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Newsstand Rate $2.00 Published byThe Bee Publishing Company, Newtown, Connecticut INDEXES ON
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Couch, Isaac Vose & Son, with Thomas Wightman,
carver, Boston, 1824. Birch, mahogany, rosewood
graining, rosewood, oil gilding, brass, original
underupholstery, modern stamped wool plush fab-
ric and brass edge trim; height 35¼ by
width 85 by depth 24-3/8 inches. Historic
New England, gift of the Massachu-
setts Historical Society; photo, David
Bohl. The couch was one of 72 piec-
es made by Isaac Vose & Son for the
city of Boston to furnish General
Lafayette’s lodgings when he visit-
ed Boston in 1824.
Clark Pearce and Robert D. Mussey Jr, in a meeting room at the Massachusetts Historical Society in February. They Woman’s glove, probably
first contemplated a Vose project in 2003, when “Luxury and Innovation: Furniture Masterworks of John and Thom- France, 1824. White kidskin,
as Seymour,” the exhibition based on Mussey’s research on the Seymours, opened at the Peabody Essex Museum in printed in black ink with the
Salem, Mass. Serious discussions on Vose ensued in 2010 after Mussey sold his furniture conservation workshop. portrait and “Le Genl. Lafay-
ette” below, with a garland of
leaves around the wrist;
length 8-5/8 inches. Collec-
tion of the Massachusetts
Historical Society, removed
from Anna Cabot Lodge
Scrapbook, volume 22, Henry
Cabot Lodge papers. A hand-
written note inserted inside
indicates it was purchased in
Boston at a “store now used
by Estes and Lauriat’s.”
ISAAC VOSE
The Best Of Boston In The Classical Era
By Laura Beach was all made by Duncan Phyfe’s brothers...” Showy: The Classical Furniture of Isaac Vose, will
Aficionados will find the book’s introduction fasci- shape scholarship for decades to come.
BOSTON — The brilliant new book Rather Elegant
Than Showy: The Classical Furniture of Isaac Vose by nating and disconcerting. Fascinating because it Rather Elegant Than Showy is meticulous and
Robert D. Mussey Jr and Clark Pearce opens with a suggests the broader arc of the Americana move- nearly exhaustive, its prose confident, graceful and
chapter on the history of scholarship in this neglected ment in the last quarter of the Twentieth Century, laced with humor. Coming from one who makes his
avenue of American furniture studies. Boston furni- disconcerting because it relegates a passing gener- living advising collectors, Pearce’s authorial contri-
ture after the Federal period was largely overlooked ation to history. Mussey, the chapter’s author, iden- bution, a 70-page guide to evaluating furniture by
until the 1970s, when a crop of young scholars began tifies all the key players in the Classical arena, Vose, his partners, employees and contemporaries
investigating what curator Richard Randall wryly from Berry B. Tracy, Stuart Feld and Jane and based on construction and connoisseurship, is strik-
called “Boston Phyfe.” As Randall wrote impishly to Richard Nylander, among others, to Pearce. The ing in its generosity. Beyond that, Mussey and
Page Talbott, the Winterthur fellow who was the first looming presence is Mussey, whose books The Fur- Pearce skillfully bring to life the web of professional
to mine the records of Boston’s furniture industry niture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour
between 1810 and 1835, “...as you certainly realize, it (2003) and, with Pearce, Rather Elegant Than ( continued on page 8C )
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Jennifer L. Mass
Jennifer L. Mass is the Andrew W. Mellon professor of
cultural heritage science at Bard Graduate Center for
Decorative Arts, Design History and Material Culture.
She is also president of Scientific Analysis of Fine Art,
a go-to firm for analyzing and authenticating fine
and decorative art. It’s a busy profession these days,
judging by the fact that, according to Switzerland’s
Fine Art Expert Institute, 50 percent of art circulating
on the market is being forged or misattributed.
Half of the art on the market lawyers get involved prior to the transaction, they with anything from Elmer’s Glue to polyurethane
at auction and at shows is fake? may not receive the first phone call about the next floor finish. These modifications are not detectable
Does that sound right to you? exciting find. As a result, many times we see people to the naked eye, but they are detectable using mo-
doing their due diligence after the sale. Dealers are lecular analysis techniques, such as infrared spec-
I hear this question a lot, and it is a challenging one. getting more used to having conservators inspect troscopy. X-ray fluorescence of the Staffordshire fig-
Authenticity issues are highly dependent on the works before purchase, and my hope is that in time ures can determine whether their overglaze enamels
segment of the art market one works in. I have en- scientific study will become a natural part of the are consistent with the specific technologies used at
countered significant problems with antiquities, folk process too. If that does not occur, sales can always Staffordshire and the date of manufacture.
art of all forms, American furniture — mostly issues be written so that if any problems turn up later
with pastiches — trade silver, European porcelain through scientific analysis, the buyer has appropriate So after one has learned how to
and Chinese porcelain, both imperial and export. recourse. Art fairs like TEFAF use scientific analysis distinguish Chippendale from
The early Modernists, such as Amedeo Modigliani, to vet many works prior to the fair, and this is help- Hepplewhite, how does one become
comprise another area of difficulty, as do Old Mas- ing introduce science into the prepurchase process. a furniture finish detective?
ters and the Abstract Expressionists. Because people
come to me when they have a suspected problem For paintings, fakes can be spotted The furniture finish projects are some of my favor-
with attribution or authenticity, my view of the through catching overpainting, ites. By removing microscopic samples of the finish
market is quite slanted. I can see single-dealer collec- inappropriately aged canvas or pig- — smaller than the period at the end of this sentence
tions with 70–90 percent of the pieces being wrong. ments that didn’t exist at the time — and mounting and polishing them to reveal their
However, a number between 40 and 50 percent for they were purportedly painted. layer structures in cross-section, we are then able
the art market overall is more realistic. What’s the process for decorative arts to view them under the microscope in ultraviolet
pieces, such as an antique weather- light. This allows us to view the layer structures of
So many techniques now to verify vane or a Staffordshire figurine? the finishes on different parts of the piece, and to
paintings — X-rays, infrared scans study the compositions of the finish layers. If the
and radiocarbon dating, among With weathervanes, we have found a number of early layer structures don’t match, then the different
others. Is technology supplanting issues with the finishes, and often these pieces components of the piece likely did not start out their
connoisseurship or the trained eye? are desirable for their beautiful finishes, whether lives together, and the work is a pastiche.
Is there a danger in letting the gilded, polychromed or patinated. The beauty of a
machines take over? natural patina cannot be replicated with an artificial Seeing the forest for the trees, has
brushed-on copper nitrate patina, which looks flat your forensic work in fine art over
Technology will never supplant connoisseurship; it and shiny by comparison. A natural patina has a the past 20 years given you an appre-
is an orthogonal approach to be used in conjunction rich velvety appearance of copper minerals growing ciation for any particular genre?
with a stylistic analysis. Cultural heritage scientists, in directly out of the surface of the vane. Naturally,
the best-case scenario, always work together with art aged gilding is imitated using gold flake painted on Essentially, I love working on all types of art,
conservators and art historians to obtain the best pos- because they are beautiful on both the macroscopic
sible assessment of a work. Also, we Jennifer Mass at Cornell’s synchrotron. and microscopic scale. Art Nouveau and the
call them scientific instruments and
not machines, the term “machines” Jugenstil movement are tremen-
hurts their feelings! dously appealing to me, as is
the Russian Avant-Garde, but
Rational humans almost we see a number of authenticity
always get an appraisal concerns for the latter.
before buying a home.
Why are some collec- Best memory (not
tors so prone to buying related to work) from
high-value art that lacks your travels to Oslo to
documentation? study Munch’s “The
Scream” for a pigment
There is competition among col- degradation study?
lectors to buy from the big-name
dealers and to be called first when Riding the escalator in the air-
an exciting find comes to light. If port and seeing tremendous ban-
a collector makes the purchasing ners reading “Welcome to Oslo,
process difficult for the dealer by ‘The Scream’s’ Hometown.” This
having conservators, scientists and brought home what an icon this
work is for the city, the nation
and for the Western art canon.
—W.A. Demers
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Parisian Scenes, Old Masters, Country & Genre Subjects
Highlight Heritage’s June 8 European Art Auction
DALLAS — Paris as Maurice Parisian courtesan gliding down
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streets of Montmartre head- bit of her silk stockings in the
lines Heritage Auctions’ June process ($15/25,000). Spiridon’s
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his “Cabaret du Lapin Agile” ry. It represented the artist at
($100/150,000), a scene of Aris- the 1893 Chicago’s World
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Views of other Parisian land- at the center of a sensational
marks by Edouard-Léon Cortès, indecency trial; and belonged to
François Gall and Antoine actress Ronnie Claire Edwards,
Blanchard set the stage for who was best known for playing
Ignace Spiridon’s painting, “Sap- Corabeth Walton Godsey on the
pho,” a depiction of an infamous TV series The Waltons.
The banks of the Seine where
Parisians spend quiet after-
noons form the subject of two
landscapes in the sale: Maximil-
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près de la Roche-Guyon” Aristide Maillol (French,
($10/15,000) and Pierre 1861–1944), “Petit torse,”
Eugène’s “Montézin’s Peniches à 1910, bronze with green
Saint-Mammès” ($12/18,000). patina, 7¼ inches, edition
1/6. Inscribed on the base Maurice Utrillo (French, 1883–1955), “Cabaret du Lapin
with the monogram. Num- Agile, oil on canvas, 18-1/8 by 21¾ inches. Signed lower
bered 1/6 and with the right: Maurice. Utrillo. V. ($100/150,000).
foundry mark Alexis Rudier/
A particular prize of the auc-
tion is Henri Martin’s study for
“Le Sulfatage,” one panel of his
Brimfield MasBsraicmhfuiesledttMs a2s0s0a8chuseluminous mural cycle for the
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Park Avenue Estate To Highlight
Marion Antique Auctions June 9
A Caucasian carpet is one of several to be offered.
MARION, MASS. — On June Paul Cesar-Helleu (1859–1927), red chalk Eighteenth or Nineteenth Century Tibetan
9, Marion Antique Auctions will drawing. thangka with handprints by Togden
conduct its annual summer sale Nineteenth Century blackamoor automa- Shakya Shiri, a great dzogchen lama from
at the historic Marion Music ton, one of many from a collection. Kham, Tibet.
Hall, 164 Front Street.
well. Two early Chinese paint- liamsport, Penn., whose home by a large automaton of a black- Boston historian and antiquari-
The contents of several promi- ings on silk depicting Generals was decorated by Tiffany’s, adds amoor figure with a serving an.
nent estates will comprise this of Imperial Rank come with some interesting items to the tray. A Providence, R.I., Balch
eclectic 500 lot auction. From great provenance from the sale, including a pair of hand- school sampler is expected to There is also a Civil War-era
the Park Avenue apartment, the Charles R. Crane estate of painted doors with the original lead the way in textile offerings. powder horn inscribed 1862
Mill Valley California residence Woods Hole, Mass. bill of sale from Tiffany’s. Reg. Mass. Volunteers F.T. Sch-
and the 6,000 acre South Caro- A good assemblage of Eigh- reider. He was the bugler in that
lina plantation, comes the art A fragmentary Roman head, There is also an Eighteenth teenth and Nineteenth Century regiment.
collections of Bokara Legendre, First or Second Century CE, Century Colchester, Conn., desk furniture, both American and
a philanthropist, performer and was part of the collection of and bookcase with Rathbone continental, could prove to be Ceramic offerings include
socialite. Vasco Bensaude, prominent and Willard family provenance, good buys at the sale, with an E. large lots of Quimper and Ded-
banker and businessman from Hartford, Conn., and the origi- Howard oak tall clock as one of ham pottery, as well as a collec-
A few of the highlights include the Azores. The estate of Frank nal receipt dated 1976 when it the most interesting pieces. tion of large figural Amphora
a Camille Pissarro charcoal and Louise Plankenhorn of Wil- was purchased from Bernard & There are also some exceptional and Teplitz pieces.
drawing titled “Paysanne,” a red S. Dean Levy. There is a nice col- Eighteenth Century Italian,
chalk drawing by Paul Cesar- lection of Eighteenth and Nine- English and American looking Joe McDonald was a well-
Helleu, two large oil paintings teenth Century boxes and tea glasses. known Hyannis Port, Mass.,
by Jean Baptiste LePrince, an caddies along with Georgian print collector and print restor-
ink drawing by Giovanni Bat- and American sterling silver. As always at a Marion er, and there are about 25 lots of
tista, an acrylic on paper by Antiques Auction, there is a prints by N. Currier, J. T. Bowen
Helen Frankenthaler and Eigh- This sale is loaded with fresh- good offering of whaling and and others.
teenth Century Tibetan Thang- to-the-market paintings by art- nautical items, which includes
kas. ists William Bradford, F. Usher scrimshaw, three stick barome- Rounding out this sale is a
DeVoll, Ernest Ipsen, Bryant ters, several nice ship models group of arms and armor from a
A large grouping of gold and Chapin, Harry Neyland, Clem- and three Fiji Island war clubs. Holliston, Mass., collector, with
silver coins being offered were ent Swift, Frank Vining Smith, the highlight being a Seven-
found by Marion Antique Auc- Edward Stetson, Cecil Beaton, From the Mary Timmons teenth Century inlaid crossbow.
tPiaognisn’aFterdanbykdMoncNamee in a clos- Antonio Gattorno, A.F. Tait and estate comes a silver Paul
ePt:\Ain&ACAhdesv\y4-C27h-1a8s\e, Md., during Paul Reiska to name a few. Revere spoon, which has its bill Previews are Friday, June 8,
of sale for $15, dated 1941, from from 2 to 6 pm and Saturday, 8
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music box collection highlighted Boston. Timmons was a noted am. For additional information,
the estate of William Claflin of www.marionantiqueauctions.com
Marion to the Elizabeth Taber or 508-748-3606.
Library will cross the block as
& ANNEX ? Brooklyn Museum Acquires Untitled Work By Ed Clark
PPaA:\gANi&nTaAtIeAQddUsb\yE5d-S1o1nC-1E8N\ aTpEplRedore Ed Clark, untitled, 1978–80, acrylic on canvas, 66 by 77 inch-
beso.oCkosu2rxte1s½y oinf dWde.iss Berlin and the artist. Studio Lepkows-
picAknedtiuqpufreo,mV5i-n4-t1a8ge and ki photo by Gunter Lepkowski.
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LIFEWTR, a water brand com-
mitted to advancing and show-
casing sources of creativity, con-
7578 North Broadway (Rt. 9) (1978–80), a large-scale abstract tributed $100,000 to support the
Red Hook, NY 12571 painting by the American artist museum’s acquisition. The fund,
Ed Clark, which will join the which launched at Frieze New
845-758-2843 museum’s permanent collection York 2017, follows a tradition of
through The LIFEWTR Fund. museum acquisition funds at
£ !Open Daily 11-5 Frieze fairs, with the 2003 estab-
lishment of the Tate Fund at
Frieze London, which has sup-
BUYING OLDER ported the acquisition of more
CHILDREN’S BOOKS! than 100 works for the national
collection.
Top $$$ Paid | Happy to come to you The Brooklyn Museum
acquired the Clark painting
APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA from Weiss Berlin Gallery, which
presented a solo show of the art-
914-763-0166 | [email protected] ist’s paintings at Frieze New
www.appledorebookshop.com York 2018. The gallery partici-
pated in the fair’s Spotlight sec-
tion, which was curated once 200 Eastern Parkway. For more
again this year by Toby Kamps information, 718-501-6520 or
Leading Private Collector BUYING (Blaffer Art Museum, University www.brooklynmuseum.org.
of Houston) and dedicated to MONTCLAIR, N.J. — The
CIVIL WAR, REVOLUTIONARY WAR & Twentieth Century artistic pio-
WW2 GERMAN & JAPANESE neers. American Federation of Arts, in
partnership with the Smithson-
WAR RELICS The acquisition was selected ian’s National Museum of the
Uniforms, Hats, Helmets, Insignia, Medals, by the 2018 panel, including the American Indian, present at the
Brooklyn Museum’s Shelby Montclair Art Museum, at 3
White and Leon Levy director, South Mountain Avenue, “Kay
Anne Pasternak; deputy director WalkingStick: An American Art-
and chief curator Jennifer Chi;
along with curators Eugenie ist,” in the final stop of a national
Equipment, Weapons, etc. Tsai, Catherine Morris, Ashley tour. For information, www.mont-
James and Carmen Hermo. clairartmuseum.org or 973-746-
DON TROIANI PO Box 660, Southbury, CT 30 Years Continuous Advertising in "Antiques And The Arts Weekly" 5555.
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June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 5
Alan Lachman (American, b. 1936) Carved Moonstone, Diamond, & 14K Gold Brooch Antique Judaica Sterling Silver Chinese Ming Dynasty Samuel Baruch Halle Lalique Crystal "Ingrid" Vase
Americana Mixed Media Etrog Box, German or English Longquan Porcelain (French, 1824-1889)
Portrait of Boy, Oil on Canvas
Vases as Lamps
LIVE ESTATE AUCTION! NO RESERVES!
Virgin Mary Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Bowl, Collection of Antique Judaica Silver Joan Miró (Spanish- Antique Tiffany & Co. Japonesque Tray, Eames for Herman Miller,
Life-Size Statue, Among Several Lots of Antique Daum French, 1893-1983) Hand-Hammered Sterling Silver, circa 1879 Pair of Mid-Century Modern
Italian or Spanish Greater Nicoya Torah Crown or Keter, "L'Espirit," Lithograph Time-Life Executive Chairs
Pre-Columbian Pottery 19in. H
SUNDAY, JUNE 10th, 2018
Preview: May 29-June 10, 10am-6pm weekdays + 8:30am-5:30pm weekends
Featuring a fine collection of lots from estates
in the New York Metro Area. The auction will begin promptly at 12pm.
"C.C." Wang Jiqian Antique Judaica Silver Mid-Century Modern George Nelson for Danish Modern Silver Richard Blow for Montici Pietra Dura Panel Schneider Glass Art Deco Vase,
(Chinese-American, 1907-2003) Torah Finials/Rimonim, Herman Miller Walnut Dresser Pitcher, by Kay Fisker "Le Verre Francais"
for Anton Michelsen
Ink on Paper Landscape Austro-Hungarian
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Absentee and phone bids accepted! View the catalogue at http://nyshowplace.com/!
Neoclassical Bronze Roundel Mounted as Stand Tommi Parzinger/Charak Norwegian Dragestil Silver Sculpture, of Thai Bronze Judaica Silver Washing Cup, Collection of Navajo & Zuni
Modern Mahogany Breakfront, Viking Ship or Longboat Buddha Head Early Ehrenthal for Gorham American Indian Silver Belt Buckles
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Paul Evans designed the “Cityscape” loveseat that
Phillip Lloyd Powell slate top over silver gild- electrifies the auction with its chrome plated steel Phillip Lloyd Powell designed silver leaf carved
ed leg table. frame and orange upholstery. door cabinet with mirrored background.
Midcentury Modern Will Make A Splash June 7 At Alderfer Auction
HATFIELD, PENN. — Mid- Phillip Lloyd Powell designed these oak, framed leather slate top wall cabinets. elsewhere. In 2006, an 8-foot-
century Modern will make a long wall-mounted cabinet,
splash in Alderfer Auction’s from the natural world,” said a cabinet with slate top; slate “Cityscape” loveseat that elec- topped with slate, sold at auc-
June 7 fine and decorative arts review in The New York Times. top over silver gilded leg table; trifies the auction with its tion for $60,000.
auction. With its fresh style silver leaf carved door cabinet chrome-plated steel frame and
and clean lines, studio created Alderfer Auction acquired with mirrored background; orange upholstery. Alderfer Auction’s three days
furniture by artists Phillip Powell’s works from a family marble and silvered wood cabi- of sales begin Tuesday, June 5,
Lloyd Powell and Paul Evans who commissioned him to net; pale red velvet uphol- Unlike many other artists, with a fine collection of auto-
headline the auction’s furni- design pieces for their home stered painted stool on green Powell created only a limited mobiles including a fire truck,
ture category. The Thursday after having personally met painted metal frame; and red number of works over his life- and antique and collector cars.
auction will be preceded by two him at his studio in New Hope. tufted upholstery on a chrome time, equaling less than 1,000 Following on June 6 is the
days of auctions on June 5 A friendship ensued, and over base. pieces. His work has been ever-popular collector’s auc-
(antique and collector cars) and several years, Powell created shown at America House in tion with its eclectic mix and
6 (collector’s auction). custom pieces which include Another contemporary artist, New York, the Museum of the broad appeal of jewelry, deco-
an oak framed leather wall Paul Evans, designed the Philadelphia Civic Center and rative accessories, furniture
Phillip Lloyd Powell had a and art for the emerging and
studio in the “artists’ haven” of seasoned collector.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
He was a self-taught furniture Alderfer Auction is at 501
designer that produced ele- Fairgrounds Road. The fine and
gant, sculptural pieces that decorative arts auction will be
are highly prized today by col- held June 7 at noon. That auc-
lectors. “His sinuous, textural tion will accommodate live,
furniture, which he painstak- online, phone and absentee bid-
ingly hand-carved from gleam- ding. For further information,
ing woods, often recalled forms www.alderferauction.com or
215-393-3000.
Nelson-Atkins Museum To Showcase 10 Years Of Gifts
KANSAS CITY, MO. — This will offer new ways to engage ters,’ we want to inspire ques- Atkins’ director of curatorial er Kay WalkingStick; and Crow
summer, the Nelson-Atkins with the collection. Featuring tions — not necessarily answer affairs. “‘Unexpected Encoun- multimedia artist Wendy Red
Museum of Art presents an 250 works spanning the Six- them — and to empower audi- ters’ will offer behind-the- Star.
interactive exhibition showcas- teenth to the Twenty-First Cen- ences to think like curators, scenes insight into this process
ing the museum’s significant turies, five continents and a considering the endless oppor- and will bring the museum’s More than 300 works of art
gifts over the past decade. broad range of disciplines — tunities for interpretation.” work to life in an experimental throughout the museum that
“Unexpected Encounters,” including painting, photogra- and fun way.” were acquired through the gen-
which continues until August phy, ceramics, sculpture, furni- A product of collaboration erosity of donors will be identi-
12, provides insight into the ture and jewelry — the between curators from every The exhibition will feature fied with a special gift icon on
museum’s inner workings and exhibition will challenge audi- department, the exhibition several new acquisitions on each object label. These include
ences to seek connections aims to present dynamic and view at the museum for the monumental works such as
between a multitude of disci- surprising juxtapositions that first time, including Sean Scul- “The Gates of Paradise,” a
plines and consider new ways of break the boundaries of tradi- ly’s Landline Tappan (2015) and promised gift from Paul
thinking about art. The exhibi- tional museum displays and an early Twentieth Century DeBruce and Linda Woodsmall-
tion will also highlight some of reflect the museum’s interdisci- cabinet by Italian designer DeBruce; “Saint Adrian” by
the museum’s newer collecting plinary approach to the display Carlo Bugatti. It will showcase Kehinde Wiley, a promised gift
initiatives of acquiring more of art. Intriguing pairings will a range of recently acquired from John and Sharon Hoff-
works by women and artists of encourage visitors to consider works by American Indian con- man; and “Still Life of Exotic
color. commonalities between seem- temporary artists including Flowers on a Marble Ledge,” by
ingly disparate works. Navajo artist Norbert Pesh- Seventeenth Century Dutch
“This exhibition will be a cata- lakai and master weaver Nellie artist Rachel Ruysch, a gift
lyst for conversations and a “Part of the curatorial process Joe; Hopi painter and sculptor from James and Virginia Mof-
springboard for ideas,” said — from designing exhibitions to Dan Namingha; Northern fett.
Julián Zugazagoitia, Menefee writing the labels that accom- Cheyenne multidisciplinary
D. and Mary Louise Blackwell pany art — is deciding how to artist Bently Spang; Cochiti The Nelson-Atkins is at 4525
CEO and director of the muse- present art and which stories to Pueblo potters Virgil Ortiz and Oak Street. For additional
um. “With ‘Unexpected Encoun- tell about the work,” said Cath- Diego Romero; Cherokee paint- information, 816-751-1278 or
erine L. Futter, the Nelson- www.nelson-atkins.org.
I LOVE New York Chair Highlights
TIFFANY LAMPS Bonhams’ Furniture Sale
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Over 40 Years In Business - Tiffany Expert The firm has attributed it to BRONX, N.Y. — The New
the same cabinet shop as a York Botanical Garden’s exhi-
2419 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10469 circa 1760 set of chairs made bition “Georgia O’Keeffe:
Phone: 718-798-0193 for Robert Livingston and Visions of Hawai’i” focuses on
Margaret Livingston (Beek- the iconic artist’s immersion
Fax: 718-881-2929 Cell: 914-391-7188 man). It has provenance to in the Hawaiian islands in
Email: [email protected] • Website: larryzinzi.com Ginsberg & Levy, and it was in 1939. The exhibition will run
the Austin Keough Collection until October 28. A lush flow-
and another private collection er show in the Enid A. Haupt
before being handled by Ber- Conservatory evokes the gar-
nard & S. Dean Levy, Inc. dens and landscapes that
inspired O’Keeffe, as well as
In addition to being featured the complex story of the flora
in a Levy Gallery catalog, it and unique ecology of Hawai’i.
was advertised in The Maga- The New York Botanical Gar-
zine Antiques in April 1934 den is at 2900 Southern Bou-
and was included in the 1984 levard. For information, 718-
exhibition, “Opulence & 817-8700 or www.nybg.org.
