Classical music is a hard genre to enter if you don't know much about it. Rock, pop, country and even jazz are organized by performers. Classical music is most often organized by the composer. As a novice, I tend to look for music by performers and secondarily composers, orchestras, or conductors. Still, I had no … Continue reading When Virgil Fox Met the Wanamaker Organ
A table at the Old Jail Arts Center in Albany, Texas caught my eye. It's always nice when museums feature decorative arts, but it's especially nice when museums of this size include furniture. The round inlaid center table with a classical form features prominently our first president. I assumed being in this small-town Texas museum … Continue reading George, You’re a Long Way from Philadelphia…
And it's a song you've heard before. I was watching a carpet on LiveAuctioneers and New Orleans Auction Galleries today and couldn't help notice the traditional/classical looking furniture wasn't bringing much. When you compare it to paper items like maps and samplers- the price per ounce would seem pretty unreal. Small items like curtain rods … Continue reading Furniture Sells for a Song
Trying to drum up interest in an empire game table these days may be a little like trying to sell a tree after Christmas. The country is just not in the mood for empire. A table coming up at Christie's January 21 seems to have several things going for it beyond a stately and adorned … Continue reading Streisand’s Table, Acquired Taste
Two classical sideboards at auction recently caught my attention. The first has massive carving on the back splat remotely comparable (in terms of the scale of the carved area) only to one in storage at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. This sideboard is being offered at Dargate auctions in Pittsburgh December 5. The description … Continue reading Classical Sideboards at Auction
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