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(Auction)East Meets West Down South
New Orleans Auction Galleries, New Orleans, Louisianaby Karla Klein AlbertsonPhotos courtesy New Orleans Auction GalleriesNear the end of the catalog lurked the top lot, Return of the Flock, 1887, by French artist Albert Charpin (1842-1924). The painting doubled its estimate to sell for $36,900.With strong Asian interest in the air, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Robert Lloyd's Private Exhibition
Robert Lloyd in the Presidential Suite of Boston’s Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, where his private exhibition took place. Located on the 15th floor, the suite has a living room, kitchen, three bedrooms, five marble bathrooms, and private office, seen through the French doors in the background. “The last suite ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books for Children
by Celia BriggsAs the holidays approach with their associated retail frenzy, M.A.D. suggests a few titles for those on your list who are too young for Limoges or Lalique. The right book is always a safe gift. The following list offers ideas with an antiques or historical connection for the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Nelson & Nelson Antiques Opens in the Pierre Hotel
The new location for Nelson & Nelson Antiques is The Pierre Hotel, 2 East 61st Street at Fifth Avenue, New York City. It's the only retail establishment in the prestigious hotel. The Nelsons will showcase antique American, English, European, and Oriental sterling silver, plus a new selection of fine antique ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Antiques Group Shop Closes in Troy, New York
by David HewettAnother casualty in the contracting antiques market took place in New York's Capitol District recently. On Sunday, October 10, Bournebrook Antique Center in Troy was open for business from noon to 5 p.m. and then closed its doors forever.Bournebrook, at the heart of the downtown antiques district at ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Green Family Auction: No String Too Short to Save
The top lot of the entire four-day sale, going at $38,940 (est. $200/400), was a surprise to everyone. It was this 18th-century illuminated manuscript on vellum in Hebrew. “I bet we had ten calls on it from Israel,” Richard Oliver said. “Then we had a raft of calls from all ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Marigold People's Vase Brings $80,000
This People's vase in marigold sold to a Wooster, Ohio, collector for $80,000, making it the top price of the auction. The vase is the only one of eight known in marigold. The last People's vase at auction was sold in 2009, when a purple radium example with a mold ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Indian Hill Antiques Fair
The Victorian drop-leaf table in walnut with eight leaves, 11'8" long when extended, Ohio, circa 1880, was $2650 from Littleton Kirkpatrick III of Kirtland, Ohio. The set of six half-arrow-back Windsor chairs with original stencil and paint decoration, Pennsylvania, circa 1830, was $1200, and the set of six Sheraton chairs ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Will the Real John Adams Please Stand Up?
by David A. SperlingThis article will examine six Federal tall-case clocks created in "East" New Jersey during the first quarter of the 19th century. These clocks are all characterized by the cabinetmaker's use of intricate and unusual case inlay. Most have a Scudder-type broken-arch pediment and a well-executed fan inlaid ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Books Received
by M.A.D. StaffThese are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.Harmony in Wood: Furniture of the Harmony Society by Philip D. ... (Read More)
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