| Eighteenth-Century English Enamels |
Winter/Spring 2002
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The English fashion for decorative painted enamels spanned nearly a century, from the 1750s into the 1840s. When first introduced from the Continent, their colors, sophisticated designs......
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| Elie Nadelman, The Four Seasons |
Winter/Spring 2002
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The New-York Historical Society recently acquired The Four Seasons, a stunning example of Elie......
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| Exceptions to the Rule |
Winter/Spring 2002
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To become proficient in the evaluation of antique furniture, the student must understand the basic concepts of construction, methodology, and design. When learning......
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| Furniture Facts—Ernest Gimson & the Cotswolds School |
Winter/Spring 2002
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In reaction to the mass-produced goods and increasingly unskilled work force of the Industrial Revolution, John Ruskin (1819–1900) and William Morris (1834–1896)......
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| George II Architectural Bureau Bookcase |
Winter/Spring 2002
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his magnificent George II burl-walnut architectural bureau bookcase features a partially fitted top, mirrored doors, and a desk section with a boxwood and ebony-inlaid...
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| Hands On—The Basics of Turning a Finia |
Winter/Spring 2002
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Turned wooden finials were often the crowning elements on fashionable furniture—such as high chests......
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| Historic Getaway |
Winter/Spring 2002
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It’s not often that you find a luxury desert resort that lets you relax among family heirlooms, including very fine antiques......
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| House with a Past: The Voses' Historic Seaside Home |
Spring 2002
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At Judi and Terry Vose’s eighteenth-century Duxbury residence, guests might find it convenient to hang their hats on a ship’s cleat......
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| Interior Designer Ralph Harvard |
Winter/Spring 2002
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Last August, Elle Shushan, a dealer in antique portrait miniatures, opened an envelope to find a swatch of damask. The letter was from Ralph O. Harvard......
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| January in NYC: Be a Part of It |
Winter/Spring 2002
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Take to the streets of Manhattan this January 16–27 when the city comes alive with the events of Americana Week (but don’t let the name......
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