| Mahogany Bracket Clock with Enamel Dials |
Early Summer 2003
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Royal clockmaker Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy invoiced St. James's Palace for this clock (on right) in 1814. He described it as "one of the best spring chime quarter clocks…in a neat mahogany case."...
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| Maude Drein Bryant Painting |
Early Summer 2003
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This recently discovered garden scene from the artist's estate is reminiscent of Maurice Prendergast (1850–1924) in its decorative surface patterning and bright fauvist palette....
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| Maurice Prendergast: Paintings of America |
Early Summer 2003
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This early modernist's images of ladies at leisure by the sea represent ideas about good health, the culture of democracy, and...
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| Museum Focus: Worshipful Company of Clockmakers |
Early Summer 2003
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The oldest clock and watch collection in the world devoted solely to timekeepers belongs to the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers of the City of London. The collection has recently been entirely re-displayed in the Clockmakers' Museum at the Guildhall Lib...
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| One of a Pair of Louis XV Frames |
Early Summer 2003
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This pair of exquisitely carved transitional Louis XV gilt double sweep frames are ornamented with shell centers, acanthus fan corners, and top crested with a ribbon-tied leaf and flower cluster above a cabochon....
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| Paint-Decorated Tall Case Clock |
Early Summer 2003
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This exceptional paint-decorated clock retains its original wooden movement inside a pine case and is in extraordinary condition overall. The movement includes hours, minutes, seconds, and a calendar....
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| Picture Perfect: Landscape Tourism in Northwest Connecticut |
Early Summer 2003
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The northwest hills of Connecticut have inspired artists for more than two centuries. Nearly 250 professionally trained artists worked here before 1940 (Figs. 1 and 2). A great influx of artists arrived during the nineteenth century with the development o...
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| Polychrome and Gilt Carving of an Eagle with American Flags and Shield |
Early Summer 2003
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The size of this wall plaque indicates that it was probably commissioned for a large public building, possibly to hang above an entrance, either on its exterior or interior....
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| Rare Pair of Restauration "Recamier" Couches in Grecian Plain Style |
Early Summer 2003
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These couches are outstanding examples of a style that became prevalent in the United States after 1830. This so-called "plain style" was inspired by the furniture forms of Greek antiquity and the Restauration period of the Bourbon monarchy in France....
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| Shaker Three-Slat Ladderback Armchair |
Early Summer 2003
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Shaker craftsmanship typically adhered to strict formulas. This possibly unique chair combines a classic Shaker style with innovative features. The unusual upward scroll of the arm along with a three slat back and applied rockers makes it atypical in Shak...
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