Splendour, The New York
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 7
Iconic Names Headline Bonhams’ June 7 Design Sale
Robert Goossens (1927–2016), Water Lilies chandelier, circa “Untitled (Bush Form) by Harry Bertoia Thorolf Holmboe (1866–1935), centerpiece,
1970 ($60/80,000) (1915–1978), circa 1970 ($80/120,000) circa 1907 ($50/70,000)
NEW YORK CITY — Bon- gifted by Bertoia to Richard ate a series of sculptures for ($30/40,000); an early Pomme Lloyd Wright, an original
hams’ Modern Decorative Art Farrell in 1975. Farrell was the building’s plaza. The com- Bouche, circa 1968 ($15/20,000) design conceived by Wright in
+ Design sale will take place vice president and general mission became a seminal and six other works by Claude 1925 for use in his home
on June 7. Featuring more counsel for the Amoco Corpo- moment in Bertoia’s career. Lalanne that comes directly Taliesin, in Spring Green, Wis.
than 130 lots, the sale includes ration, and oversaw the con- from the Lalanne family; a ($8/12,000).
a broad selection of works struction of the Standard Oil Also featured is a rare monu- Minguren II coffee table by
from renowned designers such building in Chicago. In 1974, mental Battuto vase by Carlo George Nakashima, 1981 Bonhams is at 580 Madison
as Harry Bertoia, George the Standard Oil Company Scarpa, circa 1942, which was ($25/35,000); and a Taliesin I Avenue. For more information,
Nakashima, Frank Lloyd commissioned Bertoia to cre- exhibited in the Metropolitan table lamp circa 1940 by Frank 212-644-9001 or www.bonhams.
Wright, Claude Lalanne and Museum of Art in 2013 com.
Carlo Scarpa.
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($40/60,000). The work was I-71 to Exit 65, East on US 35, to Ohio Expo Center
Show Hours 12 miles to WCH. Fayette
Reward Being County Fairgrounds at the
Offered For Stolen Thurs. 10:45am - 6pm intersection of US 35,
Fri. & Sat. 9am - 6pm US 22 and US 62.
Classic 1964 Sun. 10am - 4pm
Aston Martin DB5
Directions
LONDON — Art Recovery
International (ARI) requests 3 miles East of Atlanta
assistance from the public to Airport, I-285 at Exit 55
help recover a stolen 1964 (3650 & 3850 Jonesboro Rd SE)
Aston Martin DB5.
For more information, visit us at: P.O. Box 60, Bremen, OH 43107
Featured in the 1965 James www.scottantiquemarkets.com 740.569.2800
Bond film, Goldfinger, this
luxury vehicle, with installed
gadgets, was the first of four
cars used by EON Produc-
tions, and it was bought by its
last owner at Sotheby’s for
$250,000 in 1986.
In June 1997, this classic dis-
appeared from a hangar at the
Boca Raton (Florida) Airport,
and has never resurfaced.
The 1964 Aston Martin DB5
is silver with black leather
interior; chassis no. DP/216/1.
A reward is being offered to
anyone who can provide infor-
mation that results in the safe
return of the undamaged
vehicle.
Tips may be submitted online
or by phone to Christopher A.
Marinello, +44 203 763 3540,
+44 7702 206 913 (mobile) or
[email protected],
All tips may be submitted
anonymously and on a confi-
dential basis.
8 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — June 8, 2018
Chinese Buddhist Art Highlights Gianguan’s June 9 Auction
NEW YORK CITY — With a expected to fetch more than Buddha Amitabha seated in dhyanasana, Of the Ming dynasty, the seated figure wears
growing reputation for offering $20,000. and holding a lotus amphora, in loose styl- a turquoise robe enhanced with pink and
Chinese religious art, Gianguan ized robes, on a pedestal. red flowers and scrolls within a matrix of
Auctions will present a collec- From the Ming dynasty comes fine wire.
tion of bronze, jade and ceramic a rare gilt-bronze figure of the
statues in its Saturday, June 9, celestial Buddha Amitabha. plinth carved with lions and around the body. Weighing more vived more than 1,500 years of
sale, beginning at 6 pm. While the Buddha is depicted Buddhas. It is about 13 inches than 1,000 grams, the lot is weathering, the statue retains
seated in dhyanasana, the left tall and estimated at more than expected to command upwards traces of pigment on the loose-
A rare Northern Zhou seated hand holds a floral lotus ampho- $8,000. of $6,000. fitting robe. Both hands, how-
Buddha is finely cast and ra. The dark bronzed body is ever, have been lost to the ages.
retains a rich patina; the tradi- draped in golden hued, detailed Similarly, a jade carving of the A great value with strong his- The 16-inch-tall property is
tionally posed Buddha has a robe. Serenity characterizes the standing Shakyamuni Maitreya tory is a polychromed Northern expected to realize upwards of
raised right hand while the left gaze. Elongated ears with pen- is an example of period crafts- Qi stone figure of Shakyamuni $3,000.
one rests on the knee. The coun- dulous lobes frame the face. Of manship. At nearly 20 inches Buddha seated in dyanasana on
tenance is serene and medita- the period, the casting bears the tall, the figure’s face is carved a lotus pedestal supported by a Previews open on Friday, June
tive below an urna, framed by a four-character Xuande mark. It with deeply arching eyebrows, base. The interest lies in the 1, and run through Friday, June
pair of long pendulous earlobes is 15 inches tall and expected to narrow eyes and small pursed face, which is finely carved and 8, 10 am to 7 pm.
and hair neatly swept over the go off at more than $15,000. lips. The hair has characteristic tranquil under tight curls over
mound of the ushnisha At 14½ concentrically coiled strands the ushnisha surrounded by The gallery’s headquarters is
inches tall, the Buddha is Equally dramatic is a rare arranged around the ushnisa, double lotus petals. A mandorla at 39 West 56th Street. For
Northern Qi stone figure of enameled gilt bronze Shakya- and the robes fall in loose folds frames the head. Having sur- information, 212-867-7288 or
Shakyamuni Buddha on a muni Buddha of the Ming www.gianguanauctions.com.
lotus pedestal supported by dynasty. Retaining a brilliant
a base. patina, the seated figure is
dressed in a turquoise robe
enhanced with pink and red
flowers and scrolls within a
matrix of fine wire. The face
bears a serene expression
beneath a raised urna. The coif-
fure is of small, tight curls. The
usnisa is surmounted by a cin-
tamani. It is engraved with the
Ming dynasty Yongle six-char-
acter mark and estimated at
upwards of $15,000.
Buddhas of carved jade, one of
the hardest stones to work, find
a niche in the sale as well. A
Northern Wei carving of Shaky-
amuni Maitreya seated on a
plinth offers rare insight into
the techniques of the age. The
face, appropriately serene with
downcast eyes in contempla-
tion, is framed by elongated ear
lobes and surmounted with a
usnisa topknot. The figure is
supported on a rectangular
At Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates —
Antiques, Fine & Decorative Arts
Auction Generates Strong Prices
Auction Action In Mount Crawford, Va.
MOUNT CRAWFORD, VA. — with a few surprises — in mul- private collection of imperial Pair of Chinese enamel wine pots sold for $198,900.
The Jeffrey S. Evans & Associ- tiple categories. The two-day free-hand and studio glass and
ates April 27–28 antiques, fine format consisted of 1,403 lots of a large assortment of Nine- categories demonstrating there is increased market
and decorative arts auction was high-quality material and gen- teenth Century lighting. The signs of renewed energy. Sev- demand for a diverse range of
a highly successful event and erated record levels of partici- select grouping offered in the eral surprises were in order for art and antiques. The overall
produced robust prices – along pation for the firm, a strong Friday session sparked signifi- Saturday as well, most notably excitement and strong sales
This 5.45-carat diamond sol- indication of vigor in this seg- cant presale interest and pro- a pair of Chinese enamel wine results reflect the freshness
itaire ring brought $52,650. ment of the marketplace. Bid- duced strong results overall. pots with Yongzheng marks and high quality of the mer-
ding was intense throughout Top lot from Friday was a Steu- that had descended in the fam- chandise offered. In addition,
each day, with more than 5,000 ben Cathedral etched and ily of Senator Marcus Allen the auction was 99.8 percent
registered bidders from 36 engraved art glass crystal Coolidge (1865–1947) of Fitch- unreserved, so the results are a
countries participating in house sculpture of obelisk form, which burg, Mass.. true and honest gauge of the
and online. garnered $4,387. Designed by The weekend’s top lot at current market.” Evans added,
George Thompson and pro- $198,900, the pair, despite “We already have several strong
Session I on Friday started duced in 1955, the rare form minor imperfections, sparked a items in house for the next fine
the weekend off smoothly. Most was discovered in a London col- tremendous amount of presale and decorative arts auction, so
offerings met or exceeded expec- lection. interest and was purchased, the fall sale should be another
tations. The 492-lot offering fea- after heated bidding, by a Chi- great event!”
tured an excellent selection of Session II on Saturday con- nese collector. Another surprise
American and European art sisted of the firm’s usual Prices are given with buyer’s
glass, including examples by diverse selection of fine and premium, as reported by the
Tiffany, Quezal, Durand, Steu- decorative arts and produced auction house. The firm is cur-
ben and Honesdale, as well as a strong results, with numerous rently accepting consignments
for its next fine and decorative
from the Coolidge family collec- arts auction to be conducted
tion was a Chinese enamel mir- October 12–13. For information,
ror that soared past its estimate www.jeffreysevans.com or 540-
with heavy internet bidding 434-3939.
and finally landed at $23,400.
Other noteworthy results from PORTLAND, ORE. — The Port-
the Saturday session include an land Art Museum (PAM) is host-
impressive 5.45-carat diamond ing “Common Ground: Photo-
solitaire ring at $52,650 and an graphs by Fazal Sheikh,
exquisite Japanese Jizai Oki- 1989–2013,” a survey of work by
mono articulated figure of a rhi- the critically acclaimed photogra-
noceros beetle at $9,945. pher focused on raising aware-
After the sale, company presi- ness of international human
dent and auctioneer Jeffrey S. rights issues. The museum is at
Evans commented, “This sale 1219 SW Park Avenue For addi-
generated robust interest tional information, www.portlan-
across the board, from bidders dartmuseum.org or 503-226-2811.
near and far. Levels of online
participation in the auction
Roger de la Fresnaye (French, 1885–1925) still A Chinese enamel mirror went out at shattered all previous records
life was bid to $12,450. $23,400. for us — a real indication that
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 9
MESDA Journal Continues To Highlight
Groundbreaking New Research
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Butter churn by Thomas
The most recent journal pro- Mitchel Chandler Jr (1810–
duced by the Museum of Early 1854), 1829, Baltimore.
Southern Decorative Arts Inscribed on bottom, salt-
(MESDA) features research that glazed stoneware with cobalt
highlight the remarkable variety PPdlia:ea\gAcmi&noaArCtaeA.tddaiosbn\yn4d-d;2oSM0nu-1Es8aS\wnDoASrld., the Wil-
of experiences and influences Mauacrtioinn er
that created the material land- C1 ox l1leincdtdio. n, Acc. 5813.47.
scape of the early American
South. picked up from
Katherine C. Hughes, an Chess table; Ptaabglientaotped: ubnykLnisoawn artist, 1809e, mRaoilmpreo,oIf ttoa:ly; base: attribut-
emerging scholar, has written an ed to John CP. B:\Aow&Aiea(d1s7\836-–91-18581\S) tarantdfo/ordr AWnatliwtqeourreldBCaouewcntiitoeenr(g12a7llx9er02y–@.1i8gnm5d3da)i.l,.c1o8m20,
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stoneware butter churn by cele- Portrait of Mary Meador by George W.L. Ladd, of Colo-
brated potter Thomas Chandler 1844. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Fairfield nial Williamsburg Foundation, Acc. 2015-341, museum purchase and
Jr. The Baltimore-made churn is County Museum, Winnsboro, S.C. TIF Foundation in memory of Michele Iverson.
an early document of Chandler’s
career, for which he is most — his portraits reveal an artist led Colonial Williamsburg’s fully — for a time — adapted to published over the last 43 years.
known for the alkaline-glazed of talent and merit. While Ladd curator of furniture, Tara Glea- competition from large urban For more information, www.mes-
stoneware pots he made in the advertised as a painter in cities son Chicirda, to produce the first furniture manufacturers. dajournal.org.
1840s and 50s after moving to throughout South Carolina, Vir- scholarship identifying a Port
Edgefield, S.C. More significant- ginia, North Carolina, and Geor- Royal, Va., cabinetmaking shop. The MESDA Journal has pub- World
ly, the churn may be unparal- gia, his best documented body of Through letters, receipts and lished groundbreaking research Auction Gallery
leled in American pottery for its work was executed in Fairfield surviving furniture with Ber- on early southern decorative ALWAYS SEEKING
extraordinarily personal connec- County, S.C. nard Family provenances, arts and material culture since CONSIGNMENTS
tion to family and place. Hughes Chicirda documents the work of 1975. Articles in the MESDA
deciphers its pictorial decoration A chess table with an Italian- brothers John and Walter Bowie Journal are available free of 228 East Meadow Ave., East Meadow NY 11554
much like a landscape painting made marble top purchased and illustrates how they success- charge through its website, as 516-307-8180
that depicts his family’s ances- abroad by John Hipkins Bernard are digital versions of past issues
tral homestead on the Eastern [email protected]
Shore.
Research by scholar Patricia V.
Veasey gives the little-known
itinerant portrait artist George
Ladd overdue attention.
Although Ladd’s career has been
overshadowed by the notable
accomplishments of his wife —
the writer, artist and school-
teacher Catherine Stratton Ladd
Rare & Brief Viewing Opportunity— Stratford Antique Center
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Washington’s Personal Headquarters Visit the Big,
Flag Goes On View Flag Day •A fine collection of antiques Blue Building
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PHILADELPHIA — The
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this Flag Day, marking its first
public display in Philadelphia
since the war itself and its first
appearance in Pennsylvania in
decades. SEEKING IMPORTANT
The Museum of the American AMERICAN PRINTS AND MAPS
Revolution will bring out of its
archives the flag, known as the
Commander-in-Chief ’s Stan-
dard, from Flag Day, June 14,
through Father’s Day, June 17.
It will be on display in the
Museum’s first-floor Patriots
Gallery and will be free with
regular Museum admission. George Washington’s headquarters flag, known as the Com-
Visitors will receive a minia- mander-in-Chief’s Standard. Credit: Museum of the Ameri-
ture version of the flag to take can Revolution
home.
The flag measures approxi- ington’s sister, Betty Washing- the other members of the Dis-
mately 2 feet by 3 feet and fea- ton Lewis, donated the flag to covery crew traveled 3.6 million
tures 13 white, six-pointed the Valley Forge Historical miles and orbited the earth 134
stars representing the 13 colo- Society. The society transferred times. The flag accompanied
nies on a blue field. It is the collection, including the them on the entire journey.
believed to be the earliest sur- Standard, to the museum in
viving 13-star United States 2003. In the museum’s core exhibi-
flag. Due to deterioration that tion, visitors will see two addi-
results from light exposure, the Throughout the weekend, tional rare Revolutionary-era
flag can only be displayed on guests can add a stitch to a flags that are on display. The
special occasions. reproduction of a Revolutionary Monmouth Flag descended in a
“Revolutionary Americans War flag, design their own flag Pennsylvania family and is one
adopted various symbols to rep- or try cutting a six-pointed star of the oldest surviving flags
resent the new republic that like the ones on Washington’s from the American Revolution,
they created after the Declara- Standard. They can participate dating to 1775-76. It still has Amos Doolittle – A New Display of the United States, 1799
tion of Independence,” said Dr in a flag-themed scavenger the British Union in the corner.
R. Scott Stephenson, vice presi- hunt in the museum’s galleries, The Forester Flag may be one of INC.
dent of collections, exhibitions and explore the museum’s new the earliest American flags to
and programs for the museum. discovery center, Revolution have been altered after the Dec- CELEBRATING 116 YEARS OF BUYING, SELLING AND
“Washington’s Standard Place, which opens to the public laration of Independence. It is BUILDING AMERICAN ART COLLECTIONS.
includes a blue field with 13 on June 9. clear that the British Union
white stars representing ‘a new was removed from it and the WWW.OLDPRINTSHOP.COM
constellation,’ which Congress The museum also will display white fabric has been reworked
adopted in 1777 as a component a replica of the Commander-in- to create stripes. KENNETH M. NEWMAN HARRY S. NEWMAN ROBERT K. NEWMAN
of the now familiar ‘Star-Span- Chief ’s Standard, which trav- 150 LEXINGTON AVENUE AT 30TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10016-8108
gled Banner.’” eled into space with astronaut The Museum of the American
In the early Twentieth Centu- John Glenn as part of the lead Revolution is at 101 South TEL 212.683.3950 FAX 212.779.8040 [email protected]
ry, descendants of George Wash- up to the 1999 bicentennial Third Street. For additional
commemorations of Washing- information, 215-253-6731 or
ton’s death in 1799. Glenn and www.amrevmuseum.org.
10 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — June 8, 2018
Maps And Atlases On Offer At Swann Galleries June 7
Album with 14 watercolor scenes presumably by a British
serviceman on his way to serve in the Crimean War, 1854
($2,5/3,500).
NEW YORK CITY — Swann John Reid will also be offered. John James Audubon, “Fish Hawk,” plate Map of Manhattan issued by the Depart-
Galleries’ June 7 auction of maps Another highlight is Nicolas de 81, hand-colored aquatint and engraved ment of Docks, compiled by chief engineer
and atlases, natural history and plate from Birds of America, London, 1830 Charles K. Graham, 1873 ($5/7,500).
colorplate books offers nearly Fer’s L’Amerique Divisee Selon ($30/50,000).
400 maps, atlases, manuscript Letendue de ses Principales Par-
travelogues, naturalist plates ties, 1713, colloquially known as From Manhattan’s Shoreline To ‘Island Of California’
and ephemera from every corner the “Original Beaver Map.” The
of the world. large decorative wall map of the of New York, 1874 ($3/5,000). sitions in the canon ($30/50,000. from far-off lands include 19 circa
Americas was the first major A variety of Eighteenth and “Great Horned Owl,” a hand-col- 1920 scenes of Cuba by illustra-
Landmarks in the history of map to include an engraved car- ored elephant sheet, leads a bevy tor Edwin James Meeker, pub-
mapping the United States touche of a beaver in the wilder- Nineteenth Century Japanese of owl plates at $10/15,000. The lished in History of Cuba, by Wil-
include the first representation ness, a motif emulated and popu- cartography will be offered. High- first octavo edition of a complete lis Fletcher Johnson ($8/12,000).
of the country as an integrated larized later by Herman Moll in lights include a large folding subscriber’s copy of Birds of Following success with nautical
landmass: John Melish’s Map of in his World Described atlas manuscript watercolor map of the America, 1840–44, originally travelogues, Swann will offer a
the United States with the Con- ($10/15,000). The original carries port city of Shimoda, 1858, one of owned and compiled by John book of 14 views of the Turkish
tiguous British & Spanish Pos- an estimate of $20/30,000 and the earliest cities to allow foreign Pierce Brace, who devoted his life coastline, presumably executed
sessions, 1816 ($15/25,000). Also features California as an island diplomacy after Commodore Mat- to the education of girls and by a British serviceman as his
available is A Map of the State of on the West Coast. thew Perry opened the island to women, will be offered at auction ship passed through the Strait of
Virginia Reduced from the Nine trade with the west ($3/5,000). A for the first time ($25/35,000). Bosphorus on its way to the
Sheet Map of the State, in Con- An engaging selection of maps contemporary archive of material Crimean War ($2,5/3,500).
formity to Law, 1827, by Herman of Manhattan that reveal the relating to Perry’s 1853 visit, Additional naturalist delights
Boye, the first official map of the island’s shoreline before its including a charming sketch of come in the form of the complete Exhibition dates are June 2,
state to delineate its geography development include a rare him, is valued $2,5/3,500. French edition of Johann Michael noon to 5 pm; June 4–6, 10 am to
with accuracy; it has not been hand-colored composite map of Seligmann’s Recueil de Divers 6 pm; June 7, 10 am to noon.
seen at auction since 1963 the city compiled in 1873 by Highlights from John James Oiseaux, 1768–76, with hand-col-
($20/30,000). The first printed Charles Kinnaird Graham for Audubon’s Birds of America, ored plates after Mark Catesby Swann Galleries is at 104
map of the Mississippi River the Department of Docks, show- 1830, include the hand-colored and George Edwards ($15/25,000). East 25th Street. For more
based on first-hand exploration ing the original high and low elephant plate of “Fish Hawk,” information, 212-254-4710 or
— the result of Louis Jolliet’s watermarks around the south- one of the most dramatic compo- Entrancing watercolor albums www.swanngalleries.com.
expedition to the region in 1673 ern tip of Manhattan overlaid
— carries an estimate of with the projected development
$15/20,000. Works by cartogra- of piers, slips and bulkheads into
phers Lewis Evans, Henricus the Hudson and East Rivers
and Jodocus Hondius, Gerardus ($5/7,500). Also available is
Mercator, Abraham Ortelius and Egbert Viele’s “Water Map,” or
Topographical Atlas of the City
Bruce Museum To Celebrate Statewide Connecticut Open House Day June 9
GREENWICH, CONN. — The This statewide event, spon- works created by students com- The National Geographic Ark. The exhibition is on view
Bruce Museum has joined in sored by the Connecticut Office peting for cash prizes and Photo Ark is an ambitious proj- June 2–September 2.
the 14th Annual Connecticut of Tourism (COT), is designed to includes a catalogue and digital ect committed to documenting
Open House Day — a unified broaden awareness among resi- presentation of all participating every species in the world’s “Wild Bees: Photographs by
celebration of the state’s fasci- dents of Connecticut’s excep- students’ work. zoos and wildlife sanctuaries Paula Sharp and Ross Eatman”
nating world of art history and tional cultural and tourism — inspiring people not just to examines photographs of wild
tourism — on Saturday, June 9. assets and encourage them to Also on display in the Bruce care, but also to help protect bees in their natural habitats,
become ambassadors who share Museum galleries during Con- these animals for future gen- along with an exploration of
During this one-day event, the their newfound discoveries with necticut Open House Day: erations. Featuring more than their varied lifestyles, interac-
Bruce, along with more than visiting family and friends. 50 of the most compelling tive viewing of native bee speci-
200 other organizations and “Patriotic Persuasion: Ameri- images by National Geographic mens under the microscope,
attractions throughout the Saturday marks the opening can Posters of the First World photographer and Fellow Joel interactive website, bee houses
state, will open its doors to visi- of the 9th annual iCreate exhi- War,” which closes on June 10, Sartore, the exhibition pro- and giant model bees at 20x
tors free of charge. To qualify for bition, a juried show spotlight- commemorates the US involve- vides visitors with the unique scale.
any Open House Day special, at ing fine art created by local ment in World War I a century opportunity to come face to
least one person in each visiting high school students. Continu- ago and features a selection of face with animals from the The Bruce Museum is at 1
group must show a valid Con- ing through August 12, iCreate original posters, most of which National Geographic Photo Museum Drive. For informa-
necticut driver’s license. 2018 features more than 40 art- were donated to the museum by tion, www.brucemuseum.org or
Beverly and John W. Watling III. 203-869-0376.
Antique Canton lids ‘Puttin’ On The Glitz’ At Rago June Jewelry Auction
(more than 150) for sale as one LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. — strap bracelets and a large
lot along with miscellaneous Rago Arts and Auction Center selection of dazzling brooches
Canton pieces. Lid tops for will conduct its unreserved from makers including Cartier
teapots, syllabubs, vegetable, and fine jewelry auctions on and Wise & Sons, all sporting
canister, steak, hot-water, June 8 and 10, offering hun- the crisp lines, bright colors
terrapin, sauce tureen, soup dreds of pieces of antique, and angled geometry that typ-
tureen, etc. Must pick up and designer and modern jewelry ifies the aesthetics of the
must take whole lot. $200. with a broad selection of 1920s and 1930s.
American and European art
Call: 203-733-1490 deco designs. Included in the “Classic art deco design is
sale will be dozens of diamond emblematic of the ‘Roaring
and gem set rings, necklaces, Twenties’ in that it is deca-
dent, bold and playful. This
elan has made art deco a Cartier jade, diamond and
quintessential style, an endur- enamel jabot pin ($8/12,000)
ing favorite in the market and
a mainstay of all jewelry auc- The sale will preview noon to and 10. For those unable to
tions,” said Katherine Van 5 pm June 2–6, noon to 7 pm, attend, telephone or absentee
Dell, director of Rago’s fine June 7, and by appointment. bidding can be arranged at 609-
jewelry Department. Catalogs are available at the 397-9374. Online bidding is
auction house or viewable available. Rago Auctions is at
Highlights of the sale include online at www.ragoarts.com or 333 North Main Street. For
a Cartier jade, diamond and www.bidsquare.com. The gal- additional information, 609-
enamel jabot pin ($8/12,000), a lery will open at 9 am, June 8 397-9374 or www.ragoarts.com.
