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36 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — December 20, 2019

FBI And Archaeology Institute Team To Recover Stolen Artifacts

Effigy pipe. Excavated by Drawing of the recovered axe. John Bergman-McCool, Pea- Carters Quarter style shell Hightower or Big Toco-style
Warren King Moorehead in body Institute illustration gorget. Excavated by Warren shell gorget. Excavated by
1927 from Grave 12, Etowah King Moorehead, 1925-1927, Warren King Moorehead in
site (9BR01), Cartersville, 2019 we have recovered three paid a Kentucky dealer $350,000 from either the Etowah site 1926 from Burial 37, Mound
Bartow County, Ga. The objects,” Wheeler told Antiques for it in 2014, I believe. There (9BR01), Bartow County, Ga., C, Etowah site (9BR01), Cart-
ceramic smoking pipe is an and The Arts Weekly. “The collec- was discussion between our or Little Egypt site (9MU102), ersville, Bartow County, Ga.
effigy of a basket, canoe or tor we heard from in January school, Morgan’s attorneys and Murray County, Ga. The The small engraved and
pottery vessel. Approxi- 2018 was Thomas Rachels of the dealer, which ultimately led highly stylized rattlesnake excised disk cut from marine
mately 3 inches high by 3 Cordele, Ga. He had purchased a to the return of the axe in early design is incised and cut out shell depicts a dancing
inches wide. Native Ameri- spatulate celt that had come June 2019.” of a marine shell disk with human figure with decapitat-
can Mississippian culture from our Etowah collection. He perforations for suspension ed head; approximately 2½
circa CE 1400-1600. returned the celt to us and also At least three artifacts remain as a pendant or gorget. inches in diameter; Native
provided the names of prior missing: two engraved shell Approximately 5 inches American Mississippian cul-
By W.A. Demers owners. The FBI Art Crime disks and one ceramic smoking maximum width. Native ture circa CE 1250-1375
ANDOVER, MASS. — Since investigators spoke to those pipe. A $2,500 reward is being American Mississippian cul- Egypt sites date from CE 1000
the early 1990s, the Robert S. owners and traced two addition- offered for information that ture circa CE 1400-1600. to CE 1550. Southeastern sites
Peabody Institute of Archaeolo- al objects — a decorated shell leads to the recovery of the miss- of choices that someone that was of this period are linked to mod-
gy has been searching for objects gorget that was returned to us ing artifacts. The FBI crime a connoisseur would be making ern-day Native American tribes
missing from its collection, in November 2018 — the person team is working with the insti- rather than a sort of smash-and- through the Creek language.
according to Dr Ryan Wheeler, who had it surrendered it to the tute to find the other three miss- grab kind of thing,” Wheeler told Many of the objects are funerary
director of the institute. Among FBI — and the monolithic axe, ing pieces, as well as trying to the Boston Globe. belongings and subject to repa-
the missing items are carved which was in the possession of figure out who took the pieces triation under the Native Amer-
and decorated stone, shell and John Morgan of Indiana. He had and how. The axe, which was returned, ican Graves Protection and
ceramic pieces from sites in has been re-appraised and is Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
Georgia and Maine. “They were making the kinds now estimated to be worth
The Peabody recently celebrat- around $450,000. Anyone having information
ed the return of three missing about these objects may contact
artifacts, most notably an According to Wheeler, these special agent Geoff Kelly at the
Etowah monolithic axe. The axe, objects were excavated at the FBI at 1-800-225-5324. Tips
along with several other arti- Etowah and Little Egypt sites in may also be submitted online at
facts, was taken from the Pea- Georgia between 1925 and 1928 tips.fbi.gov.
body Institute on the campus of by Warren K. Moorehead, then-
the Phillips Academy sometime director of the Peabody Insti-
in the 1980s. An Indiana man tute. The Etowah and Little
paid $350,000 for the rare
Native American axe from the DATE LOCATION AUCTIONEER PG 15, Dec............... Larchmont, NY.................... Clarke Auction............ 57
1400s, only to find out it had 15, Dec................ New York City........................ Showplace................. 5
been stolen from the Peabody. Every Tues............ Coventry, CT.......................... Weston’s................ 56 15, Dec...................Orange, CT................. Joseph Kabe Auctions...... 58
“They took sort of the master- Every Thurs.......East Windsor, CT................... Golden Gavel............. 54 17, Dec................ New York City...........................Phillips.................. 54
pieces,” Wheeler told the Boston 11-15, Dec..... hayloftauctions.com...............Hayloft Auctions........... 57 17-18, Dec............ Hatfield, PA......................Alderfer Auction........... 56
Globe. 14, Dec...... companiesestatesales.com...... Peachtree & Bennett....... 42 19,Dec-6,Jan........ cowans.com........................... Cowan’s................. 56
“Over the course of 2018 and 14, Dec..............East Windsor, CT................... Golden Gavel............. 58 20, Dec................Jewett City, CT................... Leone’s Auction............. 2
15, Dec................Amesbury, MA........... John McInnis Auctioneers... 59 20-21, Dec........... Williston, VT........................... Merrill’s................. 49
Auction 15, Dec................. Coventry, CT......................Ingraham & Co.. .......... 54 22, Dec................Harrisburg, PA.................. Cordier Auctions.......... 58
Previews 27, Dec................Lone Jack, MO................... Soulis Auctions........... 56
1, Jan....................Bellport, NY................ Thos Cornell Galleries........ 2
Bruneau & Co Auctioneers 1, Jan.................... Copake, NY..................... Copake Auctions.......... 55
Comics & Toys.................9 1, Jan..................Newcastle, ME...................Robert L. Foster........... 59
DuMouchelles 1, Jan....................Windsor, CT.......................... Nadeau’s........... 50-53
Rodin Bronzes................33 3, Jan..................Jewett City, CT................... Leone’s Auction............. 2
John McInnis Auctioneers 4, Jan.................. Glen Cove, NY...................Roland Auctions............. 2
Sumner Winebaum 4, Jan.................. Glen Cove, NY...................Roland Auctions........... 31
Estate.............................13 22, Feb................. Litchfield, CT............Litchfield County Auctions..... 2
Swann Galleries 29, Mar........... Bedford Village, NY........Butterscotch Auctioneers...... 2
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Maurizio Cattelan & Perrotin Gallery
Sell Three Bananas For $390,000 At Art Basel

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — You um—and two institutions have year and had tried casting it in In this December 4, 2019 photo, gallery owner Emmanuel
read that correctly, and no, it was already expressed interest, bronze and resin, but was not sat- Perrotin poses next to Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian” at
not a cast bronze banana. It was a according to the gallery,” the out- isfied with the results. “In the the Art Basel exhibition in Miami Beach, Fla. The work sold
natural, standard-size banana, let reported. end, one day I woke up and I said for $120,000. (AP Photo/Siobhan Morrissey)
duct-taped to a wall and titled ‘the banana is supposed to be a
“Comedian.” And not one, not two, This was the first work that banana,’” he said. created a spectacle of the art mar- banana from the wall in Perrotin
but three buyers purchased the Cattelan has produced for a fair ket. Gallery’s booth and took a bite as
work by eccentric Italian artist in 15 years. Perhaps the most revealing people around him filmed. Datu-
Maurizio Cattelan. According to aspect of the work came out of On Saturday, December 7, artist na called it performance art.
Artnet, the first two buyers were The artist made headlines less Cattelan’s mouth when he said, David Datuna unpeeled the
both French and it is unknown than two months ago when his “A work like that, if you don’t sell
how close to the $120,000 price work “America,” a fully functional the work, it’s not a work of art.”
tag they paid. “After the second toilet cast in 18K gold, was stolen This is a departure from Duch-
sale, Perrotin quickly texted Cat- from Blenheim Palace, the birth- amp’s theory where the artist can
telan, and the two agreed to raise place of Winston Churchill. In turn anything into art, so long as
the price to $150,000 for the third early 2018, the toilet was offered they say it is that. In this case,
edition of the work, which they on loan to the Trump Administra- Cattelan’s theory of art seems to
have decided to sell to a muse- tion though it was declined. be market-centric: where art is
not art unless it’s bought. Cattel-
According to Artnet, Cattelan an’s reputation as an artist/show-
had worked on the piece for a man is nearly unrivaled, and this
would not be the first time that
From The Artist’s Hands: he has lampooned the rich and
Andrew Wyeth Painting &
Cast Bronze Hands Sell For
$490,230 At Leland Little INDEX - 76 PAGES - INDEX

ANTIQUES SHOW REVIEWS

(Cologne, Germany) Cologne Fine Art & Design Attracts 20,000 Visitors.....................................28
(Syracuse, N.Y.) Salt City Starts Holiday Shopping At New York State Fairgrounds......................19

