ANTIQUES AND THE ARTS WEEKLY

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This Chris Clark pictorial quilt of an African American story set a sales Herbert Singleton’s deeply carved and boldly painted plaques like this funer-
record for Clark’s work when it sold for $3,360. al parade almost give off energy. This one played a sweet $9,600 anthem.

Success & Surprises At Slotin

Auction Action In Buford, Ga.

BUFORD, GA. — The mood at artist collection of Victor Keen, Among the surprises, with and $15,600, respectively, for These were followed by Elijah
Slotin auctions, as at any pre- and the work will join more the third highest price in the “Penn Drummer Boy” and “Dr Pierce’s 1972 “Spreading the
mier auction house, is one of than a dozen other Finster sale, was Eugene Von Bru- Boles.” The “Penn Drummer Light” painted bas-relief wood
expectation. What record pric- examples and more than 60 enchenbein’s “Surreal Boy” was part of Doyle’s envi- panel variation of Tubman,
es will we see? What surprises other artists’ works in that col- Cityscape,” more than doubling ronment and was originally spiritual or the Statue of Lib-
will unfold? Which artist’s lection. its high estimate of $8,000 and purchased directly from that erty for $13,200. One of the
works will bring particularly selling for $21,600. This is a location. other Pierce examples, “Big
strong bids? These expecta- The Hawkins work had resid- record price for his work, which
tions arise from prior Slotin ed in a private collection for is seldom seen at auction. The
sales, which have consistently decades and was fresh to the last Slotin appearance was a
generated numerous record market. It was purchased by a single painting one year ago
prices and a variety of surpris- well-known American journal- and it sold for $11,000.
es. ist via phone bid. There were Both of the Sam Doyle paint-
three other Hawkins works, on-roofing-tin examples in this
Every auction attempts to smaller pencil on paper, offered sale were successful at $18,000
project its top lots in a positive in the sale.
fashion. The November 9-10
Slotin sale projected William One of the collectors in attendance discusses an upcoming
Hawkins’ “Elk With Human lot with Steve Slotin.
Eyes” ($30/50,000) and Howard
Finster’s “Vision of George on
Planet Loraleon” ($30/40,000)
to top this sale. They did, albeit
in swapped positions, with Fin-
ster selling for $49,200 and
Hawkins at $38,400.

There had been considerable
speculation and expectation
about the Finster piece due to
the few large examples (4-foot
square) of his work known. A
previous Finster of this size
brought the current record
price of $51,600 at a 2013 Slo-
tin sale. This sale’s piece, in an
artist’s four-layer wood-burned
frame, will be going to the
Bethany Mission Gallery in
Philadelphia. This gallery
houses the private Outsider

Review and Onsite Photos Sam Doyle’s “Dr Boles” checks his patient’s vital signs and
by Marty Steiner commands $15,600 across the block.

Additional Photos Courtesy of
Slotin Folk Art

One of the carnival collectibles was this Howard Finster’s “George” was first in the William Hawkins used magazine cutout eyes for his “Elk
cast iron shooting range target. bids of his countrymen, selling for $49,200. With Human Eyes,” which was bid to $38,400.

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Levent Isik’s “Ferocious Tiger” set a new record, doubling Purvis Young may have had the widest Detail from a mechanical window display of
the last and selling for $3,240. range of sizes in this sale. His “Giant Yellow a shoe repair shop.
Men” is paint on a found full plywood sheet
with carpet scraps. It brought $6,000. Slotin Folk Art

Lanier Meaders face jugs are a staple category at Slotin
sales.

Top pot in this sale was a Burlon B. Craig Tim Lewis creates carved limestone images,
salt glaze tall face jug at $2,040. such as this “Mother Owl With Baby.”

Every Slotin sale offers a few early or folk art canes. Eye, Little You,” followed close- Three Mattie Lou O’Kelley lection for $9,000 and “Nude
A few Native American items were sold, including the low- ly at $10,200. nostalgic oil on canvas views of Woman with Tiger” finishing at
fired terracotta Indian motif pitcher and the Cherokee country life were sold. A phone $4,440.
river reed storage basket. Carved wood forms, both bas- bidder won her “Autumn in the
relief and three dimensional, Hills” with Cleveland Museum The lone Jon Serl offering (ex
are perhaps an outgrowth of of Art provenance at $10,800, New York City’s Cavin-Morris
the whittling traditions of among the top ten lots. “The Gallery) was titled “Carping”
many centuries. Carved and Country Store” and “Snow at but evoked scriptural imagery
painted examples continue a the Old Place,” also by O’Kelley, of fish in baskets. A great catch
strong presence among the top- brought strong $6,000 and at $9,000.
dollar lots at Slotin sales. The $4,800 bids, respectively.
lone Herbert Singleton carved Joseph Garlock was repre-
and painted cedar relief of a All three of Scottie Wilson’s sented by three entirely differ-
New Orleans funeral parade incredibly intricate colored ent media examples. His oil on
band played a sweet $9,600 pencil and ink images met or canvas “Waterfall with Nude
anthem. A classic S.L. Jones exceeded estimates. His signed Bather” almost overflowed its
man’s bust of carved natural but untitled large man sold for high estimate with a $5,520
wood with painted eyes and $10,200, tied for the tenth online bid.
hair, one of four Jones lots, sold highest winning bid. Its prove-
to an online bidder for $4,800. nance included UK’s leading In a strange anomaly, an
Outsider art dealer Henry unauthorized Andy Warhol
These lots led off another top Boxer Gallery. screenprint poster on woven
of its game auction by Slotin paper of “New England Clam
Folk Art Auctions. With more Saturday’s sale also included Chowder,” one of his “Camp-
than 1,010 lots sold across the five Purvis Young paint on bell’s Soup,” series brought
two days, the sale grossed found materials. Four sold in $14,400. From a European col-
$1,065,000. the top echelon, including “Two lection and hardly folk art, it
Warriors on Horseback,” sold to a phone bidder in active
Other artists with strong $9,600; “Riders on Horseback,” bidding. Three of Warhol’s
showings included two Joseph $9,000; “Cement Truck in print series were printed from
Yoakum Outsider landscapes. Front of Building,” $8,360; and his original negatives by
works from the collection of “Giant Yellow Men” at $6,000. known “friends” in Europe with
Gerard C. Wertkin, former This last particularly large the signature “Sunday B.
American Folk Art Museum painting on a framed full sheet Morning” in numbered series
director. Yoakum’s “Black Hills of plywood measured 4 by 8 of 250.
South Dakota” ink on paper feet tall. Sunday offered addi-
sold for $12,000, and his “Lake tional smaller Young examples. Southern Folk Pottery
Country in Northwest Maine” Much like a top rock band in
brought $7,800, both in the The two largest of six Thorn- concert, there is a warmup
sale’s top 20 lots. Yoakum is ton Dial watercolor on artist before the star attraction. At
known for creating these land- paper brought strong winning Slotin sales the warmup is a
scapes, many of places that bids, with “Moving Clouds” group of Southern folk pottery
he’d never seen. moving to a phone bidder’s col- followed by miscellaneous items.

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S.L. Jones wood carvings Scottie Wilson’s works are Sam Doyle utilized house paint on found The range of items offered in a Slotin sale is
include farm scenes and reli- frequently symmetrical cre- roofing tin to create “Penn Drummer Boy.” seen in this preview display. From top
gious topics, but he is most ations composed of fine lines From Doyle’s environmental area with clockwise is a Thornton Dial watercolor,
known for his busts like this of colored pencil and/or pen weathering, the work went out at $18,000. Steve Heyman acrylic futuristic view and a
example that sold to an on paper. The untitled large Q.J. Stevenson carved wood prehistoric
online bidder for $4,800. man sold for $10,200. crane encrusted with seashells.
uted to Hawkins Bolden,
The standard-bearers of Christ-like Totem assemblage record prices, could hardly con- Eugene Von Bruenchenhein’s works are seldom seen at auc-
Southern folk pottery were all of tin and pots that sold to a tain herself. “There were so tion. This untitled 1955 example is described as a “surreal
represented, including the phone bidder for $5,520, nearly many…Scottie Wilson, Joseph cityscape” and realized $21,600.
Meaders family, Burlon Craig, double expectations. Garlock, a Slotin ‘new discov- and sold in this sale. That
Charles Lisk and Billy Ray ery’ Mark Francis and even an answer was a resounding yes!”
Hussey. The top pottery lot was To be able to consistently African American story quilt
a large, 4-gallon, 16½-inch-tall offer the very best in folk and by Chris Clark, plus others,” A review of this sale’s catalog
Burlon Craig salt glazed, dou- Outsider art, the Slotins are she said. and prices realized will pro-
ble loop handle face jug for entrusted with the sale of vide more than a thousand
$2,040. North Carolina potter many notable lifetime collec- Perhaps even more important answers to that question for
Billy Ray Hussey’s work drew tions, major museum deacces- than the numbers and dollars dozens of forms and hundreds
strong bids, with a tall 5-gallon sions and the inventory of long- is this perception of folk and of artists.
devil face jug and a large, full- established galleries that have Outsider art in its myriad
maned lion (Hussey’s signa- closed. This sale included items forms and their inclusion in Prices given include the buy-
ture form) each bringing from the Ames Gallery in the Slotin auctions. A longtime er’s premium as stated by the
$1,080. Berkeley, Calif., that closed collector and Outsider art auction house. Slotin’s spring
after 45 years of operation, advocate from Chicago who sale is scheduled for April
The miscellaneous group fre- Columbus (Ohio) Museum of always attends these Slotin 25-26. For more information,
quently includes carnival Art deaccessions, Museum of sales in person commented, “I www.slotinfolkart.com or 770
items, such as banners, knock- American Folk Art, Alabama was particularly interested in 532-1115.
down dolls or shooting range collectors Georgine and Jack seeing whether the increased
targets. These banners were Clarke and many other muse- interest and strong prices for
usually created by circus or ums, universities and collec- African American Southern
carnival workers and qualify tors. artists like Traylor, Yoakum,
as Outsider art. Four banners, Pierce and Purvis Young would
three by the same artist, Steve Slotin reflected, “When be sustained. It seems like
brought $1,440 to $3,000 each. we started 25 years ago, very every auction house selling
few people knew or cared about folk art is trying to catch up
Unusual in any sale were a this art. Now we see our influ- with Steve and Amy Slotin, the
few lots of Judaica. These ence in other auctions and art pioneers in supporting and
included the carved wood deco- shows across the country, selling self-taught art.” He is
rative cornice top from an ark, which will include some folk among a small cadre of signifi-
along with a silver and gold and Outsider high-end materi- cant folk, Outsider and self-
thread embroidered ark cur- al. We are still leading the way taught artist collectors who
tain. Both were bought by the by constantly looking, finding gather at each of these Slotin
same bidder. and giving attention to these sales.
newly discovered artists by
Four lots of colored pencil presenting their work in an This collector added, “my
drawings of Sioux Indians on inclusive approach.” interest is also in that next
old blank ledger pages were level of artists, who, for many
both historic documents as Amy Slotin, asked about reasons, have not yet taken the
well as qualifying as an huge price leap to that upper
untrained artist’s work. They circle. Will that happen? The
drew strong bids and sold for answer would be found in the
$4,320 to $5,880. many choice pieces available

Eight lots of Native American
items were offered, including
Cherokee river cane baskets
from the Museum of the Chero-
kee Indian in Cherokee, N.C.