Wise & Son diamond and plati-
num brooch ($5/7,000), a dia-
mond and platinum brooch
($7/10,000) and an Egyptian
revival pendant necklace
($1,2/1,800).
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 11
Stamps, Fine Art & Sports Join Antique
Furniture At Kaminski Auctions June 2–3
BEVERLY, MASS. — Kamins- Joe Bush, pages with errors, Paul Revere teaspoon spoon, signed PR, L. Fontana signed oil on canvas with nine
ki Auctions will hold a two-day revenues, fiscals, tax stamps monogrammed MC, with provenance, 4¼ holes, 1967, 23½ by 19½ inches. Provenance:
auction June 2 and 3, beginning and regular issues. inches long. Italian Riccio collection.
at 10 am both days. Brian Coole, “Summer Morning Over Bos-
The baseball card and base- ton,” oil on board.
Day one of the auction will ball memorabilia collection
feature an important stamp include such famous names as Small sampling of the stamp
collection, plus coins, medals Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, collections on offer.
and sports memorabilia. The Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays
stamp collection consists of and Sandy Koufax, as well as July 1912) with printed star
approximately 60 lots and is collectors signed photos, base- field measuring 33 by 56 inches.
the entire lifetime collection of balls, bats, gloves and more. There is a large selection of
Anthony Frusciance, who spe- APmagerinicaatnedfubryniLtuisrae in the auc-
cialized in German stamps. The afternoon sessions both tPio:n\Aa&sAwAedllsa\4s-2E7u-r1o8p\ean deco-
There are choice albums of both days will include a large selec- irtERteaeemthmniivnptsehoebriniCeuacecmrlnutk.td1AuernSxyatei2vqPpeuienraeradisrldia.onPf eQNrsaiinjaaenr-
pre-World War I, World War II tion of estate furniture, decora- oepmalainilepdroecoafntote:rs and a pair of
era and post-World War II from tive art and fine art, including [email protected] cut
East and West Germany, along one of the last Brian Coole glass lamps in the Qajar-style.
with an extensive collection of works painted before his death, collection. There is also a Asian antiques include an oil Kaminski Auction gallery is at
contemporary German souve- an original Paul Revere spoon Joseph Stella titled “Haitian on canvas by the Chinese artist 117 Elliot Street, Route 62.
nir sheets. Most of the collec- and a collection of Asian Sunrise,” oil on Masonite; and Shang Ding (b 1954), titled For additional information,
tion is mint never hinged. antiques. an Alan Saret (American, b “Back to Home,” 1995 www.kaminskiauctions.com or
There is a collection of German 1944), mixed media sculpture ($15/20,000). 978-927-2223.
Zeppelins on covers, a nice Fine art on offer includes a H. comprising black and colorless Of great interest to American
album of German semipostals Matisse signed, watercolor/pen molded glass with pine straw history collectors is a recent dis-
and airmails. and ink from 1946–47, titled, “2 from 1970 titled “Sacred Forms,” covery from a Kaminski RHINEBECK
women in my garden” from a from the collection of Jan appraisal event: an original ANTIQUE
There are also stamps from Palm Beach estate, and an Cowles. Paul Revere teaspoon signed EMPORIUM
Bohemia, Gersey and Jersey, important painting by the PR with the monogram MC,
Polish occupation — all in mint French Expressionist Bernard American art in the sale with provenance. It measures ~ANTIQUE CENTER~
condition, never hinged. In two Buffet of a view of a city and includes a George Luks, signed 4¼ inches in length ($4/6,000).
albums are 94 pieces of German bridge ($10/20,000). The Brian oil on canvas, titled “Pegleg dhbfHaalnlyiaePpPeT.swmidneaw:cc4\RvdokgAaoaveeo-yiif&slnnvedeae4pvreaAetnwu6erirtt,noiped-nAnsottfdNhrftcaadfraolsgeotetsbumtroemw\tyadh:6hfrbeo-ldA3e1sua8m,o-a8mgsr-3n41eaym01e3(pm8-r3Joe1o\ifu-ae(t8crsaTlsaEt,tayiu,hanl4dpgrir-1Mmpsai1n9frwt3laufe0agal-isn8ia1gtss2hd6–g8s-),x52-11i(nB-d1et8dw,.CSeL8eoPINn4mMAoRF5CmIhlF-TaEilint8osEAseoFD7ibeVroe6enATcD-kRiIomE8Le&nAnA1eHtSLL6oayEBrd8lReEesPark)
wartime history featuring an Coole oil on board is titled Pete,” with an inscribed letter
extensive collection of Trieste, “Lovely Summer Morning over and original bill of sale
most purchased years ago from Boston” ($9/12,000). ($15/20,000). A Carl Schmidt,
Joe Bush, with original invoic- oil on canvas, titled the “Navajo
es, including BOB collection Modern art is well represent- herder #06, When All is Peace-
with two albums, stock books on ed with an L. Fontana signed, ful” is originally from the Bilt-
oil on canvas with nine holes, more Galleries in Scottsdale,
1967, from the Italian Riccio Arizona ($8/12,000).
Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
On View At Joan B Mirviss, Ltd
NEW YORK CITY — Joan B Mirviss, Ltd pres- glaze to emphasize a contrasting smooth sur-
ents the work of Hoshino Kayoko and Satoru in face, the duality of her approach to surface 2018 SCHEDULE 2018 SCHEDULE
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Kayoko and Satoru,” an exhibition devoted brought Kayoko to the forefront of women cera-
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celebrated ceramicist couple. The exhibition con- July 26 September 27 July 18 September 19
tinues through June 15. Joan B Mirvis, Ltd is at 39 East 78th Street.
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their dual careers but also the intertwining of “Spring Snow 17-4” (left) by Hoshino Satoru at Walker Homestead at Flying Pig Antiques Co-operative
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Hoshino Kayoko approaches her medium with-
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her forms appear as if released from a wedged
mound of clay, created by chance. The austere
elegance of her work contrasts dramatically
with that of her husband. Her distinctive sharp-
ly contoured wire-cut forms feature matte gray
surfaces covered with vertical impressions made
from metal tools to create a rhythmic linear pat-
tern punctuated by dark crystallizations in the
clay itself. Occasionally featuring a silver or ash
12 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — June 8, 2018
Irving Penn’s Image ‘Cuzco Children’
May Lead Heritage’s Photographs Auction June 5
Irving Penn (American, 1917–2009), “Cuzco Children, Peru, Jerry Uelsmann (American, b 1934), Untitled Richard Avedon (American, 1923–2004),
December,” 1948, platinum-palladium, flush-mounted to (Philosopher’s Desk), 1976, gelatin silver, “Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by
aluminum, 1978, 19-½ by 20-¼ inches ($100/150,000). 19-½ by 14-3/8 inches. Initialed and dated in Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris,” 1955, gelatin
pencil mount recto; signed, titled, and dated silver contact print, printed later
NEW YORK CITY — A power- exist” on verso. The 60-year-old in ink with the photographer’s stamp on 10 by 8 inches. Signed and editioned ‘46/100’
ful image by American photog- image of two children from the verso and mount verso ($2,500/3,500). in pencil with the photographer’s copyright
rapher Irving Penn could bring city in the Peruvian Andes stamp on verso ($30/50,000).
as much as $150,000 in Heri- Mountains measures 19-½ by
tage Auctions’ Photographs 20-¼ inches.
Auction June 5. Helmut Newton’s “Saddle I, ($30/50,000). This stunning
“This auction has an excep- Paris (at the Hotel Lancaster),” 8-by-10-inch gelatin silver con-
tional array of works by out- 1976 ($50/70,000) is a striking tact print of the elegant woman
standing photographers,” Heri- work by German-Australian standing between two pachy-
tage Auctions Photographs fashion photographer Helmut derms is signed and editioned
Director Nigel Russell said. Newton, who was known for “46/100” in pencil with the pho-
“The sale features masterworks erotically-charged black and tographer’s copyright stamp on
from the Sato Collection by white photos that were featured verso.
Penn, Avedon, Newton, Herb frequently in numerous publi-
Ritts and others. Several of the cations. The 12-by-18-1/4-inch “Clearing Winter Storm,
lots are rare images from limit- gelatin silver image is signed by Yosemite National Park,” 1937,
ed editions that rarely appear the photographer and printer by Ansel Adams ($25/35,000) is
at auction, making them even and titled and dated in pencil a breathtaking photo by the
more appealing to serious col- with the photographer’s copy- renowned American photogra-
lectors.” right stamp on verso. pher and environmentalist
Irving Penn, “Cuzco Children, Another image expected to whose black and white land-
Peru, December 1948” fare well in the auction is Irving scape photographs of the Amer-
($100/150,000) is a platinum- Penn’s “Guedras in the Wind, ican West, especially Yosemite,
palladium image, flush-mount- Morocco,” 1971 ($30/50,000). have enjoyed massive success
ed to aluminum. It is signed, Penn’s 40-year-old platinum- when reproduced in books, on
titled, dated and editioned palladium image is signed, posters and calendars, and on
“P4a0/g6i0n”atweidthbya d“o1n428” notation titled, dated, annotated and edi- the internet. This gelatin silver
iPn:\pAe&ncAilAwdisth\6-t8h-e1P8\emnnadCisoonnd-éboutcioknveildle“128/x325”iinndpde.ncil with the image is signed in pencil mount
Npiacsktedcouppyrfirgohmt 8c-r1e8d-i1t 7r,eproduc- photographer’s copyright stamp recto and titled in ink in the Ansel Adams (American, 1902–1984), “Clearing Winter
tsneaituomnanmdmabicpleceplridrmeo,doitf“paItrtnoii:onnstastdedosvfitteaitohamnilsplm,timoaaann6g@d0e aliolnnmAtelvarreeenrasspdtory. oismdroRawticiiohnangrsd.scigAonvmiefdicoann’st photographer’s stamp mount Storm, Yosemite National Park,” 1937, gelatin silver, 1973–
in platinum metals, unnum- “Dovima with Elephants, Eve- verso. 1975, 15-½ by 19-1/8 inches. Signed in pencil mount recto;
bered, but signed silver prints ning Dress by Dior, Cirque titled in ink in the photographer’s stamp mount verso
Other top lots include, David ($25/35,000).
Yarrow’s “Mankind, Yirol, South
not exceeding a total of 30 may d’Hiver, Paris,” 1955 Sudan,” 2014 ($20/30,000); a Ramatuelle,” 1980 ($15/25,000). “Photoshop before there was
vintage work by Julia Margaret The auction also includes the Photoshop.”
Big Field Cameron, “Paul and Virginia,”
Antiques Show circa 1865 ($20/30,000); Herb largest group of Jerry Uels- Previews are at Heritage Auc-
Ritts’ “Floating Torso,” St. mann (b 1934) photographs (56) tions 445 Park Avenue, 15th
August 17-19, 2018 Barthélemy, 1987 ($15/25,000); to appear at auction. Uelsmann Floor, May 29–June 2 and June
Robert Mapplethorpe, “Poppy,” is a photomontage pioneer who 4. The auction will begin at 11
Original Big Field 1988 ($15/25,000); another vin- mastered the art of merging am in The Louis Suite at Lotte
tage work, this from author multiple photos into stunning New York Palace, 455 Madison
Rt. 20, Bouckville, NY 13310 Lewis Carroll, “Study of Alex- single images where the combi- Avenue. For further informa-
andra ‘Xie’ Kitchin,” 1874 nations are so seamless that his tion, www.ha.com or 877-437-
(GPS 3200 Canal Road) ($15/25,000); and a work by works have been referred to as 4824.
Helmut Newton, “Tied-up Torso,
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Where the Buyers
come to shop! NEW YORK CITY — Hosted designs reveal a striking mix of mented aesthetic went on to
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York, a June 7 celebration at the tion of early modern architec-
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ing in concert with his wife, the century of harsh weather condi- Plant lithographs by Ellsworth
artist Margaret MacDonald, tions threaten the property and Kelly are on exhibit at the Berk-
Mackintosh integrated archi- its priceless interiors, and a shire Botanical Garden until
tecture, interiors and decora- radical conservation approach October 8 at 5 West Stockbridge
tive arts to create buildings has been developed. Road. For information, www.
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Just as Mackintosh’s unorna- 298-3926.
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 13
Spotted Horse Antiques, Brownsville, Vt.
Kathy and Peter Hunt, Essex Junction, Vt. Denise Monroe, Hollis, N.H.
It’s Ready, Set, Go At Milford
MILFORD, N.H. — Jack Doni- Review and Photos by veneer and solids with inlays. He Bob Hammond of Artisans and Antiques, Winter Harbor, Maine
gian continued his half-day mar- Antiques And The Arts Weekly also had a Pembroke table from
ket at Hampshire Hills Athletic the same area and time. 42-Year Tradition Continues With
Club on May 6, immediately prior Tom O’Hara Morning Show Prior To Weeklong
to the spring edition of Brimfield Vt., was selling a post office sign Greg Hamilton, Stoneblock
with another full house of exhib- from North Pomfret. Dealer Ken Antiques, Vergennes, Vt., was Brimfield Spring Markets
iting dealers and hundreds of Arthur also has sorting boxes, selling his silver as usual. He has
shoppers. The buying and selling which may also have been from a made this show into his second Bud Hughes Americana, Stratham, N.H.
here, as always, was quick, per- post office some time ago. home with his reputation for the
haps even a little more so on this silver hollowware he brings and
pre-Brimfield Sunday with both Artisans and Antiques, Winter sells here. This weekend he also
exhibitors and buyers anxious to Harbor, Maine, returned to this had two chinoiserie boxes, which
be ready for the upcoming week show from the winter in Florida were drawing great attention.
by adjusting their inventories or where the dealers collect fine art.
cashflows. In Maine they collect Eighteenth A miniature four-poster bed
and Nineteenth Century home complete with linen was Brian
As one dealer said, some shows furnishings and decorative acces- Cullity’s centerpiece Sunday
are for looking, some for selling, sories, which made up the rest of morning. About 10 by 18 inches, it
but this one is for buying. He and their inventory. was probably built by a father or
his son, both dealers at other grandfather for their child, 150
shows, in a shop and on the inter- Cape Codder Steve Moss loves years ago or more near Cullity’s
net, were there to find more mer- his folk art, even Outsider art. Sagamore, Mass., home.
chandise that they could resell. Here for the short Sunday show,
While not wishing to be identi- he was showing several pieces, Denise Monroe, Hollis, N.H.,
fied, they did leave after a couple including a cutout black cat cari- was exhibiting for the first time.
hours of intense shopping with cature, a silent butler, likely to Her collection is an assortment of
their arms full. have held cards at an entrance of English games and ephemera all
a store or shop in the first half of from the Nineteenth and early
And what was there to buy? the Twentieth Century, and also Twentieth Century.
Kathy and Peter Hunt, exhibitors several handmade rugs.
from Essex Junction, Vt., offered Bud Hughes Americana,
two beautiful handmade While small things dominate Stratham, N.H., organized an
100-year-old quilts that formed this short show for the ease and exhibit with Sharon [Conn.]
the backdrop for their booth. That convenience of the exhibitors, Green Antiques, which was
was no easy chore, as the setup many bring great furniture. John focused on quilts and American
for this show is done while the Tracy was selling an Eighteenth country furniture. Bud sold Eigh-
first shoppers are also coming in Century Boston sewing stand, teenth Century woodenware. One
to see what is available. One quilt Sheridan style. Nearby New Ips- of the small stands was sold as a
featured red baskets on a white wich, N.H., trader Richard Wal- result of the day’s work.
field the other was a form of lace offered a North Shore secre-
checkerboard. The Hunts also tary, American Federal design, a Milford Antiques Show will
offered a collection of Nineteenth combination of Sheraton and happen next at the beginning of
Century lighting. Hepplewhite, in mahogany New Hampshire Antiques Week,
August 5, from 8:30 am to noon.
The Spotted Horse, Brownsville, For more information, www.mil-
fordantiqueshow.com or 781-
329-1192.
Greg Hamilton, Vergennes, Vt. Richard Wallace, New Ipswich, N.H.
Steve Moss, Marstons Mills, Mass.
John Tracy, Fall River, Mass. Brian Cullity, Sagamore, Mass. Sharon Green Antiques, Sharon, Conn.
14 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — June 8, 2018
Back To Brimfield!
After A Seemingly Endless Winter, Shoppers Revel In
The Mega-Market’s Ample Fields
Sage Antiques, New Jersey. —May’s Antique Market BRIMFIELD, MASS. — Park- The following pages showcase a ety in the goods on offer, and
ing spaces were again at a pre- small portion of the bounty that dealers and buyers all seemed to
mium during Brimfield’s spring awaited Brimfield faithfuls. be having fun. According to
edition, May 8–12, no doubt due Faxon, many dealers were very
to the interminably long winter Tuesday — Dealer’s Choice happy, either with retail sales or
that the Northeast endured and The weather could not have sales to other dealers.
the pent-up demand to “get out- been better for dealers and visi-
doors and buy stuff.” As dealers tors to the Dealer’s Choice mar- Wednesday —
set out their inventory saved up ket, which was conducted May 8. New England Motel
over the winter months, and Lori Faxon, the owner and man- Early birds are in line before
antiques hunters and gatherers ager of the Dealer’s Choice mar- dawn at this popular paid field.
primed themselves with coffee ket, said the gate was “right Marking the start of the Motel’s
and breakfast sandwiches for the where it always is” in May. 33rd year, co-owner Marie Dol-
treasure hunt, the fields gener- Approximately 300 dealers doorian rang the ritual bell to
ally filled up to capacity with exhibit there, primarily New signal the command to swing the
exhibitors and their inventories: England dealers but also dealers gates open at 6 am, and eager
parking lots were quickly sprout- from throughout the United shoppers swarmed through,
ing “Full” signs, and shoppers States and even a couple of inter- many jogging to the far end of
were scouring the open fields national dealers from Paris and the field before methodically
picking through the collections. Germany. There was great vari- working their way back. “It’s a
Three Navajo silver and turquoise necklaces, two with Could this large painted box with iron hard-
squash blossoms and one, circa 1930, with Indian head ware at W.F. Healey, Lynn, Mass., have been
nickels, at Blue Dog Antiques, Stafford Springs, Conn. decorated by Cape Cod folk artist Peter
Hunt (1896–1967)? —May’s Antique Market
—May’s Antique Market
Review and Photos by Laura Beach,
W.A. Demers, Madelia Hickman Ring
and Tom O’Hara
“He’s why the field looks so great,” show The ostrich feather hanging lamps beck-
manager Martha May said of her brother oned in the pavilion space of Seaver &
Charlie, left. “He arrives in April, is in McLellan Antiques. —New England Motel
charge of the grounds and keeps a lid on
things on opening morning.”
—May’s Antique Market
Many lots were full on Thursday morning prior to the open-
ing of May’s Antique Market.
Davidian Americana, South Dennis, Mass. More shoppers are opting for wheels, rent-
—May’s Antique Market Buffalo Falls Antiques, Gasport, N.Y. ing scooters from Enable Your Mobility
—May’s Antique Market LLC. —May’s Antique Market
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 15
An assortment of vintage game wheels at Obnoxious
Antiques, Burlington, N.J. —Heart-O-The-Mart
Customers pawed through piles of jewelry Doug Jackman of Stephen-Douglas
at Orlando Refinery, the last stop before the Antiques, Rockingham, Vt., offered this
smelter. —May’s Antique Market. trade sign for J. Hagerman’s Valley Hotel.
—May’s Antique Market
full field with good quality,” an original pair of Mickey and Marlborough, N.H., dealer Tom Will Verfuss, Rochester, N.Y. —Brimfield Auction Acres
remarked Doldoorian as the first Minnie Mouse dolls from the Longacre made note of an E.B.
of the day’s three major shows 1930s. Norton, Worcester, Mass., 3-gal-
that charge admission began. lon stoneware jug, Nineteenth
Heart-O-The Mart Century, with cobalt blue floral
Some of it squirreled away for After brisk shopping at New decoration, while wife Beverly
the winter, some of it recently England Motel, the lineup begins stocked plenty of her trademark
acquired at auction or other for Heart-O-The-Mart, just down Christmas decorations.
shows, merchandise was being on Route 20. The show opened at
presented to collectors, interior 9 am on Wednesday with an Jane and Phil Wargo, Walling-
designers and casual retail shop- eager crowd of shoppers running ford, Conn., were “neighbors” and
pers by dealers who were in the onto the field to find their favor- were showing a hooked rug,
mood to sell. Rarely do you hear ite dealer. dated 1884, a pair of green shut-
someone ask for a price on some- Set up here are a number of ters found on Martha’s Vineyard,
thing and then fork over the first Barn Star show promoter Frank a whirligig mill worker and an
ask. Haggling is expected and Gaglio’s regular exhibitors, Eighteenth Century six-board
routine, and usually a quick com- familiar faces at shows like blanket chest, among other items.
promise is reached. Antiques at Rhinebeck and oth-
ers, including Stockton, N.J., Thursday – May’s
New England Motel features dealer Jim Grievo, the Village Antique Market
three covered pavilions, and it is Braider, Ed and Anita Holden, May’s Antique Market is a
here that most of the exhibitors Jane Wargo, Thomas Longacre Cadillac of fields, a place to find
of estate jewelry, fine porcelain, and Beverly Weir-Longacre, to high-end silver, ceramics, furni-
ephemera and textiles can be name a few, and Gaglio finds this ture and folk art, along with
found. field a great place to do business. plenty of playful vintage materi-
al. Show manager Martha May
Textiles, indeed, were a focus at
A Classic Touch, Melbourne, Fla., And they’re off at the 9 am opening of Heart-O-The-Mart.
along with quality country wick-
er. A white Victorian-style settee Lynn Ribar of White Whale Limited, Hudson, N.Y., had
and lady’s chair had been brought a nice variety of things to the show, including these
restored with new cushions two shell-covered boxes, one of which sold during the show.
made from vintage blue and Ribar said later that it had been the best May Brimfield in a
white ticking and were accompa- few years, with lots of good energy and enthusiasm from
nied by matching filled pillows. A buyers. —Dealer’s Choice
World War II-era hand worked Bengay African Art, New York City. —May’s Antique Market
pillow front had been made into
a 14-inch-square pillow accented Merrimacport, Mass., dealer Colette Donovan pointed out
with 1950s ball trim and early Wayside Antiques, West Boylston, Mass. the scarab and figures of animals, people and birds on this
French ticking back. —Brimfield Auction Acres intriguing make-do. —May’s Antique Market
Also in a pavilion with ample
space for his display, Richard
Lavigne of Knollwood Antiques,
Village of Thorndike, Mass.,
ticked off a number of early sales,
including a pair of bronze chairs,
a pair of French iron benches,
armillary spheres, six planters,
two cast iron chairs and a Moor-
ish mirror.
Fresh from the New York
Botanical Garden Antiques and
Art Fair, Brennan & Mouille-
seaux were offering a set of
Regency-style chairs, a pair of
stone garden seats and a feath-
ery pair of ostrich hanging
lamps.
Formal and primitive furniture
was again shown by Margaret
and Vin Rowan of Fernwood Stu-
dio, Mahopac, N.Y. They have
been in the same spot at the
motel for at least ten years, they
said, and are one of the shrink-
ing number of sources for good
American country furniture.
This time out, among their many
furniture pieces was a great
Shaker cupboard from the Quat-
trochi collection.
Also carrying the American
country furnishings torch were
Patti and Cid Paden and Tom
Varney, collectively known as
Mapleside Antiques, Titusville,
Penn., with a circa 1840 tiger
maple deed box, 21-inch-diame-
ter mustard yellow and blue
wooden bowls, choppers, a buck-
et bench, hornbeam piggin and
16 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — June 8, 2018
Marie Doldoorian, co-owner New England Motel, with her
ritual opening bell. This year marks the start of her 33rd
year greeting early bird shoppers.
Besides the happiness created by being outside on a beauti-
ful spring day, fine art dealer Rob Zeiders, Glassboro, N.J.,
was elated by his recent acquisition of a pair of paintings
by Impressionist Robert Emmett Owen (1878–1957).
—Heart-O-The-Mart
Totally “mod,” this Bonnie Vin and Margaret Rowan of Fenwood Studio, Mahopac,
Cashin for Sills & Co. funky N.Y., deal in antiques, primitive and collectibles. To the left
orange leather and fur-lined of Vin is a Shaker cupboard over drawers that had come
coat, accessorized with a out of the Quattrochi collection. —New England Motel
colorful shoulder bag and
scarf was among the vintage
and repurposed jewelry,
clothing, hats, furs and
accessories being sold by
Patti Soobitsky, Sturbridge,
Mass. —Heart-O-The-Mart
The friendly parking lot crew at Heart-O-The-Mart, from
left, Paul Niejadlik, Ben Halpin, Michele Reddington, Rich
Longhi and Bob Doran. May Brimfield shows generally fill
the parking lots early, and this year was no exception.
The sold tag appeared early on this kitchen
table from the 1920s at Asbell’s Antiques,
Pikeville, Penn. Although the dealer said it
was “filthy dirty” when she discovered it, it
had not been repainted, just scrubbed with
some Ajax cleanser and buffed with dark
walnut wax. —New England Motel
The sign at the entrance said it all — “Wel- Back To Brimfield
come to the Silverplate Tent.”
—New England Motel
This portrait of a young boy was one of the stand-out items
in the booth of One of a Kind Antiques, Deep River, Conn.