AUCTION REVIEWS

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — An Andrew Wyeth tempera on panel (Plainville, Conn.) Silver & Coins Have A “Good Night” At Winter Associates..........................................6
together with the pair of life-size bronze casts of the artist’s hands sold (New York City) Rembrandt Leads, Old Master Through Modern Prints At Swann Galleries..................7
for $490,230 at Leland Little Auctions’ December 6 sale. (New York City) Christie’s La Ménagerie Sale Corrals $10.9 Million.......................................................12
(Monrovia, Calif.) Moran’s Auction Brings Out Collectors On A Sunday...................................................4
The 1994 painting, titled “Breakup,” features a winter scene of an ice- (Vineland, N.J.) Bertoia Auctions Presents Annual Fall Sale Bringing $2.5 Million.................................14
laden river with an image of the hands emerging from a block of ice. (Sudbury, Mass.) Tremont Auctions Turns In Strongly Bid $567,000 Sale............................................26
According to the catalog description, “The bronze hands were cast from (Clarence, N.Y.) Rare Clovis Artifact Collection Brings $109,250 At Schultz Auctioneers........................5
a mold of the artist’s hands by Laran Bronze Foundry, Inc of Chester, (Cincinnati, Ohio) Rare Antebellum Image Of Slavery Sells For $324,500 At Cowan’s..........................10
Penn., circa 1985-86, and were used by the artist to complete this paint- (Boonton, N.J.) International Affairs, Millea Bros Hits Payload With French, African Offerings.............22
ing. The foundry cast six pairs of hands — one cast was given to Mr and (Paris) Mozart Portrait Sets Record At Christie’s.....................................................................................29
Mrs Frank E. Fowler by Mr and Mrs Wyeth; one cast was given to the (East Dennis, Mass.) Eldred’s Nets $1.29-Plus Million In Marine & Fall Sales.......................................39
current owner of the tempera, “Breakup”; and the other three to private (Philadelphia) Freeman’s Sale Celebrates America’s “Grand Old Flag”...................................................43
individuals.” (New York City) Rare Posters Earn $1.7 Million At Posters Auctions International................................31
(Asheville, N.C.) Uncorked Enthusiasm For Brunk Cellarette..................................................................38
The tempera on panel measures 19½ by 27¾ inches.”Breakout” had (Willoughby, Ohio) Winchesters, Colts, Modern Firearms Draw Bidders To Milestone Auctions..........42
been exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Delaware Art (Cedarhurst, N.Y.) Bidder Says “I Do” & Pays $62,500 For 1736 Italian Marriage Contract..................38
Museum, the Farnsworth Art Museum and the Greenville Museum of (Cincinnati, Ohio) Rare Gatling Gun Brings $222,000 At Cowan’s $1.1 Million Arms & Armor Sale.....38
Art. (Lone Jack, Mo.) Birger Sandzén Colorado Mountain Scene Peaks At $80,500 At Soulis Auctions.....38
(Kingston, N.Y.) Jane Peterson Orange Tree Pressed To $49,200 At JMW............................................38
The lot was part of a 189-lot single owner collection that included 13 (Ashland, Ohio) Archaic Bannerstone Breaks Estimate, Brings $42,550 At Premiere Auctions Group..... 38
total lots by Andrew Wyeth. The collection also included works by Rem- (New York City) Christie’s Classic Week Totals $59.9 Million..................................................................48
brandt, Dalí and a number of chess sets by Russian maker Oleg Raikis. (Milford, Conn.) Lively Bidding & Strong Results At Shannon’s Fine Art Sale........................................46
All lots from this collection were offered without reserve.
EXHIBITIONS
For more information, www.lelandlittle.com or 919-644-1243.
(Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) Surrealism In Latin American Art At NSU Art Museum...............................7
Smithsonian Reaches Compromise (New York City) DAG New York Presents Anupam Sud’s First US Retrospective..........................25
Over Use Of Sackler Name (Ottawa, Canada) National Gallery Of Canada Examines Beautiful Monsters.................................28
(London) Exhibition Explores Dickens’ Impact On Christmas.......................................................29
WASHINGTON, DC — In the Art collections during their visit. (New York City) Henry Arnhold’s Meissen Palace Celebrates Collector & Collection At The Frick.........32
face of recent uproar over the Our strategic plan aims to build (Norwalk, Conn.) Railroads & Train Stations Exhibit To Feature Tri-State Artists..........................33
Sackler family’s involvement with upon the strengths of these two (Newport, R.I.) Rosecliff Pairs With Neustadt Collection For Tiffany Glass Exhibition..................21
the opioid crisis, some have called complimentary galleries to serve (Hartford, Conn.) “Afrocosmologies: American Reflections” At The Wadsworth..........................48
for the name to be removed from as one national museum. The (Palm Beach, Fla.) Flagler Examines Women’s Fashion From Foundation To Silhouette...............48
the face of the Smithsonian’s museums already share one (New York City) Metropolitan Museum Explores Renaissance Of Etching....................................47
Asian Art museum — The Freer- board, staff, budget and strategic (Houston) Menil Collection Presents Jean-Jacques Lequeu’s Drawings.......................................47
Sackler Galleries. However, the plan. Establishing a cohesive
use of the name was deemed brand helps reach this goal.” AND ALSO...
legally mandated by Lonnie
Bunch, the head of the Smithson- “The tagline ‘National Museum Across The Block............................................................................................................................8
ian Institution. In recent days, of Asian Art’ is used alongside the Estate Sales.................................................................................................................................42
however, it would appear that a museum’s names as a clarifier for Historic Homes
compromise of sorts has been visitors. You’ll find this tagline on (Manchester, N.H.) The Currier Acquires Second Usonian Automatic House By Frank Lloyd Wright....... 30
reached. our website and on signage as a International........................................................................................................................... 28-29
compliment to the Freer Gallery Q&A: Joe Mannarino.......................................................................................................................1
In a statement released to of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gal- Transitions....................................................................................................................................34
Antiques and The Arts Weekly, the lery names, but we have not (Sarasota, Fla.) The Ringling Receives Significant Gift From Stanton & Nancy Kaplan.................34
deputy director for operations and changed either legal name, our (Memphis, Tenn.) Photographer William Eggleston Creates Foundation To Preserve His Legacy....34
external affairs Lori Duggan Gold official logo or the official museum (Fairfield, Conn.) Sacred Heart University Names New Director Of Historic Community Theatre.....34
said, “The shift toward a unified entrance signs along the perime- (Hingham, Mass.) Stephen O’Brien Jr Fine Arts Publishes Crowell Book......................................12
brand is not a shift away from the ter. The two galleries still main- (Atlanta, Ga.) Souls Grown Deep Announces Four New Museum Acquisition Agreements...........13
galleries’ names. Both museum’s tain their separate status and col- (New York City) Costume Institute’s Spring 2020 Exhibition Disrupts Fashion History Timeline...... 13
individual names remain lections.” (Ontario, Canada) Stolen Paintings Recovered.............................................................................28
unchanged and intact. The new (Berlin, Germany) Dresden Officials: Jewel Thieves Stole Less Than Feared................................29
tagline, ‘National Museum of The Freer-Sackler Galleries are (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) Saratoga Automobile Museum Revives Donate-A-Vehicle Program......31
Asian Art,’ helps clarify to visitors at 1050 Independence Avenue (Richmond, Va.) “Rumors Of War” Statue To Be Installed............................................................42
that they can expect to see Asian Southwest. For more information,
www.si.edu or 202-633-1000.

38 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — December 20, 2019

Uncorked Enthusiasm Rare Gatling Gun Brings $222,000 At
For Brunk Cellarette Cowan’s $1.1 Million Arms & Armor Sale

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A top lot at Brunk Auctions’ December 6-7 CINCINNATI, OHIO — One made the full price realized tridge, loaded a new round,
Premier Auction was an inlaid mahogany cellarette from North Caro- of the best and most complete come to $222,000. and, in the process, allowed the
lina’s Roanoke River Gatling guns to be offered in barrel to cool. This configura-
Valley and attributed recent years highlighted Cow- Gatling guns, among the best- tion allowed higher rates of fire
to Micajah Wilkes an’s December 4 arms and known early rapid-fire spring- to be achieved without the bar-
(1765-1841) that shot armor auction, selling for loaded, hand cranked weapons, rels overheating.
past its $30/50,000 $222,000. The gigantic Colt are forerunners of the modern
estimate to close at Model 1883 was a remarkably machine gun and rotary can- The Gatling gun was the top
$196,800, from a pri- complete example of one of the non. Invented by Richard lot of Cowan’s 285-lot auction,
vate collector bidding most iconic guns of its time, Gatling (1818-1903), the guns but it was by no means the only
on the phone. complete with original field saw occasional use by the highlight for the $1.1 million
carriage, limber and a rare Union forces during the Ameri- day. A rare Confederate first
The piece relates to a original Accles drum. can Civil War in the 1860s, model Cofer revolver sold for
well-documented which was the first time they $90,000, while an Ulrich
group that includes “I’ve been doing this a long were employed in combat. engraved gold-plated Marlin
examples at Colonial time, and when I first laid eyes rifle sold for $51,000. Lots
Williamsburg and His- on this incredible piece of mili- The weapons’ operation cen- across all categories consistent-
toric Hope plantation, tary history, even I was blown tered on a cyclic multi-barrel ly met or exceeded their esti-
with more recorded in away,” said Jack Lewis, Cow- design, which allowed for both mates, sending the sale well
the files of MESDA. an’s director of arms and armor. cooling and firing-loading syn- past its estimate of $800,000.
Though the early his- “The price achieved shows the chronization. Each barrel fired
tory of this example amount of respect in the mar- a single shot when it reached a A full recap of the sale will be
was not known, Brunk ket for truly great pieces of mil- certain point in the cycle, after available shortly. For informa-
was selling it as part of itary antiquities and that real- which it ejected the spent car- tion, www.cowans.com.
the estate of Gail W. ly brings a smile to my face.”
Dane, of Delray Beach,
Fla. The lot opened at $65,000
before five phone bidders
A more extensive quickly took the lot to six fig-
sale review will appear ures. At the low estimate of
in a future edition $125,000, only two bidders
remained, and the pace became
Bidder Says ‘I Do’ & Pays much more deliberate. For the
$62,500 For 1736 Italian next two minutes, the two
determined bidders battled
Marriage Contract back and forth before a private
collector ultimately won the lot
for $185,000. The inclusion of a
20 percent buyer’s premium

