Urban Art and Antiques

A Gaggle of Interest – Nov 8, 2009

Sun — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:06:52 +0000

In this series, UAA team will list some of the interesting items that we have found in auctions, antique shops or eBay. Neither do we own the items nor we have the capability of examining the items in person in most cases. It mainly serves as an inventory record of what interests us (not necessarily [...]

Another Round of Museum Deaccession at Christie’s

Hui — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:36:44 +0000

1. Harold McGuffey, by Eastman Johnson, from Corcoran Gallery, to be sold at Christie’s on Dec 2, 2009 2. Early Autumn, Adirondacks, by Alexander Helwig Wyant, from Corcoran Gallery, to be sold at Christie’s on Dec 2, 2009 3. Mountainous Landscape by Moonlight, by Albert Bierstadt, from Corcoran Gallery, to be sold at Christie’s on Dec 2, 2009 4. Kathleen Whalen, by [...]

Grab It Through A Click

Hui — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:18:42 +0000

Following Antiques Trader’s twitter feed, I have found this tweet a few days ago: Question of the week: Do you participate in auction house online bidding? If not, why? E-mail: eric.bradley@fwmedia.com Here is my input: For collectors who live in New York City, online bidding may seem to be unnecessary because Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Doyle, Swann even Freeman or [...]

The National Antiques Show Story Continues to Unfold

ewmiller — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:37:37 +0000

I did a little more looking into the National Antiques Show this evening. It appears the show lasted into the 1980s. I thought occured to me the Pier show might have replaced it, but then I found both existed for at least two years, putting an end to that idea. Anyway, the more I read [...]

Lost New York: The Glory Days and the National Antiques Show

ewmiller — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:38:53 +0000

I’ve been hearing about the “glory days” of antique shows enough that I went to the library last night and headed for the microfilm, armed with a short list of New York Times articles I found online. First, here are a few general observations. I didn’t search that hard, but didn’t see many articles in [...]

Personal Faults and Other Stories of Everyday Life

ewmiller — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:45:46 +0000

It’s interesting to me I have now been to enough museums that I can often look at a painting and know where it belongs—or at least where it’s usually hanging. The current exhibit American American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765-1915 gave me a number of opportunities to show off my memory. There’s The Artist in [...]

Freeman’s Sell First Part Of Lehman Brothers Art Collection For US$1.35 Million

Geo — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:42:36 +0000

Freeman’s auctioneers announced recently it sold the first part of the multi-million dollar art collection of the former global financial services firm, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LBHI) in Philadelphia for US$1.35 million, double the original estimate for this part of the collection. Anne Henry, Vice-President of Modern and Contemporary Works of Art at Freeman’s said, “With [...]

Antique Imitation of Chinese Porcelain – A Case Study

Sun — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:10:29 +0000

It is a tradition in Chinese culture that artisans of later generations imitate earlier works as part of the learning process. In Chinese, “Lao Fang” means imitation made before 1911 when Republic of China was founded, and “Min Guo Fang” are those made during the regime of the Chinese Nationalist Party. These are NOT, by [...]

A Gaggle of Interests – Nov 1, 2009 NYC Marathon Day!

Hui — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:11:05 +0000

Buttersworth Oils Fetch $33,925 at Gordon S. Converse

Geo — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:56:01 +0000

A pair of marine oil paintings by the noted British artist Thomas Buttersworth (1768-1842) sold for a combined $33,925 at a multi-estate sale held Oct. 21 by Gordon S. Converse & Co. The paintings were the top achievers in a two-session sale that featured around 275 lots of fine art, period American furniture, ceramic objects, [...]

What’s selling on 1stDibs? [Digg]

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:47:27 PDT

Now that the traditional antique buying season has commenced, I wandered over to 1st Dibs to see what was selling via the designer trade this season. As I had

How do we know a Pittsburgh Sideboard when we see one? [Digg]

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:46:28 PDT

That's a good question, isn't it? I have stood in front of more than a few sideboards at antique shows and with Philadelphia on the tip of the tongue,