Going online in 1995, the shop was one of the earliest to
take advantage of the internet and sells most of its inven-
tory online. —Dealer’s Choice
Peter Mason of Wyben Hills Antiques, West-
field and Easthampton, Mass., sold this pair
The Carl Lindborg painting of an Asbury Park, N.J., beach of swivel base ice-cream parlor chairs to a
scene was an early sale at Pete’s Antiques, Woodstock, N.Y. couple from Italy minutes after the show A “Fire Eater” banner hung from a tree near
—New England Motel started. —May’s Antique Market the entrance to May’s Antique Market.
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 17
Colorful costume jewelry covered tables at 20 Sur 20, spe-
cialist in 1930s to 1950s adornments. The Rue des
Period Americana — from a Queen Anne Lavandiéres, Paris, dealer shared space with Moans Cou-
mahogany side chair to treen and Fort ture, which supplies dazzlers to the Metropolitan Opera
Zack Gikas of Zack’s Vintage, Ashburnham, Edwards, N.Y., stoneware — at Joseph A. and artist Larry Vrba. — May’s Antique Market
Mass., hoists an architectural sundial. Borsarj Antiques, Brewster, Mass.
—May’s Antique Market —May’s Antique Market
insists on quality. Her high stan- transferware and some small pieces for the home, with sales
dards contributed to a robust furniture and decorative accesso- that quickly developed for muff-
gate when May’s Antique Mar- ries. ineers, tea strainers, patch boxes
ket opened for business on and much more. His pal from
Thursday, May 10. Both entranc- Two Maryland friends sharing nearby Abingdon, antiques show
es to the show were mobbed, and space in a big tent again were promoter Billy Thomas, trades in
adjacent parking lots were full. both selling as well from the get- late Nineteenth Century and
go. Baltimore Auctioneer Glenn early Twentieth Century glass.
At the stroke of 9 am, the wraps Freeman had his showcases
came off all merchandise. filled with unusual small silver A couple of Pennsylvania men
Moments later, Wyben Hills
Antiques sold a pair of swivel- Vintage New England, Canton, Conn.
seat soda parlor chairs to a cou- —Brimfield Auction Acres
ple from Italy. Shoppers from
Europe and Asia combed the Back To Brimfield
fields. A Paris dealer sold colorful
costume jewelry in a stand Glenn Freeman Auctions, Baltimore, Md.
shared with colleagues from New —Brimfield Auction Acres
York. Many dealers made the
long trip from Southern and
Western states to attend the
first, and some say most impor-
tant, May’s Antique Market of
the year. The Silver Butlers of
Philadelphia even sold out of its
stands.
“Our numbers were up, and
people were spending money on
quality items,” May said. Every-
one was pleased to see younger
buyers out in force.
For her July 12–14 show, May
is adding contemporary fine art.
“It’s a great opportunity for art-
ists to avoid gallery fees,”
explained the manager. She
wants to keep the emphasis on
antiques, but, in addition to fine
art, will consider studio craft by
recognized artisans.
Gorgeous weather blessed the
first two days of May’s Antique
Market. When the rain came on
Saturday afternoon, most folks
had happily already gotten what
they came for.
Friday — Brimfield Marlborough, N.H., dealers Tom Longacre and Beverly
Auction Acres Weir-Longacre. Tom is holding a Nineteenth Century E.B.
With 30 minutes still to go before the field opened at 11 am, Norton, Worcester, Mass., 3-gallon stoneware crock.
Friday’s opening is now Brim- the waiting area outside the gate at Dealer’s Choice was —Heart-O-The-Mart
field Auction Acres, the former crowded.
J&J Promotions. The new name It was a chilly wait at the New England Motel gates before 6 A customer checks out pottery and glass at Fred T. Parks,
pays homage to Brimfield’s am on May 9, but anticipation was at a fever pitch. a Baltimore dealer specializing in Aesthetic Movement,
founder, Gordon Reid, although Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts design.
this field now has new owners,
Kathleen and Rusty Corriveau, —May’s Antique Market
who are giving it a fresh start.
This May show, the second year
for them, saw a big increase in
the number of exhibitors, adding
two more rows of dealers to the
show. While the show could not
be called “full” — this field has a
capacity of more than 700 booth
spaces — it was exciting to the
shoppers who believed they were
really getting their money’s
worth for the admission fee with
the larger number of dealers in
residence for two or three days.
The field has indeed become big
again, with all kinds of antiques
available for avid collectors and
decorators. Early the first morn-
ing, shoppers looking for small
objects were drawn into Sue
Fogg’s tent where the Charleton,
N.Y., dealer was selling an
assortment of silver whatnots,
Nineteenth Century porcelain
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Knollwood Antiques, Village of Thorndike, Mass. Rhinebeck, N.Y., show promoter and
—New England Motel Kathleen and Rusty Corriveau have begun antiques dealer Frank Gaglio with a small
a winery on the Auction Acres site as a part pot he had found in a storage locker in Hud-
of their year-round activity in Brimfield. son, N.Y. —Heart-O-The-Mart
You might call him the “Wood Merchant.” Steve Garceau A vintage pedal car was one of many delights offered by Danny
deconstructs barns and reclaims old wood for resale by Davis of Eklectibles, Seminole, Fla. —May’s Antique Market
his business called Reworx, Watertown, Conn.
—Heart-O-The-Mart
“Just say I’m Lenny from Wis- Kensington, Conn., dealer Derik Pulito had brought a small
consin,” said a dealer offering but choice group of early American painted furniture and
garden sculpture, including smaller objects. Commenting after the show, Pulito said the
Two Sides of the River, New London, N.H. this cast and painted gnome. morning was slow but things picked up in the afternoon
—Brimfield Auction Acres and he sold a few things. —Dealer’s Choice
—May’s Antique Market
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Henry Mitchell, Jenkinstown, Penn. —Brimfield Auction Acres
Season at Calmore, Dunstable, Mass.
—Brimfield Auction Acres
An Eighteenth Century New England blan-
ket chest, a great hooked rug dated 1884,
green shutters found in Martha’s Vineyard
A turn-of-the-century Limoges punch bowl with a blackber- and a mill worker whirligig were among the
ries and raspberries motif was a highlight at George Wood- choice items offered by Jane and Phil Wargo, Sue Fogg, Charlton, N.Y.
ward, Springfield, Mass. —New England Motel Wallingford, Conn. —Heart-O-The-Mart —Brimfield Auction Acres
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Owner Pam Moriarty, Heart-O-The-Mart.
Pennington, N.J., dealer Jeffrey Henkel The Village Braider, Plymouth, Mass., offered
showed this Nineteenth Century camphor a Nineteenth Century Cashmere mirror.
wood campaign chest with a capacious
bottom drawer. Atop it he had placed an —Heart-O-The-Mart
antique leather fire bucket as well as
some modern sculpture and lighting. Back To Brimfield
—Heart-O-The-Mart
This lovely pie safe was one of two brought to the show by
JoAnnea Wacht-Delphia of Vintage New England Eigh-
teenth and Nineteenth Century Country Antiques, out of
Canton, Conn. Speaking after the sale, Wacht-Delphia said
one of the two pie safes had sold, and the show had been
excellent for them; she should know, having done all three
Brimfield markets for more than 30 years. —Dealer’s Choice
Tucked into the far back corner of the Dealer’s Choice field
was Arlington Coin, from Cranston, R.I. With tables brim-
ming with small silver articles and a virtual tower of hol-
lowware in the center of the booth, there were many shiny
things that caught the eye. Speaking after the show, David
Ledversis said they had been very busy and that one of the
best sellers of the booth was Victorian gold rings.
Mapleside Antiques, Titus-
ville, Penn.
—New England Motel
shared space with their silver, Gene Mott, Antiques and Old Lace, Cutchogue, N.Y., had
too. David Sterner, Philadelphia, brought a great variety of things to the show, including sev-
was showing his collection of hol- eral decoys. The Canada goose, shown here as the second
lowware, while Henry Mitchell, from the right, had a Guyette and Schmidt auction tag on
Jenkinstown, was offering pre- its underside. Speaking after the sale, Mott said he thought
dominantly small pieces and it had sold. He has been doing Brimfield in spring and fall
flatware. for between 15 and 20 years and said he had had a good
show, both in terms of buying and selling. —Dealer’s Choice
McElwain, is Doug and Diane
McElwain, Goldsboro, N.C., who Boston-area jewelry dealer Elisabeth Ditomassi, specializ-
are focused on sports and textile- ing in Georgian, Victorian and Art Deco pieces, assists some
related antiques, but their spe- customers. —Heart-O-The-Mart
cialty areas don’t stop them from
going after something like Out- Anticipating Mother’s Day the following weekend, South-
sider art that will attract a lot of ern Sursies, Hilton Head. S.C., assembled this charming
attention. This time there was a tableau upon a limed English desk, circa 1910–20s, com-
giant polychrome parrot, at least prising a tatting tray with crochet yarns, needle pillow,
6 feet tall, painted on wood, and Was it perhaps a draftsman’s model of a covered bridge? mustache cup, miniature bust, and, of course, a vintage
ready to be a prop somewhere Michael Cardin of Capitol Salvage, Tolland, Conn., wasn’t Mother’s Day card. The dealer explained that “sursy” is a
again. quite sure. He had acquired it at auction. term commonly used in the South to denote a small, unex-
pected gift. —New England Motel
Furniture was everywhere at —New England Motel
the show. Two Sides of the River
is Michael Pheffer from New
London, N.H., with Nineteenth
Century furniture. He set up in a
huge tent with PDL Auctions co-
owner Lou Black, who is from
Mechanic Falls, Maine. Lou’s
area looked like he was prepar-
ing for an auction, just unloading
two truckloads of everything. A
half hour into the show, he was
too busy selling to have any con-
versation; great day!
Antique Rescue, Leesburg, Va.,
is two Fairfax, Va., firemen who
take vintage car and truck parts
and make “man cave “ furniture
out of them. For example, the
tailgates of Ford and Chevrolet
pickups were the backs of bench-
es, while a Jeep grill was the face
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Billy Thomas, Abingdon, Md. —Brimfield Auction Acres
Mark Ferris, owner of Second Season, Tiver- At Hometown Antiques, West Brookfield,
ton, R.I., shows one of the 10 Remington Mass., a collection of mammy and flowerpot
prints, all framed, matted and titled, he had brushes was artfully arranged atop a small
acquired at auction in Fall River, Mass. blue cupboard. —New England Motel
—Heart-O-The-Mart
Many dealers bring Asian things to the show and Media
Antiques, Media, Penn., had a variety of good porcelain
things. —Dealer’s Choice
Maritime pictures and nautical memorabilia filled the McElwain, Goldsboro, N.C. Asked to pose with one of his treasured
—Brimfield Auction Acres items, Jim Grievo, Stockbridge. N.J.,
instantly picked up this early Steiff teddy.
—Heart-O-The-Mart
booth of Captains Quarters from Amherst, Mass. Unlike
many dealers, handwritten labels accompanied many of the
items, making it easy to browse. —Dealer’s Choice
David Sterner, Philadelphia —Brimfield Auction Acres
Native American works of art are comparatively scarce at
Dealer’s Choice, and Steve Smoot, Lancaster, Penn., was
offering among the best at the show. His booth was busy
throughout the morning, even before the gate opened.
Cape Cod dealer Tim Gaskill, Orleans, Mass., had brought
several pieces of Louis Vuitton to the show, the largest and Portsmouth, N.H., antiques dealer Bob With-
most impressive of which was this steamer trunk. ington in conversation amid his display in Stone Block Antiques, Vergennes, N.Y.
—Dealer’s Choice the E-Tent. —Heart-O-The-Mart —May’s Antique Market
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 21
A collection of Mettlach and other German
steins at Stewart Waldman, Westchester, Patricia Ann Breame, Woodstock, Maine
Penn. —Heart-O-The-Mart —Brimfield Auction Acres
of a bar; pretty cool for the “wreck James S. Dolph, owner of Durham, N.H.-based JSD Antiques,
room,” they said. specializing in Asian and European materials, holds a Chi-
nese Buddhist root carving of a monk and his attendants
On the other hand, Patricia from the late Nineteenth Century. And, yes, it was chilly
Ann Breame had some of the enough for gloves and jacket in the early morning hours of
most feminine decorative acces- the market. —New England Motel
sories. This Woodstock, Maine,
dealer brought a variety of Judith Lesser, Antiques from The Home, Bethesda, Md.
100-year-old quilts and coverlets, —Brimfield Auction Acres
all in excellent condition, sewing
accessories and even an early Vintage leather handbags seemed to be selling well to
spinning wheel. female British shoppers, according to dealer Brigitte Arbel-
li, Hudson, Mass. —Heart-O-The-Mart
The Corriveaus are also creat-
ing a wine garden in Gordon A Classic Touch, Melbourne, Fla. —New England Motel
Reid’s former barn, which, for
now, is open only during the Antique Rescue, LLC, Leesburg, Va.
Brimfield week. The wines are —Brimfield Auction Acres
made by them from California
grapes, four or five varieties and
only available at their barn.
While weather for most of the
week was pleasant, Saturday’s
was anything but. That might
normally have been a deterrent,
but in fact there were still traffic
jams in spite of rain most of the
day. The rain began shortly after
10 am, with parking lots full, and
never really stopped, sometimes
heavy, sometimes light, but the
shopping just continued unabat-
ed until late afternoon. Sunday
was overcast and cool. Crowds
again were there, shopping those
dealers who had remained set
up. It should be noted that many
fields, including Hertan’s, while
they open earlier in the week, fill
vacancies on Saturday and Sun-
day with fresh dealers, many of
whom have weekday jobs but
still want to join in on the Brim-
field experience.
Brimfield is three times each
year, with the next session the
week of July 10–15 and the
final on Labor Day week, Sep-
tember 4–9.
Back To
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Adam Henderson of Dead 50s Modern is based in Rehoboth
Beach, Del. He was still unpacking his truck before the gate
opened and had brought a large variety of things that
showed off well at his corner booth. When reached after the
show, Henderson said he did very well, and it was one of his
best shows to date. —Dealer’s Choice
A 1930s–40s three-fold screen that
appeared to be a theatrical prop,
A dealer from Wilbraham, Mass., who gave his according to Seaver & McLellan
name only as “Larry” had brought a spectacular Antiques, Jaffrey, N.H., formed a
four-panel inlaid pierced screen to the show. He backdrop for a pair of Italian scagli-
thought it might have been teak and said it was ola urns, Art Deco pieces from the
very heavy. —Dealer’s Choice 1920s–30s. —New England Motel Recycle Relics, Red Bank, N.J. —Brimfield Auction Acres
22 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — June 8, 2018 COMPILED BY
ANTIQUES ANDTHE ARTS WEEKLY
Notable Prices Recently Achieved At Various Auction Houses
STAFF AND CORRESPONDENTS
Across The Block
All prices
include buyer’s premium.
John Moran Auctioneers Has Success Eighteenth Century Windsor Armchair Assyrian Bas-Relief Marches To
With Modern & Contemporary Art Finds A Fan At Copake $244,732 In Paris Auction
MONROVIA, CALIF. – John Moran Auctioneers COPAKE, N.Y. — An Eighteenth Century New York PARIS – On May 22, Artcurial conducted an auc-
has long been identified with California and Ameri- state fanback Windsor armchair jumped its $800– tion dedicated to archeology, Oriental arts and Pre-
can art (and in particular, California Impression- $1,000 estimate at Copake’s estate auction on May Columbian Art. The sale totaled $1,324,306. Sold
ism), but has recently been expanding its reach in 19, going out at $3,422. The chair featured an 18-inch for more than double its estimate, an alabaster
the Modern and contemporary art and design mar- seat and stood 39½ inches tall. For information, www. Assyrian bas-relief commanded $244,732. The frag-
ket. In that vein, the firm hosted a two-session sale copakeauction.com or 518-329-1142. ment depicted four prisoners, hands chained,
of Twentieth Century and contemporary art and escorted by an Assyrian soldier recognizable by his
design on April 24. A contemporary abstract compo- conical helmet. This fragment is similar to one in
sition in black and white oil stick on paper by Bernar the collection of the British Museum. For informa-
Venet (b 1941) titled “Indeterminate Line” brought tion, +33 1 42 99 20 76 or www.artcurial.com.
$27,000, well over the estimated $6/8,000. For infor-
mation, www.johnmoran.com or 626-793-1833.
Baluster Moriage Cloisonné-Enamel Vase Diamond Ring From Southern California Skinner’s Paintings Sale Led By
Achieves $134,000 At Bonhams Japanese Sale Private Collector Achieves $195,000 Guercino’s ‘St John The Baptist’ At $67,650
BOSTON — On May 11, Skinner Auctioneers
LONDON — A baluster moriage cloisonné-enamel NEW YORK CITY — Doyle’s semiannual auctions conducted various sales with art as their focus. In
vase (shown) by Hattori Tadasaburo, Meiji era, sold of California jewelry attract hundreds of bidders the afternoon, paintings and sculptures drew
for an impressive $134,000 at Bonhams’ Japanese vying for exquisite designs consigned from prominent strong bids on offerings that spanned the Fifteenth
sale on May 17. The lot far exceeded its estimate of private collections and estates. The range of offerings Century to the modern day. The top lot proved to be
$20/27,000. A kawari kabuto (helmet) from the Edo includes stylish jewelry for garden lunches to glitter- a Fifteenth Century study for “St John the Bap-
period also performed extremely well, achieving ing statement pieces perfect for the red carpet. The tist,” by the Italian artist known as Guercino
$58,750 against an estimate of $8/10,750. For infor- spring sale took place on May 14. Highlighting the (1591–1666) that sold for $67,650. The 10½-by-
mation, +44 20 7447 7447 or www.bonhams.com. sale was a glittering ring set with a rectangular-cut 7-5/8-inch brown ink and wash on line paper had
diamond of approximately 5.87 carats, E color, VS1 been recently rediscovered. For more information,
clarity, from a Southern California private collector. www.skinnerinc.com or 617-350-5400.
With competitive bidding, the ring achieved $195,000,
surpassing its estimate of $120/180,000. For more
information, 212-427-4141 or www.doyle.com.
Mid-Hudson Auction Sees Interest In Original Louis Icart Oil Painting Tops
Nemethy Family Paintings Treasureseeker Auction
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. — Audubons, McKenney and PASADENA, CALIF. — An antique decorative
Hall original aquatints and lithographs, as well as arts and interiors sale hosted by Treasureseek-
early classical furniture and celebrity memorabilia, er Auction on May 20 yielded impressive
were all on tap at an auction of antiques and fine art results. Top lot in the sale was a Louis Icart oil
conducted by Mid-Hudson Auction Galleries on May painting (shown), which sold for $16,250, while
19. It was paintings by the notable Nemethy family of a monumental Goldscheider figural vase and a
Hudson River artists that drew high bidder interest, Daum pate-de-verre table lamp each brought
with an oil on canvas Hudson River scene with dock, $2,500 and a Ruben Ward Binks oil on canvas,
figures and paddlewheeler by Georgina Nemethy “Two Bulldogs,” finished at $1,750. For more
(above) selling for $1,342 and an oil by Albert Nemethy information, www.treasureseekerauction.com
Sr, a winter scene titled “The Old Homestead,” 15 by or 626-529-5775.
28 inches, being bid to $1,250. For information, www.
midhudsongalleries.com or 914-882-7356.
The Emperor Reigns At Amero Auctions
SARASOTA, FLA. — Amero Auctions launched
its inaugural auction on May 20 with sales results
totaling more than $200,000 and strong showings
in diverse genres from capodimonte to Civil War
letters. Reigning over the sale was an imposing
early Chinese ancestral portrait, 76¼ by 48 inches,
framed. The polychrome gouache on paper showing
a decoratively robed emperor seated with a foo
dragon brought $12,300. The firm’s next auction is
set for July 29. For information, 941-330-1577 or
www.ameroauctions.com.
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 23
Posh Jewels, Asian Rarities, International
Artists Headline Michaan’s June 9 Sale
ALAMEDA, CALIF. — The from a yellow sapphire ring ($2/3,000) and several pieces of sales to European buyers,” continues to grow. Keane’s 1965
San Francisco Bay Area was centering an oval stone of more Cizhou pottery. The Cizhou type noted Paffrath, “and our June oil “On the Beach” ($6/9,000)
already home to many great than 20 carats accented by dia- ceramic pillow ($800–1,000) is artworks are bound to interest dates to the period when her
fortunes and fine estates back monds ($2/3,000). The snake archetypal of its genre. Cra- a wide audience as well.” The paintings were sold as the work
when Los Angeles had nothing necklace ($1,2/1,600) is on- dling and cooling the head of a upcoming auction includes two of her husband, Walter Keane.
going for it but a railroad sta- trend with its sizable moon- nobleman or scholar, it would works by abstract expressionist MPaagringaatreedtbyKdoenane later chal-
tion and an army of oil derricks. stone, profusion of diamonds, also have decorated his quar- Armando Morales (1927–2011), lPe:n\Ag&eAd AWdsa\5lt-e1r8-1t8o\ a courtroom
Today, the Bay Area is a pre- tourmaline eyes and sensuous ters and kept evil spirits at bay the Nicaraguan artist who rose “cpaapiencto-odf1f ”x t1hiandtde.stablished her
mier American design center at black onyx. while he slept. The black and to prominence in the mid-Twen-
the intersection of innovation, white Cizhou ware brush wash- tieth Century. Morales’ mixed afbepusimThcrkthaneehieiladetpupaurtorugpreouc7fftre@oitoomc:nrcae5onaa-d2mlts7oo-cr1.ai6nds, ce6tlc.-un2od3re-eat1st7i,ofinnse.
wealth and taste. Michaan’s A large translucent jadeite er ($6/800) has the pleasing media “Composition 1966” is
Auctions offers an array of pendant with GIA report round “chicken heart” shape. estimated at $12/16,000. There is online bidding at www.
choice lots in the gallery auc- ($7/9,000) is one of several fine, Huang also offers paintings, liveauctioneers.com or absentee
tion on June 9. From notable old, carved jade objects offered textiles, censers and more from The selection of modern art or phone bidding.
estates and collections, the hun- by Asian art specialist, Harry China, Japan and beyond. also includes works by Chagall,
dreds of items offered are alike Huang. The pendant depicts an Diebenkorn and a Henry Moore Michaan’s is at 2751 Todd
only in their diversity and qual- elegant lady in a traditional Paintings from artists of inter- lithograph. California artists Street. For further information,
ity. landscape. A brush pot of prized national renown are presented featured in this sale include www.michaans.com or 510-740-
Huanghuali wood is another here each month by specialist plein air landscape painter Wil- 0220.
Jewelry has long been a lead- highlight, offered at $2/3,000. Susan Paffrath, attracting bid- liam Keith (1838–1911) and
ing attraction at Michaan’s. In Chinese porcelains include the ders from near and far. “Our “Big Eyes” painter Margaret SAVE THE DATE
this sale, specialist Elise Coro- underglaze blue Meiping vase May gallery auction saw many Keane (b 1927), whose life 31st Annual
nado presents jewels and time- includes many years in San CAPE COD GLASS
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Tiffany Japonesque Silver Tray & Silver
Judaica Collection At Showplace June 10
Antique Tiffany & Co. Japonesque hammered sterling sil-
ver tray, 1870s, 19 by 13 inches.
NEW YORK CITY — A fine made sterling etrog box, Polish
and large Nineteenth Century yad Torah pointer, besamim
Tiffany Japonesque hammered spice tower, Havdalah candle
silver tray may be the top lot at holder/spice container and
Showplace Antiques’ auction on mohel (circumcision) knife as
Sunday, June 10, when some well as an antique Moroccan
280 lots come up for bid. brass Hanukkah menorah.
Other important offerings Other silver will feature Tiffa-
include a group of rare antique ny, including the aforemen-
silver Judaica, mostly Eastern tioned silver tray, such as a
European, comprising a large “Shell and Thread” flatware for Antique silver Torah Crown or Keter,
keter Torah crown, a pair of four, Nineteenth Century Joan Miro (Spanish-French, 1893–1983), litho- among a large collection of fine antique
rimonim Torah finials, finely- “Olympian” sugar tongs and a graph, 36 by 24 inches. Judaica.
George III chamberstick and
snuffer. There is a Codan Mexi- fors dove, frog and fish paper- Fine art offerings include a ver metal foo dog-topped seals,
can Modernist coffee set, Georg weights and Venetian Murano large Miró lithograph, an Asian carved white marble
Jensen and Anton Michelsen vases will be offered. “L’Esprit”; a C.C. Wang Jiqian figure of Tara, vintage stone
Modern pitchers, Norwegian landscape painting; Samuel Buddha head and a gilded and
Dragestil “Viking longboat” Other objects of interest are a Halle oil on canvas portrait of a painted bronze head of Guanyin
sculpture, Old Newbury Craft- rare Hutschenreuther cheetah boy in sailor suit; Henry Moore with Buddha headdress.
ers tray and Woodside punch figurine, Royal Copenhagen color lithograph, “Two Reclining
bowl. “Blue Fluted” dinner and coffee Figures;” several Judaica- Miscellaneous lots will show-
Jewelry will include earrings services and floral vases. themed works on paper by Tibor case a small but select group of
such as a ruby and 14K pair, an Gergely; a mixed media by Alan antique Pre-Columbian pottery,
18K diamond and enamel pair, Furniture incorporates a Lachman; Eugene Rossi bronze including several Greater
a Laykin et Cie 14K and dia- number of Midcentury Modern bust of a young girl; and several Nicoya pottery jaguar vessels
mond pair and Percossi Papi sil- pieces, such as a Tommi Parz- Al Hirschfeld works: “Buster and painted bowls; a Mayan
ver and gemstone. There is a inger breakfront, Saporiti “Ita- Keaton” and “Katharine Hep- Yucatan jug topped with a fine-
moonstone, diamond and 14K lia” lounge chair and ottoman, burn and Laurence Olivier.” ly-sculpted parrot; and several
bracelet, antique 14K and Adrian Pearsall lounge chair, Asian features Chinese works Japanese Shin Gunto katana
enamel landscape brooch and a two Eames Time-Life execu- such as a pair of Ming Longquan swords, one on a stand with a
collection of large Navajo and tive chairs and a Robsjohn vase lamps, a carved amber Rising Sun-incised blade.
