … Continue reading Wine Cooler Given to Hamilton by Washington A Highlight of New York’s Americana Week
The End of the Road for American Folk Art Museum?
A New York Times story Friday chronicled some of the troubles at the American Folk Art Museum in New York. You may have already noticed the absence of The American Antiques Show (TAAS) from the Americana Week lineup (although a new show plans a preview benefit for the museum). The Times story indicates the museum … Continue reading The End of the Road for American Folk Art Museum?
New Show Replaces TAAS, Adds Photography and Design to Americana
The Art Fair Company recently announced the launch a new art and antique fair in place of The American Antiques Show (TAAS), formerly organized by the American Folk Art Museum. The event adds to the line-up for Americana Week, New York for 2012. “The Art Fair Company will build upon the strength of The American Antique Show, which has … Continue reading New Show Replaces TAAS, Adds Photography and Design to Americana
A Third Antique Week in Manhattan
First there was Americana Week, sometimes referred to as Antiques Week, then came Asian Arts Week and now the Art and Antique Dealers League of America (AADLA) has announced Art and Antiques Week NYC to take place April 25 - May 1. "Antiques/Americana Week" is less an organized effort than a series of shows that occur at … Continue reading A Third Antique Week in Manhattan
Current Slump in Furniture Prices Not the First
Moderating a presentation at the Heart of Country Antiques Show in Nashville, veteran painting, and furniture dealer Woody Straub commented the slump in the current market was actually the third such dramatic decline in his lifetime. If you walked over to a table along a side wall and picked up a complimentary issue of Maine … Continue reading Current Slump in Furniture Prices Not the First
The Presentation and the Price — Visiting the Winter Antiques Show
On the first weekend to the Winter Antiques Show,when we arrived a the entrance of Park Avenue Amory, the crowd made me wonder whether Martha Stewart was still in the building. But inside the lobby, one could immediately sense the pazazz of the show. A long line at the coat check with anxious visitors trying … Continue reading The Presentation and the Price — Visiting the Winter Antiques Show
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