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Women Artists
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Pioneer Collectors of French Impressionism Beauty in Wood BombĂŠ Furniture of Salem & Beverly, Massachusetts
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Success to America, Patriotic Ceramics New Jersey Decorated Birth Records Folk Art in Maryland
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JOHAN LAURENTZ JENSEN
(1800 ‒ 1856)
Roses and Tree Anemone in a Glass Vase (detail) Oil on wood panel, 13³⁄₁₆ x 9¹⁵⁄₁₆ inches Signed (at lower right): J. L. Jensen
21 East 70th Street New York, NY 10021 212.535.8810 Fax: 212.772.7237 gallery@hirschlandadler.com www.HirschlAndAdler.com
C. L. PRICKETT Fine Authenticated American Antiques
Outstanding Pair of Philadelphia Side Chairs
Outstanding Pair of Chippendale Mahogany Side Chairs each having a serpentine crest with a cabochon carved cartouche and chip-carved knuckle ears, pierced vase-form splat with carved volutes, fluted stiles, molded seat rail, original slip seat frame, a carved shell centering the apron, cabriole legs with shell carved knees ending in ball and claw feet, and retaining a fine mellow patina. Philadelphia, circa 1770. Height 40", seat rail height 16¾". Provenance: The Matson-Clayton-Osbourne-Ross families; all of Chester Heights and Boothwyn areas of southern Delaware County, Pennsylvania. 930 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, (Bucks Co.), PA 19067 Telephone: (215) 493-4284 Website: www.clprickett.com Email: info@clprickett.com
Clarence, Craig, and Todd Prickett Located just 25 minutes north of Philadelphia and 75 minutes south of NYC at the Newtown Exit, #49, off I-95. Hours: By appointment or by chance.
Peter H. Tillou - Works of Art 17th- and 18th-century American and European Furniture, Antique Carpets, American Folk Art, Arms and Armor, Early African Sculpture, Chinese Han and Tang Dynasty Pottery, Pre-Columbian Art, European Old Master Paintings, American Paintings and Sculpture, Classic Cars 1928 –1934, Rare Coins and Medals, Early American Blown Glass, and Native American Art.
Superb Classic Relief-Carved Pennsylvania Long Gun Made by John Armstrong Signed on an inlaid brass plaque on the barrel. Elegant relief-carved stock, octagonal and round barrel, exceptional patch box, and silver inlays. In the finest original condition and surface. Length 61 inches.
109 Prospect Street, Litchfield, CT 06759 ♦ 860.567.5706 Sanibel Island, Florida 33957 www.antiquesandfineart.com/ptillou ♦ Established 1953 ♦ By chance or appointment suggested
Peter H. Tillou - Works of Art 17th- and 18th-century American and European Furniture, Antique Carpets, American Folk Art, Arms and Armor, Early African Sculpture, Chinese Han and Tang Dynasty Pottery, Pre-Columbian Art, European Old Master Paintings, American Paintings and Sculpture, Classic Cars 1928 –1934, Rare Coins and Medals, Early American Blown Glass, and Native American Art.
Important early American portrait of Major Jonathan Cass, New Hampshire (1756 – 1830) He is posed wearing his Continental Army coat (1775–1783) with a battle scene in the background. Revolutionary period engagements include: Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Long Island, White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Germantown, and Brandywine, as well as the Sullivan Expedition. Oil on bass wood panel, 29¾ x 23¼ inches. Original black painted frame. Extensive family history available.
109 Prospect Street, Litchfield, CT 06759 ♦ 860.567.5706 Sanibel Island, Florida 33957 www.antiquesandfineart.com/ptillou ♦ Established 1953 ♦ By chance or appointment suggested
Winfred Rembert April 7 - May 28, 2010
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Egg: Jazz Dancing, 2008 Dye on carved and tooled leather 29 ¼ x 35 ¼ inches, 74.3 x 89.5 cm
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Mary Blood Mellen (1819–1886), Field Beach (detail), ca. 1850s. Oil on canvas on board, 24¼ x 3315⁄16 inches. Cape Ann Museum. Gift of Jean Stanley Dise (1970.2019-2). Full image illustrated in Women Artists of the Hudson River School, page 192.
