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
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Philadelphia Queen Anne Highboy Offered at Pook & Pook
The upcoming auction (June 20) at Pook & Pook features an important Philadelphia Queen Anne highboy, attributed to both Samuel Harding and ''The Garvan Carver''. The wide estimated price (between $50,000 - $150,000) indicates that probably such a museum piece may not fetch as high as it should have under the current economy yet there … Continue reading Philadelphia Queen Anne Highboy Offered at Pook & Pook
Class notes from “Rethinking Period Rooms”, a series of lectures at BMA — 2. The Evolution of Chairs
The most interesting thing in the study of objects is that not only the styles inevitably change, but also the notions of what that particular object means to people have changed in a dramatic way. The rarity of fabrics in the 17th century made its presentation and preservation (such as linen press or kas) the … Continue reading Class notes from “Rethinking Period Rooms”, a series of lectures at BMA — 2. The Evolution of Chairs
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