CEDARHURST, N.Y. — J. Greenstein & Co. conducted an exciting Birger Sandzén Colorado Mountain Scene
auction of Jewish historical artifacts and artisan Judaica at its gallery Peaks At $80,500 At Soulis Auctions
on December 8. One of the highlights was Marilyn Monroe’s prayer
book, which sold for $8,750, but an even more impressive price, $63,500, LONE JACK, MO. — Swed- Pike’s Peak Colorado,” a moun- The oil on canvas painting
ish American painter Birger tain landscape scene painted measures 20¼ by 24¼ inches.
including buyer’s premium, Sandzén’s (1871-1954) paint- in 1925, sold at Soulis Auc- It was acquired directly from
was realized for an Italian ing titled “At The Timberline tions December 7 for $80,500. Sandzén by his student and
marriage contract, a colorfully colleague Wilhelmina Marm
embellished document cata- shortly after its execution and
loged as a rare and important descended in that family since.
Ketubah, Venice, 1736. The This was the first time in 94
vellum documented the mar- years that the painting had
riage of Zalkman ben Kloni- been offered on the market.
mus Kormunz and Rachel bat
Emmanuel GumisdiSilva on Soulis said the painting was
the 13th of Kislev 5495. The from Sandzén’s most sought-
34½-by-23.2-inch piece was after period. “His work evolved
framed. It was extravagantly and changed over the years,”
decorated with the Mazalot auctioneer Dirk Soulis said.
Shimshon Hagibor Jonah and “We get a lot of [Sandzen
the whale Lechem Panim works] and some folks call and
Aron and Cherubim a Temple say they won’t bid on anything
Menorah a Priestly laver and after the 1930s. The colors
basin the family crest “eshet were intense and the palette
chayil” and other decorative work was almost like a sculp-
and colorful designs. For more ture. He was traveling in the
information, www.jgreen- West during this period, as his
stein.com or 516-295-2931. later scenes tend to be on Kan-
sas.”
Archaic Bannerstone Breaks
Estimate, Brings $42,550 At For additional information,
www.dirksoulisauctions.com
Premiere Auctions Group or 816-697-3830.

ASHLAND, Jane Peterson Orange Tree
OHIO — Pre- Pressed To $49,200 At JMW
miere Auctions
Group’s Decem-
ber 8 auction — KINGSTON, N.Y. — An oil on
The David canvas painting by American
Leigh Root artist Jane Peterson (1876-
Indian Artifact 1965) was the top lot at JMW
auction — was Auction Service’s December 6
topped by an sale when it sold for $49,200
exceptional above a $13,000 high estimate.
5¾-by-4¾-inch The painting, which measured
archaic double 24 by 30 inches, featured an
crescent ban- interior still life of a potted
nerstone made orange tree. Auctioneer Jay
from green and Werbalowsky said the paint-
black mottled ing had been in the consignor’s
slate that sold at $42,550, above estimate. Going to a private family for decades, originating
artifact collector who wishes to remain anonymous, the unique with the consignor’s mother-
stone was found in Kent Co, Mich. Its provenance includes in-law. Bidding was spread
John Baldwin, Al Freudenburg, Howard Steere and Kenny between two internet bidders
Simper collections. Old original tag includes the date June 23, and one in the gallery, with
1923, along with the name Mike Barman. This artifact will be the internet prevailing. Werb-
the featured relic on the front cover of the upcoming book The alowsky said he believed the
David Leigh Root Collection — Volume I which will be pub- buyer was a private collector.
lished by Premiere Auctions Group. It was also pictured in The
Michigan Barb volume 6 no. 1, pages 28 & 29, 1991, Ohio Featured on the back of the
Archaeologist Volume 54 #1, page 25, and The Archaeology of painting was a crate label Eilshemius (1864-1941) — It sold for $3,000.
Ohio, page 85. For more information, www.premiereauctions- from the Norton Gallery of from the same consignor — For additional information,
group.com or 419-207-8787. Art. The following lot, a paint- also featured the same label.
ing by American painter Louis www.jmwauction.com.

December 20, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 39

Eldred’s Nets $1.29-Plus Million In Marine, Fall Sales

Auction Action In East Dennis, Mass.

EAST DENNIS, MASS. — and the next level down.” eral whales. It helped that the One of the leading lots in the marine sale was this whale’s
Eldred’s conducted three days of Eldred’s has a hefty bite of the tooth, which depicted the whal- tooth that depicted the whaling barque Fawn cruising off
sales November 21-23, selling ing barque Fawn, was accompa- North Island. It sold to a private collector on the telephone
nearly 500 lots of marine paint- scrimshaw market and this sale nied by documentation about the for $66,000 ($60/80,000).
ings and nautical antiques on offered a toothsome selection of ship and also included corre- The lot that surprised Josh Eldred the most was this three-
November 21, followed by two all things scrimshaw, from spondence with Stuart M. Frank, piece L-shaped “Togo” sectional by Ligne Roset that was
days of furniture, fine art, folk whales teeth and panbones to who in 2005, called the tooth “a upholstered in marine blue microfiber. It brought a com-
art, silver, porcelain, glass, rugs pie crimpers, ditty boxes, busks terrific piece of scrimshaw — fortable $3,120 ($1/2,000).
and books. Of the more than and swifts and the myriad 24-carat masterpiece.” Eldred’s
1,200 lots that ultimately objects — both decorative and had estimated it at $60/80,000.
crossed the block, the house sold utilitarian — that incorporated It sold to a private collector on
an accumulated total of whale ivory. the telephone.
$1,294,000, though that figure
was rising due to post-auction One of the top selling scrim- The sale featured a tooth by
sales. Approximately 25 percent shaw lots brought $66,000 and Edward Burdett, whose career
of the sale was going to phone was a tooth that had everything was described in the catalog as
bidders competing against one would want in a tooth in that short but prolific. Burdett teeth
online bidders, who accounted price range. It featured a care- are generally highly sought-after
for about 40 percent of the sales. fully detailed action-packed by deep pocketed collectors, with
The remainder of the sale was scene covering a significant por- one of his teeth holding the cur-
acquired by bidders in the room tion of the surface of the tooth rent world record for a tooth, set
or those who had left absentee with an identified ship with sev-
bids.
As far as pie crimpers go, this whale ivory and baleen band-
“I was pleased overall, especial- ed unicorn-form example was, to quote Bill Bourne, “Really
ly with the response to the furni- great. Just a wonderful unicorn crimper.” A private collec-
ture. We had one of our strongest tor took it for $36,000 ($20/30,000).
furniture sales in quite some
time. This was encouraging to
see, given that we will be offer-
ing a major private collection of
New Hampshire furniture next
year,” said Josh Eldred, the
firm’s president, commenting
after the sale. “Overall, items
that were estimated conserva-
tively did quite well, often best-
ing the high estimates, while
things that had more aggressive
estimates had a tougher time.”

Marine Sale The seller of this tooth had purchased it for $66,000 less This circa 1850 Chinese export painting of Whampoa
Of the 470 lots in the marine than 18 months before offering it and realized the risk of anchorage had been on the market before — in 2001 at
sale, slightly fewer than 300 sold flipping something too soon. It did sell but brought only Bonhams and again in 2004, at Christie’s. Eldred’s had esti-
during the sale, achieving a sell- $42,000 against a more optimistic estimate of $60/80,000. mated it at $8/12,000 and it brought $15,600 from a buyer
through rate of about 62 percent new to Eldred’s.
and a sale total of $667,000. Review by
Commenting after the sale, Wil- Antiques and The Arts Weekly
liam “Bill” Bourne, Eldred’s vice Madelia Hickman Ring, Assistant Editor
president and head of Ameri-
cana and maritime arts, said, Photos Courtesy Eldred’s
“All the stuff that did really well
was what I would consider
A-plus pieces. There is a big
jump in price between A-plus

“It was just a beautiful piece of scrimshaw,”
was how Bill Bourne described this poly-
chrome scrimshaw whalebone ditty box. It
closed at $12,000 ($10/15,000).

This pair of Poltronova “She” armchairs and ottomans
designed by Prospero Rasulo, Italy, 1992, saw considerable
bidding, closing at $3,900, nearly four times its high esti-
mate ($500-$1,000).

“It had great provenance and surface,” said This painting of a jester resting in a chair All of the whaling journals in the sale saw interest. This
Josh Eldred of this painted lift-top blanket by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) made example, which had provenance to Barbara Johnson, sold
chest from Nantucket. Great provenance $25,200, which Josh Eldred said was “a to a trade buyer in the room for $20,400 ($25/35,000).
indeed: it was branded “Coffin” on the back strong price.” The work will be recorded in
and had been in the Coffin family for four the Pisano / Chase Catalog Project files of
generations. A private collector closed the the Kellen Archives at the New School and
lid on the competition at $4,500 ($3/4,000). relates closely to Chase’s 1875 “The Court
Jester,” which is in the collection of the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
Eldred’s had estimated it at $20/30,000.

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This Cape Cod merganser drake decoy
swam into the lead of approximately two
dozen decoys and finished at $1,800
($1,5/2,500).

As is often the case, some of the lots with higher estimates Of the numerous Nantucket baskets in the
failed to sell. This painting of the British ship John Glad- sale, this oval example with swing handle
stone in the Mersey by Robert Salmon was one such exam- by Davis Hall, which had a partial label,
ple. ($60/90,000). brought the most: $1,200 ($1/1,500).

Eldred’s offered possibly the only extant
pair of eggs painted by Ralph Cahoon. They
saw considerable interest, making $4,500
over an estimate of $2,5/3,500.