Also among the sale’s surpris-
es was an unsigned, but attrib-

Saratoga Automobile Museum’s ‘Lost Speedways’ Program

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Host Ron Hedger’s interviews his recollections of the past and
The Saratoga Automobile Muse- with a pair of regional legends the story of his return to racing.
um’s “Lost Speedways” program, will round out the program. First
a retrospective look at speedways up will be Dickie Larkin, who had Other highlights of the program
that no longer exist and the rac- to cancel a scheduled appearance will include the annual display of
ing heroes who excited the fans in the past due to a last-minute memorabilia that participants
“back in the day,” will feature a conflict. Known for his success on bring to share and a quick look at
popular speaker from the past, the Empire State’s small block vintage photos from western New
and will add a highly respected scene early in his career driving, York, showing the rustic cars
newcomer. The program will con- the famed “Yellow Banana” Ford used long ago. Additionally, a
clude with interviews of two of Falcon, Larkin went on to great short home movie of Fonda time
the region’s most popular drivers success in the big blocks at Leba- trials back in the 1960s and a
in the 2019 edition. non Valley Speedway, where he Billy Rafter win on the Syracuse
had a huge fan base. Plus he has mile will be run at noon, before
“Lost Speedways” will take stories to tell of his exploits on the the formal presentations start.
place on Saturday, November 30. Syracuse mile, where he was
The program will open with a always a contender. The Saratoga Automobile
Mark Supley look at motorcycle Museum will open at 10 am, and
racing in a segment titled “Motor- The program will end with Leb- memorabilia will be on display
cycle Madness.” He will be fol- anon Valley hero, John Flach Jr, starting at 11 am, with the for-
lowed by newcomer Paul Malecki, who had great success on the high mal presentations beginning at
who has completed exhaustive banks, then retired at a relatively 12:30 pm. Regular museum
research on the history of the young age. The 2019 season found admission rates apply, with
long-defunct Altamont Fair- Flach back behind the wheel in museum members admitted free
grounds Speedway, the site of big vintage events, with wins every- of charge.
car races featuring regional driv- where the group went, all the
ers, AAA events and even NAS- time wearing a huge smile. Pro- The Saratoga Automobile Muse-
CAR’s top division over the years. gram visitors will certainly enjoy um is at 110 Avenue of the Pines.
For information, 518-587-1935 or
www.saratogaautomuseum.org.

Historic Homes & Properties

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Celebrate Three Centuries Of Christmas Greenwich Historical Society
At Webb-Deane-Stevens Holiday House Tour Dec. 11

WETHERSFIELD, CONN. — GREENWICH, CONN. — The Greenwich Historical Society will
Each year, using armloads of renew a cherished tradition from 10 am to 4 pm on Wednesday,
greenery and native plants and December 11, when the Antiquarius House tour will showcase sev-
authentic decorations from days eral stunning Greenwich homes. These beautiful residences span a
of yore, the Webb-Deane-Stevens variety of styles, providing an intimate glimpse into the ways Green-
(WDS) Museum’s “Three Centu- wich residents celebrate during the holidays. Participants travel to
ries of Christmas” tours show in the homes via shuttle buses located at convenient locations.
detail how the American holiday
season evolved over the past 300 An optional luncheon will be held at the Milbrook Country Club in
years. This year, these special a festive setting. Corporate sponsors for the tour include Vander-
tours will take place weekends, horn, Bridgepoint and David Ogilvy & Associates.
December 7-29, Saturdays, 10
am to 4 pm and Sundays, 1 to 4 Reservations are required. Tickets are $120 for the House Tour; $50
pm. Admission is $12. for the luncheon and can be purchased by visiting www.greenwich-
history.org/antiquarius.
The “Three Centuries of Christ-
mas” historic view of holidays Lyndhurst On Holiday
past begins in the Silas Deane TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — The bedecked with holiday decora-
House, circa 1770, where New Charles Lyle photo. Christmas of today was created year-end holiday season is one of tions. In addition to our guides’
Year’s Day was the main holiday, mid-1800s, when many of the in the early Nineteenth Century, the best times to experience retelling of the mansion’s history,
rather than Christmas, due to Christmas traditions known which coincides with the muse- Lyndhurst, when the estate is you will also have the once-a-
Puritanical customs that lingered today were adopted in New Eng- um’s interpretation of Christmas decorated inside and out. The year opportunity to see many of
in New England. The house land. The “best” parlor features a at the Stevens House. two main floors of the mansion the Goulds’ glittering posses-
reflects the preparations for the charming tabletop tree decorat- will feature elaborate tableaus of sions that our curators bring out
Deane’s “New Years’ Day Calling,” ed with candles, gilded eggshells At the Joseph Webb House, décor, including dozens of Christ- from collections storage specifi-
when prominent gentlemen in and edible treats, in keeping visitors view decorations typical mas trees expertly decorated cally for the holidays.
the community would call on the with the era. The Stevens House of the early Twentieth Century, and designed to complement the
lady of the household. It was also also includes an exhibit with including Christmas trees, ever- elegant period furnishings with- Mr Dickens Tells
the day when individuals who enlarged color illustrations by green roping, fresh greens, fruit, in the rooms of the house. As A Christmas Carol
owed the family money would Thomas Nast from the muse- and period ornaments. always, the upside-down Christ- December 13 to 30
meet privately with the master of um’s rare 1888 copy of Clement mas tree, decorated with hats This recreation of Charles
the house to settle their debts or Moore’s An Account of a Visit of Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum belonging to Lyndhurst’s last Dickens’ own readings of the
make a New Year’s resolution to St Nicholas. The colorful images is at 211 Main Street. For more owner, Anna, the Duchess of Tal- classic tale that brings the tra-
provide goods or services to settle demonstrate how the secular information, 860-529-0612 or leyrand, will make an appear- vails of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob
their accounts in the coming year. www.webb-deane-stevens.org. ance in the grand picture gallery. Cratchit and Tiny Tim alive.
This adaptation by M&M Per-
The Isaac Stevens House is Copland Holiday Concert: forming Arts Company is per-
decorated to depict the holiday ‘The Listening Eye’ formed throughout the rooms of
celebrations of a middle-class December 8, 4 pm the main floor of Lyndhurst
household during the early to mansion and pays homage to
The Music from Copland House Dickens’ original readings. This
Victorian Cape May: 46th Annual ensemble returns to Lyndhurst setting gives a rare way to expe-
Christmas Candlelight House Tours with a wide-ranging program rience Dickens’ classic tale com-
CAPE MAY, N.J. — Cape May’s along Cape May’s historic streets old-fashioned Christmas cheer, featuring works by Pulitzer plemented by Lyndhurst’s decor.
historic homes and gaslit streets to homes, inns, hotels and church- and hospitality centers offer holi- Prize-winner Andrew Norman Holiday Concert:
sparkle and shine during the es and step inside to see them day revelers warm beverages and and a newly commissioned work ‘A Collective Christmas’
46th annual Christmas Candle- beautifully decorated for the holi- traditional holiday treats. by Viet Cuong, along with 2019 with Collective Brass
light House Tours, presented by day season. Along the streets, car- vibrant compositions by Gabrie- December 15, 3 pm
the Mid-Atlantic Center for the olers and strolling musicians ser- The 46th Annual Christmas la Lena Frank, Karim Al-Zand Awaken your holiday spirit
Arts & Humanities (MAC). Walk enade, imparting good Candlelight House Tours will and Robert Sirota. with a joyous concert from Col-
take place Saturdays, December lective Brass in the Lyndhurst
7, 14 and 28, from 5:30 to 8:30 Annual Holiday Party Carriage House. Enjoy seasonal
pm. Admission is $40 for adults December 10, 6 pm favorites such as selections from
and $20 for children (ages 3-12) the Nutcracker, new arrange-
and also includes entry to the This year, the annual Holiday ments of ancient carols, a sing-
1879 Emlen Physick Estate, Party will feature singer Liz Cal- along and the Hallelujah Cho-
Cape May’s only Victorian House laway, from the original Broad- rus. Ring in the season with this
Museum at 1048 Washington way production of Cats, in the lively arrangement for the whole
Street, authentically decorated Lyndhurst Carriage House. Pur- family. The program will run
for a Victorian Christmas, and to chase a sustaining-level mem- approximately 55 minutes.
the “Old-Fashioned Christmas” bership to receive complimenta- The Lyndhurst Mansion & Jay
exhibit in the Carroll Gallery on ry tickets to this dazzling event. Gould Estate is at 635 South
the grounds of the estate. Broadway. For tickets and infor-
Classic Mansion mation, www.lyndhurst.org or
Limited shuttle service on Holiday Tours 914-788-4659.
heated trolleys is available;
walking is encouraged. Christ- Thursdays to Mondays,
mas Candlelight House Tours December 30, 10 am to 4 pm
are limited; advance reserva- This tour visits the first and
tions are strongly recommended. second floors of the mansion

For information or reserva- Historic Odessa Foundation:
tions, 609-884-5404 or 800-275- Holiday Tours & ‘Secret Garden’ Exhibit
4278 or www.capemaymac.org.
Susan Krysiak photo, courtesy of MAC. ODESSA, DEL. — This holiday Trees exhibit is designed to pro-
season, the Historic Odessa mote reading and literacy.
A Newport Christmas Foundation (HOF) will trans-
form its National Historic Land- For the past 33 years, Historic
NEWPORT, R.I. — The Preser- holiday season, Gingerbread Tickets are also available for mark Corbit-Sharp House (built Odessa has celebrated children’s
vation Society of Newport Coun- Mansion replicas will also be on Holiday Evenings at the New- in 1774) into scenes and vignettes literature by recreating scenes
ty has been busy decking the display at The Breakers, The port mansions. Guests will enjoy from the classic children’s novel, from the classics in one of its
halls of The Elms, The Breakers Elms and Marble House. Each live holiday music and light The Secret Garden, by English Eighteenth Century museum
and Marble House with holiday Gingerbread Mansion will be a refreshments as they stroll novelist and playwright Frances houses. Visitors have been treat-
decorations for “Christmas at the work of confectionery art and a through softly lit rooms, taking Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924). ed to the literary works of Louisa
Newport Mansions.” faithful duplicate of the house for in the ambience of a Gilded Age May Alcott, P.L. Travers, Beatrix
which it is made. holiday. Holiday Evenings at The Historic Odessa’s holiday Potter, Tasha Tudor, Washington
The celebration continues Breakers will take place on Sat- events continue through Sunday, Irving, Lewis Carroll and Charles
through January 1. These histor- On three successive Sunday urdays, December 7, 14 and 28, December 29. All of the Historic Dickens, to name just a few.
ic mansions will be filled with afternoons in December, Santa from 6 to 8 pm. The special Holi- Houses of Odessa museum prop-
thousands of poinsettias, fresh Claus will visit each of the three day Evening Duet at The Elms erties are open and on full festive The Christmas Holiday Tours
flowers, evergreens and wreaths, mansions to listen to children’s and Marble House takes place on display for this holiday season. and Events include: Candlelight
as well as 28 Christmas trees wishes during Santa Sundays. Saturday, December 21, from 6 to Themed school and family tours, Tours, Christmas in Odessa,
professionally decorated to On Sunday, December 1, Santa 9 pm. as well as candlelight tours, fes- Children’s Deck the Halls Work-
reflect the magnificent decor in will visit The Breakers, then tive food demonstrations and shop, Storybook Time, Festive
many of the rooms. White can- Marble House on Sunday, The Preservation Society of events celebrating “The Secret Foods/Hearth Cooking Demon-
dles in the windows and dining December 8, and The Elms on Newport County is at 424 Bel- Garden” and special exhibit will stration and the Curator Candle-
tables set with period silver and Sunday, December 15. Each of levue Avenue. For additional be held throughout the season. light Tour.
china will complete the elegant Santa’s visits will take place information or to purchase tick-
setting. from noon to 3 pm and is includ- ets, www.newportmansions.org This year’s “Storybook Trees” Admission to the Historic Odes-
ed in tour admission. or 401-847-1000. exhibit of more than 30 trees dec- sa Foundation holiday tours is
Throughout the duration of the orated by local families, schools $10 for adults; $8 for groups,
and organizations showcasing seniors, and students; HOF
books and works of children’s lit- members and children younger
erature will be displayed in the than 6 are free.
Wilson-Warner House (built in
1769). Appropriate for all ages, For a detailed event schedule,
Historic Odessa’s Storybook directions and information on
the tours and events, 302-378-
4119 or www.historicodessa.org.