Table of Contents Spring 2010 Volume X, Issue 2
158 departments
166 176
features ada[focus
152 2010 ADA Award of Merit Richard and Jane Nylander
186 The Historic Cast Collection at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts by Cheryl Leibold
158 The Whittemores of Connecticut: Pioneer Collectors of French Impressionism
192 Women Artists of the Hudson River School by Jennifer C. Krieger
by Ann Y. Smith museum[focus
166 The Cabots of Salem and Beverly: A Fondness for the Bombé Form
198 Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art by Brittany Good
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Advertiser Index Editor’s Letter Contributors Discoveries Noteworthy Sales Highlights Historic Hotel The Victorian World of the Pfister Hotel by Frances J. Folsom 98 Destination: Chicago 106 Events! 220 Back Room
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202 The Ingenious Patent Extension Tables of Cornelius Briggs by Dennis Carr and Derin Bray
206 Success to America: English Pottery for the American Market, 1770–1820 by Patricia A. Halfpenny and Ronald W. Fuchs II
by Kemble Widmer and Joyce King winterthur[primer
176 The Birth Records of Burlington County, New Jersey by Leslie and Peter Warwick
200 English Regency Wrought Iron Garden Furniture by Maggie Lidz
212 With an Artistic Eye: Folk Art at the Maryland Historical Society by Alexandra Deutsch
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E & L Alexandria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Kochan Fine Art & Antiques, James L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Eaton Antiques, Inc., Peter H.. . . 54–55
Koman Fine Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
The Englishman . . . . . . . . . . . 118–119
Kramer & Co., Greg K.. . . . . . . . . . . 72
Finer, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Latham Asian Art, Polly . . . . . . . . . . 58
DuMouchelle, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . 141
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Adelson Galleries, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . 4–5 American Illustrators Gallery. . . . 94–95 Andersen & Stauffer Furniture Makers, LLC . . . . . . . . 93
Levy, Inc., Bernard & S. Dean. . . 12–13
Spanierman Ltd., Gavin . . . . . . . . . . 25 Stobart, John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Tambour Maj Antiques . . . . . . . . . . 136 Tillou Antiques, Jeffrey . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Tillou Works of Art, Peter . . . . . . . . 2–3 Tillou Gallery with Tillou Fine Arts, Dana . . . . . . . 101 Vareika Fine Arts, Ltd., William . . . . 89 Weiss Collection, Stanley. . . . . . . . . . 39 Whitlock Textiles & Interiors, Jan. . . . . . . . . . . 76–77 Winterthur Museum & Country Estate . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Woodbury Antiques Dealers Association . . . . . . . . . . 140 Wunderlich & Co., Gerold . . . . . . . . 31
Anderson Ltd., Stephen T.. . . . . . . . 136
Flather & Perkins, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 124
The Antique Store in Wayne . . . . . . 133
Fletcher/Copenhaver Fine Art . . . . . 104
Antiques Dealers’ Association of America, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Force Fine Art, Inc., Debra . . . . . . . . 10
Arader, III, W. Graham . . . . . . . . 32–33
Gemini Antiques, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . 127
Arons at The Gilded Lion, Leo . . . . 114
Giampietro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60–61
Art Link International . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Godel & Co. Fine Art, Inc. . . . . . . . . 17
Artemis Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Gratz Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96–97
Mennello Museum of American Art . . . . . . . . . . 36–37
Artfact, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Hagan, John G.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Newsom & Berdan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Avery Galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Hall Antiques, Victor . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Nye & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134–135
THE BACK ROOM
The Old Print Shop, Inc. . . . . . . 80–81
35 Objects Priced-to-Sell . . . . . . 220–223
Babcock Galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 21
Gavin Spanierman
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Garth’s Auctions, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Haradin Toys of Yesteryear, Ray. . . . 142
Peter H. Eaton Antiques