The penultimate lot in the sale was this whimsical work by at $456,000 at Eldred’s in 2017. $30,000, more than three times Friday and Saturday, November
Ralph Cahoon that realized $18,000, one of the higher pric- The example offered in this sale its low estimate. A Napoleonic 22-23. Approximately 70 percent
es in the sale ($15/20,000). depicted Burdett’s first ship, the prisoner of war bone model of a of the lots sold, for a session total
Despite its relatively small size of just 6 by 10 inches William Tell, and was estimated 64-gun ship in the collection was of $627,000.
(excluding the frame), this landscape of the Catskills from at $200/300,000, but it failed to the best-selling prisoner of war
Hudson by George Henry Smillie (1840-1921) brought a big find a buyer. model in the sale and got bidders Bringing the top price of the
price of $10,800 and got the second day of the fall sale off to fired up to close at $21,600. The first session was one of the more
a good start ($6/9,000). A small group of ten whale same interest could be seen for a highly anticipated lots. Marsden
teeth were late additions to the miniature painting of a whaling Hartley’s “Study of Gattieres,
sale but the group was largely scene that measured 2-3/8 by France,” an oil on board work
successful, with eight of the ten 3-7/8 inches that had been esti- that a private collector bought
teeth finding new homes, includ- mated at $500-$1,000 but which for $14,400, against an estimate
ing one that depicted an active closed at $4,200 after tremen- of $15/20,000. Another top work
whaling scene with provenance dous bidding. was a 1927 etching on paper by
to the Kobacker collection. The Martin Lewis (1881-1962) titled
consignor in this sale had The private New York collec- “Girls on the Beach,” which
acquired it at Eldred’s July 19, tion was not without disappoint- exceeded its high estimate to fin-
2018 marine sale for $66,000 ments, and one of the most high- ish at $4,800.
against an estimate of ly anticipated lots in the sale
$18/25,000. In this sale, Eldred’s — a painting titled “Ships and a When asked what lots were
had estimated it at $60/80,000 brig of the John Gladstone & most surprising to him, Josh
and it sold for $42,000. Company fleet in the Mersey” Eldred mentioned a “Togo” three-
that carried a hefty estimate of piece sectional couch in marine
Several whaling journals were $60/90,000 — did not sell during blue microfiber designed by
featured in the sale, with the top the sale, though after the sale, Ligne Roset that tripled expecta-
selling example being a profuse- Eldred said there was postsale tions to bring $3,120. He said it
ly illustrated one depicting the interest and he was optimistic was the sort of thing he would
whaling ship Rodman, with they could sell it. He also thought walk past in a house 99 times
entries dating from 1827 to that if it had featured an Ameri- out of 100 and gave credit to the
1830. The journal, which had can ship, it might have sold more consignment to Jennifer Lacker,
been in the Barbara Johnson easily. who heads Eldred’s Mystic,
Whaling Collection was given to Conn., office. A lounge chair and
the consignor as a gift by Barba- Another dedicated section in ottoman designed by Charles
ra Johnson. The journal had the sale was approximately 30 and Ray Eames for Herman
been offered at Eldred’s in the lots from the estate of the late Miller made $3,240, a pair of
July 25, 2019 marine sale with marine antiques dealer, Justin Poltronova “She” armchairs and
an estimate of $25/35,000 but Cobb. The section started with a ottoman saw exceptional bidder
did not sell. Eldred’s lowered the dolphin-form carved wooden interest, bringing $3,900 against
estimate to $15/20,000 for this seam rubber illustrated in Flay- a $500-$1,000 estimate.
sale and it sold to a trade buyer derman’s Scrimshaw and Scrim-
in the room, for $20,400. shanders, Whales and Whale- Works from — or related to —
men. Estimated at $500/800, it Nantucket Island often come
Approximately 80 lots from a made $660. Lots from the Cobb across the block at Eldred’s. One
private New York collection estate sold largely at or below such notable lot was a lift top
yielded several of the top lots in estimates. blanket chest with brown and
a few different categories. Among beige swag-and-wave paint deco-
these were a unicorn-form ivory Fall Sale ration that was branded “Coffin”
and baleen-banded pie crimper With the marine sale out of the on the backboard; it had descend-
that brought $36,000 and a por- way, Eldred’s could commence ed through the Coffin family for
trait of the steam/sail yacht Sov- with selling nearly 750 lots of sil- four generations. It was correctly
ereign by Antonio Jacobsen ver and other decorative smalls, priced at $3/4,000 and sold for
(1850-1921) that brought furniture, fine art, rugs and $4,500 to a private collector. Sev-
books and manuscripts, which it eral Nantucket baskets, most of
dispatched in two sessions on Twentieth Century vintage,
were offered, with the highwater

The bidding action on this miniature – just 2-3/8 by 3-7/8 This sale offered a smaller selection of silver than usual,
inches — painting of a whaling scene resonated with Bill and the top lot in the category was this Mexican sterling
Bourne. “You just never know…it’s the fun of auction. Two silver seven-piece tea and coffee service. It brought $3,240
people wanted it, that’s what auction is all about.” It ($2/3,000).
brought $4,200 against an estimate of $500-$1,000. Reasonable estimates will often achieve strong results.
Such was the case of this Queen Anne cherrywood and pine
high chest of drawers from Connecticut, which brought
$7,800 from a trade buyer on the phone ($2/4,000).

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The current world record for a scrimshaw whale’s tooth is
$456,000 for one by Edward Burdett. This tooth was also
carved by Burdett and closely relates to the record holder
but failed to sell, even with an estimate of $200/300,000.

The top price in the first of two sessions of This portrait of a child with a dog had been
Eldred’s fall sale was this Study of Gattieres, attributed to Ammi Phillips but did not sell
France by Marsden Hartley (1877-1843), ($20/30,000).
which sold to a private collector for $14,400
($15/20,000).

mark of $1,200 being paid for a This tall case clock attributed to Daniel Por-
late Nineteenth Century oval ter of Williamstown, Mass., made $3,900
basket by Davis Hall. ($1,5/2,500).

There were some other surpris- mounted hooked mat depicting a have painted.
es in the offerings of American dogsled that shot past its Eldred’s esti-
furniture. A Chippendale tall $1/1,500 estimate to close at mated the pair
chest with an estimate of $1,920. A group of three Penn- at $2,5/3,500,
$500/800 realized $1,020; a sylvania fraktur estimated at which was the
Chippendale linen press with $400/700 finished at $2,880. A right number
wonderful figured tiger maple Massachusetts 1822 needlework and they sold Exceeding its top estimate at $4,800 was this etching
more than doubled its low esti- sampler made $330, while a for $4,500. The by Martin Lewis (1881-1962) titled “Girls on the Beach.”
mate to sell for $4,500. A minia- sampler worked by Nancy L. sale came to a ($2/4,000).
ture paint-decorated miniature Daboll of Groton, Conn., did not close on a posi- “This was a wonderful model. For a small one, it had
deacon’s bench cataloged as find a buyer at $2/3,000. tive note, achiev- great detail particularly in the sternboard and figure-
“exceptional’ brought $1,080, ing one of the head,” were Bourne’s thoughts on this Napoleonic
just ahead of its high estimate. Louis Vuitton trunks and cases higher prices in prisoner of war bone model of a 64-gun ship. It went
are perennial favorites and the the sale — $18,000 from one private collection to another, at the selling price
A group of 18 cast iron still and sale included seven lots, six of – for a Ralph of $21,600 ($14/18,000).
mechanical banks were priced to which sold. The top lot of the Cahoon work
sell, and they all did, with the group was a steamer trunk from depicting a woman
highest price being $660 paid for the early 1900s that had belonged walking a poodle
a J.&E. Stevens Co., Artillery to Adele Berry Sloane (1841- next to mermaids
mechanical bank estimated at 1911). It made just shy of its high and sailors looking
$500/800. estimate, selling for $4,800. at a ship and hot
air balloon in the
Chinese export works included Bringing the sale to a close distance.
eglomise painted panels, gilt-lac- were six lots by Ralph or Martha All prices quoted
quered tea caddies and famille Cahoon. “We have seen a nice include buyer’s
rose and Rose Medallion porce- resurgence of interest in the premium as
lains. A mantel clock in a carved past three to four years,” said reported by the
rosewood case inset with moth- Eldred. An idyllic country scene auction house.
er-of-pearl objects more than by Martha Cahoon featured Eldred’s is at
doubled its high estimate to fin- horses and fishermen made 1483 Route 6A.
ish at $2,160. $2,280 against an estimate of For additional
$2/3,000. A pair of wooden eggs information,
Nearly two dozen carved birds painted by Ralph Cahoon in 508-385-3116 or
and decoys were also on offer, 1978 were consigned by a friend w w w. e l d r e d s.
with a Cape Cod merganser of the artist’s son, Franz; the com.
drake decoy leading the flock catalog said that these are likely
and landing squarely within its the only eggs Ralph is known to
estimate to sell for $1,800. It was
followed quickly by a Grenfell

The sale included several rugs, of which the
highest price achieved was $4,500, for this
circa 1925 Heriz. Eldred’s had sourced it
from a private collection on Cape Cod
($1,5/2,500).

The only fraktur in the sale was this lot of A carved frame by John Bellamy that housed a print com-
three from Pennsylvania, which Eldred’s memorating the Emancipation Proclamation was described
had estimated at just $400/700. The lot saw as rare and important, but the $7/10,000 estimate proved
considerable interest and sold for $2,880. too much for buyers and it did not sell.

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Winchesters, Colts, Antique & Modern Firearms
Draw Enthusiastic Bidders To Milestone Auctions

Auction Action In Willoughby, Ohio

This high-condition Smith & Wesson 2nd Model Schofield
.45-caliber revolver, US-issued Indian Wars era, 1877, real-
ized $5,760.