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Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden:
Home For The Holidays
SUFFIELD, CONN. — As the
winter chill sets in, join the Home for the Holidays. Defining Studios photo, courtesy of
staff of the Phelps-Hatheway Connecticut Landmarks.
House & Garden for a plethora
Victorian Christmas of quintessentially New Eng- December 7-8 and 14-15. A spe- birth anniversary (December
At Armour-Stiner land holiday events, featuring cial caregiver’s day will be 16, 1775). Our afternoon will
Octagon House cozy teas and festive décor. offered on Wednesday, Decem- begin with savories, sweets and
ber 11. All tours will take place teas popular in the early Nine-
IRVINGTON, N.Y. — Join us and older. Parking is free but On Saturday and Sunday, from 1 to 4 pm. Admission is teenth Century, followed by a
for a rare opportunity to experi- limited, so we ask that guests December 7-8, at 11 am, bring $14 adults, $8 children; a spe- dramatic reading of a favorite
ence this lyrical, eight-sided arrive no more than 15 minutes your favorite bear to our cial family discount is available. Austen passage. A tour of our
home at night while surrounded prior to the event. Not suitable Teddy Bear Tea. Holiday cook- Tickets may be purchased in historic interiors will be includ-
by lights that complement its for wheelchair users, people ies, tasty herbal tea and, of advance or at the door. ed with admission. Tickets are
many elegant period furnish- with limited mobility or indi- course, honey will be served to $30, $25 for CTL Members. Res-
ings. The restored 1872 historic viduals with difficulty walking warm your heart and body. A From 1 to 3 pm on Sunday, ervations are required.
house will be filled with elabo- up and down flights of stairs. special short story dedicated December 15, our season draws
rate holiday decor featuring to your bear and a visit from to a close with the Regency Tea The Phelps-Hatheway House
wreaths, garlands and the spar- “A Victorian Christmas at the Santa will round out this & Lecture. The ladies of the & Garden is at 55 South Main
kle of ornaments on a grand Octagon House” will take place magical event. Admission is Phelps-Hatheway House & Street. For reservations and
Christmas tree inside the salon. on Fridays and Saturdays, 6:30 $8 per child; $15 per adult. Garden cordially invite you to a information, 860-668-0055 or
Dramatic interpretations of to 7:30 pm and 8 to 9 pm, Reservations required as tea in honor of Jane Austen’s www.ctlandmarks.com.
Washington Irving’s Old Christ- December 6-21. Tickets cost $37 space is limited.
mas will be recited by an actor for adults 18 and older; $34 for
in period costume. Hot seasonal seniors 65 and older. Tickets for Discover the beauty of the hol-
refreshments will be served. children between the ages of 7 iday season with our “Home for
and 17 are $26. the Holidays” tours. View the
“A Victorian Christmas at the richly decorated rooms of the
Octagon House” will run The Armour-Stiner Octagon Phelps-Hatheway House and
approximately one hour and is House is at 45 West Clinton Ave- delight in the festive manne-
best suited for guests ages 7 nue. For information, 914-817- quin trees, or “tree ladies,” that
5763 or www.armourstiner.com. have been created to launch
Suffield’s 350th anniversary. A
cup of cider and a gingerbread
cookie will send you on your
way with warm hearts and
tummies! A special holiday wel-
come gift will be on hand for
those who purchase a family
membership. Tours will be
offered Saturday and Sunday,

Holiday High Tea In Woodlawn’s Historic Black House

Glebe House Museum: ‘Holidays In ELLSWORTH, MAINE — for tours daily, 10 am to 4 pm, lawn’s executive director Joshua
The Hollow’ Festival & Gala When your out-of-town guests through December 23. Torrance, “Experiencing tea at
arrive for the holidays, treat them Woodlawn is a great way to cele-
to Holiday High Tea and an The cost for the high tea is $22 brate the season with family,
enchanting tour of the festively for Woodlawn members, $25 for friends, staff and co-workers.
decorated Black House. Offered nonmembers and includes the Flexit has created an enticing
as part of the Christmas at Wood- holiday tour through the Black menu with assorted finger sand-
lawn celebration, this memorable House. Every room is full of trees wiches and sweets that are
afternoon has become an annual decorated by local businesses and served alongside Woodlawn’s spe-
tradition for many. Holiday High organizations. Space is limited cial holiday tea blend.”
Tea will be served promptly at 3 and seats fill quickly, so purchase
pm on Wednesdays, December 4, your tickets today. Woodlawn is at 19 Black House
11, 18 and Fridays, December 6, Drive. For information, to pur-
13, 20. The Black House is open Woodlawn’s Holiday High Tea is chase tickets or view the menu,
catered by Flexit Café & Bakery visit www.woodlawnmuseum.org.
in Ellsworth. According to Wood-

A Very Merriweather Christmas

WOODBURY, CONN. — The public may enjoy the beautiful WASHINGTON, DC — Fabulous Christmas Gardener’s Focus: Holiday Décor
holiday season offers each of us decorations to purchase, along trees inspired by the new biography, Marjorie December 4-6 and 10-13, various times.
a chance to reminisce, connect with gift items available in the Merriweather Post: The Life Behind the Luxury are Get an intimate look at Hillwood’s fabulous
with family and friends and Holiday Shoppe, presented in the centerpiece of “A Very Merriweather Christ- Christmas trees with Ami Wilber, Hillwood’s floral
find joy in our traditions. One of the Cottage Annex. Back by mas” at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens this and event décor designer.
the most anticipated traditions popular demand, guests will holiday season. Included in suggested donation.
in Woodbury has become the also be able to sample and pur-
Glebe House Museum’s Holiday chase the Glebe’s own “Yum- The mansion entry hall tells the story of Post’s Russian Winter Festival
Gala. Yum Bread.” This is a special most important legacy: Hillwood, with its gar- December 14-15, 10 am to 5 pm
“tea cake” recipe created for the dens and art collection. A florally festooned tree, An annual holiday favorite! Hillwood celebrates
“The Holidays in the Hollow” Glebe House and has been a featuring live orchids — Post’s favorite flower — the holidays in Old Russian style. A fun play based
Gala will take place from 5:30 holiday favorite for many years. along with greenery and roses, evokes the beauty on traditional Russian stories of Grandfather
to 8 pm on Friday, December 6. of Hillwood’s landscaped gardens. An opulent Frost and the Snow Maiden will be performed for
Guests will be treated to savory Visitors will enjoy experienc- tree celebrating Post’s love of family decorates the festival again this year. After each perfor-
hors d’ oeuvres and an array of ing life in this Revolutionary the French drawing room. Post surrounded her- mance, families can meet Grandfather Frost, Rus-
wines to toast the holidays; War-era house during the holi- self with framed pictures of her family, especially sia’s Santa Claus, and take pictures with him.
complimented by the elegantly days reenacted by adult and her three daughters, Adelaide, Eleanor and $18, $15 seniors, $12 Hillwood members, $10
decorated museum. In this youth volunteers. The cos- Nedenia, as reflected in the tree’s central adorn- students, $5 children (ages 6-18), free for children
magical candlelit setting, the tumed docents will give first ment of black and white photographs. Soft pinks, younger than 6. Registration is advised.
rooms of the museum will be person accounts of the Mar- glittering gold, and sparkling diamonds comple- Air Plant Wreath Workshop
brimming with good cheer and shall family who lived at the ment the room.
beautiful decorations. All of the “Glebe” from 1771 to 1786 and December 18, 10 am to noon
one-of-a-kind wreaths, swags share stories about how the In the pavilion, Post’s generosity for the arts and Create a fresh and festive wreath featuring live
and tabletop decorations will family prepared for the holiday education is on display. Her philanthropic support air plants to adorn your home this holiday.
light up the holiday and be season. Admission is free for for causes such as the Washington Ballet and the $75, $60 Hillwood member.
available for purchase. Guests the day. Donations are gladly National Symphony Orchestra are whimsically
will also have a wonderful accepted to help the museum referenced in a tulle tree skirt and shining orna- Gardener’s Focus: Bones of the
opportunity to wrap up their fund its educational programs ments of musical instruments. A large tree in Winter Garden
Christmas gift list or find that and preservation needs. All creams and golds inspired by Post’s acts of service
perfect hostess gift at the Silent proceeds from this weekend to others completes the dining room. December 19-20, 26-27 and 31, 11 am each day
Auction and Holiday Shoppe, event will help support the Be sure to get some fresh air this holiday season
where original artwork, gift Glebe House Museum & Ger- A variety of holiday programs are scheduled and get an insider’s look at Hillwood’s gardens. The
baskets, silver and other trea- trude Jekyll Garden. throughout the season: winter garden may not be as splashy as spring
sures will be found. The cost to bulbs or summer blooms, but there’s something
attend this year’s event is $25. The Glebe House & Gertrude A Very Merriweather Christmas equally amazing about a peaceful, winter garden.
Jekyll Garden are at 49 Hollow On view through January 12. Join Brian Barr, Hillwood’s director of horticulture,
To continue the Holiday Festi- Road. For more information or for this 20-minute tour. Limited to ten per tour.
val, the museum will host its to purchase tickets, email Included in suggested donation. Tickets are distributed at the visitor center upon
open house on Saturday, [email protected] Traditional Holiday Wreaths Workshop opening each day. Included in suggested donation.
December 7, 10 am to 3 pm. The or call 203-263-2855. December 4-8, various times. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens are at 4155
Linnean Avenue NW. For information or to regis-
Craft a traditional, one-of-a-kind holiday decora- ter, www.hillwoodmuseum.org or 202-686-5807.
tion of hearty evergreens to enliven your home.

$75, $60 for Hillwood members.