Zuni silver belt buckles. Gibbings credenza as well as a snuff bottle and another of cela-
Glass and porcelain lots George Nelson for Herman don jade, a pair of Qing famille Items are on preview Monday
include a number of French Miller walnut dresser. A pair of rose baluster jar lamps, several through Friday, 10 am to 6 pm,
pieces such as Daum Nancy Art Queen Anne upholstered arm- Tang-manner silvered bronze and 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Satur-
Nouveau and Deco bowls, chairs, a Baker leather-top hand mirrors and pottery fig- day and Sunday, through June
Paginated by faux partner’s desk, steel cres- ures of court ladies. 9. The sale will begin at noon on
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Twentieth Century steel Other Asian items include a Antiques, 40 West 25th Street
apothecary of medical cabinets Qing wine pot, archaistic-man- between 5th and 6th Avenues.
and a vintage burlwood and ner bronze ruyi scepter, Han- For additional information,
glass serving cart round out manner bronze ding, pair of sil- www.nyshowplace.com, or 212-
the category. 633-6063, extension 808.
L.C. Tiffany Collectibles Nuclear Age Art At Vancouver Art Museum
PO Box 2“9T0if;fWanhyitSepPelcaiainliss,tsN”.Y. 10605 VANCOUVER, BC — The Vancouver Art Gal- ly, taught at the University of British Columbia.
P.O. Box 290 lery announces, “Bombhead,” a thematic exhibi- The Vancouver Art Museum is at 750 Hornby
tion that explores the emergence and ongoing
White Plains, NY 10605 impact of the nuclear age through the works of Street. For more information, 604-662-4700 or
914-686-8147 artists, designers, filmmakers, photojournalists www.vanartgallery.bc.ca.
and physicists. “Bombhead” by Bruce Conner, 1989/2002,
www.teamantiques.com pigment on RC photo paper, acrylic, private
Guest curated by John O’Brian, professor collection, ©Estate of Bruce Conner/
Call or write for our catalogue emeritus of art history, visual art and theory at SODRAC (2017)
the University of British Columbia, “Bombhead”
[email protected] combines atomic ephemera with artworks
drawn primarily from the Vancouver Art Gal-
To Place An Ad Call 203-426-8036 lery’s collection. The exhibition continues
through June 17.
A Fntiques on the armington
A Multi-Dealer Shop Encompassing the pre- and postwar period from
in the historic Collins Axe Factory the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945
10 Depot Street (at Rte 179) to the triple meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi in
Collinsville (Canton) CT 06022 2011, the exhibition brings together paintings,
860-693-0615 drawings, prints, sculpture, photographs, film and
video that deal with this often-dark subject mat-
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time marked by ongoing nuclear proliferation,
this timely exhibition compels us to observe and
reflect on the major role Canada has played in
nuclear events since their emergence in the Mid-
Twentieth Century.”
John O’Brian is an art historian, writer and
curator. He has organized exhibitions on photog-
raphy and the nuclear era and published or edited
20 books. He lives in Vancouver and, until recent-
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 25
Tribal Art At Summers Place’s
10th Anniversary Auction June 12 & 13
Beaded ceremonial headdress, Adwonzen, grassland peo-
ple, Cameroon.
BILLINGSHURST, UK — enemies felled in battle. A headdress Myhara, Rikbaktsa people, Beaded double headed snake belt, grass-
Summers Place Auctions’ 10th Underneath the beading is not Brazil. land people, Cameroon.
Anniversary Auction on June bone, however, but wood. Rela-
12 and 13 will include a cate- tively rare, works of this kind Museum quality mother and child sculpture, Cameroon,
gory that is relatively new to were associated with powerful Mabea, 1920–30.
the auction house: tribal art. otherworldly forces. Atwonzen
Introduced last June to such were found only in the house- the warriors’ society whose Twentieth Century, sits on a Moving far South — a neck
success that all sales since holds of the fon, or king, and primary task was to protect little stool with a knitted head- covering headdress “Myhara”
have included tribal lots, and their closest allies. These are this small enclave against dress, suggesting she was a by the Rikbaktsa people of
this sale will include some of from the 1920s; a mouthblown invasions by outside kingdoms. chief ’s wife. The open mouth Brazil is also included in the
the best tribal art to come up glass dome with five fine-bead- Wooden masks covered or not shows her filed pointed teeth, auction. The colorful head-
for auction in the United King- ed ceremonial heads from the covered with copper sheets are and the object shows signs of dress is made out of a woven
dom in a long time, according 1930s is also inspired by the worn by members of the ibuku age and has wonderful patina. crown covered with feathers,
the auction house. very old and rare Atwonzen warrior association who have and human hair. Rikbaktsa
beaded skulls. killed in battle. The Ekoi-speaking peoples aP(PPCraae:au\gAn(iol&WnoeaAcoatPoeAldeldydoepnsbl\yc5eEa)d-al1olroe8snrd-)1,Oa8Crl\leaulnhdoianesigrdotoes
Highlights include a mother (Anyang, Boki, Ejagham, trhoelairndp1raxct2icine ddo.f enlarging
and child sculpture from the The double-headed snake is A mother and child figure Keaka and Yako) live in the tsheenird peroaorflotobes with wooden
Mabea tribe (Cameroon); it the symbol of the Bamum “Phemba,” also from the Congo Cross River region in southeast pimlurgasn. @rolandauctions.com
comes with great provenance Kingdom. Initially, the king from the beginning of the Nigeria and Cameroon and are
and was certified by P. Ratton was the only person to wear best known for their skin-cov- Summers Place is at The
in 1995. Of museum quality, the belt made of a raffia woven ered masks, which may have Walled Garden, Stane Street.
this standing Fang Mabea strip covered with cloth and one, two or even three faces. For additional information,
maternity sculpture of a moth- beads. Covered with typical Their heads and skin-covered www.summersplaceauctions.com
er carrying a child on her back animal symbols, this belt here helmet-masks are unique in or +44 1403 331331.
has her left leg in a walking is from the 1930s. Africa. When the mask is made,
movement, which is not fre- fresh animal skin is stretched NEXT AUCTION
quently seen in African sculp- A runner mask “Mabu,” from and tacked over the soft wood
tures. The eyes are inlaid with the Wum people, is from the from which it is carved. After SAT., JUNE 2
glass, the mouth has fine metal 1930s. Wonderful exaggerated the skin dried, it was stained
teeth and her hair dress, in facial features with a nice dark with pigments made from AT 11 AM
leather, is fixed with indige- finish, prominent shield-like leaves and bark.
nous little nails. The statue projecting headdress, round Preview: May 31 & June 1
has a brown patina typical for cheeks and open mouth. Moving to the American con- NEW LOCATION
the region and dates from the tinent — an Eskimo model 150 School Street
beginning of the Twentieth The Salampasu people live kayak from the 1930s, wood
Century. east of the Kasai River on the covered with seal skin and Glen Cove, NY 11542
frontier between the Demo- lined with bone, is special 212.260.2000
Other lots from Cameroon cratic Republic of the Congo because all the hunting devic- Online catalog at
include a beaded ceremonial and Angola. A people with a es are still present: spears,
head “Atwonzen” from the reputation as fearless war- paddles, harpoons, spear www.rolandauctions.com
grassland people. Beaded riors, the Salampasu have thrower, wood float board and
heads such as this represent retained the custom of a rough bladder, and other equipment
trophy heads: the skulls of and primitive life. Salampasu used for seal hunting.
masks were integral part of
Institute Of American Indian Studies Open House June 9 e New England
Antique Arms Society
WASHINGTON, CONN. — The The ethnographic collection dens as well as a replicated Six-
Institute of American Indian contains more than 6,000 cultur- teenth Century Algonkian Vil- presents
Studies (IAIS) will participate in al items and represents indige- lage. Inside the museum,
Connecticut Open House Day on nous communities throughout authentic artifacts are displayed The 20th Annual Show
June 9, an annual event sched- the Western Hemisphere. Ethno- in permanent, semipermanent
uled the second Saturday of graphic items generally date to and temporary exhibits from pre- in Sturbridge, Mass.
June, where cultural organiza- the near (post-European contact) history to the present that allows
tions and tourism attractions past. The archaeological collec- visitors a walk through time. A Two-Room Show in the Exhibit Hall & Ballroom
throughout the state open their tion features more than 300,000 250+ Tables
doors to invite folks to discover — artifacts representing more than The IAIS preserves and edu-
and rediscover Connecticut’s 1,300 New England Native cates through discovery and cre- June 15-17, 2018
museums — free of charge. American archaeological sites. ativity the diverse traditions,
The vast majority of these are vitality and knowledge of Native Public Hours: Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
A special highlight of the Open nonperishable items such as American cultures. Through Early Buying Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. with a $50 donation
House Day at the Institute will stone tools and clay pottery frag- archaeology, the IAIS can build
be the traditional flute music ments. new understandings of the world Public admission costs Saturday & Sunday: $12 per person
played by Allan Madahbee, Ojib- and history of Native Americans or $10 per person with either coupon, ier, postcard ier, or ad;
way artist and musician. In The archaeological collections — the focus is on stewardship
Native American culture, the in the care of the IAIS span and preservation. This is or $15 per person for a 2-Day Admission ticket.
flute is deeply rooted in Eastern 12,000-plus years of indigenous achieved through workshops,
Woodland Indian traditions as history, including objects from special events and education for ANTIQUE GUNS - PRE-1898 • NO MODERN HANDGUNS ALLOWED
well as in the culture of indige- the oldest known site in Connect- students of all ages. NO LONG GUNS POST-1946 ALLOWED
nous peoples of the Americas. icut: the Templeton site in Wash-
The sound of the flute is haunt- ington. The IAIS holds overall The Institute Of American Indi- Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center
ingly beautiful and unforgetta- the largest collection of artifacts an Studies is at 38 Curtis Road.
ble. The gift shop is also offering from Western Connecticut any- For information, 860-868-0518 or 366 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA 01566
an interesting selection of these where in the state. This collection www.iaismuseum.org. Hotel Contact: 508-347-7393
rare handmade flutes crafted by spans from the earliest known
Madahbee. occupation to the colonial and GLOUCESTER, MASS. — (Mention this show for special hotel pricing)
Federalist periods of Euro-Amer- “Harold Rotenberg: An Ameri-
The collections at IAIS are ican history and holds enormous can Impressionist” is on view at [email protected] • Visit our website: neaas.org
divided into two categories, eth- historical significance. the Cape Ann Museum, 27
nographic and archaeological. Pleasant Street until June 17.
Both categories of the collection Located on 15 woodland acres, For additional information,
are used for exhibition, research, the IAIS has an outdoor Three www.capeannmuseum.org or
and study. Sisters and Healing Plants Gar- 978-283-0455.
Historic Homes & Properties
26 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — June 8, 2018
National Trust For Scotland USA
Helping Expand Robert Burns’ Historic Site
BOSTON — The humble that the National Trust for —David Ross photo Sculpture at Burns Cottage depicting the moment in Burns’
thatched cottage in Ayrshire Scotland Foundation USA can fitting that the project to iconic poem when Tam O’Shanter flees from the witches on
County, Scotland, where leg- raise an additional $30,000 for restore and enhance his birth- his horse Maggie. Credit: National Trust for Scotland
endary Scottish poet Robert the project by June 30. place should rely so much on
Burns was born more than 250 international generosity — New planters installed in Phase I of the Burns Cottage gar-
years ago, is today a popular The second and final phase especially from the United den project. Credit: National Trust for Scotland
tourist attraction that wel- of the project will include States, where so many of his
comes 179,000 visitors from clearing and extending wood- kith and kin ultimately set- natural and cultural heritage orities.
around the world annually. land paths, which have never tled, along with the ideas he properties protected by the Donations to NTSUSA, a
Now the National Trust for been open to the public, creat- planted. We hope that the National Trust for Scotland,
Scotland — the country’s larg- ing habitats for wildlife and many Americans who love ensuring that the rich history registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit
est conservation charity, and increasing opportunities for Burns and see Scotland as a and tradition shared by Scots organization, are tax-deduct-
caretaker of the historic site formal and informal outdoor spiritual and ancestral home and Americans are preserved ible to the fullest extent
— plans to fully realize the learning. At the same time, will help us achieve our aims.” for future generations. Since allowed by law.
vision that Burns’ father, Wil- the cottage’s meadow will be 2000, NTSUSA has provided
liam, had for his small farm by seeded with wildflowers, addi- The National Trust for Scot- more than $8.5 million in The National Trust for Scot-
developing the smallholding tional raised vegetable beds land Foundation USA has a funding for the National Trust land Foundation USA is at 45
around the cottage. will be installed, and interpre- long history of supporting for Scotland’s most urgent pri- School Street. For additional
tive signage will be upgraded. Burns-related conservation information, 617-227-7500 or
William Burns was a trained initiatives, including more www.ntsusa.org.
gardener with an ambition of In addition to improving the than $150,000 for the ongoing
becoming a nurseryman. In site’s appearance and learning restoration of the Burns Mon-
1757, he began building a two- opportunities for general visi- ument located blocks away
room cottage on his smallhold- tors, the National Trust for from the cottage. “Robert
ing, or tenant farm, in Alloway Scotland hopes that the land- Burns’ words are an important
on the west coast of Scotland. scape restoration will be an source of inspiration and con-
His son, Robert, was born in ongoing project that will nection for many Americans of
the cottage two years later, engage and benefit the local Scottish descent,” notes Kirst-
and it was in the same build- Ayrshire community. in Bridier, executive director
ing that the first Burns Night of NTSUSA. “We are delighted
supper was held five years “Burns is an inspiration the to strengthen the appreciation
after the poet’s death in 1796. world over, and his verse has and understanding of Burns
touched the lives of millions, on both sides of the Atlantic by
Last autumn, the National to the extent that people of all supporting this important
Trust for Scotland completed nations will come together to project.”
the first phase of the project, sing his words to ‘Auld Lang
returning an unused field next Syne’ at New Year’s,” said The National Trust for Scot-
to the cottage to its intended Simon Skinner, the CEO for land Foundation USA encour-
use and addressing visitor the National Trust for Scot- ages Americans to participate
accessibility issues. A pond land. “It is, therefore, entirely in caring for the irreplaceable
and wetland were created, a
fruit orchard planted and a
wheelchair accessible path
installed around the site to
facilitate access. This phase of
the project was underwritten
by a grant of $25,000 from The
National Trust for Scotland
Foundation USA, the Trust’s
American friends group. Since
2000, NTSUSA has donated
more than $8.5 million to the
National Trust for Scotland in
support of its preservation pri-
orities.
An anonymous donor has
pledged $30,000 to complete
the restoration of the historic
landscape at Robert Burns’
birthplace, on the condition
Millay Society Launches Campaign To Save Steepletop
AUSTERLITZ, N.Y. — Hailed as one Courtesy of the Millay Society lay’s sister, Norma and her husband, Millay’s home at Steepletop, which
of America’s greatest poets, Edna St ments. The property provided Millary the painter Charles Ellis, moved in includes more than 200 acres, her
Vincent Millay (1892–1950) continues a place she would write, and, except after her death, and they created the house and several outbuildings, serves
to inspire readers around the world. for periods of travel, it was the couple’s Millay Colony for the Arts in 1973. The as a time capsule for the public, as her
Today, the Millay Society, the nonprof- primary residence. She rarely left the barn was eventually converted into furniture and personal possessions
it organization responsible for pre- property after Boissevain died in 1949 housing for visiting artists. have remained in place since her
serving “Steepletop,” Millay’s home in and she died from a fall in 1950. Mil- death. Trustees and staff of the Millay
Austerlitz, N.Y., is facing a financial Society have worked to maintain, pre-
crisis and has launched a campaign to serve and share the historic home-
guarantee the public can enjoy Stee- stead, and while great progress has
pletop for years to come. been made, the society is now in criti-
cal need of monetary support. The
Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1923, site’s operating costs exceed the money
Millay was a celebrated poet, play- brought in each year from donations
wright and essayist who wrote about and visitor fees. The group is also
familiar poetic subjects such as love, actively seeking an organization or
loss and death, but also about gender educational institution interested in
equality, political injustice and social partnering with them to help amortize
discrimination. One of her most-quot- the site’s operating costs and prevent
ed early poems reflects the social his- closure.
tory of the period and the Bohemian
lifestyle she and her friends enjoyed: “Our goal is to keep Steepletop open,
“My candle burns at both ends;/ It will so visitors can experience this unique
not last the night; / But ah, my foes, glimpse into the life and work of Edna
and oh, my friends / It gives a lovely St Vincent Millay,” said Vincent Eliza-
light!” beth Barnett, president of the Edna St
Vincent Millay Society Board. “With-
Steepletop is believed to have been out help, Steepletop will close at the
built circa 1870. Millay and her hus- end of the 2018 season.”
band, Eugene Jan Boissevain, pur-
chased the property and moved in Edna St Vincent Millay’s “Steepletop”
1925. They developed the property by is at 440 East Hill Road. For additional
adding a barn, writing cabin and a information, www.millay.org or 518-392-
tennis court, among other improve- 3362.
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 27
Woodshed Offers Attributed Works By Sargent,
Frankenthaler, Zao Wou-Ki, & Others June 7
Untitled, unframed, abstract oil on canvas attributed to Pastel on paper attributed Watercolor attributed to John Singer Sargent, titled “Clas-
Zao Wou-Ki (Chinese-French, 1920–2013), 20-¼ by 34 inches to Cuban artist Wifredo Lam sical Interior with Reflecting Pool,” 15-¾ by 15-½ inches,
($100/200,000). (1902–1982), titled “Sans framed ($30/60,000).
Titre,” signed and dated,
FRANKLIN, MASS. — Art- London, then descended in the 1959, lower right, 22-½ by 18
works attributed to American family to its current owners. inches, sight ($20/30,000).
painters Helen Frankenthaler The work is artist signed and is
and John Singer Sargent, plus housed in a 15-¾ inch by 15-½ Signed, untitled,
an untitled abstract oil painting inch frame. unstretched oil on canvas
attributed to Chinese-French painting attributed to Helen
artist Zao Wou-Ki, are expected The paintings attributed to Frankenthaler (1928–2011),
star lots in an online sale of Zao Wou-Ki (1920–2013) and 60 by 89 inches ($80/120,000).
rare and market-fresh paint- Helen Frankenthaler (1928–
ings and drawings from Europe 2011) both carry far greater marked with the stamp of Coo- white. In 1955, his photos were photography program at the
and the Americas set to go live estimates, however. The unti- pers International Auctions, included in MoMA’s “The Fami- Rhode Island School of Design.
on Thursday, June 7, at 5:30 pm tled, unframed abstract oil on with a reference number. It ly of Man” exhibition and book. The photographs in the auction
by Woodshed Art Auctions. canvas that has Zao Wou-Ki’s comes with a COA from Bonni- In 1996, he was awarded the are from his time at the school.
signature could well end up er Art Services in Toulouse, National Medal of Arts.
The auction comprises paint- being the auction’s top lot France. For more information or to bid,
ings, drawings and prints from ($100/200,000). The 20-¼ by 34 Callahan moved to Rhode www.woodshedartauctions.com
estates and private collections in inch canvas shows a chop and The other is an oil on canvas Island in 1961 to establish a or 508-533-6277.
the United States, Europe, the export sticker on verso. painting attributed to Thomas
United Kingdom and South Sidney Moran (1837–1926), ★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★
America. Artists represented The signed, untitled, titled Venice Canal. The work, ✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩ CLINTCOOMNE JOVINIULSLAGE ✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩
include Picasso, Kline, de Koning, unstretched oil on canvas signed and 17-½ by 27-½ inch- NOW
Monet, Warhol, Basquiat, Tou- attributed to Frankenthaler is es, framed, came out of a pri- OPEN
louse-Lautrec, Wifredo Lam and impressive at 60 by 89 inches vate South Carolina collection.
others. There are also four con- ($80/120,000). The work was in Antique & Collectible FLEA MARKET
temporary works by the notorious a private California collection A painting attributed to Beat- ✩ OPEN FOR OUR 19TH SEASON ✩
British graffiti artist, Banksy. and had previously been rix Potter (1886–1943), is titled
obtained from the Kootz Gal- “Happy Pair,” and depicts two EVERY SUNDAY THRU FALL
“This month’s lively selection lery in New York City sometime attired rabbits under an
arrived from collectors and around 1970. umbrella ($30/40,000). LOCATION: Clinton Village, 327 E. Main Street (Rte.1), Clinton, CT
estates all across the Western WANTED: Dealers or anyone with Good, Old Stuff to Sell
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Woodshed Art Auctions. “How- ic “LOVE” painting, attributed African American artist Charles
ever, one of the more interesting to the recently deceased artist Henry Alston (1907–1977) is FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:
ones, the watercolor attributed Robert Indiana (1928–2018), is signed lower right and 21-½ by
to John Singer Sargent, in a 15-¾ by 15-½ inch frame 39 inches ($15/20,000). Alston, a Clinton Antique Center 860-669-3839
emerged from a collection very ($5/8,000). Also, a pastel on painter, sculptor, illustrator,
close to our gallery. I’m con- paper attributed to Cuban art- muralist and teacher who lived ★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★✩★
stantly amazed by the depth of ist Wifredo Lam (1902–1982), and worked in Harlem, was
artworks that are hidden away titled “Sans Titre,” is signed and active in the Harlem Renais-
in New England estates.” dated 1959, lower right, 22-½ sance.
by 18 inches (sight) ($20/30,000).
The watercolor attributed to The auction also features a
Sargent (1856–1925) is titled Two works have estimates of collection of photographs by
“Classical Interior with Reflect- $30/50,000. One is a mixed American artists who studied
ing Pool” ($30/60,000). It came media on paper (graphite, ink, with the photographer Harry
out of a private collection in acrylic and silk screen) attrib- Callahan (1912–1999), an inno-
Connecticut but was reported uted to Andy Warhol, titled vator known as much for his
as purchased around 1930 in “Double Elvis.” It is signed front work in color as in black and
and reverse and is verso
Rockwell Museum Exhibition Traces American
Artists’ Narrative Tradition To European Art
STOCKBRIDGE, MASS. — painting. and influences in the form of a
“Keepers of the Flame: Parrish, “Keepers of the Flame” com- “family tree” comprising por-
Wyeth, Rockwell and the Nar- traits, biographies and selected
rative Tradition,” an exhibition prises more than 65 works by paintings from more than 70
at the Norman Rockwell Muse- American and European mas- artists from 1400 to 1950.
um, June 9–October 28, sheds ters, culled from public and pri-
light on the thread connecting vate collections from across the An exhibition catalog will
American narrative painting — United States. It includes works include essays by Nolan, Plun-
as embodied by legendary illus- by Robert Vonnoh, Thomas Ans- kett and award-winning illus-
trators Maxfield Parrish (1870– hutz, George Bridgman, Henry trator, professor and Norman
1966), N.C. Wyeth (1882–1945) Siddons Mowbray, Howard Pyle Rockwell Museum Board Presi-
and Norman Rockwell (1894– and Thomas Eakins, as well as dent Alice A. Carter.
1978) — to the roots of Europe- paintings by mainstays of the
an painting, tracing the long French academies of the Nine- The Norman Rockwell Muse-
line of teachers who, through teenth Century: Jean Leon um is at 9 Glendale Road. For
the centuries, passed wisdom, Gérome, William-Adolphe Bou- further information, 413-298-
knowledge and techniques to guereau, Paul Delaroche, Henri 4100 or www.nrm.org.
the next generation of creators. Lehmann, Mark Charles Gleyre
and other masters through the NEW YORK CITY — The
In tracing the student to centuries. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
teacher lineage of the three presents “Adrian Piper: A Syn-
Golden Age illustrators back to Organized by Norman Rock- thesis of Intuitions, 1965–2016,”
their artistic forbearers in the well Museum, the exhibition is the result of a four-year collabo-
Italian Renaissance, the exhibi- curated by Dennis Nolan, an ration between Piper and
tion shows that they painted award-winning illustrator and Christophe Cherix and David
with the same principles and professor emeritus of the Hart- Platzker, of the museum’s
techniques as their ancestral ford Art School, University of department of drawings and
mentors, creating both iconic Hartford, and Stephanie prints; and Connie Butler, chief
imagery and unforgettable nar- Haboush Plunkett, deputy curator at the Hammer Muse-
ratives and defining themselves director and chief curator, Nor- um, Los Angeles, on view to
as true inheritors of the rich man Rockwell Museum. July 22, at 11 West 53rd Street.
lineage of traditional Western For information, 212-708-9400
A digital component will fur- or www.moma.org.
ther trace the artistic lineage
28 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — June 8, 2018
At JeffreyTillou Antiques—
Connecticut Treasures From The Finn Collection
This rare, possibly made-to-order
Chippendale oxbow faux-drawer
cabinet has diagonal corner braces,
a feature found in Litchfield, Conn.