WILLOUGHBY, OHIO — ous categories,” said Milestone Near-mint unissued Whitney Model 1861 US Navy rifle, barrel dated 1863, .69 caliber, large
Milestone Auctions continues to Auctions co-owner Chris Sammet. eagle-and-flag motif on lock, with a bayonet made by Collins & Co. (Hartford, Conn.), sold
increase its bidder base and “For this event, we focused on for $6,000.
market share, as evidenced most accessibility and offered as wide a
recently by its successful and variety of clean, desirable fire- .69-caliber gun featuring a large
well-attended November 2 Pre- arms as possible. There were eagle-and-flag motif on its lock
mier Firearms sale. There was some great Colt models and the and “1863” on its barrel came
strong international interest in largest selection of Winchesters with a bayonet made by Collins &
the 830 lots of high-quality mod- ever cataloged in a single Mile- Co., of Hartford, Conn.
ern-era handguns and long stone sale. It seemed to us that
arms, as well as big-caliber and very few collectors, if any, left the A high-condition Smith & Wes-
antique guns and rifles, many auction disappointed.” son 2nd Model Schofield .45-cali-
from the Civil War era. ber revolver, US-issued during
Leading the list of prices real- the Indian Wars era, was one of
“There wasn’t any one particu- ized was a near-mint unissued fewer than 6,000 of its type pro-
lar ‘top gun’ in this auction – there Whitney Model 1861 US Navy duced in 1876 and 1877. “The
were highlights in all of the vari- rifle that sold at $6,000. The survival rate of original Scho-
field revolvers remains very low,
given a large majority were pur- Huge Winchester cardboard triptych ad, 1924, framed, 37½
chased from the government by by 55 inches (sight), bright and clean, sold within estimate
Wells Fargo, which had the bar- for $2,340.
rels shortened and stamped with
the company’s logo,” said Sam- Novel 1850s wood sewing case with pincushion top that
met. The scarce original-state opens to reveal beneath its false bottom a 4-inch-long, .22-cal-
gun sold at $5,760. iber Derringer. The rare gun case sold for $1,920, nearly four
times the high estimate.
The highest-priced Colt in the
sale was a high-condition Model pistol. Produced solely in 1942, it inch) cardboard three-panel ad
1878 six-shot double-action was cheap and easy to mass-pro- produced in 1924, following the
revolver designed to use a .44-.40 duce because it had only 23 most- competitive shooting season of
cartridge. Although the double- ly stamped and turned steel 1923. Richly colorful, it depicts
action revolver had been popular parts. “The Liberator pistol, shooters in military garb, trap
in England since before the Civil which could accommodate five shooters armed with Win-
War, it was a novel idea in Amer- extra rounds of ammunition in chester’s Model 12 slide-action
ica, and gun makers feared the its pistol grip, was intended for shotgun, deer hunters with a
public would not like the change. use behind enemy lines by resis- Model 1894 rifle in a canoe, and
“But they were wrong,” Sammet tance fighters wanting to quickly a display of dozens of Win-
said. “Both the small-frame overtake an enemy and seize his chester ammunition boxes.
Model 1877 and large-frame gun. It was not intended for long- Bright and clean, the sign sold
Model 1878 went on to become term use,” Sammet explained. for $2,340.
very popular out west and in the Estimated at $800-$1,200, the
east, as well.” The 1893 example gun sold for $2,040. Prices, with buyer’s premium, as
offered sold at $4,560. reported by the auction house. For
Winchester collectors were more information, 440-527-8060
A high-quality .223-caliber charmed by a huge (37½ by 55 or www.milestoneauctions.com.
Israeli Galil semi-automatic
rifle, which was imported into
the United States prior to the
permanent ban effected in 1989,
came with a magazine and clean-
ing kit. After 15 bids, it sold
within estimate for $2,880.

Several novelty firearms
caught the attention of bidders,
including a circa 1850s E.M.
Reilly (London) .32-caliber air-
powered cane gun designed to
shoot lead balls. Presented in its
original felt-lined, partitioned
oak case with the dealer’s trade
label affixed inside the lid, it sur-
passed expectations at $3,120.
Another intriguing item was an
1850s wood sewing case with a
pincushion top that opened to
reveal what was in actuality a
false bottom. Hidden away in the
cavity below was a 4-inch-long,
.22-caliber Derringer. Accompa-
nied by a partial cardboard box
of Clinton .22 short ammunition,
the Derringer sewing case sold
for $1,920, nearly four times the
high estimate.

Yet another unusual firearm
was a US-made Model FP-45
Liberator .45-caliber single-shot

‘Rumors Of War’ Statue To Be Installed In Richmond

RICHMOND, VA. (AP) — A the Virginia Museum of Fine Monument Avenue. Wiley is
monumental bronze statue that Arts (VMFA). The statue depicts known for his paintings of black
mimics one of Virginia’s most a young black male dressed in Americans and his commis-
prominent Confederate monu- streetwear mounted atop a horse sioned portrait of President
ments will soon have a new and has been on display in Times Barack Obama, displayed at the
home in Richmond. Square since its unveiling there National Portrait Gallery.
in September.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch The newspaper says “Rumors
reports artist Kehinde Wiley’s The 29-foot-high work originat- of War” is the most expensive
“Rumors of War” will be perma- ed when Wiley saw Confederate acquisition of a sculpture the
nently installed December 10 at General J.E.B. Stuart’s statue on VMFA has ever made.

December 20, 2019 — Antiques and The Arts Weekly — 43

Auction Action In Philadelphia

Freeman’s chairman Alasdair Nichol recognizes the high hammer bid for the The exhibition prior to the sale drew two other notable American flag
28-star Texas flag. It opened at $9,500 and jumped in one bid to $25,000 before collectors. From left with Peter Keim are Jeffrey Kenneth Kohn, who
making the ultimate climb to its selling price. once owned the sale’s top lot, a 28-star Texas statehood example, and Tom
Connelly, who sold much of his collection at Sotheby’s in May 2002. His
90-flag collection was at the time the largest collection of historic Ameri-
can flags ever offered at auction.

Freeman’s Sale Celebrates America’s ‘Grand Old Flag’

PHILADELPHIA — As fate Overall, I believe the sale went opening to a $25,000 phone bid. noted American flag and Ameri- of dollars spent was $248,313.
would have it, the November 24 well, and Freeman’s went well “Somebody really wants it,” he cana dealer from Dillsburg, That represents a sizable chunk
sale at Freeman’s — A Grand beyond what I’d expected with observed as bids climbed steadily Penn., who was on a bit of a of the sale’s gross, which totaled
Old Flag: The Stars & Stripes the way they exhibited the flags to a final price of $68,750. The shopping spree. “I bought the top $795,241 and was 79 percent sold
Collection of Dr Peter J. Keim — in the galleries and presented circa 1846 survivor featured lot and a back-bid the second by lot. Bridgman and was one of
which was supposed to inaugu- the collection in the catalog. hand-sewn, double-appliqued highest lot, which was a 41-star 48 buyers, 15 of which were new
rate the firm’s new built-for-the- cotton stars in a Great Star pat- flag that I sold to Peter in 2003 to Freeman’s, said Cain.
Twenty-First-Century site at “After 45 years of collecting, tern, with hand-sewn cotton for $5,000. It brought $41,250,”
2400 Market Street — was sharing and caring for Stars and stripes and a twill cotton hoist said Bridgman after the sale. “At She said that the flag that got
instead conducted in Freeman’s Stripes, I decided to part with my with hand-stitched grommet. the time, it was the only one I away from Bridgman, the
historic Chestnut Street building ‘old friends.’ The folks at Free- Mounted and framed, it mea- knew to exist in a pieced-and- 41-Star American flag commem-
because construction delays man’s have been marvelous part- sured 52½ by 107 inches. It was sewn example. Today, 16 years orating Montana statehood, circa
meant that the new space ners. Their patriotic spirit and the top highlight of the 45-year later, I know of just two others. 1889, was won by a Western col-
wouldn’t be available until Janu- respect for the flag was a perfect collection of Dr Peter Keim, who One of these is institutionalized. lector. The machine-sewn flag
ary. And that turned out to be a fit. From day one of planning was saying goodbye to more than The other I own.” with double appliqued cotton
good thing. through the final gavel, it has 190 examples of US flags and stars unusually arranged in scat-
been a memorable experience. patriotic ephemera. The Texas In all, Bridgman’s shopping list tered rows on a two-part wool
Two gallery floors at 1808 Lynda Cain, Alasdair Nichol, flag had been exhibited at the totaled a count of 20 lots from the bunting canton measured 72 by
Chestnut Street, the first and Grace Fitts, Whitney Bounty, Bullock Texas State History 192-lot sale and the bottom line 124 inches. It had been estimat-
third, were festooned with an Paul Roberts and all the other Museum, Austin, and had once
incredible and massive display of staff at Freeman’s exceeded my been in the collection of Jeffrey
America’s patriotic textiles, expectations at every step along Kenneth Kohn, who was in gal-
hanging from ceiling to floor, cov- the way. Fifty Stars!” lery that day to see it off to a new
ering the walls, filling display home. Keim preferred to spend
cases, the third-floor stage and Maybe just because it’s Texas, the day with his grandchildren.
all the available niches. quipped Freeman’s chairman
Alasdair Nichol as a 28-star It was not hard to guess that at
Said Keim afterwards, “I had Great Star American flag com- the other end of one of those
never seen it [the collection] dis- memorating Texas statehood phone lines was Jeff Bridgman,
played in its entirety before. jumped suddenly from its $9,500

28-Star Texas Statehood Flag From The
Dr Peter J. Keim Collection Flies To $68,750

Review and Onsite Photos A Western private collector won this 41-star American flag
by W.A. Demers, Senior Editor commemorating Montana statehood, circa 1889, for $41,250,
Additional Photos Courtesy of Freeman’s ten times its low estimate.

Even the historic field podium used by Free- On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia
man’s in the good old days of country auctions passed a resolution that stated the flag of the United States
was pressed into patriotic service for the sale. would be 13 stripes alternating red and white, and that the
Texas entered the Union in 1845, and this Union would be represented by 13 white stars in a blue
28-star Great Star American flag commemo- field. No specific proportions, star-form or configuration of
rating Texas statehood, the top lot in the sale, stars were given, leading to many ensuing variations. This
entered the inventory of Dillsburg, Penn., 13-star Great Star pattern American flag from the late Eigh-
flag specialist Jeffrey Bridgman, who paid teenth/early Nineteenth Century arranges the stars in a
$68,750 for it. Circa 1846, the 52½-by-107-inch Great Star formation on a wool bunting canton. It sold for
example was once in the collection of Jeffrey $33,750.
Kenneth Kohn, MD, who was in the gallery to
see it go to a new owner.