52 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — December 6, 2019

At Miller & Miller’s Dec. 7 Auction —

John McKenty’s Collection Of
Canadian Bicycle Firm

NEW HAMBURG, ONTARIO, A 1938 Canada Cycle & Motor Company An 1898 French advertising poster for
CANADA — An advertising and “Flyte” bicycle — the rarest of all the CCM Cleveland Cycles (Toledo, Ohio), with art-
historic objects auction featuring bicycles, an expensive-for-its-time model work by Jean Pal de Paleologue, made just
the collection of John McKenty that ceased production in 1940 prior to the crash of the worldwide bicycle
— the Canadian historian and (CA$1,5/2,000). boom (CA$4/6,000).
author whose collection tells the Circa 1910 CCM Automobile Skates sign,
story of the rise and fall of the marked “Macey Sign Co” on the lower edge,
Canada Cycle & Motor Company in an original wood frame (CA$2/2,500).
of Canada — will be conducted
on Saturday, December 7, by sold to the highest bidder. Canadian dollars. 1900, using scrap metal from cuit tins will hold strong appeal
Miller & Miller Auctions, online The auction will also hold other A 1937 Canada Cycle & Motor automobile production (hence for serious Canadian collectors.
and in the firm’s gallery. McKen- the name Automobile Skates). One is a Perrin’s Biscuits tin,
ty will give a special presenta- treasures, including advertising Company “Flyte” bicycle — the branded “Perrin’s Biscuits – Hal-
tion on Friday evening, Decem- and signs, automobilia, sports rarest of all the CCM bicycles, an Other CCM signs will feature a ifax to Vancouver” ($1,5/2,000).
ber 6, at 7 pm Eastern. memorabilia and historical expensive-for-its-time model CCM Service porcelain flange The other is a Hunts Candies
ephemera. It will be an eclectic that didn’t sell particularly well sign, 16 by 12 inches; and a CCM tin, marked “BW& M, Ltd, Man-
“Canada Cycle & Motor Com- sale, with items ranging from a and ceased production in 1940 — Bicycle Service porcelain flange sfield, Made in England”
pany was one of the most recog- 1976 Kawasaki KH400 3-cylin- carries an estimate of $1,5/2,000. sign, 18 by 10 inches. Both are ($1,2/1,500). Both tins were pro-
nizable Canadian companies of der motorcycle, purple, with The limited production has only rare signs from the 1920s, with duced in England and branded
the Twentieth Century,” said 10,401 actual miles ($3/5,000); to enhanced its desirability among identical estimates of $2/2,500. for the Canadian market.
Ethan Miller of Miller & Miller a Kenora Thistles Stanley Cup today’s CCM collectors. The bike Each sign exhibits some scat-
Auctions. “When John McKenty hockey team photograph being sold has an unusual fork tered porcelain loss along the A Butler Dawes Brewery black
stumbled across an old CCM ($1,5/2,000). and frame design and still has outer edge and on the flange. horse statue, 18 inches tall, plas-
catalog while researching the the original “Lucien Bicycle Ser- ter cast in the 1930s by Wood-
history of a local hardware store, Expected top lots will include vice” dealer decals and the cor- A tin litho Goodyear Service stock, Ontario, sculptor Ross
he was hooked. John has worked an Ontario leather motorcycle rect Dunlop chrome rims. Station sign, made in America in Butler (1907-1995), known for
tirelessly to preserve a story license plate from 1907, one of the 1920s, 71½ by 24 inches, his butter sculptures at the
that was in danger of being lost only a few examples known, Signs include an all-original marked “American Art Works, Royal Winter Fair, is expected to
forever.” with original brass grommets Coca-Cola school zone sign with Coschocton, O” on the lower right rise to $2/3,000. Also, a 1940s
and remnants of original white a policeman graphic, made in the edge is in the original painted Fiske Tires die-cut single-sided
Miller called McKenty “Cana- paint on the numbers ($5/7,000); United States, with original wood frame ($2,5/3,000). Also, a embossed tin sign, made in the
da’s foremost authority to the and an 1898 French advertising hardware and virgin color and Mobiloil two-sided porcelain United States, 39 by 32 inches,
community that collects any- poster for Cleveland Cycles, gloss ($3/5,000); and a circa 1910 curb sign, made in America circa should earn $2/2,500.
thing CCM related,” adding, with artwork by Jean Pal de CCM Automobile Skates sign, the 1940s and featuring the
“Before the release of his 2011 Paleologue ($4/6,000). The post- marked “Macey Sign Co.” on the famous Pegasus logo, 32 by 36 The firm’s gallery is at 59
book Canada Cycle & Motor: the er was executed just prior to the lower edge, in an original wood inches in a fitted steel frame, Webster Street. For general
CCM Story, the CCM story was a crash of the worldwide bicycle frame ($2/2,500). CCM branched should hit $2/2,500. information, 519-662-4800 or
story untold. The book was boom. All prices quoted are in out into skate blades after about www.millerandmillerauctions.com.
praised in Maclean’s, Canada’s A pair of rare, early figural bis-
national news magazine. But he
couldn’t have told the story with-
out his meticulously curated col-
lection.”

The collection is a complete
and extensive material history
of the company. The bicycles,
the advertising, historical
sports objects and his private
cache of catalogs, brochures,
photographs and paper ephem-
era all offer a glimpse into the
history and early design of bicy-
cles and other items. The collec-
tion — in its entirety — will be

Hudson Valley Auctioneers Plans Unreserved
Two-Session Estate Auction December 2

World War II German Luftwaffe flak. BEACON, N.Y. — Hudson Forest Hall Antiques occu-
Valley Auctioneers will pres- pied an imposing stone land-
ent a two-session, unreserved Mixed metal Japanese flow- mark building in the down-
antique and estate auction on er vase. town since 1991 and until
Monday, December 2, begin- matic and the enjoyable in art, recently offered an extensive
ning promptly at 2 pm East- sculpture, decoration and selection of Eighteenth and
ern time (note the early start function. From Midcentury Nineteenth Century continen-
time!). The sale offers online Modern to Eighteenth and tal and Chinese Elmwood fur-
bidding as well as in house, Nineteenth Century, the con- niture, Delft, pewter, Meissen,
absentee and phone bidding tributions from his attic to early artworks, German and
for Session One, which fea- basement from the packed Bohemian glass, continental
tures 165 lots from several dif- Nyack home will delight most bronzes, several gilt mirrors
ferent estates highlighted by and perhaps shock others. and other staples of which 100
35 military and sporting long Impossible to include the or so lots are included.
guns, several Civil War, World entire collection in one sale,
War I and World War II fire- this auction features many The Pawling estate contrib-
arms, swords, bayonets and large canvases, MCM furnish- uted 25 fine lots of fine jewel-
artifacts, uniforms, and other ings, stone and bronze sculp- ry, many with multiple pieces,
items of interest. tures, lighting, interesting a sterling service for 12 in the
Japanese and Chinese items Wallace Grand Baroque pat-
Session two follows at 5 pm mostly from the main floor. tern, country furniture and
with 375 additional lots, with accessories and numerous
all types of bidding, except early oil paintings.
internet. Lots are primarily
from the personal collection of Relatively unknown German
Nyack, N.Y., dealer James artist Franz Paul Glass (1886-
Donovan, the remaining con- 1964) is well represented with
tents of Forest Hall Antiques several oils, many etchings,
of Milford, Penn., following watercolor illustrations and
the death of owner Peter studies sold individually and
Spielhagen; silver and jewelry in lots.
from a Pawling, N.Y., estate;
as well as various other con- Previews are Sunday, Decem-
signments and gallery addi- ber 1, 1 to 5 pm and the doors
tions. open at noon on Monday or by
appointment at Hudson Val-
Donovan collected with an ley’s 432 Main Street galleries.
eye for the whimsical, the dra-
One work from a collection For additional information,
of art by Franz Paul Glass, www.hudsonvalleyauctioneers.
1920s-40s. com, sales manager, Theo
DeHaas 845-480-2381 and
auctioneer Neil Vaughn, 914-
489-2399.

December 6, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 53

Books

Books Books

Steve Woit, Fly Fishing Treasures: complexity of delivering milk and how it The book analyzes his original manu- other illustrations, Restoring Williams-
The World of Fly Fishers and Collec- was adapted over time. The history of the scripts, some of which are richly illus- burg features new images from both
tion; printed by Pureprints, Ickfield, dairy industry is touched upon, as are trated, reinstating them as an integral before and after the restoration.
Sussex, U.K.; www.flyfishingtrea- the cultural moves that affected the pro- component of his art. The collage-like
sures.com; 2019; hardcover; 348 duction of milk. structure of Gauguin’s manuscripts Yetter, who wrote Williamsburg Before
pages; Standard Edition $80; enabled him to evoke the “primitive” cul- and After, was associate curator of archi-
Author’s Limited Edition, $175. Milk cans often become family trea- ture that he celebrated, while rejecting tectural drawings for the Colonial Wil-
Did you know there is more equipment sures handed down through the genera- the style of establishment critics. liamsburg Foundation until he retired in
associated with fishing than any other tions; insights about these and other Gauguin’s writing was also a strategy for 2013. Lounsbury, who revised and
sport? And fly fishing gear is the ulti- social aspects of the milk can are included articulating a position on the margins of expanded the original work, was senior
mate example of innovation and evolu- in the heavily and artfully illustrated vol- both the colonial and the indigenous architectural historian for Colonial Wil-
tion in craftsmanship and design. ume. A foreword by Marc Allum, frequent communities in Polynesia; he sought to liamsburg until he retired in 2016. He is
Fly Fishing Treasures is a colorful specialist on the BBC’s Antiques Road protect Polynesian society from “civiliza- the author of a number of books and is
review of the world of fly fishers and col- Show and a listing of resources round out tion” but remained implicated in the coeditor of The Chesapeake House: Archi-
lecting, including 30 interviews with this fascinating and eclectic book. —AK imperialist culture that he denounced. tectural Investigation by Colonial Wil-
liamsburg.
leading collectors, experts, museum and Kovel’s Antiques & Collectibles This book will appeal to both the seri-
club curators, tackle manufacturers, auc- Price Guide 2020 by Terry Kovel and ous academic and the more casual aficio- This coffee-table format book is an ideal
tioneers and dealers of antique, vintage Kim Kovel; Black Dog & Leventhal, nado of Gauguin’s works. —MHR gift for lovers of historic architecture and
and collectible fly fishing tackle. www.blackdogandleventhal.com; historic preservation, while the many
The heavily illustrated book captures 2019; 568 pages, softcover; $30 Everything for the Garden by interior views will appeal to lovers of
the beauty of the bamboo fly rod, the flies This is the 52nd edition of an annual Judith B. Tankard, Richard C. Nyl- antiques and material culture. —MHR
tied with exotic materials, fly reels, guidebook popular among both casual ander, Alan Emmet and Virginia
accessories, ephemera and books. With and expert collectors. With 16,000 sale Lopez Begg; Historic New England American Silver in the Philadel-
entertaining stories from the worldwide prices and 2,500 color photographs, this and distributed by Casemate Pub- phia Museum of Art, Volume 1, A–F
community of fly tackle experts and book includes more tips, marks, logos lishers, www.historicnewengland. by Beatrice B. Garvan and David L.
enthusiasts, this book reveals the and photographs than any other antiques org or www.casementpublishers. Barquist; Philadelphia Museum of
author’s love of fly angling, past, present price guide. Unlike other price guides, com; 2019; 144 pages; softcover; $30. Art, www.philamuseum.org in asso-
and future. which typically focus on high-priced This is the latest volume in Historic ciation with Yale University Press,
Author Steve Woit has been fly fishing items, Kovel’s 2020 prices a broader New England’s pictorial history series. www.yalebooks.com; 2018; 464
for more than 40 years and is an avid col- value spectrum of items used and col- The book follows the process of home pages; hardcover; $150.
lector of antique fly fishing tackle. He lected in homes in the United States. The gardening in America and its depen-
spent seven years meeting and inter- book is organized by categories popular dence upon a myriad of how-to books, The Philadelphia Museum of Art has
viewing leading collectors, experts, with collectors, including toys, glass, catalogs and advertising material that one of the most comprehensive and
craftsmen and others; they provided him advertising, furniture, silver, pictures, promise to provide “everything for the extraordinary collection of American sil-
with access to private collections and sports, jewelry, ceramics and more. The garden,” from information on design and ver in the United States. This book (vol-
told stories Woit passes along with their prices cited are based on auction sales plant selection to tools, clothing and pink ume 1 of what will be four volumes even-
knowledge making this the definitive during the year, rather than the esti- flamingos. tually) showcases the museum’s
book on fly fishing treasures. mates many other price guides focus on. This book is for anyone who enjoys gar- collection from the earliest makers 100
For the fisher or collector, dealer, stu- The most expensive item was $500,000 dening at home, visiting historic land- years before the American Revolution
dent of fly fishing or interested observer, for a Star Wars prop, the least expensive scapes or admiring plants and flowers in through groundbreaking contemporary
this niche publication appeals to a broad- was a Howdy-Doody keepsake Christ- art and culture. Colorfully illustrated designs.
er audience due to its style and fascinat- mas ornament for $1. A new feature for using material with Historic New Eng-
ing stories and photos. —AK this edition, Kovel’s 2020 also includes a land’s extensive collection, the book cele- Beginning with Cesar Ghiselin in 1681,
special illustrated section, “Collecting brates the objects and literature that Philadelphia has a long and storied his-
Milk Cans: A Celebration of their Trends: Iconic Designers of Twentieth people used to make and enjoy these out- tory of silversmithing that includes nota-
History, Use, and Design by Ian Century Furniture.” door spaces from the mid-Nineteenth ble artists such as Joseph Richardson Sr
Spellerberg; Northern Hemisphere Terry Kovel has been a lifelong collec- Century to today. and Jr, Philip Syng Jr, and Olaf Skoog-
Edition by Astragal Press, www. tor and is an expert on collecting The bold color and graphics of this fors. Celebrating this legacy, this gener-
astragalpress.com; 2018; 261 pages; antiques. She has written more than 100 book will appeal to a myriad readership ously illustrated book features a broad
softcover; $35. books on antiques and collectibles. She of all ages, while the brief essays are array of objects that range from colonial-
writes a nationally syndicated newspa- insightful without being overly academ- era tableware to original contemporary
Who would think of writing an ode to per column, a subscriber newsletter, an ic. It is a must-have for every garden designs.
the humble milk can, ubiquitous around e-newsletter, and a popular website, lover’s bookshelf. —MHR
the world, but hardly a collectible item, www.kovels.com. Kim Kovel, daughter of Arranged alphabetically by makers and
one would think. But Ian Spellerberg, Terry and Ralph Kovel, caught the col- Restoring Williamsburg by George retailers, this deeply researched, and lav-
emeritus professor of nature conserva- lecting bug as a child, growing up in a Humphrey Yetter and Carl R. Loun- ishly illustrated exploration contains
tion at Lincoln University, New Zealand, house filled with antiques and traveling sbury; Colonial Williamsburg and extensive biographies of makers, accom-
thought it was a worthy topic and wrote regularly to antique shows and flea mar- distributed by Yale University Press, panied by detailed entries on individual
this volume dedicated to the history, use kets all over the United States. She runs www.yalebooks.com and www.colo- pieces that are full of new discoveries
and design of the milk can, churn, pail or the Kovels’ website and has spent the nialwilliamsburg.org; 2019; 290 related to artist marks, heraldic engrav-
whatever the local people called this type last ten years as an author on the Kovels’ pages; hardcover; $50. ings and provenance histories.
of container. Milk containers come in a price guides and other Kovel projects.
diversity of sizes, shapes and designs; the —MHR This is a revised and expanded version An introduction by Beatrice B. Garvan,
iconic shape of the “typical” milk can has of a book that was originally published in curator emerita of American decorative
inspired toymakers, artists, playwrights, Savage Tales, The Writings of Paul 1988 as Williamsburg Before and After. It arts at the Philadelphia Museum, and
novelty manufacturers and sports-mind- Gauguin by Linda Goddard; Yale updates the story of how Reverend notes to the catalog are followed by the
ed people, according to Spellerberg. University Press, www.yalebooks. W.A.R. Goodwin and John D. Rockefeller heart of the book: the catalog of the col-
com; 2019; 208 pages; hardcover; $40 Jr undertook a major restoration of the lection. Each entry is accompanied by
Milk cans, milk churns or milk pails Eighteenth Century colonial capital in extensive photographs of the object or
have been used for centuries across cul- As a French artist who lived in Polyne- the 1920s-30s. This version sheds new maker, its dates, marks, dimensions and
tures and geography, which is why they sia, Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) is an light on the original restoration and on provenance, including exhibitions or
are some of the most photographed of all important figure in the histories of the research that continues to reshape inclusion in books. Each entry is followed
farmyard objects. Here, for the first time, European primitivism. According to the the town and our understanding of its by extensive scholarly notes.
the diversity in size, shape and design of publisher, this is the first book devoted history; it also includes aspects of Wil-
milk cans is presented in a comprehen- to his wide-ranging literary output, liamsburg’s history that were not Rounding out the book are a concor-
sive and full-color publication. Through which included journalism, travel writ- explored in the original edition. dance, references an index of markers,
historic photographs the varied methods ing, art criticism, and essays on aesthet- retailers and original owners and an
of transporting milk and the vehicles ics, religion and politics. Illustrated with more than 350 photo- index of forms.
used are presented demonstrating the graphs, watercolors, sketches, maps and
A formidable first of four volumes, co-
author David L. Barquist is the H. Rich-
ard Dietrich Jr curator of American deco-
rative arts at the Philadelphia Museum
of Art.

