| Highlights: Maritime Maverick -- The Collection of William I. Koch |
Aug-Sept 2006
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In the early 1980s collector Bill Koch took up sailing seriously and also began collecting maritime art and artifacts connected with the life of Captain James Lawrence, a distant ancestor of Koch's who had fought in the War of 1812. After winning the......
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| Highlights: Olde Hope Antiques, Inc., Celebrates its 30th Anniversary |
Aug-Sept 2006
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When Patrick Bell and Edwin Hild established Olde Hope Antiques in New Hope, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1976, they had one of those lucky breaks that confirmed they had done the right thing. At a local auction Edwin bought a box lot of frames for $3.......
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| Highlights: The Warner House -- A Rich and Colorful History |
Aug-Sept 2006
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Built in 1716-1718, the Warner House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is a rare surviving example of an urban merchant's brick mansion. Occupied by the same extended family until 1930 when it became a house museum, the Colonial Revival dominated the......
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| Highlights: Tom Veilleux Gallery Moves to Portland, ME |
Aug-Sept 2006
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After thirty years located in Farmington, Maine, Tom Veilleux Gallery has moved to Portland's historic district. The gallery will open in August with 20th Century American Masters, a show that will include works by George Bellows, Frank Benson......
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| Highlights: Tourism and the American Landscape |
Aug-Sept 2006
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In the nineteenth-century, romanticized views of Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and other scenic areas piqued national interest and contributed to a burgeoning tourist industry. As incomes grew and working people enjoyed more leisure time......
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| Historic Hotel: The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, New York |
Aug-Sept 2006
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Adirondack chairs; chandeliers made of antlers; walls lined with birchbark: All give a sense of where you are when you step inside The Sagamore. Set on an island just off the shores of Lake George at the base of the Adirondack Mountains in upstate......
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| Noteworthy Sale: Roberto Freitas American Antiques and Decorative Arts |
Aug-Sept 2006
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These paintings are fine examples of Burttersworth's early work, circa 1880, shortly after the artist moved to New York. These complex and dramatic sailing scenes illustrate the artist’s great talent as a painter, depicting the intricacies of rigging......
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| Noteworthy Sale: Roger King Fine Art |
Aug-Sept 2006
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Antonio Jacobsen painted hundreds of ship portraits, sometimes painting the same vessel several times. The Mount Hope is one of three known versions by Jacobsen, and represents his work at its finest. Departing from his flattened...
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| Upgrading Your Collection by Being a Savvy Seller |
Aug-Sept 2006
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Buying is a thrill. Naturally, therefore, I don't like to sell; I don't like to give up the art to which I've grown attached. But I do sell. And so should you. Selling is the key to growing and improving your collection. But when should you sell.......
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| Winterthur Primer: Underglaze Blue English Transfer-Printed Earthenware |
Aug-Sept 2006
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It is widely accepted that Josiah Spode (1733–1797) of Staffordshire, England, perfected underglaze transfer-printing in blue for English earthenware production in about 1784.1 The color blue maintained its hue under the intense heat of firing and also......
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