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The day before the sale, Dr Peter Keim attended the exhibition, here stand- Hanging from the ceiling on wires, mounted in frames on the wall, inhabit-
ing at the entrance to the upstairs gallery next to a 13-star masthead or ing just about every nook and niche in two galleries, the impressive collec-
commissioning pennant from the sloop Edith from the second half of the tion of Peter Keim, with flags both monumental and small, made for an
Nineteenth Century. all-enveloping exhibition.

ed $4/6,000. Montana became Star pattern American Flag, late stars were given.
the 41st state, November 8, 1889, Eighteenth/early Nineteenth Bridgman also captured a
only six days after the admit- Century, 30¼ by 43½ inches,
tance of North Dakota and South which sailed past its $25,000 35-star Free Soil Party parade
Dakota, and was followed three high estimate and into Bridg- flag, circa 1860, for $31,250.
days later by the admittance of man’s inventory for $33,750. Cat- Founded in Buffalo, N.Y., the
Washington state as the 42nd alog notes state that on June 14, short-lived Free Soil Party exert-
state. 1777, the Continental Congress ed its influence from 1848 to
in Philadelphia passed the First 1854, opposing the expansion of
It was not the 13-star flag that Flag Resolution, which read, slavery into new territories, but
Pittsburgh, Penn., collector “Resolved That the Flag of the believing that the government
Keim, first encountered at a farm united states be 13 stripes alter- could not abolish slavery where
sale in Kutztown, Penn., some 45 nate red and white, that the it already existed. “Free Soilers”
years ago that launched him on Union be 13 stars white in a blue feared and resented the potential
his quest. That flag is lovingly field representing a new constel- competition of a black labor force
enshrined, framed and lit on the lation.” No specific proportions, in the new territories. Highly
wall of the Keims’ home. But the star-form or configuration of ironic in the Twenty-First Cen-
sale did feature a 13-star Great tury, their slogan was “Free soil,
Free speech, Free labor and Free
Both a bank of phones and three internet platforms were Michigan was admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, men.” Measuring 17 by 22 inches,
busily in contention throughout the sale, and as was expect- under President Andrew Jackson. Captain Samuel Reid, a the printed on glazed cotton
ed, bidders jumped in from all across the United States. naval hero of the War of 1812, advocated that the “Great design featured stars arranged
Another 13-star American flag, circa 1861, arrayed its dou- Luminary” or “Great Star” pattern become the official to create the word “FREE.” This
ble appliquéd linen stars in a rare linear 5, 3, 5 arrange- national flag design. This 26-star example commemorating flag exemplified Keim’s evolving
ment on a wool bunting canton. This example includes a Michigan statehood, circa 1840, earned $26,250. collecting approach that he
manufacturer’s or ship chandlery stamp, “Hill Steadber” to adopted about 20 years in where-
hoist and on reverse side of hoist, “Wm Mullerin April 1861.” Fetching $5,938 was this 23-star American Flag commemo- in a flag’s “folkiness” in terms of
At 37½ by 59½ inches, it went out at $28,750. rating Maine statehood and inscribed “Made by Mary B. appearance became a factor in its
Measuring 44 by 59 inches, this 33-star American flag com- Lyon,” second half of the Nineteenth Century. Also called desirability.
memorating Oregon statehood, circa 1859, was also known an “exclusionary” flag, to reflect the early years of the Civil
as the Irvine Flag due to an ink inscription on the linen War, 1861 or 1862, in which some flags removed 11 stars to A “Know Nothing” American
hoist “Presented to WM.N. Irvine, by his friend Sarah represent seceded sates from the national number of 34. flag dated 1858 is another such
Downey, 1855.” The flag originally consisted of 29 stars, The 62-by-79-inch example had once been in the Boleslaw example. Fetching $25,000, the
valid in 1847, four stars were added later. It sold for $25,000. and Marie-Louise d’Otrange Mastai collection of American appliqued, printed cotton por-
flags and related patriotic and political memorabilia. trait medallion depicts George
Washington below a spreadwing
eagle and crossed American
flags heightened with 13 embroi-
dered stars and against 17 red
cotton stripes hand-sewn to
white cotton field, embroidered
with the initials, “JWL” and date
“Dec 1858.”

The “Know Nothings” were an
early nativist American Party
that flourished in the United
States in the 1850s. The party
was founded in 1849, growing
out of a reactionary, secret frater-
nal organization — the Order of
the Star-Spangled Banner. Its
members were directed to
respond that they knew nothing
when questioned about their
organization. The party was anti-
immigration and anti-Roman
Catholic and popular enough to
claim 43 seats in the Congress of
1855. The Know-Nothings hon-
ored George Washington above
all else, as demonstrated in the
this flag where the canton and
stars are replaced with a portrait
of the first US president. The
19-by-23¼-inch flag also has a
storied provenance, coming from
the collection of Boleslaw and
Marie-Louise d’Otrange Mastai.
A noted husband and wife col-
lecting team, the Mastais, began
collecting in the mid-Twentieth
Century and amassed one of the
greatest private flag collections
in the United States.

Part of Peter Keim’s criteria as
his collection evolved was to
seek flags commemorating vari-

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Freeman’s Auction During preview, Keim shows a father and his sons some of
the reference books from his collection, including the Mas-
Freeman’s head of sale Lynda Cain stands next tais’ The Stripes and Stars: The Evolution of the American
to one of her favorites in the auction — a Flag (1973) as well as the book he wrote with his son Kevin
29-star American flag commemorating Iowa Keim, A Grand Old Flag: A History of the United States
statehood, mid-Nineteenth Century. With sin- Through Its Flag (2007).
gle appliquéd cotton stars arranged in a medal-
lion and four stars added in the corners, the
flag finished at $10,000.

ous states as they entered the original 29. Indeed, a total of 31 with its distinctive “diamond”
Union. In addition to the Mon- stars would have been proper in pattern was surrendered on
tana flag mentioned previously, 1855. The other two stars, placed April 14, 1861, at the start of the
there were many such examples haphazardly in the lower-right Civil War.
parading across the block. Texas, corner of the canton and less
for example, was admitted as carefully appliqued, must have Prices given include the buy-
the 28th state on December 29, been added as called for, in 1858 er’s premium, as stated by the
1845, under President James K. and 1859.” auction house. For information,
Polk. In addition to the sale’s top www.freemansauction.com or
lot, there was another 28-star The flag flown at Fort Sumter 215-563-9275.

American flag commemorating
Texas statehood, also circa 1846,
but featuring white stenciled
stars, configured in four rows of This 35-star Civil War cavalry guidon made after 1863 pre-
seven on a four-part cotton can- sented stenciled gold stars arranged in a double wreath or
ton, with 11 navy blue, red and medallion pattern enclosed by four corner stars. Once in
white stripes, all hand-sewn. the Mastai collection, the 26-by-29-inch example was bid
Measuring 54 by 121 inches, it to $17,500.
sold for $25,000. This 24-star American flag, circa 1822, not only commemo-
The same price was achieved rates Missouri statehood, it is also a reminder of the fact
for a 24-star American flag that while Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave
commemorating Missouri state, Maine just one year earlier had joined as a free
statehood, circa 1822. History state — all due to the famous Missouri Compromise and
buffs will recall that Missouri the oratorical skills of House Speaker Henry Clay. Esti-
was admitted as a slave state mated $5/7,000, this rare example in which the stars are
on August 10, 1821, just after applied on the reverse and “peek” through to the front
Maine joined as a free state, brought $25,000.
both provided for by the pas-
sage of the controversial Mis-
souri Compromise, which
sought to maintain the balance
of power between the North
and the South in the US Sen-
ate and also prohibited slavery The stars in this flag are configured to spell the word FREE.
north of the 36 30’ parallel — The 35-star Free Soil Party parade flag, circa 1860, an exam-
excluding Missouri. The legis- ple from the short-lived Free Soil Party, brought $31,250.
lation is credited to the oratori-
cal and political skills of A 20-star American flag commemorating Mississippi state-
Speaker of the House Henry hood, circa 1818, realized $17,500. Mississippi was admitted
Clay. Catalog notes indicate to the Union as a slave state, December 10, 1817, under
that 24-star flags are rare, President James Monroe.
especially in this example Peter Keim loved adding flags to his collection that exhibited
where the stars are applied on “folkiness.” Such was the case with this Know Nothing Amer-
the reverse and “peek” through ican flag dated 1858 and depicting George Washington below
to the front. a spreadwing eagle and crossed American flags heightened
Other flags commemorating with 13 embroidered stars. The Know Nothings were early
statehood status and bringing American nativists that flourished in the United States in the
good prices a 26-star “Great 1850s — anti-immigration, anti-Roman Catholic and popular
Luminary” American flag for enough to claim 43 seats in the Congress of 1855. Fetching
Michigan, circa 1840, $26,250; a $25,000, this flag was once in the Mastai collection.
27-star American flag for Flori-
da, circa 1860 (short-lived as
Texas was admitted to the Union
one year later, $26,250; and a
33-star flag for Oregon, circa
1859, that brought $25,000. This
last example had been in the
Mastai collection and on its linen
hoist was inscribed in ink, “Pre-
sented to WM.N. Irvine, by his
friend Sarah Downey, 1855.” The
Mastais’ commentary on this
flag read, “The Irvine Flag con-
sisted originally of 29 stars, valid
in 1847; four stars were added
later. The first two were inserted
without spoiling the design, on
the hoist side of the ‘diamond’:
they correspond closely in tex-
ture and workmanship of the

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Gene Shannon, left, and auctioneer Peter Coccoluto at the podium. The
266-lot sale was wrapped up in just under four hours. A full bank of 20 phone bidders executed bids during the sale.