54 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — December 6, 2019 Books

Books

Books

Well beyond a coffee-table book, this is a ists received the treatment in this exhi- utation for his distinct style and superb and trusted guide to the antiques market.
massive scholarly undertaking that bition/catalog. craftsmanship. It has earned the reputation of being the
should be in the library of any collector, With some as early as 2006, a timeline book no dealer, collector or auctioneer
dealer or library of silver, as well as its of graphic advertisements displayed on Speaking to his talent, art critic Niko- should be without. Compiled by Judith
being a remarkable keyhole view into the back pages charts the evolution of the laus Pevsner called Gimson “the greatest Miller, world-renowned antiques expert
early colonial times and modern-day cre- gallery’s exhibitions at its 73rd Street of the English architect-designers.” and co-founder of the book, the guide fea-
ators of objects of silver. Fascinating and location, where Jacques presented works tures more than 8,000 items with full
engrossing, it is well-written as well as from Amphora, Clément Massier, Zsolnay, This book combines new research and color photographs, making it informative,
deeply researched. —AK Georges Hoentschel, among many others, archival material not previously pub- up-to-date and invaluable.
and as they built upon the market for lished, including letters and documents in
Let’s Fake A Deal by Sherry Harris; European pottery created between 1875- the hands of the Gimson family, 1950s This volume, the 40th anniversary edi-
Kensington Publishing Corp., www. 1925 and augmented it with contempo- scrapbooks by early Gimson enthusiast tion, continues the tradition with compre-
kensingtonbooks.com; 2019; 292 rary offerings. Charles Bramley, as well as the designs hensive sections that cover ceramics, fur-
pages; softcover; $7.99. This book, the exhibition’s accompany- and archival materials in the hands of niture, glass, silver and metalwares,
The Wilson, Cheltenham’s museum. —GS jewelry and objets de vertu, clocks and
watches, books, Oriental antiques, tex-
Antiques Ravin’ by Barbara Allan; ing illustrated hardcover catalog, fea- The Renaissance of Etching by tiles, toys, decorative arts and Modern
Kensington Publishing Corp., www. tures essays from nine writers, many of Catherine Jenkins, Nadine M. Oren- classics.
kensingtonbooks.com; 2019; 232 them established authors on the decora- stein and Freyda Spira; published by
pages; softcover; $26. tive arts and curators in their field. It is The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Special features explain why one piece
Thread on Arrival by Lea Wait, an enjoyable read for anyone who wants New York; distributed by Yale Uni- is worth more than another, show how to
Kensington Publishing Corp., www. to read a compendium of the great ceram- versity Press, www.yalebooks.com; value an item and instruct readers on
kensingtonbooks.com; 2019; 310 icists in fin de siècle Europe, and to be 2019; 308 pages; hardcover; $65. how to value their collection. Biographies
pages; softcover; $7.99. exposed to new work from masters of the In the age of technology, as the range of of designers and factories give the back-
It is not often that the antiques world present day. techniques used by artists increases every ground information needed to help date
finds relief in fiction. Indeed those sto- The catalog also serves to solidify the day, there are precious few that have and value objects, while special “Judith
ries — anything to do with non-truth, in story of Jason Jacques the dealer, who remained unchanged: one of them is etch- Picks” sections give fascinating back-
fact — often arouse suspicion. But what transformed from a young man in the ing. In The Renaissance of Etching, ground and valuation details for particu-
about actual fiction, where you sit back, rows of flea markets into a New York City authors Catherine Jenkins, Nadine M larly interesting or unusual objects.
kick your legs up and relax a little. Three gallerist. In the first chapter by Garth Orenstein and Freyda Spira chart this
2019 releases have you covered: Thread Clark, the author notes that Jacques medium’s genesis back to Germany, the Miller began collecting in the 1960s
on Arrival, Antiques Ravin’ and Let’s “may be the most unconventional dealer Netherlands, Italy and France, exploring while a student at Edinburgh University
Fake A Deal. in New York, regularly disobeying all the its foundations and why it remains in Scotland. She has since extended and
Feline memorabilia, murder and millen- rules. He is undoubtedly one of the most unchanged after 500 years of use. reinforced her knowledge of antiques and
nials — all hot topics in the industry — fascinating.” Of Jacque’s gallery space, The catalog was produced to accompany design through international research,
are found in Sherry Harris’ Let’s Fake A Clark writes “Its present incarnation, the exhibition of the same name at the becoming one of the world’s leading
Deal, another edition in the author’s eschewing the uniformity of the white Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is on experts in the field. In 1979 she co-found-
series focused on protagonist Sarah Win- cube, is a cross between the bat cave, an view through January 20. It features con- ed the international bestseller Miller’s
ston, who runs garage and estate sales. S+M dungeon and the interior of a tank. tributions from an additional eight other Antiques Price Guide and has since writ-
Set in small-town Massachusetts, this The walls, floors and ceiling are entirely authors and curators. ten more than 100 books, which are held
story focuses on Sarah’s current and past surfaced in large dark steel sheets. It is Back to this idea of technology — the in high regard by collectors and dealers.
life, as well as a young couple trying to surprising how well this works for most footsoldier in the advance of civilization.
sell a trove of stolen merchandise. of his exhibitions.” —GS Etching was indeed one of the most Miller appears regularly on TV and
The eighth story in Lea Wait’s Mainely remarkable technological advancements radio. She is an expert on the BBC’s
Needlepoint mystery series, Thread on Ernest Gimson: Arts & Crafts of the Sixteenth Century. It came at a Antiques Roadshow and co-hosts the pop-
Arrival whisks readers away as they try Designer and Architect by Annette time, as Met director Max Hollein writes ular BBC TV series The House Detectives,
to solve the murder of a veteran in a quiet Carruthers, Mary Greensted and in his foreword, when “the limited range ITV’s Antiques Trail and Discovery’s It’s
town in Maine. Needlepoint friends Angie Barley Roscoe; Yale University Press, of media that existed for widely sharing a Your Bid. She has appeared on The Mar-
and Sarah set out to solve this crime, www.yalebooks.com; 372 pages; hard- single image — mainly two, woodcut and tha Stewart Show and CNN. She is a reg-
while also working to exonerate a suspect cover; $65. engraving — could be practiced only by ular lecturer and contributor to numer-
they believe is innocent. artists and craftsmen who had undergone ous newspapers and magazines, and has
The travels of antiques dealers Brandy A survey of the Arts and Crafts move- years of training.” lectured extensively, including at the
Borne and her mother Vivian come into ment is incomplete without a thorough The versatile, adaptable and easily V&A in London and the Smithsonian in
focus when a murder rocks an Edgar look at one of its main figureheads, Eng- learned process of etching was a game- Washington.
Allen Poe festival in Antiques Ravin’ by lish architect-designer Ernest Gimson. changer, and the artists of the time —
Barbara Allen, the latest installment of Released just in the nick of time for the from Parmigianino to Pieter Bruegel the If you want to know the value of your
the author’s Trash N’ Treasures series. If holiday season, Ernest Gimson: Arts & Elder and Frans Floris — who did not antiques, or find out how the antiques
there is one thing that binds antiques lov- Crafts Designer and Architect is an have a background in printmaking, now market is faring, the world’s bestselling
ers, it’s the thrill of the hunt, the sleuth- authoritative visual and factual compen- did not need it. They were now able to antiques price guide is the place to look.
ing and making a find. This book has all dium of this craftsman’s output. make prints. Add Albrecht Dürer into the —AK
of that and more. —GS mix and this retrospective on the medium
Gimson was a renaissance man and a begins to take shape with some of the ear- For America: Paintings from the
30 For 30: Thirty Years On The Hunt believer in total design, the art of design- liest and widely reaching printed works National Academy of Design; edited
by Glenn Adamson, Jonathan Clancy, ing architecture and interiors down to the on paper of the time. by Jeremiah William McCarthy and
Garth Clark, Rachel Delphia, Chris- minute details, which is evident in his Organized by age and country, this book Diana Thompson, Yale University
tine Gervais, Eve M Kahn, Grace broad range of skills in furniture design, offers a comprehensive overview that Press, www.yalebooks.com; 2019, 304
Nkem, Etienne Tornier, Anna Walker; metalwork, plaster decoration, embroi- illustrates the contemporaneous environ- pages; hardcover; $60
The Jason Jacques Gallery Press, dery and more. ment across Europe surrounding this
www.jasonjacques.com; 2018; 283 medium’s birth and the foundation laid Here is a mirror — or perhaps in this
pages; hardcover. This book builds upon the knowledge of for future artists, from Rembrandt to decade, the metaphor might better be lik-
others, even Gimson’s contemporaries, Goya, to expand upon. —GS ened to the function on one’s smartphone
In celebration of the gallery’s 30th year who understood his importance in the camera that changes the outside view into
in business, Jason Jacques launched the moment. In his 1924 work Ernest Gimson, Antiques Handbook & Price Guide “selfie” mode. Characterized by the pub-
exhibition “30 for 30,” a selection of 30 his life and work, W.R. Lethaby described 2020~2021 by Judith Miller; Miller’s, lisher as “a sweeping look at the ways
Art Nouveau and contemporary works him as a man of action, saying “Work not www.millersguides.com, a division of American artists have viewed themselves,
that ran January through March, 2019. words, things not designs, life not rewards Mitchell Beazley, www.octopusbooks. their peers and their painted worlds over
Ceramics from Art Nouveau artists were his aims.” co.uk; 2019; 600 pages; hardcover; two centuries,” For America has as its
included Jean-Joseph Carriès, Ernest $45. premise self-portraiture —although not of
Chaplet and Hector Guimard, as well as Gimson’s foundation was laid when he the mundane kind but rather taken
contemporary design by Kim Simonsson, joined the circle around William Morris Forty years on, Miller’s Antiques Hand- through the lens of the artist’s sensibili-
Gareth Mason and Aneta Regel. All art- in 1880s London. Though his reputation book & Price Guide remains the essential ties, vision and world view.
was solidified when he moved to English
countryside, the Cotswolds, where he From the book’s cover, a brooding self-
opened workshops and established a rep- portrait by American artist Andrew
Wyeth done in 1945, through hundreds of