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Liverant & Son Antiques, Nathan . . . 73 M. Finkel & Daughter . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Madron LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Mattatuck Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 McClard Americana & Folk Art, Peggy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Gratz Gallery
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Gemini Antiques
127
Berlin, Carswell Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Hart, Otto And Susan . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Olde Hope Antiques, Inc. . . . . . . . . . 74
UPCOMING SHOWS
Bertoia Auctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Haynes Galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Oriental Rugs, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
23rd Street Armory Antiques Show . 126
Bittel, Diana H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52–53
Heller Washam Antiques . . . . . . . 40–41
Outsider Folk Art Gallery . . . . 120–121
Blum, Mr. & Mrs. Jerome. . . . . . . . . 88
Heritage Auction Galleries. . . . . . . . 125
AD 20/21: Art & Design of the 20th and 21st Centuries . 146
Bogart, Joan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
The Herrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Pantry & Hearth at the 1775 Barn . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Bradley Co. Antiques, Philip H. . . . . 51
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc. . . . . IFC
Brock & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26–27
Holland Antiques & Art, Raymond . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102–103
Preservation Society of Newport County . . . . . . . . . . 90
Brownstein American Folk Paintings, Joan R. . . . . . 54–55
Huber, Stephen & Carol . . . . . . . 62–63
Prickett, C.L.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Hyland Granby Antiques. . . . . . . 64–65
Priddy III, Inc., Sumpter . . . . . . . . . . 50
Butler Fine Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
JAGR : Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66–67
Purtell, Jeffrey F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cameron, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Jere’s Antiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Questroyal Fine Art, LLC . . . . . . . . . 19
Chalfant Antiques, H.L. . . . . . . . 56–57
Julia, Inc., James D.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Quester Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chatellier Fine Art, Jay . . . . . . . . . . 115
Kaplan Ltd., Leo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Christie’s Fine Art Auctions . . . . . . . .BC
Katz Americana, Allan. . . . . . . . . 68–69
Colville Fine Art, Thomas . . . . . . . . . 29
Kendall Fine Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Dail Fine Art, Catherine . . . . . . . 78–79
Keno Auctions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Sallea Antiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
The Decorative Arts Trust . . . . . . . . 124
Kilvington, James M. . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Selman Ltd., L.H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Dike Fine Art, David. . . . . . . . . . . . 105
King Gallery of Fine Art, Roger. . . . . 91
Shushan, Elle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 43
The Philadelphia Antiques Show. . . . 48
Dowling Walsh Gallery . . . . . . . 87, 117
Kinzle Antiques, Kelly. . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Slotin Folk Art Auctions . . . . . . . . . 133
Wayside Inn Antiques Show . . . . . . . 44
Brown Corbin Fine Art . . . . . . . . . . 111
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Philadelphia Print Shop. . . . . . . . . . . 58 Pollack, Frank & Barbara . . . . . . . . . 23
Riehlman Fine Art, Franklin . . . . . . . 14 Rothstein & Company . . . . . . 130–131 Roughton Galleries, Inc. . . . . . . . 82–83 Ryder Antiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
The Baltimore Summer Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 California Country Antique & Folk Art Show . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Charleston International Antiques Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Fort Lauderdale Art, Antique & Jewelry Show. . . . . . 224 HADA 2010 Fall Antiques Show and Sale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Los Angeles Antiques Show . . . . . . . 148 The Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair . . . . 147
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Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1859–1924) Lady with a Red Parasol, circa 1910–13, watercolor and pencil on paper, 13½ ⳯ 9¾ in.