Lively Bidding & Strong Results

At Shannon’s Fine Art Sale

Auction Action In Milford, Conn.

MILFORD, CONN. — It was online participation in many remarkable $87,500 for its
an exciting night at Shannon’s of the later lots. cover lot, John George Brown’s
on October 24. At 6 pm, with a “The Flower Girl” from 1878.
full room of bidders, a bank of The top lot in the sale, a rare All four lots by Brown sold
20 telephone bidders and par- hunting scene by Percival well, including the smallest,
ticipation from online bidding Leonard Rosseau, sold for “Ready for Biz,” an 8-by-6-inch
platforms, Shannon’s kicked $100,000 after a lively round portrait of a shoeshine boy
off a robust auction that of bidding from the telephone that sold for $7,500 against its
resulted in $2.3 million in bank. The painting, probably a $3/5,000 estimate.
sales with more than 76 per- depiction of Percy Rockefeller’s Nineteenth Century Ameri-
cent of lots sold. hunting grounds at Overhills, can landscape paintings did
N.C., attracted dog lovers, well for the “right stuff.” Man-
Auctioneer Peter Coccoluto sporting art collectors and col- aging partner Sandra Ger-
kept the pace up, wrapping up lectors of the American South. main commented, “We see it
the 266-lot sale in just under again and again, clients are
four hours. The activity stayed Maintaining its reputation still buying Nineteenth Cen-
buoyant throughout the sale for leading results of excep- tury landscapes and Hudson
with active international and tional Nineteenth Century River School paintings if the
works, Shannon’s achieved a

works are by leading artists, of
good subjects, in good condi-
tion and with provenance.”
Alfred T. Bricher’s “Grand Percival Rosseau (American, 1859-1937), “Pointers on the
Manan, Maine” sold for Hunt,” 1927, oil on canvas, signed and dated, 23 by 32¼
$68,750; Hugh Bolton Jones’ inches, sold for $100,000.
“Early Spring, Near Sheffield,
Massachusetts” brought Coppedge’s “Winter in Bucks $21,250.
$32,500; Edmund Coates’ County” selling for $81,250, One of the most exciting lots
“View Along the Hudson” real- doubling the low estimate.
ized $17,500; Ferdinand Rich- Other noteworthy sales results in the sale was a sculpture by
ard’s “American Falls at Niag- were achieved for Frederick Abastenia St Leger Eberle,
ara” fetched $15,000; and Mulhaupt whose “Evening “Windy Doorstep.” Loosely
Edward Moran’s “Clam Dig- Glow – Gloucester Harbor” associated with the Ashcan
gers” was bid to $20,000, sold for $42,500, and “Febru- School, Eberle worked in New
among other notable results in ary Morning in New Hamp- York City and in Woodstock. In
this category. shire” finished at $32,500. An 1910, “Windy Doorstep” won
There were impressive sales Emile Gruppe “Winter, Mere- the esteemed Helen Foster
in American Impressionism. dith, New Hampshire,” which Barnett Prize at the National
Pennsylvania Impressionism many commented was among Academy of Design. Of the 20
had a strong night with Fern the artist’s best works, sold for castings, four were purchased
by museums in 1910 and by

Fern Isabel Coppedge (American, 1883-1951), “Winter in Exceeds $2.3 Million,
Bucks County,” oil on canvas, signed, 25 by 30 inches, Nearly 80 Percent Sold
reached $81,250.

Fetching $52,500 was Henri Hayden’s (French, 1883-1970) Jane Peterson (American, (1876-1965) was Abastenia St Leger Eberle (American, 1878-
“Village Scene,” oil on canvas, signed, 25½ by 32¼ inches. represented by “Venice,” a watercolor and 1942), “Windy Doorstep,” 1910, bronze,
gouache on paper, signed, 17½ by 17½ inch- signed and dated, inscribed with foundry
es, that made $42,500. mark “S. Klaber and Co. Founders, NY,” 14
inches high, left the gallery at $68,750.

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Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837-1908), “Grand Manan, Maine,”
oil on canvas, signed, 15 by 32 inches, attained $68,750. The gallery had a full complement of bidders.

1917, 15 were sold. Competi- for $16,250 and a 62-by- John George Brown (Ameri- Grandma (Anna Robertson) Moses (American, 1860-1961),
tive bidding resulted in a 62-inch “Lady Liberty” by con- can, 1831-1913), “The Flower “Over the Bridge,” 1968, oil on Masonite, signed and dated,
$68,750 purchase price, the temporary artist Bruce Braith- Girl,” 1878, oil on canvas, 16 by 24 inches, realized $80,000.
highest price achieved for the waite that sold for $15,000. signed and dated, 30 by 22
artist since 2006, and the third inches, garnered $87,500. landscape sold for $52,500, er’s premium as stated by the
highest price overall. The Vibrant and colorful, Jane $57,500, and “Bathing,” 1957, four times the low estimate, to auction house. For more infor-
buyer, a private collector, also Peterson’s “Venice” led the was bid to $50,000. A Henri a European buyer. mation, www.shannons.com or
purchased the subsequent lot, works on paper category, sell- Hayden Post-Impressionist 203-877-1711.
“With Her Favorite Sculpture,” ing for $42,500 to a museum. Prices given include the buy-
a portrait by Ivan Olinsky fea- Another watercolor and
turing “Windy Doorstep” in the gouache on paper, “View of St
foreground. It sold for $21,250. Mark’s, Venice” by Walter L.
Palmer sold for $8,750 — also
A full bank of phone bidders to a museum.
stood for an apparent sleeper
in the sale, “A View over Soho, Op art led the contemporary
Lower Manhattan,” by Philip and Modern offerings with
Pearlstein. Intense competi- Richard Anuszkiewicz’ “The
tion on the phones and in the Well at the End of the World,”
room helped the price soar an early work by the artist
above its $3/5,000 estimate, selling for $45,000. It was fol-
hammering down at $26,000, lowed by a Peter Beard photo-
the highest price for a non-fig- graph, “I’ll Write Whenever I
urative work by the artist. Can,” that sold for $35,000.
Other views of New York City
performed well, including “A Bidders around the world
View of Lower Manhattan and stayed up late to participate in
the Brooklyn Bridge” by the night’s auction. Two works
Johann Berthelsen that sold by Filipino master Fernando
Amorsolo sold well — “Bathing
in the River,” 1957, brought

Metropolitan Museum Explores Renaissance Of Etching

NEW YORK CITY — The and creativity,” added Nadine Daniel Hopfer (German, 1471-1536). “Death and the Devil Sur- France began to experiment
emergence of etching on paper Orenstein, Drue Heinz chair of prising two Women,” circa 1500-10. Etching; first state of two. with the new medium. In the
in Europe in the late Fifteenth drawings and prints at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Elisha Whit- transition from armor to print, a
and early Sixteenth Centuries museum. “The exhibition will telsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951 (51.501.383). technique used to create unique
— when the technique moved show the dissemination of infor- and costly armor for elite
out of the workshops of armor mation between artists and sance, including Albrecht Dürer, in the workshop of the German patrons transformed into one
decorators and into those of their individual desire to Francesco Parmigianino and printmaker and armor decora- used to produce relatively inex-
printmakers and painters — embrace etching in creative Pieter Bruegel the Elder. tor Daniel Hopfer and then pensive prints for a broad audi-
was a pivotal moment that com- ways — from Dürer’s dense net- move on to explore the ways in ence. Furthermore, what was
pletely changed the course of works of lines in Germany to The Met’s exhibition will begin which a range of artists from once the artwork (the etched
printmaking. On view at the Parmigianino’s use of colored at the end of the Fifteenth Cen- Germany, Flanders, Italy and metal armor) was now the tool
Metropolitan Museum of Art inks in Italy, each artist tried to tury with the origins of etching used to create the artwork (the
through January 20, “The make the medium distinctive metal plate printed on paper).
Renaissance of Etching” will and unique.” The exhibition will conclude
trace the first 60 years of the with the period around 1560,
etched print through some 125 Etching is an intaglio print- when the technique became pro-
etchings created by both making technique in which fessionalized and the Nether-
renowned and lesser-known art- lines or areas on a metal plate landish print publisher Hiero-
ists, displayed alongside a selec- are incised with acid in order to nymus Cock employed etchers
tion of drawings, printing plates, hold ink; the image on the plate to create prints after designs
etching tools, illustrated books is then printed onto paper. Art- produced by other artists. This
and armor. The works are drawn ists today etch prints much the period marked a transition from
from the collections of the muse- way they did in the early Six- the use of etching as a means of
um, the Albertina Museum, and teenth Century. In essence, the experimentation to its stan-
a number of lenders in Europe technique is equivalent to draw- dardization and expansion by
and the United States. ing on the surface of a printing printmakers and print publish-
plate. As a result, etching has ers.
“By focusing on the 60-year an ease that opened the door for
period right at the onset of this all kinds of artists to make The Metropolitan Museum of
groundbreaking technology, we prints. Among the pioneers of Art is at 1000 Fifth Avenue. For
are able to observe artists at a the medium are some of the information, 212-535-7710 or
time of great experimentation greatest painters of the Renais- www.metmuseum.org.