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Books

Books Books

pages that trace the past two centuries of than 60 feet above the head of the viewer & Roll Hall of Fame, this book goes behind even a quick read of this fascinating book
American art and in homage to the artis- and not brilliantly lit — were a key factor the music to offer a rare and in-depth look that not only dispel any attempt to
tic tradition at the National Academy of in his inventing a new coloring system at the instruments that inspired the pigeonhole wearable art but will appeal to
Design, we see a parade of artists and that diverged from what his contempo- musicians and made possible the songs everyone from serious scholars of costume
some of their key works. It’s because, the raries were using. we know and love. and couture history to fashionistas.
academy, the nation’s oldest artist honor- Oh, and if you missed the Met’s show,
ary society has since its Nineteenth Cen- Similarly, market demand for affordable it’s currently playing at Cleveland’s Rock —MHR
pictures in Seventeenth Century Nether-
tury founding, maintained a unique col- lands is examined for the popularization & Roll Hall of Fame through September The Beverly Pottery: The Wares of
lecting principle: each member gives a of subtly colored landscape paintings. 13, 2020. —WD Charles A. Lawrence by Justin W.
self-portrait (or, until 1994, a portrait by a Throughout, Hall’s examination of techni- Thomas; Historic Beverly, www.his-
contemporary Academician) as well as an cal discoveries and how they launched Graphic Design: A New History, the toricbeverly.net; 2019; 108 pages; soft-
example of their work. Thus, the artist as new visual effects, political conditions and third edition by Stephen J. Eskilson; cover; $12
he or she imagines themselves — or is how they prompted innovations and eco- Yale University Press, www.yale- Charles Lawrence’s Beverly Pottery
imagined by a peer — and his or her nomic changes that shaped artists’ strate- books.com; 2019; 464 pages; hardcov- Company played an important role in late
selected vision of their world are present- gies as trade became global, paints an er; $65. Nineteenth Century Beverly, Mass.; piec-
ed in tandem. expansive story. Now in its third edition, this innovative es produced in Beverly can be found in
Of course, with two centuries to cover, look at the history of graphic design museums across the nation. Justin Thom-
the book’s diverse selection showcases a It’s a sprawling survey and Hall pres- explores its evolution from the Nine- as, a scholar of Charles Lawrence and
multitude, including Wyeth, Frederic ents her observations in a densely techni- teenth Century to the present day. Author Beverly Pottery Company, has written a
Edwin Church, Eastman Johnson, Win- cal style that may challenge an average Stephen J. Eskilson, associate professor of biography and historical exploration of
slow Homer, John Singer Sargent, reader not steeped in the technical termi- art at Eastern Illinois University, demon- C.A. Lawrence and his pottery. Thomas’
Thomas Eakins, Cecilia Beaux, Isabel nology. However, there are many fascinat- strates how a new era began for design research and persistence has resulted in
Bishop, Charles White, Wayne Thiebaud, ing details and insights revealed in the arts under the influence of Victorian this first of its kind book and the culmina-
Louisa Matthíasdóttir, David Diao, journey from Botticelli and Titian to Van reformers, tracing the emergence of Mod- tion of ten years’ worth of research,
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Peter Gogh, Munch and Kandinsky that are ernist design styles in the early Twenti- exploring the life of Lawrence, the history
Saul, among others. engaging. It is quite likely that even a eth Century, and examining the wartime of the Beverly Pottery, and the totality of
Editors McCarthy and Thompson have casual reader will acquire some tools to politicization of regional styles. Organized the company’s production.
expertly wrangled essays pairing artists look at paintings with fresh eyes. — WD by chapter, the book chronicles the history Born in Danvers, Mass., Charles Albert
and their landscapes or figurative visions of the Bauhaus and the rise of the inter- (Solares) Lawrence (1829-1904) learned
contributed by a roster of distinguished Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & national style in the 1950s-60s, and the about household red earthenware produc-
historians and art historians, curators, Roll by Jayson Kerr Dobney and postmodern movement of the 1970s-80s. tion as an apprentice at Joseph Reed’s
artists and architects. McCarthy is associ- Craig J. Inciardi with essays by In the last chapter, readers learn about pottery in Peabody, Mass., in the 1850s
ate curator at the American Federation of Anthony DeCurtis, Aslan di Perna, current trends in graphic design, with in- and early 1860s. He later established his
Arts. Thompson is director of collections David Fricke, Holly George-Warren depth discussions of grunge, comic book own pottery in Beverly, around the end of
and curatorial affairs at the National and Matthew W. Hill; 2019; 236 pages; and graffiti aesthetics; historicism and the Civil War. This aspect of Lawrence’s
Academy of Design. hardcover; $50. appropriation; and the influence of tech- career has been well documented,
And because it’s a catalog for a traveling nology, web design and motion graphics. although it only represents a small per-
exhibition, the book is a must-read for Okay, so you missed the exhibition at Conceived, written and designed as a centage of his output as a career potter.
anyone contemplating seeing the show on the Met Fifth Avenue that closed this past textbook for students of graphic design, Thomas said, “I knew this was a signifi-
its remaining national tour: New Britain October. Fear not rock fans, for much less this third edition includes contemporary cant company based on some of the known
Museum of American Art (Conn.) than the cost of a nose-bleed seat in the considerations with discussions of app early production, but there was very little
11/07/19–02/02/20; Society of the Four balcony for an average “guitar gods” con- design, social media, emojis, big data visu- documented information. I began my
Arts, Palm Beach, Fla. 02/22/20–04/26/20; cert, you can revel in the images and lore alization and the use of animated graph- search by speaking to some local longtime
the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Mem- presented in this brash and dazzling cele- ics in film and television. —WD collectors and historians, visiting other
phis, Tenn. 07/02/20–09/27/20; New Mexi- bration of the instruments that created private collections and museums all over
co Museum of Art, Santa Fe, N.M/ the sounds of rock and roll from the 1940s Off the Wall, American Art to Wear; the United States. I learned about a hand-
(10/22/20–01/17/21); Figge Art Museum, to the present day. edited by Dilys E. Blum; Yale Univer- painted ancient formed jug owned by the
Davenport, Iowa 02/20/21–05/09/21; and sity Press, www.yalebooks.com; 2019; Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, Calif. The dynamic duo of Jayson Kerr Dob- 216 pages; hardcover; $45. City, made in Beverly in the 1870s. This
06/06/21–09/12/21. —WD ney, the Met’s curator in its department of was the only documented object in this
musical instruments, and Craig Inciardi, This catalog accompanies an exhibition style, which was a major area of produc-
The Power of Color: Five Centuries curator and director of acquisitions at the by the same name, which is on view at the tion, beginning in 1872.”
of European Painting by Marcia B. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, have put Philadelphia Museum of Art through May Thus began Thomas’ research into the
Hall; Yale University Press, www. together a must-have addition to any rock 17. It is the first publication to consider puzzle of Lawrence’s pottery. By the early
yalebooks.com; 2019, 304 pages; hard- fan’s collection documenting the musical art to wear, also known as wearable art, 1870s, Lawrence introduced a new line of
cover; $45 instruments that gave rock and roll its as a discrete American movement that artware to the marketplace, which at the
signature sound. Generously illustrated mirrored the cultural, political, social and time was unique for American production.
It has taken two years of writing and a with photos of the genre’s iconic instru- spiritual concerns of a generation that American consumers were infatuated
scholarly lifetime to conceive, but Marcia ments — from Jerry Lee Lewis’s baby came of age in the late 1960s-70s. Trained with the decorative wares made by manu-
Hall’s expansive study of how color has grand piano, Chuck Berry’s Gibson ES- primarily in the fine arts, they adopted facturers in Europe and China at the
been a key through-line over five centu- 350T guitar, to John Lennon’s Ricken- nontraditional forms, materials and tech- 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition
ries of European painting is well worth backer 12-string and Hendrix’s white niques to create works using the body as which triggered the American art pottery
the Herculean effort. Hall is professor of Fender Stratocaster — and orchestrated support, as well as the canvas for tattoos movement.
art history at the Tyler School of Art at in seven essays by veteran music journal- and body-painting. For about 40 years, the wares made at
Temple University. In this book she takes ists and scholars, this book traces how the C.A. Lawrence Pottery were among
insights gleaned from recent conservation technological innovation married with Collectively, these artists have had a sig- the most innovative products made in
studies to examine both artists’ tech- artistic expression and consumer prefer- nificant but underrecognized impact on America, bringing together household
niques and materials to convey an under- ences propelled both the sonic and visual art making and education. Their legacy pottery, artware and commemorative
standing of how images come to look the impact of the “holy triad” — guitar, bass continues today among younger artists objects.
way they do, why artists chose what and drums. who have embraced multimedia forms of The book includes well over 100 illustra-
materials to use and how those choices expression. The work of more than 75 art- tions, advertising, business cards, exports,
influenced the resulting works. The objects are not only extraordinary ists is vibrantly depicted in archival and paperwork and most of the major pieces of
in themselves — for example, Keith Rich- newly commissioned photographs. Off the documented Beverly pottery known to
For example, Hall explores how Michel- ards’s hand painted 1957 Les Paul Cus- Wall provides a detailed introduction to exist today. A fascinating read for both
angelo radically broke with his contempo- tom electric guitar shown opposite the art to wear between 1967 and 1997 and collectors and art pottery lovers; the book
raries’ harmonizing use of color in favor of foreword — but the stories that accompa- delineates the origins of the movement by is well researched and fully documents
a highly saturated approach evident in ny them disturb the institutional quiet of linking it to developments in the arts of the history of the C.A. Lawrence and his
the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel of the museum and inform us of an ephem- the period, from fiber art to painting. The unique pottery. —AK
Rome’s Vatican. Here, special conditions eral artform that has spiraled out of vibrancy and richly textured field of wear-
of his project — the Sistine vault is more garages, basements, clubs and gigantic able art is immediately apparent with
concert venues.