Cherry with pine and poplar sec-
ondary woods, height 35½ inches.
By Laura Beach Joel and Ann Finn. “Sunset” by William Sonntag Sr, circa 1860, oil on
LITCHFIELD, CONN. — Ann Finn with locally made pieces prompted him canvas, hung over a mantel in the Finns’ great room.
and her late husband, Joel, were what to seek case furniture by Eighteenth
every collecting couple should be. Over a Century craftsmen from the then largely Study for “The Ruins of the Parthenon” by Sanford Robinson Gifford
period of decades, they assembled a agrarian communities of Woodbury, (1823–1880), 1869, oil on artist’s board, 3½ by 6¼ inches. Gifford’s last great
highly focused gathering of furniture Southbury and Newtown. His hunt led painting, for which this was preliminary, hangs in the National Gallery of
and landscape paintings associated with him to Waterbury’s Mattatuck Museum, Art in Washington, DC.
the wooded, boulder-strewn hills of the and to its then curator and his future
western Connecticut landscape they wife. As Ann recalled, “He liked to tell unusual forms of carved feet. The Finns for Nineteenth Century artists and the
called home. Their contrasting but com- people we were introduced by someone were drawn to the quirkiness of the subject of one of two paintings by San-
plementary professional backgrounds who had been dead for 200 years: the work, which sometimes exhibits unusu- ford Gifford (1823–1880) in their collec-
— Joel was an engineer turned tech maker of the furniture he collected from al carvings and other embellishments, tion.
entrepreneur, Ann is an art historian Litchfield County.” or unconventional construction.
and museum administrator — resulted Closer to home were Litchfield County
in a patient, intellectually disciplined Much of the furniture on view at Jeffrey Highlights of the current presenta- views by John Casilear (1811–1893)
and rigorous approach to art and Tillou Antiques is illustrated in two tion include the catalog’s cover piece, a and Edward Nichols (1819–1871). The
antiques, and in a collection difficult to important references, Making Furniture handsome Chippendale bonnet-top couple’s gathering of paintings by Alex-
duplicate today. in Preindustrial America, The Social highboy that descended in the Stiles ander Theobald Van Laer (1857–1920),
Asked by Ann Finn to represent the Economy of Newtown and Woodbury, Con- family of Woodbury. Of it, Tillou whose house stands on West Street in
couple, Litchfield dealer Jeffrey Tillou is necticut by Edward S. Cooke Jr, and To remarks, “It doesn’t get any better than Litchfield, is unsurpassed. Joel’s fasci-
inviting friends, colleagues and the pub- Please Any Taste, Litchfield County Furni- this. It is documented, fully intact, has nation with the little-known Van Laer,
lic to join him on Saturday, June 2, from ture and Furniture Makers, 1780–1830 by its original brasses, surface and finials, whose sketchbooks he pursued and ulti-
5 to 8 pm. The evening is intended as a Cooke; Ann Y. Smith, as Mrs Finn is pro- and, proportionally, is a beautiful work mately acquired, ran parallel to his love
tribute to the Finns and as a celebration fessionally known; and Derin Bray. of art.” Two Woodbury flat-top highboys for Litchfield’s overlooked furniture.
of the distinctive arts of western Con- are enough alike to be mistaken for a
necticut. In Tillou’s accompanying catalog, pair. Another favorite is a Woodbury “Joel and Ann did not jump in head
Finn’s early work for IBM brought him Cooke, the Charles F. Montgomery pro- highboy with a stepped cornice, per- first. Taking time allowed them to edu-
from upstate New York to suburban fessor of American decorative arts at haps meant to suggest china shelves. cate themselves, to evaluate what they
Connecticut. After moving to rural Litch- Yale University, writes, “As a result of From Litchfield, a Chippendale oxbow saw and focus on the best examples. I
field County in the 1980s, he began his homework, analytical mind and per- faux-drawer cabinet was probably a hope others will be inspired to see what
assembling parcels of land, much of it severance, he [Joel] acquired some of the special order. they can do over time. It’s about collect-
now conserved by the Weantinoge Heri- seminal examples of the region’s case ing versus decorating,” Tillou says.
tage Land Trust. His desire to furnish furniture and tables, often in excellent The couple’s approach to collecting
Chippendale bonnet-top highboy, condition in terms of old finishes, and New England landscape paintings orig- Tillou assembled a team of experts to
Woodbury, Conn., circa 1770–80. championed the creativity developed in inated with Smith’s training at the Uni- review the Finn holdings, inviting con-
Cherry with poplar secondary wood. the hills of northwest Connecticut.” versity of Michigan, where she studied servator Robert Lionetti, a contributor
This handsome piece with closed with David Carew Huntington (1922– to Connecticut Valley Furniture by
bonnet descended in the Stiles fami- The area’s furniture shows the influ- 1990), the Frederic Edwin Church Eliphalet Chapin and His Contempo-
ly. It was acquired in the 1980s from ence of joiners who migrated to Con- (1826–1900) scholar credited with help- raries, 1750–1800, to weigh in on the
Avis Hicock, who lived in the Main necticut’s northwest corner from towns ing save the painter’s home, Olana, in furniture, and paintings conservator
Street house in Woodbury that had to the south and east. Characteristic the 1960s. The couple acquired “View Tom Yost to evaluate the fine arts. Their
belonged to her great-grandfather features include deeply carved lobed from Narragansett” by John Kensett conclusions inform catalog and exhibi-
David J. Stiles. Edward Cooke Jr shells, C-scroll knee returns and, in (1816–1872) around the time Smith tion.
illustrated the case piece in his study some cases, curved bandy legs and produced Images of Contentment: John
Making Furniture in Preindustrial Frederick Kensett and The Connecticut Selections from “The Ann and Joel
Furniture, The Social Economy of Shore, a catalog and exhibition at the Finn Collection” remain on view
Newtown and Woodbury, Connecticut. Mattatuck Museum in 2001. They drove through the summer at Jeffrey Tillou
to New York’s Catskill Mountains to Antiques. The gallery is at 39 West
study Kaaterskill Clove, a touchstone Street in Litchfield.
For additional information, 860-567-
9693 or www.tillouantiques.com.
Queen Anne highboy, probably Woodbury, Conn., circa 1760–80. Cherry
with yellow poplar and white pine secondary woods. This piece descended
in the Sherman family of Woodbury and is notable for its stepped cornice,
a regional characteristic.
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 29
Man Versus Nature At
Bonhams’ Russian Art Sale In London
LONDON — “Siberian Sleigh Riders” by Leon Gas- “Self-portrait with a Brush” by Zinaida Serebriako-
pard leads Bonhams’ Russian sale on Wednesday, June va (1884–1967) ($130/200,000) is an example of art-
6. It is estimated at $330/600,000. ist’s self-portraits painted throughout her life to
record her moods and changing appearance. She
In the course of a long career, the insatiably curious regarded them as a kind of pictorial diary. “Self-por-
and restless Gaspard (1882–1964) travelled widely. As a trait with a Brush” was executed in Paris in 1945,
boy, he accompanied his fur-trader father on journeys immediately after World War II. Personally and pro-
through the Russian country; in later life, he made expe- fessionally, it was a bleak period, though, characteris-
ditions to Siberia, Mongolia, Asia, the Himalayas, Tibet, tically, Serebriakova portrays herself with a slight
China and Morocco, eventually settling permanently in smile, as if anticipating better times.
Taos, N.M. “Siberian Sleigh Riders” was painted there in “The Tower,” a stage design by Nikolai Roerich
1921. The subject was inspired by memories of his boy- (1874–1947) ($160/240,000) was created for a 1913
hood travels in Russia, and the dramatic but harmoni- revival of the Belgian dramatist Maurice Maeter-
ous scene contrasts the fragility of the ceremonial pro- link’s first play, Princess Maleine, at the Svobodyni
cession of riders, horses and sleighs with the monumental Theatre in Moscow. The production was cancelled, but
and desolate landscape. the stage designs survived. Artist, philosopher and
writer, Roerich, was also a celebrated stage-set
Other highlights of the sale include “Still Life with Dai- designer — most famously collaborating with Igor
sies” by Nikolai Fechin (1881–1955) ($130/200,000). It Stravinsky, Vaslav Nijinsky and Serge Diaghilev on
was painted in the 1930s in Taos, the site of a thriving “Le Sacre du Printemps” (“The Rite of Spring”) in
artistic community. Fechin, who suffered from tuberculo- 1913. Maeterlink’s strongly symbolic, mystical drama
sis, had moved there from New York in search of a drier appealed to Roerich for its early Renaissance setting
climate. Drawing inspiration from the rich culture of his and for the tragic theme of man’s impotencePaingintahteed by don
surroundings, he broadened his palette and experiment- face of destiny.
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Auction Action In Milford, Conn.
Modernist Painters Lead Surge At Shannon’s
“Off Conanicut” by William Trost Richards (1833–1905), oil MILFORD, CONN. — Shan- artists reached $81,250. The $55,200 and “Con Moto” in
on canvas, 20 by 32 inches, $62,500. non’s Fine Art Auctioneers Berman work, “Esmeralda, 2016 for $31,000.
“The Garden” by Mary Louise Fairchild MacMonnies, 1896, concluded its best auction in From The Hunchback of Notre
oil on canvas, 17-5/8 by 32 inches, $37,500. five years on April 26. The Dame,” 1943, reflects the art- The sale’s top lot was an oil
firm achieved an 80 percent ist’s flair for painting solitary on board by the American
sell-through rate on 244 lots figures in architectural ruins. Impressionist Colin Campbell
for a gross tally of $2.5 mil- It was inspired by imaginary Cooper. It realized $162,500 in
lion. worlds created in Hollywood, a private transaction after the
where Berman lived for near- close of bidding. “New York
“There was tremendous pre- ly ten years in the 1940s. From Brooklyn,” circa 1922, a
sale interest, and we set up fresh-to-the-market example,
extra chairs for the auction The Mattern painting, was signed lower right and
itself,” Shannon’s owner San- “Cadence,” was included in depicted the busy ferry traffic
dra Germain said of the ses- the 1944 exhibition of the on the East River and the
sion that attracted bidders old Museum of Non-Objective Brooklyn Docks looking out
and new. Painting (a precursor to the toward lower Manhattan. Of
Guggenheim) and was acces- the painting, Germain said,
The event was successful sioned by the Guggenheim “It was a desirable subject,
across all genres of fine art. Museum in 1961 before enter- the epitome of industrial New
As has been the trend, Mod- ing a private collection. Shan- York in the early years of the
ernist works performed well, non’s holds two previous last century.”
with records posted for records for the artist, having
Eugene Berman and Alice L. auctioned “Allegro” in 2017 for Another standout work was
Mattern. Paintings by both a Regionalist scene by Dale
Nichols, painted by the artist
“New York From Brooklyn” by Colin Campbell Cooper in 1969 and titled “Winter on
(1856–1937), oil on board, 25 by 30 inches, $162,500. the Farm.” Shannon’s achieved
a record price for Nichols
when “Mid-Nation Winter”
sold at a prior auction for
$120,000. “Winter on the
Farm” brought $62,500.
Leading the Nineteenth
Century category was an
exceptional seascape, fresh
from a private Connecticut
collection. Signed and dated
“98,” “Off Conanicut” by Wil-
liam Trost Richards boasted
the luminist sky and translu-
cent waves characteristic of
the artist’s best paintings. The
work made $62,500.
Several paintings exceeded
high estimate. They included
“Chess Players” by Frantisek
Zdenek Eberl, $47,500; “Floral
Still Life” by Charles Ethan
Porter, $40,000; and a rare oil
on canvas by Mary Louise
“Thimble Islands, Near New Haven” by Archibald Cary
Smith (1837–1911), oil on canvas, 11½ by 21½ inches, $31,250.
“Floral Still Life” by Charles Ethan Porter “Spring Sun” by George L.K. Morris (1905–
(1847–1923), oil on canvas, 16 by 20 inches, 1975), 1970, oil on canvas, 42 by 51 inches,
$40,000. $52,500.
“Midsummer” by George Inness (1825–1894), 1862, oil on
canvas, 14 by 20 inches, $50,000.
Untitled (Landscape in Jamaica, Vt.) by Milton Avery (1885– “Esmeralda, from The Hunchback of Notre “Cadence” by Alice L. Mattern (1909–1945),
1965), 1943, watercolor, pen, ink and charcoal on paper, 21¾ Dame” by Eugene Berman (1899–1972), oil oil on canvas, 42 by 35 inches, $81,250.
by 29¾ inches, $37,500. on canvas, $81,250. Record for the artist at auction.
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 31
“Winter on the Farm” by Dale Nichols (1904–1995), oil on
canvas, 20 by 28 inches, $62,500.
“Singende (Singing Figure)” by George
Kolbe (1877–1947), initialed “GK”on the base
and foundry mark “H. Noack, Berlin,”
bronze, height 23¼ inches, $37,500.
“Penetration” by Emil James Bisttram (1895–
1976), circa 1938, oil on canvas, 42 by 27 inch-
es, $75,000.
“Picnic” by John Joseph Enneking (1841–1916), 18 by 23¾
inches, $68,750.
“Apple Blossom” by Soren Emil Carlsen “Rochers au Trayas” by Armand Guillaumin
(1848–1932), circa 1920, oil on canvas, 40 by (1841–1927), oil on canvas, 18-1/8 by 21¾
48 inches, $30,000. inches, $50,000.
Fairchild MacMonnies, “The “We had a bank of 17 phones for $42,500. A dozen or so “Clearing” by Wolf Kahn (b 1927), oil on canvas, 52 by 60
Garden,” $37,500. on ‘Picnic,’ the most popular phone bidders competed for inches, $68,750.
painting in the sale. It was “La Baignade,” $52,500, by
“Penetration” by Emil James gorgeous — in really nice con- the French Vietnamese artist
Bisttram sold to the Fred dition and in a period frame,” Le Pho.
Jones Jr Museum of Art at the Germain said of the John
University of Oklahoma for Joseph Enneking canvas that Prices, calculated by the auc-
$75,000. The powerful paint- went for $68,750 to a private tioneer, include buyer’s pre-
ing from a local collection collector. mium.
shows the influence of Kan-
dinsky. Works by Bisttram, a A private collector acquired Shannon’s plans an online
co-founder of the Transcen- “Spring Sun” by George L.K. auction for June. Its next cat-
dental Painting Group who Morris for $52,500. George aloged sale, live and online, is
died in Taos, N.M., in 1976, Inness’s “Midsummer” topped set for October.
have been on a surge in recent out at $50,000. Albert Bier-
years as collectors explore stadt’s oil on paper “Morning Shannon’s Fine Art Auction-
regional expressions of Mod- Summit, New Jersey from eers is at 49 Research Drive.
ernism. Hotel” went to a new owner For additional information,
www.shannons.com or 203-
877-1711.
“Morning – Summit, New Jersey “Chess Players” by Frantisek “La Baignade” by Le Pho (1907–2001), “Parade on Lower Broadway” by
from Hotel” by Albert Bierstadt Zdenek Eberl (1887–1962), 1925, oil oil on canvas, 28¾ by 23¾ inches, Laurence A. Campbell (b 1939), oil
(1830–1902), oil on Masonite, 18 by on canvas, 41 by 28½ inches, $47,500. $52,500. on board, 15¾ by 11-7/8 inches,
13½ inches, $42,500. $32,500.
32 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — June 8, 2018
Rockwell’s ‘Shuffleton’s Barbershop’ On View At Norman Rockwell Museum
STOCKBRIDGE, MASS. — Norman Rockwell Muse- Norman Rockwell (1894–1978), “Shuffleton’s Bar- room. Painted for The Saturday Evening Post cover of
um director Laurie Norton Moffatt recently announced bershop,” 1950, oil on canvas, 33 by 31 inches. April 29, 1950, this work in oil on canvas measures
that “Shuffleton’s Barbershop,” Rockwell’s acclaimed Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, approximately 4 by 4 feet, and it is riveting in its detail.
1950 painting recently acquired by the Lucas Museum April 29, 1950. Collection of Lucas Museum of
of Narrative Art, will go on view at the Rockwell Muse- Narrative Art. ©SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Licens- While Rockwell’s subject is one of everyday people
um beginning June 9. The painting, acknowledged by ing, Indianapolis, Ind. engaged in a familiar activity, the scene is illuminated
many as a masterpiece, joins the museum’s exhibition, um in years to come.” by a light that may fairly be described as transcendent.
“Keepers of the Flame: Parrish, Wyeth, Rockwell and the Our eye is led through a myriad of details, including a
Narrative Tradition,” on view from June 9 through Octo- A work of compositional complexity and emotional sub- cat, a basin, a magazine rack, the fishing tackle, the rifle,
ber 28. It will then remain on view at the museum in a tlety, “Shuffleton’s Barbershop” depicts a trio of amateur a gooseneck lamp, men’s boots resting by the glowing
series of themed presentations. musicians enjoying an evening of music in the warmly cast-iron stove and many more that, together, give a
lit back room of a barbershop, a daily hub of community vivid sense of time and place. All of this is glimpsed by
Norton Moffatt noted, “With its intimate interior — life. The painting depicts the artist’s hometown barber- the viewer, who, positioned on the street outside the
bathed in poetic light and set amidst the ordinary details shop, which he and his family frequented while living in shop, must look through a cracked window, seeing, but
of everyday life — ‘Shuffleton’s Barbershop’ is reminis- Arlington, Vt. Rockwell posed the shop’s proprietor, Rob not hearing, the music being played.
cent of Dutch Old Master paintings and is a perfectly Shuffleton, as the fiddler in the back room, though he
fitting centerpiece for our summer exhibition, which was a sportsman rather than a musician in real life — The “Keepers of the Flame” show will shed light on the
chronicles the influence of European traditions on Amer- as attested to in the rifle and fishing tackle in the front thread connecting American narrative art — as embod-
ican illustration. ‘Shuffleton’s’ is at once a luminous ied by illustrators Maxfield Parrish (1870–1966), N.C.
work of art and a loving accounting of the humble inci- Wyeth (1882–1945) and Rockwell (1894–1978) — to the
dents that give our daily lives meaning. We are deeply roots of European painting, tracing the long line of
grateful to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art for part- teachers who, through the centuries, passed wisdom,
nering with us to ensure that this work will be available knowledge and techniques to the next generation of cre-
to our many visitors, from Berkshire County residents to ators.
travelers from across the country and the globe.”
Organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum, the exhi-
With its acquisition of Shuffleton’s Barbershop, the bition comprises more than 60 works by American and
Lucas Museum announced a crosscountry partnership European masters that have been culled from public
whereby the painting will be on long-term loan to the and private collections from across the United States.
Norman Rockwell Museum for public display until 2020. These include works by Robert Vonnoh, Thomas Ans-
The Lucas Museum will additionally explore opportuni- hutz, George Bridgman, Henry Siddons Mowbray, How-
ties to loan the painting to other museums in Massachu- ard Pyl and Thomas Eakins, on display next to the work
setts and elsewhere following its residency at Rockwell of mainstays of the French academies of the 19th centu-
Museum in order to maximize public access to this ry, including Jean Léon Gérôme, William Bouguereau,
beloved work of art. It will then be featured at the Lucas Paul Delaroche, Henri Lehmann and Mark Charles
Museum, opening in 2022, where it will continue to be Gleyre, among others.
on public display.
The Norman Rockwell Museum will host a Berkshire
“This masterpiece has long been an inspiration to the Community Day on Sunday, June 10, on the opening
people of Massachusetts, and we are delighted to be weekend for the “Keepers of the Flame” exhibition,
working with the Rockwell Museum to allow its contin- including “Shuffleton’s Barbershop.” Berkshire County
ued public accessibility,” said Don Bacigalupi, founding residents will be offered free admission to view the exhi-
president of the Lucas Museum. “We also look forward to bition and the beloved painting.
displaying this extraordinary work at the Lucas Muse-
The Norman Rockwell Museum is at 9 Route 183. For
Services — information, www.nrm.org or 413-931-2290.
Penman Fairs Launches New Art & Antiques
Show In Royal Windsor, UK, June 8–10
MaSter art VIGUES ART WINDSOR, BERKSHIRE, UK — Windsor is a
reStorer STUDIO popular town this year; not only has the world
media focused on it with the two royal weddings
& CoNServator Restoring fine art, at Windsor Castle, but Penman Fairs will also be
paintings, period frames, launching its first fair in the famous royal town.
of works of art on paper & The fair will be held in two large permanent mar-
Paintings – Watercolors quees that are part of the Royal Windsor Race-
ceramic repairs course, and it will run from Friday to Sunday,
frames June 8–10. This new event will be a relaxing day
To Oscar & Debra Perez out with more than 40 booths offering a sparkling
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There will be beautiful objects to enhance the
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South Salem, N.Y. 10590 elry and accessories. In keeping with the wedding
theme, it will be easy find the perfect engage-
914-763-2121 ment ring or something to jazz up an outfit as
well as some lovely gifts.
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All dealers’ items have been vetted to ensure
Lawrence J. Zinzi the best quality possible and include a good vari- Wiener Werkstätte Secessionist Vase by
ety and balance of furniture, paintings, silver, Johann Loetz at Hickmet Fine Arts, London.
Professional ceramics, textiles and jewelry. There will be some- The town has so much to offer, adding to the day
restoration & rePair thing for every taste, whether you are a collector out. We are delighted to bring some of the best
or someone looking to buy some great works of dealers from around the UK to Windsor.”
Period & contemPorary Leaded LamPS art to give your home a stylish touch.
Royal Windsor Racecourse is at Maidenhead
straightening, gold plating, patination, wiring, etc Visitors will be able to find a selection of lunch Road; hours are 10:30 am to 5 pm each day. Free
and afternoon tea offerings in the “1866 Bar” in parking is available. For further information,
specializing in Tiffany Studios the adjacent Paddock Pavilion — weather per- www.penman-fairs.co.uk or +44 (0) 1886 833091.
mitting, there will also be a formal tea garden
shades, bases, frames & desk pieces with light alfresco lunches and teas on the lawn.
Porcelain, Pottery & Painting Caroline Penman, show manager, said, “We
Restoration & Repair have been looking for a fresh location for a new
Penman Fair, and Windsor’s location seems per-
Bronze Restoration & Repair fect for the home counties as well as Londoners.
Quality services since 1971 Opening Lecture For ‘Women Artists In Paris’
At Clark Art Institute June 10
Please call 718-798-0193 or
Cell: 914-391-7188 WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. — In the mid-Nineteenth Centu- academy — did not admit female
Esther Bell, the Robert and ry, Paris was a cultural mecca, students until 1897.
Martha Berman Lipp senior luring artists from around the
curator and curator of painting world to its academies, muse- Featuring nearly 70 paintings
and sculpture at the Clark Art ums, salons and galleries. drawn from prominent collec-
Institute, is presenting the Despite the city’s cosmopolitan tions across the United States
opening lecture for the special character, gender norms and abroad, “Women Artists in
exhibition, “Women Artists in remained strikingly conserva- Paris” includes works by
Paris, 1850–1900,” on Sunday, tive, and women painters faced renowned artists such as Berthe
June 10, at 3 pm. obstacles not encountered by Morisot, Mary Cassatt and Rosa
their male counterparts. Bell’s Bonheur, as well as their equal-
A conversation with chief cura- lecture considers the influential, ly remarkable peers such as
tor for French National Heritage often-overlooked work of these Anna Ancher, Lilla Cabot Perry,
Laurence Madeline, guest cura- artists, as well as the barriers Louise Breslau, Eva Gonzalez
tor of “Women Artists in Paris,” they encountered to their artistic and Marie Bashkirtseff. The
follows. The lecture and conver- education and expression. For exhibition is on view June 9–
sation, free and open to the pub- example, the École des Beaux- September 3.
lic, will be held in the Clark’s Arts (Academy of Fine Arts) —
auditorium, in the Manton the country’s most important art The Clark is at 225 South
Research Center. Street. For information, 413-458-
2303 or www.clarkart.edu.
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 33
Multiple Estates Featured In Schwenke’s June 6 Auction
WOODBURY, CONN. — On Rare Chippendale painted dower chest, probably Pennsyl-
Wednesday, June 6, at 1 pm, vania.