Menil Collection Presents Jean-Jacques Lequeu’s Drawings

HOUSTON, TEXAS — The Jean-Jacques Lequeu (1757– proposals to fantastic and spec- Eckel Jr Foundation chief cura- conceive and to visualize archi-
Menil Collection presents, 1826) was born in Rouen, ulative structures that were tor, Menil Drawing Institute, tecture.”
“Jean-Jacques Lequeu: Vision- France, and studied architec- never intended to be construct- “‘Jean-Jacques Lequeu: Vision-
ary Architect, Drawings from ture in Paris. Over the course ed, Lequeu’s architectural ary Architect’ presents rarely- Co-organized by the Petit Pal-
the Bibliothèque nationale de of his career, which was drasti- drawings depict civic infra- seen drawings of great refine- ais, Paris, and the Bibliothèque
France,” an exhibition of 50 cally impacted by the French structure along with curious ment by a singular artist, who nationale de France, the exhi-
drawings by the draftsman and Revolution of 1789 and its oddities such as a towering was in essence an ‘architect on bition in Houston is curated by
architect who is now consid- aftermath, he worked as a stable in the shape of a cow. paper.’ Together, the drawings Kopp and Kelly Montana,
ered to be one of the most draftsman, a surveyor and a His designs were never real- attest to Lequeu’s prolific assistant curator, both of the
inventive artists of post-revo- cartographer. His posthumous ized in part because of the imagination, erudite knowl- Menil Drawing Institute. Fol-
lutionary France. On display at acclaim would come from the political turmoil caused by the edge and eclectic tastes. They lowing the Menil’s presenta-
the Menil Drawing Institute to discovery of the hundreds of Revolution, and also because also demonstrate how bril- tion, the exhibition will travel
January 5, the exhibition carefully preserved drawings some of his architectural ideas, liantly he managed to bring his to the Morgan Library & Muse-
explores Lequeu’s wildly imag- he bequeathed to the Biblio- though minutely executed on ideas to life on paper. More um, New York City.
inative and spectacularly thèque nationale de France in paper, were simply impossible broadly, they remind us of the
detailed architectural draw- 1825, the year before his death. to build. tremendous power and versa- The Menil Collection is at
ings and anatomical studies. tility of the drawing medium to 1533 Sul Ross Street. For infor-
Ranging from government Said Edouard Kopp, John R. mation, www.menil.org or 713-
525-9400.

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Christie’s Classic Week Totals $59.9 Million

Auction Action In New York City

A new world auction record was established for Anne-Louis
Girodet de Roucy-Trioson with “Les Adieux de Coriolan à
sa famille,” which fetched $2,655,000.

David Teniers II, “An alchemist in his workshop,” sold for
$699,000.

Artist Records Established For
Bouguereau, Girodet, Jan De Beer

The top lot of Classic Week mate of $250/350,000. Addition- ry)” or “Jeune femme Pariote A longtime fan of Miles Davis won the musician’s Moon and
and the Exceptional Sale al top lots in the sale included (Young woman of Paros),” which Stars trumpet, which sold for $275,000, surpassing its esti-
was the Cobham Hall Hadri- Hendrick Goltzius’s “Unequal achieved $350,000. mate of $70/100,000 and setting a record for a trumpet sold
an, a 7-foot-tall Roman mar- Lovers,” which achieved at auction.
ble statue of the Emperor $375,000, and Simon de Vlieg- Other notable results included
Hadrian, which achieved er’s “The beach at Schevenin- Miles Davis’s Moon and Stars $2,415,000. umental Louis XVI ormolu and
$5,950,000. gen with fishermen,” which trumpet, which sold for Fifth Avenue Grandeur: white marble mantel clock,
totaled $275,000. $275,000, surpassing its esti- which totaled $137,500, and a
NEW YORK CITY — With mate of $70/100,000. Important French Furniture Louis XIV ormolu-mounted tor-
nine sales comprising Christie’s The top lot of Classic Week from the Collection of Lewis toiseshell and brass-inlaid
Classic Week series from Octo- and the Exceptional Sale was Totaling $13,062,750 was the and Ali Sanders finished at ebony and ebonized régulateur
ber 25-29, the final tally was the Cobham Hall Hadrian, a sale of Old Masters paintings $2,126,875. The top lot of the de parquet by André-Charles
$59,947,250. There was global 7-foot-tall Roman marble stat- and sculpture. New world auc- sale was a marquetry table à Boulle, which sold for $200,000.
participation from 31 countries ue of the Emperor Hadrian, tion records were established écrire by Bernard II Van Risen-
and five continents, and artist which achieved $5,950,000. for Anne-Louis Girodet de burgh, which realized $399,000. Prices given include the buy-
records were established for Strong prices were also Roucy-Trioson with “Les Adieux Strong prices were also er’s premium, as stated by the
Bouguereau, Girodet and Jan achieved for an exotic royal de Coriolan à sa famille,” which achieved for a Louis XVI com- auction house.
de Beer. Spanish commode supplied to fetched $2,655,000, above its mode by Adam Weisweiler,
King Carlos III for the Gabine- estimate of $120/150,000, and which sold for $212,500, a mon- For information, 212-636-2000
The sale of Old Masters, prop- tes de Maderas Finas de Indias achieved the top lot of the sale; or www.christie’s.com.
erty from a private collection in the Royal Palace, Madrid, as well as for Jan de Beer with
Dutch and Flemish paintings which sold for $447,000, above “Annunciation,” which sold for
totaled $3,230,250. Ledf by its estimate of $100/150,000, as $1,215,000, exceeding its esti-
David Teniers II’s “An alchemist well as a marble and gilt-bronze mate of $200/300,000.
in his workshop,” which sold for sculpture by Charles-Henri-
$699,000, surpassing its esti- Joseph Cordier’s “Poésie (Poet- Other top works included
“Agony in the Garden” by Titian
and his studio, which realized

‘Afrocosmologies: American Reflections’ At The Wadsworth
HARTFORD, CONN. — “Afrocosmologies” examines suc- through four themes: Nature,
“Afrocosmologies: American cessive generations of African Gods and Humanity, Ritual and
Reflections” presents a window American artists expressing their Origins.
into a dynamic cosmos of influ- unique and evolving worldviews.
ences that shape contemporary Those cosmologies illustrate par- “With such remarkable works of
American art. This exhibition is a ticular aspects of American histo- art to work with — seminal pieces
collaboration of the Wadsworth ry but are informed by African collected over the past century by
Atheneum Museum of Art, the philosophical, ritual, and cultural the Wadsworth, a dynamic and
Amistad Center for Art & Culture systems that migrated here in emerging spectrum of artists in
and the Petrucci Family Founda- memory. It’s human to look for the Petrucci collection, and the
tion Collection of African-Ameri- order in the universe — to devel- Amistad’s significant connection
can Art. op a cosmology or system of belief. to history and New England —
Drawing from more than 100 Art reflects this search for under- we wanted to attract the widest
art objects, with the Petrucci standing. From the late Nine- possible audience,” says Frank
Family Foundation contributing teenth Century to now African Mitchell, executive director of the
68, these works of art span vari- American artists have explored Amistad Center for Art & Culture
ous media, present potent voices spirituality and culture by telling and curator of the exhibition. “The
and pose multiple questions. Bob Thompson, “Garden of Music,” 1960. Oil on canvas. © stories and when finally allowed, cosmology concept and its varying
“Afrocosmologies” is an exhibition Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York City; Wadsworth creating imagery that validated dynamism over time, provided a
about presence, faith, authentic Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Conn. The Ella Gallup their connections to cosmology. natural framework for exploring
experiences, and representations Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection Fund, 1987.4. Religion (faith), myth, inherent issues of faith and community
of gender within a family of peo- humanity, non-traditional colors that continue to define the field.”
ple born to many cosmological an incredible assortment of art- Kerry James Marshall, Alison and patterns are all themes
influences. With a predominant ists, including Romare Bearden, Saar, Hale Woodruff, Shinique emerging from the rich aesthetic “Afrocosmologies” is on view
arc between the Twentieth and Dawoud Bey, Elizabeth Catlett, Smith and Kehinde Wiley, along traditions of West African and through January 20.
Twenty-First Century, the exhibi- Willie Cole, Melvin Edwards, with many additional artists of other cultures. The exhibition
tion brings together the work of Titus Kaphar, Lois Mailou Jones, note. examines these works of art The Wadsworth Atheneum is at
600 Main Street. For information,
www.thewadsworth.org or 860-
278-2670.

Flagler Examines Women’s Fashion From Foundation To Silhouette

PALM BEACH, FLA. — The on view through January 5. wear, feminist ideas and move- Norell, Geoffrey Beane and Bob in the museum store.
Henry Morrison Flagler Muse- “Inside Out” specifically exam- ments since the nation’s earliest Mackie, as well as clothing worn Additionally, the store will offer
um, celebrating its 60th Anniver- days, and the outward appear- by iconic contemporary celebri-
sary, launches its 2019-2020 ines the relationship between ance and silhouette of stylish ties, including Cher and Lady for sale unique and fashionable
“Season of Style 2” with its fall American women and their American women over time. Gaga. items such as period makeup and
exhibition titled, “Inside Out: undergarments against a back- perfumes, and handmade foun-
Women’s Fashion from Founda- drop of fashion, sociological Organized by the San Angelo An illustrated companion vol- dation pieces in luxurious fab-
tion to Silhouette.” The exhibi- changes and political climate. Museum of Fine Arts with the ume titled “Inside Out: An Explo- rics, all inspired by the fall exhi-
tion focuses on how women have Visitors will walk through eight support of the Ben and Beverly ration of Women’s Status and bition. As always, museum
shaped American society and key eras in American history, Stribling Special Exhibition Roles in American Society as members receive a ten percent
how undergarments have shaped exploring the perceived roles of Trust and circulated through Reflected in Fashion from Foun- discount in the museum store.
them. The museum will be the women in American culture from GuestCurator Traveling Exhibi- dation to Silhouette,” features
first-and-only Florida venue to the 1790s to the present, how tions, “Inside Out” features more essays by scholars, museum pro- The Henry Morrison Flagler
host this exhibition, which will be those roles have shaped — and than 140 costume items, includ- fessionals, collectors and journal- Museum is at One Whitehall
been shaped by — what women ing fashion designs by Traina- ists will be available for purchase Way. For information, 561-655-
2833 or www.flaglermuseum.us.

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