Produced in collaboration with the Rock

56 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — December 6, 2019

French & British Haute Couture
Designs Go Up At Hindman

CHICAGO — Hindman pres- Vivienne Westwood, John Gal- was created to be far Emanuel Ungaro haute couture
ents Property from Ebony Fash- liano, Issey Miyake, Bob Mack- more than a simple dis- wedding dress, autumn/winter
ion Fair: The Final Show on ie, Jean-Louis Scherrer, Chris- play of glamorous pieces 1996-97 ($2/3,000).
December 6, a sale that contains tian LaCroix and many more. of art; it was created to
the last available collection of reflect the highest stan- Balestra evening dress, 1980s,
clothing from Ebony Fashion In the catalog for the traveling dards of Johnson Pub- strapless tiger pattern
Fair created in Chicago at John- exhibition, the following was lishing Company sequined full-length eve-
son Publishing Company in 1958 stated of the Ebony Fashion Fair: and celebrate the ning dress comes with
by the company’s co-founder, “During the two-hour show, Afri- best that fashion matching shoes ($600/800).
Eunice Walker Johnson. can American women saw reflec- had to offer. She
tions of themselves in garments transcended color Rare Fashion Come From
Ebony Fashion Fair became that few people from any racial lines through Ebony Fashion Fair That Raised
the world’s largest traveling demographic see up close and sheer determina-
fashion show and was featured personal. More than a simple tion, proving she $50 Million For Charity
in cities around the United display of exquisite ensembles, was truly a
States, Canada and the Carib- Ebony Fashion Fair also reflect- woman ahead of
bean. Ebony Fashion Fair closed ed the goals and objectives of her time.
in 2009 and, throughout its Johnson Publishing Company to
51-year history, was presented visually showcase and celebrate I am grateful for
in 187 venues and raised more the best of black life.” the foundation my
than $50 million for African mother laid and proud
American charities. In commenting on her moth- of the legacy she built.
er’s legacy, Linda Johnson Rice With principle, purpose
In 2014, a traveling exhibition wrote, “My mother, Eunice W. and her impeccable taste, the
on Ebony Fashion Fair was Johnson, was the dynamic, ele- world of fashion was revolu-
organized by the Chicago Histo- gant and uncompromising tionized and the way black
ry Museum with many of the architect behind the Ebony women see themselves was
garments used in that display Fashion Fair shows. As she changed forever.”
now available in this auction, merged her passion for fashion
which features hundreds of gar- with her commitment to local Hindman is at 1338 West
ments and accessories from the communities, she earned her Lake Street. For informa-
1960s to the early 2000s. The place among the fashion-elite by tion, 312-280-1212 or www.
auction will include iconic and creating her own rules. hindmanauctions.com.
rare designs by Yves Saint Lau- Paco Rabanne disc
rent, Christian Dior, Paco Through travels to the world’s and rabbit fur ensem-
Rabanne, Emanuel Ungaro, fashion capitals, she discovered ble, 1980s ($2/3,000).
Pierre Cardin, Patrick Kelly, the most show-stopping designs.
The Ebony Fashion Fair show

JMW Plans Eclectic Multi-Estates Deerfield Fellowship Program 2020
Auction For December 6 Accepting Applicants

Pair of Moorcroft Pottery KINGSTON, N.Y. — On Friday, December 6, DEERFIELD, MASS. — His- cial aid awards are need-blind
lamps. at 5 pm, JMW Auction Service will conduct a toric Deerfield, Inc, invites appli- and application for assistance
Jane Peterson oil on canvas. multi-estates auction. The sale will include cations from college juniors and has no impact on the program
approximately 500 lots from homes through- seniors to take part in an inten- application.
Mylo Quam painting. out the Hudson Valley, New York City and sive, nine-week Summer Fellow-
Boston. The sale will include more than 250 ship Program in History and The 2020 program runs June
paintings and prints with many listed Ameri- Material Culture. College 8-August 10. Applications are
can and foreign artists. Highlighting the art- juniors (graduating in 2021), now being accepted online at
work will be a Jane Peterson oil on canvas and seniors who expect to grad- www.historic-deerfield.org/sfp.
titled “Oranges in Flower Pot,” works by Louis uate in 2020 are eligible for Application deadline is February
Eilshemius, Mylo Quam, A.H. Nordberg, W.A. seven openings in the program, 7. Notification of acceptances
Smith, Gabriele Margules, Jacob Steinhardt, which is designed for under- will be announced in March.
Irving Amen, Albert Handell, Lowell Nesbitt, graduate students in American
Eugenio Benvenuti, Charlotte Livingston, studies, architecture, archaeolo- Historic Deerfield, Inc, is a
Gladys Vinson Mitchell, John Konstantin gy, art and art history, design, museum of early American life
Hansegger, Howard Pyle (attributed), Isabelle history, material culture, preser- situated in an authentic Eigh-
Ganay, Elfriede Borkman, E. Cole, Hayley vation and museum studies. teenth Century New England vil-
Lever, Hiroshi Tagami, Lester Jay Stone, lage in the Connecticut River Val-
Peter Hayward, A.V. Willcox, Clifton Karhu, This unique residential living- ley of Massachusetts. Its historic
Rafael Navarro, W. Lester Stevens and many and-learning opportunity is at houses and collection of early
others. There is also a selection of illegibly Historic Deerfield. Each partici- American decorative arts open
signed paintings and prints to cross the block. pant receives a full fellowship doors to new perspectives that
that covers all expenses associat- inspire people to seek a deeper
The sale will also include a variety of vintage ed with the program, including understanding of themselves,
posters from a retiring New England collector tuition, room and board and field their communities, and the world.
and dealer, decorative accessories, quilts, art trips. A limited number of sti-
pottery, estate jewelry, folk art, sterling silver, pends are awarded to students For more information, contact
Oriental rugs, furniture, glassware, porcelain, with demonstrated need to help Barbara A. Mathews, email
books, ephemera, lighting and more. cover lost summer income. Finan- [email protected],
413-775-7207 or www.historic-
Previews will be by appointment, and Thurs- deerfield.org/sfp.
day, December 5, from noon until 7 pm and
Friday, December 6, from 10 am until 5 pm. Admission To Dia’s NYC Sites
Will Be Free Starting Sept. 2020
JMW Auction Service is at 612 Washington
Avenue. For information, 845-389-1933 or NEW YORK CITY — The Dia its programming. The plan also
www.jmwauction.com. Art Foundation will offer free includes the launch of Dia:SoHo
admission across its New York at 77 Wooster Street; the reno-
City sites starting September vation of the adjacent De Maria
2020, to coincide with the installations; the restoration
reopening of Dia:Chelsea, which and expansion of the lower level
is currently undergoing a major and exterior landscape of
expansion. The admission policy Dia:Beacon in Beacon, New
will extend to all six of Dia’s York; and the strengthening of
sites when the new space the foundation’s endowment.
Dia:SoHo opens in the fall of
2022. Dia’s director Jessica Mor- Dia:Chelsea will be inaugurat-
gan said the organization hopes ed by a new site-specific project
the move will “increase access, by Renata Lucas, which will be
deepen engagement, and encour- followed by an exhibition of new
age repeat visits” to its locations. commissions by Lucy Raven and
parallel installations of Joseph
Led by Architecture Research Beuys and Rita McBride. “Our
Office (ARO), the overhaul of inaugural season will take full
Dia:Chelsea involves the merg- advantage of our revitalized and
ing of its three buildings on West light-filled exhibition spaces at
Twenty-Second Street into one Dia:Chelsea. It will also reflect
32,500-square-foot facility. The the evolution of our program,
project aims to create a more which today embraces a broader
cohesive visitor experience and stable of artists and perspec-
is part of a comprehensive mul- tives while still exploring the
timillion-dollar campaign to formal pillars central to artists
advance the organization’s mis- working at the time of Dia’s
sion and to extend the reach of establishment,” Morgan said.

December 6, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 57

Locati To Offer Collection Of Vinaigrettes Online

An 18K gold George IV vinai- Featured in the sale will be more than 100 vinaigrette examples by various makers. A Scottish sterling and horn
grette by Charles Rawlings. vinaigrette.
be placed inside a vinaigrette afford perfume. by various makers. and a Scottish sterling and
MAPLE GLEN, PENN. — and, therefore, provide a more The single-owner collection “We are very excited about horn vinaigrette.”
Locati will present a collection practical method of carrying
of vinaigrettes for sale online scents, instead of transporting includes predominantly Eng- this sale,” said Michael Locati, All items are available for
only from December 9 to glass bottles or vials. These lish sterling silver vinaigrettes, the firm’s co-owner. “Included inspection in by appointment or
December 16. unique pieces were also an dating back to the Eighteenth in the sale are some beautiful on Saturday, December 14, from
indication of social ranking, and Nineteenth Centuries. Fea- and unusual pieces, including 10 am to 5 pm.
Vinaigrettes are small, deco- since only affluent people could tured in the sale will be more an 18K gold George IV vinai-
rative, sterling silver or gold than 100 vinaigrette examples grette by Charles Rawlings Locati is at 1425 Welsh Road,
boxes that were used during the historic 1815 Lukens Manor
periods of travel in the Eigh- property. For information, 215-
teenth and Nineteenth Centu- 619-2873 or www.locatillc.com.
ries. A sponge soaked with per-
fume or a desired scent would

More Than 325 Artworks Up For Bid In Online Auction

Paul McCobb bow tie dining room chairs, circa 1960s.

GUILFORD, CONN. — Lotus are circa 1960s. There are also Harry Leslie Hoffman, “A Day’s Retreat,” 1907, oil on can-
International Auctions is hosting dining room chairs by Svegards vas, 10 by 14 inches.
an online-only Fantastic Fall auc- Markaryd, made in Sweden.
tion on December 8 at 12 pm.
Bidding will be done through An Alberto Giacometti etching
LiveAuctioneers. Bidding has titled “Femme Qui Marche” was
already begun on the more than used as the image for the Christ-
325 artworks from which to mas card for Galerie Maeght in
choose. 1955. There even is a Thomas &
Thomas never-used bamboo fly
World traveler Harry Leslie fishing rod, model 74# 4, Classic,
Hoffman shows his oil painting 2728, all original.
talents from Old Lyme, Conn., to
the warm, lush jungle vegetation This fine art auction has oil
of British Guiana. Old Lyme area paintings, watercolors, etchings,
was one his favorite locations to lithographs and midcentury fur-
paint. Gino Severini has great niture.
design in his stencil, “Nature
Morte au Compas (Still Life with A preview period will be Thurs-
a Compass}.” Midcentury dining day through Saturday, December
room chairs by Paul McCobb 5-7. Lotus International Auc-
have a stylish look because of the tions is at 2470 Boston Post
bow tie back on them. The chairs Road, Unit A6. For information,
www.lotusauctions.com or 203-
689-5062.

Alberto Giacometti, “Femme Qui Marche,” etching, 8 by 2½
inches.