Schwenke Auctioneers will
present an estates auction Early oil on canvas depicting Saints Teresa of Avila and
offering more than 640 lots of Gertrude the Great.
estate property — a selection of
Asian decorative arts, Ameri- Highlights Include Early
can, English and Continental Continental Furniture & Decorations,
decorative arts, folk art and
American country furniture, Americana and Folk Art
early English and other sterling
silver, jewelry, fine art, miscel- vania, with a cleated top with plaque depicting boats coming Folk art canvas trade sign.
laneous decorative arts and molded edge, three arched pan- in to walled port, mountains
estate Oriental rugs. The auc- els within molded stiles on a beyond, signed with character Hollis Murdock, and the wife of South. For more information,
tion is a live online sale with molded base, the central panel verso; and a Chinese famille the artist Vernon Carroll Porter www.woodburyauction.com or
absentee and phone bidding, with initials “LB – FH.” rose vase, baluster form with (1896–1982). 203-266-0323.
plus live internet bidding on figures in a garden pavilion.
multiple platforms. Folk art lots abound, with More than two dozen estate
items ranging from groups of Many lots of fine art are being Oriental carpets will cross the
Midcentury and Modern lots ephemera and early artworks sold, including an early oil on block, including Persian, Cauca-
include an Eames-style leather to painted trade signs and fan- canvas depicting Saints Teresa sian, Indian and Turkish room
upholstered chair and ottoman, ciful artworks. A few of the of Avila and Gertrude the and scatter-sized rugs. Of spe-
a “Hollywood” brass and leather more interesting lots include a Great, both depicted three- cial interest is a square Sarouk
bench attributed to Tommi folk art oil on canvas table top quarter length within a border carpet measuring 4 feet 7 inch-
Parzinger, on ball feet with still life; a painted box with with motto, and in a gilt sten- es wide, 4 feet 8 inches long.
X-form stretcher; and a Mod- eagle painted top and banner ciled, molded frame. Of particu-
ernist coffee table attributed to reading “Ruth Beebe,” con- lar interest for American art Preview times are Sunday,
Karl Springer, with glass top, signed by a Connecticut private enthusiasts are 43 lots compris- June 3, 11 am to 5 pm; Monday,
X-stretcher brass base and collector; and a rare folk art ing more than 150 artworks June 4, and Tuesday, June 5, 10
columnar lucite legs. Also canvas trade sign from Miss from the estate of Beata Beach am to 5 pm; and Wednesday,
included are numerous Modern Richardson’s Day School for Porter, noted Putnam Valley June 6, 10 am to noon. Preview
art works and contemporary Young Ladies, in a brass mount- New York woman artist Beata is also available at other times
furniture and decorations from ed frame, accompanying card Beach (Beata Beach Porter, by appointment. The gallery,
estates in New York City and notes “possibly Massachusetts, 1911–2006). She was the closed from noon on auction
Westchester County, N.Y. found Nantucket, circa 1835.” daughter of sculptor Chester A. day, is at 710 Main Street
Beach (1881–1956) and Eleanor
An estate in Bedford Hills, Several Asian lots are being
N.Y., yielded many early Conti- offered, including a large Tibet-
nental lots, including French an thangka of Avalokitesvara,
and English furniture and deco- an 11-headed multi-armed
rative arts from the Seven- depiction of the bodhisattva of
teenth through the Nineteenth infinite compassion; a Chinese
Centuries. The rarest item is a blue and white scenic porcelain
French Empire carved mahoga-
ny side chair from Tuileries Pal-
ace, attributed to Jacob Freres,
the underside with Royal Col-
lection iron stamp, printed
inventory label for Tuileries
Palace Chambre a Coucher,
manuscript label and a printed
auction catalog description
from 1935. Other lots from this
estate include two rare George
III birdcages on stand, early
pairs and sets of chairs, and
European porcelains, fabrics
and other decorations.
American furniture and folk
art are on offer from various
estates in New York, Connecti-
cut and Massachusetts. Expect-
ed to attract collector attention
is a rare Chippendale painted
dower chest, probably Pennsyl-
Met Exhibition To Focus On Versailles
Through The Eyes Of Early Visitors
NEW YORK CITY — The Pal- tions that were also documented
ace of Versailles has attracted in paintings and engravings.
travelers since it was transformed
under the direction of the Sun Through paintings and por-
King, Louis XIV (1638–1715) traits, furniture, tapestries, car-
from a simple hunting lodge into pets, costumes and uniforms, por-
one of the most magnificent pub- celain, gold boxes, sculpture, arms
lic courts of Europe. French and and armor, engravings and guide-
foreign travelers, royalty, digni- books, the exhibition will illus-
taries and ambassadors, artists, trate what the visitors encoun-
musicians, writers and philoso- tered at court, what kind of
phers, scientists, grand tourists welcome and access to the palace
and day-trippers alike, all flocked they received, and, most impor-
to the majestic royal palace sur- tantly, what they saw and what
rounded by its extensive formal impressions, gifts and souvenirs
gardens. they took home with them.
On view until July 29 at the The exhibition will also feature
Metropolitan Museum of Art, a unique audio experience that
“Visitors to Versailles (1682– will evoke and bring to life what it
1789)” will track these many trav- was like to visit the palace during
elers from 1682, when Louis XIV the ancien régime, when Ver-
moved his court to Versailles, up sailles was the seat of the court.
to 1789, when Louis XVI (1774– This audio experience is spon-
1792) and the royal family were sored by Bloomberg Philanthro-
forced to leave the palace and pies.
return to Paris.
The Metropolitan Museum of
The exhibition is organized by Art is at 1000 Fifth Avenue. For
the Metropolitan Museum of Art information, 800-662-3397 or
and the Palace of Versailles. www.metmuseum.org.
Versailles was always a truly PHILADELPHIA — The Insti-
international setting. Countless tute of Contemporary Art at the
visitors described their experienc- University of Pennsylvania, at
es and observations in correspon- 118 South 326th Street, has
dence and journals. Court diaries, mounted the first US museum
gazettes and literary journals presentation of Seoul-based con-
offer detailed reports on specific temporary artist Suki Seokyeong
events and entertainments as Kang. For information, 215-898-
well as on ambassadorial recep- 7108 or www.icaphila.org.
34 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — June 8, 2018
Transitions
The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) Kwong Lum and wife Mary Ann The Kwong Lam Museum in China opened in 2014.
announced that Thelma Golden, di- shortly after being honored with the
rector and chief curator of the Studio Mu- Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
seum in Harlem, is the museum’s guest
speaker for the 2018 Gianguan’s Founder M. Y. Kwong Lum
Bernard Osher Lec- Awarded Ellis Island Medal Of Honor
ture on Tuesday, July
9, at the University NEW YORK CITY — Kwong Lum, when people come together to share the hui, Jiangmen, Guangdong. In 2018,
of Southern Maine’s internationally known scholar, artist, joy of art proves to me that community Lum, whose name is spelled Lam in
Hannaford Hall. Tick- poet and chairman of Gianguan Auctions, extends beyond neighborhoods and eth- China, is launching the Kwong Lam
ets are now on sale. has been awarded an Ellis Island Medal nicity.” Museum of Art online.
The lecture series an- of Honor. The award is bestowed on
nually invites vision- American citizens who have distin- Over the years, Lum’s commitment to Lum joins the ranks of Larry Gagosian
ary cultural leaders, guished themselves within their own eth- furthering an understanding of Chinese and Rita Moreno, who are also 2018 Ellis
scholars and think- nic groups while exemplifying the values art and culture has earned him the Island Medal of Honor recipients. Past
ers to Maine to share their insights and of the American way of life. respect of museum authorities, art honorees include US presidents, several
experiences with PMA audiences. The experts and appraisers in China and the world leaders, two Nobel Prize winners
Studio Museum is the world’s leading In responding to the honor, Lum said, “I United States. He has been a frequent and countless leaders of industry, educa-
institution devoted to visual art by art- am grateful for the opportunities I have lecturer at China Institute in New York tion, the arts, sports and government,
ists of African descent. Under Golden’s been afforded in China, Canada and the City as well as a guest on CCTV, the Chi- along with everyday Americans who have
leadership, the museum has gained in- United States to support the arts and nese media organization’s television made freedom, liberty and compassion a
creased renown as a global leader in the share my knowledge of Chinese heritage channel. At the invitation of the UN, he part of their life’s work. The medal has
exhibition of contemporary art, a center as it was and as it is in contemporary art.” taught advertising and design in China. been officially recognized by both Houses
for innovative education and a cultural He credited his teachers, the artists and In 2002, he founded Gianguan Auctions of Congress as one of America’s most
anchor in the Harlem community. ceramicists he has had the honor of know- in New York City. In 2014, a museum prestigious awards and is annually
ing, his wife and family, and said, “The bearing his name and housing his collec- memorialized in the Congressional
The Preservation Society of New- open-mindedness I have experienced tions as well as his own art opened in Xin- Record.
port County has appointed Tara
Flynn, a Newport native, as the director
of development. For the past 13 years,
Flynn was director
of development for
Loyola Marymount
University’s College
of Communication
and Fine Arts in Los
Angeles. Flynn’s
prior experience
includes marketing MoMA’s Early Twentieth Century Art
and sales manage- Transformed By New Acquisitions
ment positions in
the publishing and hotel industries. As
the preservation society’s director of
development, Flynn will oversee a team
that is responsible for raising support
through membership, the Annual Fund, NEW YORK CITY — The Museum of
planned giving, major gifts and grants Modern Art has acquired more than
for priority projects. She will assume 300 masterworks of the Merrill C. Ber-
her new position on July 9. man collection, one of the most signifi-
cant collections of early Twentieth
The New Museum has announced Century works on paper in private Aleksandr Rodchenko (Russian, 1891–1956), “Have Sun at Night! (Daite
that Stephanie Pereira will be- hands. The museum’s acquisition solntse noch’iun),” 1923, gouache, ink, and pencil on gelatin silver
come the second director of the muse- focuses on the core of Berman’s collec- print, 4 3/8 by 11 3/16 inches. The Museum of Modern Art, New York,
um’s cultural incuba- tion — works that vividly demonstrate Merrill C. Berman Collection.
tor. Julia Kaganskiy, the wide-ranging experimentation and
the outgoing inau- political and social engagement of art- and books, while its extensive repre- recognition of the museum’s 90th anni-
gural director, con- ists in this period. sentation of photomontage proves that versary in 2019.
cludes a five-year strategy’s dominance in the early
chapter in which The selected works offer an overview Twentieth Century. The acquisition is The Museum of Modern Art is on
she helped establish of the major avant-garde movements of made possible by trustees and support- 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth
New Inc as a recog- the era — Dada, the Bauhaus, de Stijl, ers of the Museum of Modern Art in Avenues. For information, 212- 708-
nized, innovative Futurism and Russian Constructivism 9400 or ww.moma.org.
program and a new — and include unparalleled and pio-
cultural paradigm neering works by renowned figures
for museums. In September, New Inc will such as Aleksandr Rodchenko, Lyubov
welcome members to its fifth yearlong Popova, John Heartfield and Hannah
cycle. Pereira will oversee the 100 cre- Höch. Its graphic design includes
ative entrepreneurs and a community of exceptional examples of the period’s
400 alumni, and steer plans for growth new typography and dynamic combi-
that include New Inc’s space in the New nations of word and image in posters
Museum’s new building designed by
OMA, led by Rem Koolhaas and Shohei RISD Museum To Receive $30,000 Grant
Shigematsu. From National Endowment For The Arts
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — National ham put uniquely American design light on the golden era of this company,
Bonhams has promoted Harvey Endowment for the Arts (NEA) chair- and the aspirations of a youthful first established in 1831 in Providence.
Cammell to the newly created po- man Jane Chu has approved more nation on the world stage. “Gorham Silver and mixed-metal wares pro-
sition of global director of valuations, than $80 million in grants as part of Silver: Designing Brilliance” casts new duced from 1850 to 1970 are consid-
the NEA’s second major funding Thomas Pairpoint, designer, Gor- ered within social, cultural, industrial,
trusts and estates, announcement for fiscal year 2018. ham Manufacturing Company, aesthetic and technological contexts.
house sales and Included in this announcement is an manufacturer, epergne, 1872. The The RISD Museum owns more than
private collections. Art Works grant of $30,000 to the RISD Gorham Collection. Gift of Textron 2,200 pieces of Gorham silver and met-
Cammell, who is Museum to support the upcoming exhi- Inc. alwork, the largest collection of objects
deputy chairman, bition, “Gorham Silver: Designing Bril- by the American silver maker in a pub-
Bonhams UK and liance 1850–1970.” The Art Works cat- lic institution. “Designing Brilliance” is
currently heads the egory is the NEA’s largest funding the first multi-venue Gorham exhibi-
team in Europe, will category and supports projects that tion (it will also travel to the Cincin-
be responsible for focus on the creation of art that meets nati Art Museum and the Mint Muse-
the development of the highest standards of excellence, um in Charlotte, NC), and the
its valuations, pri- public engagement with diverse and accompanying book, published by Riz-
vate client and single-owner, sales busi- excellent art, lifelong learning in the zoli, is the first major comprehensive
ness across the Bonhams international arts and/or the strengthening of com- publication on Gorham since 1982.
group. munities through the arts.
For information, 401-454-6500 or
Commissioned to create everything www.risdmuseum.org. For more infor-
from public presentation pieces to one- mation on projects included in the
of-a-kind showstoppers for use in the NEA grant announcement, www.arts.
private dining rooms of America, Gor- gov/news.
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 35
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Heritage Sponsors Two-Year Global Tour Of
Norman Rockwell’s ‘Four Freedoms’
DALLAS, TEXAS — Heritage Fear” and “Freedom of Worship” illustrations, prints and more by One of Norman Rockwell’s
Auctions announced that it has will embark on a seven-city tour both Rockwell and a broad iconic paintings of Presi- Houston, Texas, December 15,
committed to a two-year spon- across the United States and to range of his contemporaries, dent Franklin Roosevelt’s 2019–March 22, 2020; and Nor-
sorship of the Norman Rockwell Normandy, France. The two- from J.C. Leyendecker and wartime pledge, “Freedom man Rockwell Museum, Stock-
Museum’s traveling exhibition, year, international exhibition Mead Schaeffer to Arthur Szyk, of Speech.” Courtesy Heri- bridge, Mass., in fall 2020.
“Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, opened on May 25 in New York Ben Shahn and Dorothea tage Auctions. Ha.com.
Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms”. City at the New-York Historical Lange, among others. The era is Mich., October 13–January 13,
It is the first comprehensive Society, with a companion pre- brought to life through a num- 2019. The exhibition is on dis-
exhibition of the artist’s iconic sentation, “Reimagining the ber of channels, including his- play at the George Washington
1943 depictions of President Four Freedoms,” on view con- torical documents, photographs, University Museum and the
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wartime currently across town at Roos- videos, interactive digital dis- Textile Museum, Washington,
defense of humanity’s funda- evelt House. plays, immersive settings and D.C., February 9–May 6, 2019;
mental human rights. artifacts. Mémorial de Caen, Normandy,
“Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, France, June 4–October 27,
Considered among the most Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms” To date, the 2018 exhibition 2019. It returns to the United
indelible images in the history includes a range of artwork in tour comprises the New-York States through 2020, beginning
of American art, Rockwell’s addition to Rockwell’s celebrat- Historical Society, New York at the Museum of Fine Arts,
“Freedom of Speech,” “Freedom ed images of the “Four Free- City, May 25–September 2; and
from Want,” “Freedom from doms.” These include paintings, the Henry Ford, Dearborn,
Auction DATE LOCATION AUCTIONEER PG 9, June.................... Pine Bush, NY...................Roberson’s.............. 50
Previews 9, June.................... Red Hook, NY...................George Cole............. 57
Every Tues................ Coventry, CT...................... Weston’s............... 46 9, June......................Windsor, CT...................... Nadeau’s............... 51
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Midcentury Modern......... 6 2, June.................... Glen Cove, NY...............Roland Auctions............ 2 9-25, June........... keenanauction.com........... Keenan Auction.......... 52
Bonhams 2, June.................... Glen Cove, NY...............Roland Auctions.......... 25 10, June...................Lakeville, MA................AC & DR Morris.......... 52
Chippendale Chair 2, June.................... Glen Cove, NY...............Roland Auctions.......... 56 10, June.................Middleboro, MA.....................White’s............... 10C
Highlights Furniture Sale... 6 2, June.......................Orange, CT.................... Joseph Kabe............ 56 10, June.................. New York City.................... Showplace................ 5
Bonhams 2, June...................South Paris, ME............... Paul Arsenault........... 46 10, June..................Saugerties, NY................ Donny Malone........... 58
Design Auction................. 7 2-3, June......................Elgin, IL............................ Bunte.................. 44 11, June....................Newport, RI.................. Gustave White........... 45
Bonhams 2-3, June...................Newton, MA................Tremont Auctions......... 46 11, June..................Northfield, MA....................Northfield............... 56
Russian Art.................... 29 3, June...................... Canaan, CT.......................State Line............... 54 12, June.................. New York City................. Manhattan Art......... 12C
Gianguan Auction 3, June...................... Canaan, NY.................Heritage Auctions......... 57 12-13, June... summersplaceauctions.com..... Summers Place........ 11C
Chinese Buddhist Art 4, June........................Berlin, CT.................... Berlin Auction........... 42 13, June.................Dania Beach, FL.....................Kodner................. 4C
Highlight.......................... 8 5-7, June.......... blackrockgalleries.com......Black Rock Galleries....... 39 14, June.................. New York City....................... Swann................. 41
Heritage 5-7, June................... Hatfield, PA..................Alderfer Auction.......... 53 15-16, June...........Chevy Chase, MD............ Sloans & Kenyon......... 55
European Art.................... 3 6, June................Chester Heights, PA.................Wilson’s................ 52 15-17, June.............Du Mouchelles................... Detroit, MI.............. 43
Heritage 6, June..................... Coventry, CT..................Ingraham & Co........... 59 16, June.................... Epping, NH.......... James R. St Jean Auction.. 56
Photographs Auction..... 12 6, June.................... Woodbury, CT....................Schwenke................. 2 16, June..................Harrisburg, PA......................Cordier................. 59
Kaminski Auctions 6-7, June................Falls Church, VA.............. Quinn’s Auction.......... 48 16, June..................invaluable.com................. Hess Fine Art.......... 10C
Stamps, Fine Art 8, June....................Jewett City, CT............... Leone’s Auction............ 2 16, June.................. Searsport, ME............ DownEast Auctions....... 58
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Marion Antique Auctions 9, June..................... Audubon, PA...................Ron Rhoads............. 58 17, June................St Petersburg, FL........... Burchard Galleries........ 60
Park Avenue Estate.......... 4 9, June.......................Canton, CT.....................Canton Barn............. 58 18, June................. Indianapolis, IN............... Ripley Auction......... 11C
Michaan’s 9, June....................Chichester, NH.............. George S. Foster......... 42 19, June................ Beverly Hills, CA.................... Heritage................ 54
Posh Jewels, Asian 9, June...................Falls Church, VA.............. Quinn’s Auction.......... 49 22, June..................Jewett City, CT............... Leone’s Auction............ 2
Rarities, Fine Art............ 23 9, June...................... Marion, MA.................Marion Auctions.......... 7C 23, June................... Litchfield, CT........Litchfield County Auctions.... 2
Rago 26, June..................... Dallas, TX......................... Heritage................ 50
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Jewelry Auction............. 10 25-28, June................Denver, PA................. Morphy Auctions......... 2C
Schwenke 29, June................ Beverly Hills, CA.................... Heritage................ 47
Multiple Estates Auction.33 29-30, June............. Bouckville, NY............. Mohawk Arms Inc........ 44
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Tiffany Silver Tray & 21, Sept.................. Cincinnati, OH..................... Cowan’s................ 7C
Silver Judaica................. 14 Oct ............................Denver, PA................. Morphy Auctions......... 4C
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Books & Manuscripts..... 38 Nov ...........................Denver, PA................. Morphy Auctions....... 10C
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BLOOMFIELD, CONN. — Frederick Kenice bury community in Bloomfield, where he served on St, 2nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06105 or www.saint-
McClafferty, 88, of Bloomfield and Stamford, Conn., the stage crew for musical theater productions, francisdonor.com/giving/specialgivingprograms).
died on May 23 surrounded by his family and con- helped oversee the residents’ workshop and, as
tent with a life well lived. The former executive part of the trails committee, built boardwalks, — Submitted by the family
vice president at N.W. Ayer was happiest running bridges and benches for others to enjoy. He took
an antiques business with his wife, Jane, and doing great delight in New York Times crossword puzzles
the Sunday puzzle in ink. (done only in ink), pineapple upside down cake,
golden retrievers, platform tennis, UConn women’s
Fred was born July 1, 1929, in Huntington, N.Y., basketball, neatly organized lists on yellow legal
and grew up in Greenwich Village. He attended La pads and the love of his family. Fred will be missed
Salle Academy in New York City and the Universi- immensely by many, including Jane; his daughters,
ty of Connecticut. In 1954, he married the love of Janet Dunlap and Karen Jarsky; his sons-in-law,
his life, Jane Reimer McClafferty, and they were Tom Dunlap and David Jarsky; and his grandchil-
together for these last 63 years and five months. dren, Jonathan Dunlap, Allyn Dunlap and Eli Jar-
After serving as a public information officer in the sky.
US Army, Fred began a career in media and adver-
tising, first at ABC and later at N.W. Ayer, where Fred requested that his body be donated to the
he spent 33 years. He truly found joy after he University of Connecticut School of Medicine. A
“retired” and went into the antiques business with private memorial service will be conducted at a
Jane full time. There, he delighted in discovering later date. Donations in celebration of Fred’s life
rare treasures, from an unusual pewter charger to may be made to Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue,
a piece of early American furniture with the origi- PO Box 808, Hudson, MA 01749 or www.ygrr.org;
nal finish intact. or to the St Francis Hospital Hope & Healing Cam-
paign, c/o Saint Francis Foundation, 95 Woodland
In recent years, he was a beloved part of the Sea-
New York State Museum Launches ‘A New York Minute In History’ Podcast
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New associate news director Jim upbringings and the color of Women’s Rights Movement, ute In History” comes from
York State Museum, WAMC/ Levulis. their skin and examine how will be available soon. The the William G. Pomeroy Foun-
Northeast Public Radio and each is celebrated and remem- podcast is available on iTunes, dation. The project is also
Archivist Media are launching The podcast’s first episode bered in different ways Google Play and SoundCloud. sponsored by a Humanities
a new podcast, “A New York explores the lives of Henry because of their actions and “A New York Minute In His- New York Action Grant with
Minute In History,” which Johnson and Tommy Hitch- the social practices of the tory” is a joint production of funds from the National
explores the story of New York cock Jr, World War I heroes early Twentieth Century to the New York State Museum, Endowment for the Humani-
state and the unique tales of with ties to New York. today. WAMC/Northeast Public ties.
New Yorkers. The podcast is Through interviews with fam- Radio,and Archivist Media.
hosted by New York state his- ily members, historians and Episode two, which explores Support for “A New York Min- Further information, 518-474-
torian Devin Lander and Don others, we follow Johnson and New York’s leading role in the 5877 or www.nysm.nysed.gov.
Wildman, host of Mysteries at Hitchcock to the trenches and
the Museum on Travel Chan- airfields of Europe and INDEX - 72 PAGES - INDEX
nel. It is produced by WAMC’s beyond. We explore how both
men were shaped by their
Ohr-O’Keefe Museum ANTIQUES SHOW REVIEWS
Voted 25 Best Galleries + Museums
(Milford, N.H.) It’s Ready, Set, Go At Milford, N.H......................................................................... 13
BILOXI, MISS. — For the sec- Newcomb Art Museum in Loui- (Brimfield, Mass.) Back To Brimfield – Shoppers Revel In Mega Markets..................................... 14
ond consecutive year, the Ohr- siana, the Leonardo in Utah
O’Keefe Museum of Art (OOMA) and the Peter Lik Galleries in AUCTION REVIEWS
has been voted as the best Florida, OOMA is recognized
museum or gallery in the state for its dedication to and eleva- (Mount Crawford, Va.) Jeffrey S. Evans Auction Generates Strong Prices....................................... 8
of Mississippi as well as one of tion of the arts, education and (Milford, Conn.) Modernist Painters Lead Surge At Shannon’s...................................................... 30
the 25 best galleries and muse- community.
ums in the United States by the EXHIBITIONS
American Art Awards. For information, www.ameri-
canartawards.com, 228-374- (Kansas City, Mo.) Nelson-Atkins Museum To Showcase 10 Years Of Gifts..................................... 6
Alongside the likes of the 5547 or www.georgeohr.org. (Philadelphia) Washington’s Personal Headquarters Flag Goes On View Flag Day........................... 9
(New York City) Contemporary Japanese Ceramics On View At Joan B. Mirviss Ltd..................... 11
World Records Fuel (Vancouver, B.C.) Nuclear Age Art At Vancouver Art Museum....................................................... 14
$4.2 Million Heritage (Santa Barbara, Calif.) TV Clock Plugged In At Santa Barbara Museum Of At................................ 23
Sports Memorabilia Auction (Stockbridge, Mass.) Parrish, Wyeth, Rockwell & The Narrative Tradition At Rockwell Museum...... 27
(Litchfield, Conn.) Connecticut Treasures From The Finn Collection At Jeffrey Tillou Antiques...... 28
DALLAS — The Wizard of West- (Philadelphia) Benjamin West Exhibits At Pennsylvania Academy Of Fine Arts.............................. 29
wood (John Wooden) continued to (Stockbridge, Mass.) Rockwell’s “Shuffleton’s Barbershop” At Norman Rockwell Museum.......... 32
work his magic eight years after (New York City) Met Exhibition To Focus On Versailles Through The Eyes Of Early Visitors.......... 33
his death at age 99 when a jersey (Portsmouth, N.H.) Life In Color: Two Cultural Makers, Centuries Apart....................................... 38
he wore as a member of the early (Fairfield, Conn.) Artists Address Gun Violence In Fairfield University Art Museum Exhibit........... 39
1930s Purdue Boilermakers col-
lege team dwarfed its auction esti- AND ALSO...
mate of $30,000 with a bid of
$264,000 in Heritage Auctions’ Across The Block........................................................................................................................... 22
May 17–18 sports memorabilia Estate Sales............................................................................................................................. 38-39
catalog auction. Historic Homes
The auction price sets a world (Austerlitz, N.Y.) Millary Society Launches Campaign To Save Steepletop.................................. 26
record for a college basketball jer- (Boston) National Trust For Scotland USA Helping Expand Robert Burns Historic Site.............. 26
sey, besting the standing mark by Mass Fashion................................................................................................................................ 40
over $120,000. Q&A
Jennifer L. Mass........................................................................................................................... 1
To be clear, however, the top Services........................................................................................................................................ 32
result of the auction was a Transitions..................................................................................................................................... 34
$660,000 sale price for the bat (New York City) Brooklyn Museum Acquires Untitled Work By Ed Clark.......................................... 4
used by Babe Ruth to launch his (London) Reward For Stolen Classic 1964 Aston Martin DB5.......................................................... 7
record 60th home run of the 1927 season — one of just a small (Winston-Salem, N.C.) MESDA Journal Continues To Highlight Groundbreaking New Research..... 9
handful of bats ever to command a sale price north of a half-million (Greenwich, Conn.) Bruce Museum To Celebrate Open House Day............................................... 10
dollars. (New York City) Talks & Toasts To Celebrate Mackintosh’s 150th.................................................. 12
(Washington, Conn.) Institute Of American Indian Studies To Conduct Open House..................... 25
Prices, with buyer’s premium, as reported by the auction house. A (Williamstown, Mass.) “Women Artists In Paris” Lecture At Clark Art Institute............................. 32
full review of the auction will appear in a future issue. (New York City) Gianguan’s Founder Awarded Ellis Island Medal Of Honor................................... 34
(New York City) MoMA’s 20th Century Art Transformed By New Acquisitions............................... 34
Correction (Providence, R.I.) RISD Museum To Receive $830,000 Grant....................................................... 34
(Biloxi, Miss.) Talk At Ohr-O’Keefe On Blue Dog Artist, George Rodrigue...................................... 38
Please note that the Historic reception and curator’s talk.
Homes page for the June 1 All events will take place at
issue incorrectly identified the the PLI headquarters, located
Sherwood-Jayne House as the at 161 Main Street in Cold
location of the Preservation Spring Harbor. We regret the
Long Island (PLI) exhibition, error.
38 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — June 8, 2018
From Ben Franklin To NASA, Skinner’s
Books & Manuscript Auction Ends June 8
The rare first appearance in print of Benjamin Franklin’s NASA safety helmet signed by 26 American Abraham Lincoln signed carte-de-visite
“Join, or Die” political cartoon, 1754.
ONLINE — Skinner’s rare the Lunar Module (LM) for use astronauts and 6 NASA scientists. with contemporary provenance.
books and manuscripts online- in live television broadcasts. No
only auction features more than film cameras were mounted on Apollo missions, are included, Eighteenth Century and a Wax sculptural head of Ein-
700 lots of printed books, historic the Apollo 11 spacecrafts to cap- along with mission patches, first remarkable sketchbook from the stein by Katherine Stuber-
manuscripts, maps and prints, ture the descent of the Lunar day covers and more. early Nineteenth Century with gh, signed and inscribed to
and it closes on June 8. Module, so Spoor and crew views of Boston, New York City Stubergh from Einstein on
mounted the LM model to a stick, The American Revolution is and Philadelphia. Each city went the back of the neck.
A featured section of NASA built a lunar landscape diorama never forgotten in New England, through a number of transfor- asking for a pension based on an
photographs and memorabilia and slowly lowered the model to and Skinner is offering the first mations in this period. The injury he sustained in the Mexi-
from the collection of Dutch tele- the miniature surface below, as appearance of Benjamin Frank- waterside views afforded in can-American War (with the
vision director Rudolf Spoor cameras rolled. Spoor also man- lin’s “Join or Die” political car- these images — the depictions of caveat that the request be kept
takes center stage with an item aged to obtain a paw print of toon with the severed snake the skylines of the past — docu- confidential); a portrait of Robert
unprecedented in space collect- Miss Baker, one of two monkeys image representing the states, ment a moment in the formation E. Lee signed by photographer
ing: a NASA safety helmet to fly into space before manned now more often remembered as of the metropolitan east coast. Matthew Brady; and a signed
signed by 26 American astro- space travel, and the only one to “Don’t Tread on Me!” Franklin’s photograph of American Presi-
nauts and six rocket scientists survive, along with a sample of editorial was issued in criticism Unique material related to the dent General Ulysses S. Grant.
and missions control specialists. her fur and a number of photo- of the disjointed American American Civil War is in the doc-
Spoor’s collection demonstrates graphs. Flown heat shield frag- response to the French and Indi- uments section of the sale, “Norman’s Chart of the Lower
his access to the program as a ments, hundreds of important an War, but kept its currency including a signed photograph of Mississippi,” a very early 5-foot
journalist in lot after lot. photographs, including signed throughout the Revolutionary Abraham Lincoln presented to map of the river complete with
photographs from Mercury 7 and period and into the Civil War, General John A. Dix; an auto- plantations and views of the
As an example, Grumman pro- and it is still available as a bum- graph letter signed by Confeder- ports of New Orleans and Baton
vided him with a scale model of per sticker on websites in today. ate General James Longstreet, Rouge, is very rare and would be
key feature in any major Ameri-
JEANETTE VARTULI Early editions of the works of can map collection.
Beatrix Potter, Jane Austen and
Stamford, CT Laura Ingalls Wilder will be For lovers of relativity and wax
offered in the sale as well, in museums, a wax sculpture of
Friday, June 1, 9:30 am-4pm addition to letters written and Albert Einstein’s head by sculp-
Saturday, June 2, 8:30 am-4pm signed by Wilder and Harper tor Katherine Stubergh (some-
Lee. An original illustration for times called the Madame Tus-
Fine Sumpter cherry furn: dining room sets w/tbles, sets of chairs, fine servers & china Little Women annotated on the saud of America) signed on the
cab, sec desk, all sorts of occ tbles, carpets & lamps, leather sofa bed w/hob nail trim, verso by Louisa May Alcott is back of the neck by Einstein
also pr of recliners, Granny’s sofa, grand pr of bookcases, great bedroom set w/dress- also on the block. himself is part of this eclectic
ers & chests, nightstands & mirror, set of red tubular bunk beds, campaign dressers, and extensive auction.
brass style bed, stereo syst, vintage oak rolltop desk, globe bar on stand, large asst of Several Nineteenth Century
cake pans, cookie shts & stands, basement & garage loaded, w/holiday décor, records, railroad posters will be offered, Previews are at Skinner’s 274
children’s books, vintage light up Santa & others, crafts, Weber grill, lg Toro lawnmow- along with a selection of railroad Cedar Hill Street, Marlborough,
er, fab power washer, weed whackers, chain saw, hedge clippers, pruner & tools, safe, memorabilia, broadsides, ephem- Mass., galleries June 5–7. The
games, loads of Legos, sports equipment & everything in between. era and drawings. Other original sale closes on June 8 online at
manuscripts and drawings www.skinnerinc.com. For infor-
Directions: Merritt Parkway, Exit 35, High Ridge Road go South, stay 1 mile or so, include diagrams of clockworks mation, 508-970-3293.
to 523 High Ridge Road, Unit #23, park on Dannelle Drive. Attendant will direct. in Massachusetts in the mid-
“A surprise will greet you at the door”
Stamford, CT Estate Sale Life in Color: Two Cultural Makers, Centuries Apart
MUST SELL PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — His- the Underground Railroad. The African American history and
toric New England, in partner- works of art depict vibrant quilt culture in New Hampshire. It
Entire contents of Stamford dealer’s home & barn with ship with the Black Heritage patterns to tell the story of how works to visibly honor and
the feeling of the old days when picking was fun and easy. Trail of New Hampshire, pres- enslaved men and women used share a truer and more inclu-
There are collections of many sorts of items and everything ent, “A Life in Color: Two Cul- encoded quilts to help navigate sive history through exhibits,
is in quantity. Dealer was active in the 1960s, 70s & 80s and tural Makers, Centuries Apart.” their escape on the Under- educational programs, curricu-
only bought antique and vintage. Many collectibles you just The exhibition, which is on view ground Railroad. lum development and tours
can’t find these days. This is the one for collectors, dealers, at the Governor John Langdon that can change the way our
eBayers, booth owners and pickers! House, features the bold and Haynes is a painter, photogra- country understands human
colorful work of Portsmouth pher, lecturer, professor, mentor dignity when it is free of histori-
Friday and Saturday, artist and educator Richard and a strong advocate for social cal stereotypes.
June 1-2, 10 am-5 pm Haynes and continues through justice. He is the associate
October 15. director of admissions for diver- The Governor John Langdon
The barn will open at 9:30 am Friday sity at the University of New House is at 143 Pleasant Street.
50 Leonard Street, Stamford, CT • Yellow signs indication location Haynes’ paintings were Hampshire (UNH). For additional information,
inspired by Jacqueline Tobin’s 603-436-3205, www.historic-
Sale Conducted By “Reminisce with Kathy” book, Hidden in Plain View: A The Black Heritage Trail of newengland.org or www.Black-
Please see estatesales.net for 100s of photos Secret Story About Quilts and New Hampshire promotes heritagetrailnh.org.
awareness and appreciation of
TAG-ALONG ESTATE SALES Talk At Ohr-O’Keefe June 16
On Blue Dog Artist, George Rodrigue
Gorgeous Harrison Home
BILOXI, MISS. — On Sunday, and legacy. Married for 17 years
53 Pleasant Ridge Road, Harrison, NY June 16, the Ohr-O’Keefe Muse- to the Louisiana “Cajun” artist,
um of Art (OOMA) will host a she has managed the Rodrigue
Friday & Saturday, June 1 & 2 • 10-4 free lecture by Wendy Rodrigue, galleries nationwide for the
wife of Blue Dog artist George past 27 years. In addition to her
Lg Hoffman corner chair, beautiful dining table & chairs, designer carpets, modern sofa & chairs, large coffee Rodigue (1944–2013), 1 to 3 pm. lecture, Rodrigue will also be
table, marble topped tables, Chinese cabinet, pr glass lamps, breakfront, pedestal table, wonderful paintings The exhibition, “Rodrigue’s reading from her book, The
& prints, French chairs, semanier, chests, gold leaf mirror, fabulous collection of large modern pottery, lots of Blue Dog: Discovering Late Other Side of the Painting (UL
signed glass, silver, pair of Lalique candlesticks, china, jewelry, men’s & ladies’ fine clothing, linens, outdoor Works on Canvas and Metal: Press), and she will be signing
furniture, large basement playroom, books and great collectibles. Works from the Tougaloo Col- copies after her talk.
lege Art Collections, 1963–
DIRECTIONS: Hutch N to Exit 25 (North Street) right and right at first light. 1967,” opens June 15 at OOMA. The OOMA is at 386 Beach
PLEASE PARK ON VALLEY PLACE Boulevard. For information,
Wendy will provide an insight- www.georgeohr.org or 228-374-
ful look into George’s art, life 5547.
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 39
Cape Cod Antique Dealers Association
Antiques Show In Falmouth Is June 9
EAST FALMOUTH, MASS. spring antiques show will once the last two years, will take Nautical offerings from Edward and Charlene Dixon at the
— The Cape Cod Antique Deal- again be conducted in Fal- place indoors on Saturday, 2017 show.
ers Association (CCADA) mouth. The event, a success June 9, 10 am to 4 pm at the
Cape Cod Fairgrounds (home dren under 18 and students these two programs, CCADA
Buyers lined up early for the 2017 CCADA Falmouth of the Barnstable County Fair), with IDs will be admitted free. helps to increase knowledge
antiques show. 1220 Nathan Ellis Highway, Proceeds from the show, as and awareness of antiques
Route 151, East Falmouth. with all CCADA shows, will and, through antiques, to
benefit the association’s Schol- enrich and preserve history.
More than 30 dealers from arship Fund and Cultural For information, www.ccada.
across the Cape and through- Enrichment Fund. Through com or 508-255-8720.
out New England will present
a wide array of Eighteenth,
Nineteenth and early Twenti-
eth Century antiques. Both
longtime collectors and new
buyers will find American
country furniture, garden
antiques, pottery, glassware,
paintings quilts, jewelry, books,
decorative items and more.
Food will be available, and
there is ample free parking.
Admission to the show is $7,
$6 with a show card or ad, chil-
Artists Address Gun Violence In Fairfield University Art Museum Exhibition
FAIRFIELD, CONN. — The violence. The exhibition will District of New Orleans. A inspired similar efforts in ists” will offer the opportunity
Fairfield University Art Muse- continue through October 13. one-month run of the exhibi- other cities nationwide. to continue this national con-
um, in partnership with tion attracted national atten- versation with a focus on Con-
#Unload and the Guns In The The show originated in the tion, including a feature arti- The exhibition has traveled necticut’s response to the chal-
Hands of Artists Foundation, mid-1990s in New Orleans, cle in The New York Times and to The Aspen Institute in Colo- lenges posed by the threat of
presents, “#Unload: Guns in where a spiking murder rate a segment on ABC News’ Good rado; Washington University gun violence and the shooting
the Hands of Artists.” Each led artist Brian Borrello to Morning America. in St Louis, Mo.; Art Basel at Sandy Hook Elementary
piece in the exhibition was cre- conceive of the first iteration of Miami Beach; Minneapolis School in 2012.
ated using decommissioned the “Guns in the Hands of Art- Since 1996, “Guns in the with Pillsbury United Commu-
guns taken off the streets of ists” exhibition by bringing the Hands of Artists” has been nities; and Washington DC at The Fairfield University Art
New Orleans via the city’s gun discussion over the role of guns reactivated in galleries, art the New America Foundation Museum is at 200 Barlow Road.
buyback program and distrib- and gun violence in our society centers and gun trade shows and in the Rotunda of the Rus- For further information, 203-
uted to internationally-known into the realm of art — art as in Washington, DC and Port- sell Senate Office Building. 254-4046 or www.fairfield.edu/
artists. the language for dialogue and land, Ore., and the project has museum.
possibly change without the “Guns in the Hands of Art-
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MASS FASHION
Eight cultural institutions are partnering to celebrate the varied and surprising
role of fashion in Massachusetts. Building on the highly successful collabora-
tion that produced Four Centuries of Massachusetts Furniture, the institutions
will leverage their rich and varied collections, programming expertise and intel-
lectual capital to create a Mass Fashion celebration in 2018 that features exhi-
bitions and special events throughout the Commonwealth.
Ceremonial club jackets, circa 1940, High heel platform boots, designed by
from the Meadow Brook Hunt Club, Charles Dane, Paris, 1990–2000, leath-
New York, wool, leather, cotton, brass, er, silver glitter, metal, wood, courtesy
part of the collection of Appleton Farm, Historic New England.
gold and pink deco gown, circa 1930
[called floral belt dress], silk brocade, Head To Toe: Hat And Shoe Fashions
rhinestones, metallic thread, part of the From Historic New England
collection of he Stevens-Coolidge Place, Eustis Estate Museum
courtesy Trustees of Reservations. Through February 10
—Stewart Clements photo
MILTON, MASS — Featuring high-
Leisure Pursuits – The Fashion Leah Aripotch, Snake Bag, 2013, “Margaret Prentiss Allen (1816– lights from the collection of Historic
And Culture of Recreation bronze, courtesy Fuller Craft Museum 1901) with twin sons, James and New England, “Head to Toe: Hat and
Fruitlands Museum Judson” by William Thompson Bar- Shoe Fashions from Historic New Eng-
Through March 24 Uneasy Beauty: Discomfort toli, 1850, oil on canvas, courtesy land” showcases hats and shoes worn
In Contemporary Adornment Trustees of Reservations. in New England from the 1750s to the
HARVARD, MASS. — The turn of the 1980s. Often the most luxurious and
Twentieth Century saw a rapid evolu- Fuller Craft Museum Inhabiting Folk Portraits decorative aspects of dress, hats and
tion in how people engaged in recre- October 6–April 21 Fruitlands Museum shoes reveal fascinating stories about
ational pursuits and interacted with BROCKTON, MASS. — “Uneasy Through March 25 social status and personal style. These
the outdoors. “Leisure Pursuits — The Beauty” brings together 75 examples of rare and stylish survivals survey New
Fashion and Culture of Recreation” contemporary jewelry and costume HARVARD, MASS. — “Inhabiting Folk England’s notions of glamorous dress-
examines the way people dressed and that demonstrate the immense power Portraits” showcases portraits from ing for men, women and children.
the accessories they surrounded them- of adornment to impact us physically, Fruitlands Museum’s collection of Nine-
selves with that enabled and enhanced emotionally and intellectually. Show- teenth Century middle class portrai- The Eustis Estate Museum is at 1424
their ability to relax. Using collections casing wearable work in various media ture. Alongside the portraits will be an Canton Avenue. For information, 617-994-
from five trustees’ historic houses as a from regional and national artists, the interactive area where visitors of all 6600 or www.historicnewengland.org.
guide, the leisure pursuits of garden- exhibition will explore the outer limits ages, sizes and genders may try on
ing, exercising, equestrian sports, of comfort through works that constrict clothing or accessories like those seen in Blue boots, American, kid leather and
water activities and entertaining are body movement, irritate the skin, make the portraits. glass buttons, David Bohn photo, courte-
considered through fashion, large-scale extreme demands or touch upon sensi- sy Concord Museum.
vintage photographs and other objects. tive cultural nerves. Fruitlands Museum is at 102 Pros-
The Fuller Craft Museum is at 455 pect Hill Road. For information, 978- Fresh Goods: Shopping For
Fruitlands Museum is at 102 Pros- Oak Street. For information, 508-588- 456-3924 or www.fruitlands.thetrust- Clothes In A New England Town,
pect Hill Road. For information, 978- 6000 or www.fullercraft.org. ees.org.
456-3924 or www.fruitlands.thetrust- 1750–1900
ees.org. Concord Museum
Through July 8
Man’s court suit, 1785–92, silk cut Andrew Oliver’s sleeved figured silk “Empress Xiaomu Cheng” by Court CONCORD, MASS. — “Fresh Goods:
and uncut voided velvet embroi- waistcoat, circa 1755, collection of painters in Beijing, Qing dynasty, Shopping for Clothes in a New England
dered with gilt silver wire, sequins, the Massachusetts Historical Society Xianfeng period (1850–1861), hang- Town, 1750–1900” looks at clothing
and bits of glass, the Elizabeth Day ing scroll; ink and color on silk, gift of consumer habits in the Eighteenth and
McCormick collection, photograph Fashioning The New England Elizabeth Sturgis Hinds, 1956, Pea- Nineteenth Century in Concord and
©Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Family, Seventeenth To body Essex Museum, E33618. draws from the museum’s extensive
historic clothing, textile and decorative
Casanova: Art, Pleasure And Nineteenth Century: Reuse, —Walter Silver photo arts collection, as well as probate
Power In The Eighteenth Century Refashion, Empresses Of China’s inventories, account books, advertise-
ments, photographs and letters and
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Preserve And Pass On Forbidden City diaries of the period.
July 8–October 8 Massachusetts Historical Society Peabody Essex Museum The Concord Museum is at 200 Lex-
August 18–February 10 ington Road. For information, 978-369-
BOSTON — Giacomo Casanova October 5–March 29 SALEM, MASS. — “Empresses of 9763 or www.concordmuseum.org.
(1725–1798) was esteemed by his con- BOSTON — “Fashioning the New China’s Forbidden City” is the first Boston Arts And Crafts:
temporaries as a charming conversa- England Family, 17th to 19th Centu- international exhibition to explore the Jewelry And Metalwork
tionalist, expert on many topics and an ry: Reuse, Refashion, Preserve and role of empresses in shaping the Qing Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
international man of letters, who trav- Pass On” unites textiles and manu- dynasty (1644–1912). Featuring November 17–March 29
eled widely. “Casanova: Art, Pleasure scripts to explore several family nar- approximately 150 objects, including BOSTON — Boston boasted one of the
and Power in the 18th Century” com- ratives as well as the cultural, social spectacular imperial costume and jew- most active and influential artistic jewel-
bines more than 250 paintings, sculp- and economic history of Massachu- elry from the Forbidden City, the exhi- ry-making and metalworking communi-
tures, works on paper, decorative arts setts. Many textiles are being shown bition offers a dramatic view of ties in the nation in the early Twentieth
objects, period costumes and musical for the first time. empresses’ lives and the roles they Century. “Boston Arts and Crafts: Jewel-
instruments drawn from European and The Massachusetts Historical Society played in court politics, art and reli- ry and Metalwork” is the first exhibition
American museums and private collec- is at 1154 Boylston Street. For informa- gion. dedicated solely to the works of these
tions to illustrate the splendor of Eigh- tion, 617-536-1608 or www.masshist.org. The Peabody Essex Museum is at 161 craftspeople — an interwoven group of
teenth Century Europe. Structured by Essex Street. For additional informa- both men and women, New England
the chronology and geography of Casa- tion, 978-745-9500 or www.pem.org. natives and immigrants, professionals
nova’s life, the exhibition addresses and amateurs and solo practitioners and
such themes as travel, courtship and small workshops — who all shared a
seduction, theatre and identity and the belief in the ideals of the international
pleasures of dining. Arts and Crafts movement. Through
nearly 100 works — including jewelry,
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is tableware, decorative accessories, design
at 465 Huntington Avenue. For infor- drawings, and archival materials — the
mation, 617-267-9300 or www.mfa.org. exhibition explores the philosophy and
artistry of the Arts and Crafts movement
in Boston, as well as the stories of the
objects’ makers and owners.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is
at 465 Huntington Avenue. For infor-
mation, 617-267-9300 or www.mfa.org.
June 8, 2018 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 41
Guy C. Wiggins, St. Patrick’s, New York, in Winter, John Sloan, South Beach Bathers, Staten Island, oil on canvas, 1908. Estimate $40,000 to $60,000. Joseph Stella, The Sewing Lesson, charcoal, 1908.
oil on board. Estimate $30,000 to $50,000. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000.
Martha Walter, Beach Scene, oil on board. Estimate $12,000 to $18,000. John Singer Sargent, Head of a Young Girl, pencil, John Steuart Curry, Plowing Before a Storm, oil on canvas,
circa 1875-78. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000. circa 1935. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000.
Rockwell Kent, Reverence, gouache, 1926. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000. William Glackens, Le Royal Conti–Isle Adam, oil on canvas, circa 1925. Estimate $12,000 to $18,000.
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44 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — June 8, 2018 DECORATIVE ARTS, FINE ART,
JEWELRY & ORIENTALIA
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Circle of Carlo Dolci Peter Max Large Chinese Floor Screen Eldridge Arnold Carving Large Jade Sculpture Large Chinese Root Carving
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er, O.D. Mobler table and chairs, revolving bookstand, library steps, 19th C. dining set, early 19th C. long case
clocks. Auction Calendar
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weights. Sterling & silverplate. June 30 & July 1, 2018 19th – 21st C. Antiques & Collectibles
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Auction 79 includes: a 16th/17th Century Polish Karabella; a 19th
Century Persian Khanjar with a damascene blade; the personal
automobile fender flag of Kaiser Wilhelm II, “Red Baron” von
Richthofen autographed period postcard; Imperial Austrian
Trabanten Liebgarde helmet; Third-Reich Diplomatic
peaked caps and insignia of 1941 Ambassador Russia
- Graf Friedrich-Werner von der Schulenburg; peaked
cap/case of Japanese WWII Admiral Kantaro Suzuki;
collection of U.S. hat and belt plates (Rev. War to 1850);
named British Crimea Medal; Third-Reich kepis (NSKK)
Gruppenfuhrer, SA Feldherrenhalle, NSFK Brigadefuhrer, etc.),
peaked caps (NSDAP Reichslietung, Reichsbahn General, Luft.
Technical, SS-Gruppenfuhrer, etc.), original Elastolin/Lineol figures
tableau of Hitler reviewing an SA parade in front of the Chancellory,
“Feldherrenhalle” uniform and gorget, helmets (Army, SS M1934, Luft.,
etc.), fender pennants (Kreisleiter, Gauleiter, Reichshauptdienstleiter,
etc.), medals and badges (Olympic 2nd Class, German Cross, etc.), belt
buckles (DLV, SS, etc.); daggers (Army, SA, Reichsbahn, etc.)/swords,
uniforms (W-SS combat, SD, Panzer, etc.); cloth insignia - shoulder
boards, collar tabs, armbands, cufftitles (Luft. War Correspondent, etc.);
Antique guns (silver mounted “H. HADLEY” flintlock pistol, REMOVE
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etc.); Japanese “kamikaze” and China Air Fleet Qingdao Naval Air Group
flags, uniforms; Imperial German steins and patriotic framed service
commemoratives; U.S. WWI and WWII uniforms, combat gear, photos,
ephemera, books, etc.; Collection of framed autographed photo cards
of Third-Reich personalities (GFM von Leeb, Dr. Ley, Huehnlein, Fegelin,
Schwarz, Leni Riefenstahl, etc.); books and other miscellaneous items.