New Haven Museum: Wilbur Cross, A Most Unlikely Politician

NEW HAVEN, CONN. — To erary critic who had been a pro- and politician,” Zaremby says,
many, Wilbur Cross is known fessor of English, editor of the “I’ve always been interested in
only for a landscaped parkway Yale Review, and Dean of the Yale how he tied together his academ-
or a building on the University Graduate School. His whimsical ic and political lives.”
of Connecticut (UCONN) cam- character and poetic sensibility
pus. Attorney and author Justin seemed at odds with the cut- He adds that writing the intro-
Zaremby will introduce us to throat world of state politics. Yet duction to Connecticut Yankee
the lesser-known Cross — a it was that disarmingly folksy gave him the chance to explore
scholar and unlikely politician demeanor and inquisitive intelli- how Cross understood the course
— in “The Education of Wilbur gence that helped him make a of his life and the evolution of
Cross, Connecticut Yankee” at mark on Connecticut politics. higher education and the state in
the New Haven Museum on During his time as governor — the early Twentieth Century. His
Thursday, December 5, at 6 pm. the hardest years of the Depres- presentation will explore Cross’s
Admission is free. sion — he worked to implement life and achievements but will
Roosevelt’s New Deal; fought for also consider Cross as a writer.
The presentation will be based the abolition of child labor; insti-
on Cross’s recently reprinted tuted a minimum wage; improved Zaremby is a practicing lawyer
autobiography, Connecticut Yan- working conditions in factories; at Patterson Belknap Webb &
kee, for which Zaremby penned and guided the state’s recovery Tyler LLP in New York, where he
the foreword. The work is a com- from the devastation of the Great represents a range of public char-
pelling account of Cross’s life, New England Hurricane. ities and private foundations,
from a childhood in the bucolic including universities, museums
town of Mansfield, Conn., Zaremby argues that Wilbur and other tax-exempt entities on
through the halls of learning at Cross is a fascinating figure a variety of matters, including
Yale University, to the highest whose legacy remains vibrant in corporate governance, charitable
office in Connecticut, which, to the state and New Haven. “He giving, program-related investing
Zaremby, “feels like a combina- experienced moments of tremen- and international grant making.
tion of a memoir and a novel.” dous change in the nation and
the state, and lived multiple The New Haven Museum is at
At the time he ran for governor, lives — as a teacher, a scholar 114 Whitney Avenue. For more
Cross was a noted author and lit- information, 203-562-4183 or
www.newhavenmuseum.org.

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Auction Action In Philadelphia

Two Sales At Freeman’s Combine
For More Than $2.8 Million

From the collection of Robert J. Morrison, Roy Lich-
tenstein’s “Sweet Dreams Baby!” and “Crying Girl”
went out at $143,750 and $62,500, respectively.

Helen Frankenthaler’s (1928-2011) “Red Hot” finished at Modern & Contemporary Art &
$137,500. The Collection Of Robert J. Morrison

“Rodeo” by Ed Ruscha fetched $21,250. PHILADELPHIA — Free- Branch [4],” which achieved collections of this kind. A cele-
man’s Modern and contempo- an auction record for a pencil brated advertising executive
rary art sale conducted on work by the artist and sold for as well as a passionate collec-
October 29 and the collection $181,250 tripling its low esti- tor and philanthropist, Morri-
of Robert J. Morrison sale tak- mate of $60,000. son amassed hundreds of cher-
ing place on October 30 ished graphic works, ranging
reached a successful combined More noteworthy works sold from vintage postcards and
total of more than $2.8 mil- in the Modern and contempo- gallery announcements to rare
lion. rary art sale included an prints and multiples.
important work on paper by
The auctions featured many American artist Helen Fran- The sale featured a number
lots that spanned multiple kenthaler, “Red Hot,” which of highlights, including two
media across several collect- garnered $137,500; and anoth- works by American Pop Art
ing genres, including paint- er work on paper by Chinese/ icon Roy Lichtenstein, “Sweet
ings, sculpture, works on French artist Zao Wou Ki from Dreams Baby!,” which sold for
paper and prints and multi- his “Oracle Bones” series, unti- $143,750; and “Crying Girl,”
ples. tled, which brought an impres- which achieved $62,500.
sive $93,750. Another noteworthy work by
Among the significant high- Pop artist Andy Warhol was
lights from the Modern and Dunham Townend, head of his color screen print “Flow-
contemporary art auction were the Modern and contemporary ers,” which sold for $65,625
several works from the collec- art department, stated, “We against its original estimate of
tion of Mr and Mrs Richard were delighted to achieve $25/35,000. Other highlights
Oldenburg. Distinguished col- strong results for important included Robert Longo’s
lector and art world power works on paper by blue-chip “Rick,” a screen print that
broker Richard Oldenburg’s artists and to set a record for a brought $35,000, more than
interest in the arts helped him significant Ellsworth Kelly tripling its low estimate; and
and his wife to build an drawing from a notable collec- “Rodeo” by Ed Ruscha, which
impressive personal collection tion.” achieved $21,250 against an
of international scope. The estimate of $6/10,000.
entire collection sold for The Robert J. Morrison sin-
$304,687, which more than gle-owner auction enjoyed a Prices given include the
doubled the low estimate total. standing-room-only crowd and buyer’s premium, as stated by
Most notable was a pencil a 100 percent sell-through the auction house. For more
drawing by American artist rate, nearly doubling its esti- information, 215-563-9275 or
Ellsworth Kelly titled “Lemon mate totals and affirming www.freemansauction.com.
Freeman’s expertise in selling

Andy Warhol’s “Flowers” earned $65,625.

Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015), “Lemon Branch Robert Longo’s “Rick” brought $35,000.
[4],” drawing, sold for $181,250 (auction
record for a pencil on paper work by the
artist).

A work on paper from the “Oracle Bones” series by Chinese/French artist Zao Wou Ki (1920-
2013) realized $93,750.

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Gems & Jewels Spanning Centuries, Continents
Align At Rago December 8
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. — Rago Auc-
tions presents its final jewelry auction A Rolex oyster perpetual day-date An Oscar Heyman 17.35-carat nat- place at 6 pm on Wednesday, December
of 2019 on Sunday, December 8. In- yellow gold watch ($12/18,000). ural fancy light brownish yellow 4. To attend, RSVP at 609-460-3617 or
house previews will begin on December ($3/4,000), and a broad selection of diamond and sapphire ring [email protected].
1. The sale of nearly 500 lots will begin wristwatches by Patek Phillipe, Rolex, ($220/280,000).
at 11 am on Sunday, December 8. Corum and Piaget. The complete catalog is available
A Van Cleef & Arpels diamond online. For those unable to attend the
The December Fine Jewelry auction This auction introduces Rago’s new- brooch, approximately 20 carats sale, telephone and absentee and
presents a diverse offering of gems and est member; Dianne Batista, who is the ($90/100,000). online bidding is available.
jewels from Georgian to Contemporary, director of fine jewelry. Batista comes held positions as assistant vice presi-
including pieces from the important to Rago with more than 30 years of dent, senior jewelry specialist at Chris- Rago is at 333 North Main Street. For
jewelry houses of Cartier, Van Cleef & industry experience, most recently as a tie’s New York, manager for Dior Fine more information, 609-397-9374 or
Arpels and Tiffany, as well as lesser jewelry consultant to several business- Jewelry and Cinta Jewelry director for www.ragoarts.com.
known but important Twentieth Cen- es, including David Webb. She has also jeweler John Hardy. She was an origi-
tury Newark jewelers like Krementz nal jewelry expert on PBS’s Antiques
and Alling & Company. Roadshow and has lectured extensively
on antique and estate jewelry.
Highlights include a 17.35-carat
fancy light brownish yellow diamond A preview reception and “An Expert’s
and sapphire ring by Oscar Heyman Tour with Dianne Batista” will take
Brothers with an estimate of
$220/280,000. Two pieces by Van Cleef
& Arpels — the first, a diamond brooch
estimated at $90/100,000, the second a
diamond bracelet ($85/95,000) — will
also appeal to collectors. A special col-
lection of ten lots of antique Russian
jewelry is an unusual and notable fea-
ture of the sale.

For the collector of Nineteenth Cen-
tury jewelry, a Japonesque necklace by
Tiffany & Co., leads the way with an
estimate of $10/15,000. Holiday gifts
include a 14K yellow gold monkey let-
ter opener ($1,5/2,500) and an enamel
and gold box in the form of a book
($800–$1,200). For men, the auction
includes a pair of Russian sapphire,
diamond and enamel cufflinks

At Andrew Jones In December:
Two Special Sales On Offer

Patinated bronze by Skule Waksvik (Norwegian, b 1927),
titled “Foal,” base signed Skule W and dated 79, 19 inches
tall ($2,5/3,500).

Holiday Luxury On December 7;
Animals In The Arts On December 8

LOS ANGELES — Andrew hard sided suitcase ($600/800), Oil on canvas painting by Agnes Augusta Tal- Oscar de la Renta couture black velvet
Jones Auctions will present two Mont Blanc pens, Hermès boys (British, 1863-1941), titled “We Are Seven,” chiffon and net gown with turquoise
special sales in December. Both scarves, an Asprey wallet and a T. signed upper right, 40 by 28 inches ($3/5,000). and green sequin palm tree design,
will be conducted online and in Anthony black American alliga- worn by a presenter at the 1978 Golden
the gallery. The Saturday, Decem- tor laptop folio. Globe Awards ($8/10,000).
ber 7, auction is titled Holiday
Luxury and will feature fashion, Jewelry will feature a French manner of animal depiction — array of paintings, from the pair will a Buccellati sterling silver
accessories, jewelry, tableware gold Modernist link bracelet furniture, objects, fine art and of soulful depictions of blood- model of a squirrel holding an
and objects. The Sunday, Decem- ($1/1,500), an American 14K gold even jewelry. “As part of our hounds by Nineteenth Century oak leaf cluster ($2,5/3,500).
ber 8, auction is titled All Crea- and gold coin charm bracelet appreciation of our relationship English artist R.H. Moore
tures Great and Small: Animals ($3/5,000), an A Hermes H Clic with the animals, a portion of the ($800-$1,200), to famed feline The craftsmanship of a Japa-
in the Arts. Start time for both bangle ($300/500), a pair of dia- proceeds of the sale will be donat- painter Agnes Augusta Talboy’s nese Meiji period is shown in an
sales is 1 pm Pacific. mond and heart ear pendants ed to local animal rescue groups: oil on canvas rendering of a okimono figure of a spiny lobster
with matching ring ($500/700), a the Gentle Barn animal sanctu- mother cat and her six kittens ($700/900). Antique and modern
An Yves Saint Laurent Rive yellow sapphire, diamond and ary (www.gentlebarn.org) and in a cozy interior titled “We Are sculpture includes a Norwegian
Gauche black silk suit ($600/800) 18K white gold ring ($2/3,000) Southern California Bulldog Res- Seven” ($3/5,000), to Indian Skule Waksvik’s bronze model of
is an example of high fashion at and a men’s Lucian Piccard dia- cue (www.socalbulldogrescue. watercolorist Jaggu Prasad’s a foal in stride ($2,5/3,500). There
its best. A one-of-a-kind Oscar de mond, sapphire and 14K white org),” Andrew Jones said. delicate renderings of dragon- is even a German Bambi Award
la Renta couture black net and gold integral bracelet wristwatch flies ($600/800). (the German equivalent of the
velvet turquoise and green ($2/3,000). Examples of animal represen- Oscar) for Best International
sequin palm tree design with tation range from documentary Wonderful and whimsical jew- Actor, for “The Pigeon That Took
amber beaded waist was given to For the holiday table there is to fantastical and everything in elry will include a group of gold Rome,” 1962 ($200/300).
actress Ann Turkel by the design- glassware by Lalique and Steu- between. Artists and artisans pins in the form of a marlin, a
er to present at the Golden ben, including a Lalique Gany- throughout history and the world butterfly, a pheasant and an Both auctions will be on pre-
Globes ($8/10,000). mede champagne cooler ($800- over have shown a fascination for antelope as wearable art view Thursday and Friday,
$1,200), a Buccellati sterling creatures — their form, their col- ($700/900). An Italian silver December 5-6, 10 am to 5 pm.
The uniquely Florentine hard- silver caviar server ($600/800) oring, their movement and all tureen with a lid finial in the
ware on the Ferragamo Giancini and a Cartier porcelain part din- those characteristics can express. form of a duck in flight ($600/800) Andrew Jones Auctions is at
silver metallic bag ($1/2,000) is ner service in the La Maison will add charm to any table, as 2221 South Main Street. For
iconic. Also offered will be an Venitienne Lapis pattern ($800- The auction will offer a broad information, 213-748-8008 or
unusual cello-form minaudière $1,200). www.andrewjonesauctions.com.
Judith Lieber clutch ($2/3,000), a
vintage Louis Vuitton Alzer 70 The December 8 Animals in the
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