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n compiling our table of contents I tallied the number of articles made possible by collectors: either as museum benefactors or as contributors to content. I was not surprised to find the amount to be over forty percent since so much of our field revolves around the crucial role collectors have in promoting and supporting its myriad facets. I touch on only a few below as space is limited within this context. On pages 28 and 30 (Philanthropy is Alive and Well in Philadelphia! ) we highlight the donation of Athena and Nicholas Karabots and the Karabots Foundation. Their generosity provided the means by which the Philadelphia Museum of Art acquired, from arms and armor dealer Peter Finer, one of the few remaining complete early Renaissance horse armors and an important man armor of the same period. The impetus behind the gift was that the Karabots appreciate the vitality of the role museums play in enlightening children and young adults through their collections, and in spurring them on to “pursue higher levels of self-improvement via advanced education.” A gift given with such purpose is what will hold, encourage, and expand interest in history and the objects of our collective past and will be appreciated by so many in the years ahead. The late S. Robert Teitelman (1917–2008) was a regular presence at antiques shows, conferences, and related events. He was also an avid collector, and during his life he accumulated an internationally renowned collection of English creamware, specifically that made for the American market during the fight for independence and our country’s early nationhood. Before his passing, he generously donated a substantial portion of his collection to Winterthur Museum, a selection of which is included in Patricia Halfpenny and Ronald W. Fuchs’ Success to America: English Creamware for the American Market (pages 206–211). For the past three decades, Leslie and Peter Warwick have been collecting and researching a group of elaborately illustrated early birth records from New Jersey. The culmination of their efforts is published on pages 176–185. Their dedication, thoroughness, and interest in sharing what they have learned is commendable and adds an important new dimension to scholarship in the field. The sharing of research and knowledge bring excitement and continued interest to all involved in the world of art and antiques. Richard and Jane Nylander, who have each given over forty years to the museum field, are being honored for their contributions this April at the Antiques Dealers Association of America’s annual Award of Merit dinner at the Philadelphia Antiques Show (see pages 152–154). Please join us as we show appreciation to this couple and camaraderie to the industry. My best,
Johanna McBrien Johanna@AntiquesAndFineArt.com 2010
Peter Finer SPECIALISTS IN ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOUR AND RELATED OBJECTS
THE MAGNIFICENT AND HISTORIC SABRE PRESENTED TO THE INTREPID COGHLAN, ACTINGLIEUTENANT JEREMIAH COGHLAN OF HMS VIPER BY ADMIRAL THE EARL ST. VINCENT, 1800.
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HEPPLEWHITE OCTAGONAL SEWING TABLE Boston, MA Circa 1790 Primary woods: Mahogany, Rosewood Bandings, Satinwood Veneers Secondary woods: Mahogany, Pine Height: 31 inches Width: 20 inches Depth: 15 inches
THE ‘HOWADJI’ NEAR HONG KONG BY AN ANONYMOUS CHINESE ARTIST Oil on canvas, 27 x 35¾ inches Painted Circa 1855 Reference: See another painting of this ship by W. J. Casey illustrated in Marine Paintings & Drawings in the Peabody Museum by M.V. & Dorothy Brewington. Salem, Massachusetts, number 214, page 49.
PAIR OF O G GEORGE II BRASS CANDLESTICKS CAN C England Engl En glaand Circa 1740–1750 750 Height: He 8 inches Width: 4 inches Wi Depth: De 4 inches Reference: Referenc A similar pairr of o candlesticks is illustrated cand ca ndle leest stii d in n Eloy Koldewij, Kol K The English lishh Candlestick Candlesstick 1425–1925, cat. at. 93.
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contributors Derin Bray, American furniture and decorative arts consultant, Portsmouth, N.H. Page 202.
Jennifer C. Krieger, Founder and Managing Partner, Hawthorne Fine Art, New York, NY. Page 192.
Dennis Carr, Assistant curator of decorative arts and sculpture, department of Art of the Americas, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass. Page 202.
Maggie Lidz, Estate historian, Winterthur Museum and Garden, Winterthur, Del. Page 200.
Alexandra Deutsch, Chief curator, Maryland Historical Society. Page 212. Frances J. Folsom, Regular contributor specializing in antiques and art. Page 84. Ronald W. Fuchs II, Curator, Reeves Collection of Ceramics, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Va. Page 206. Brittany Good, Editorial assistant and dealer relations coordinator, Antiques & Fine Art Magazine. Page 198. Patricia A. Halfpenny, Ceramic scholar. Page 206.
Cheryl Leibold, Retired archivist, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pa. Page 186. Ann Y. Smith, Former director and curator, Mattatuck Museum Arts and History Center, Waterbury, CT. Page 158. Leslie and Peter Warwick, Independent scholars and collectors specializing in nineteenth-century American folk art paintings, needlework, and stoneware. Page 176. Kemble Widmer, Independent furniture scholar, Newburyport, Mass. Page 166.
Joyce King, Researcher/genealogist specializing in Salem, Mass., history, Wakefield, Mass. Page 166.
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discoveries Portrait of a young woman holding a book Attributed to Sheldon Peck (1797–1868) Oil on panel, circa 1828–1836 Discovered at Fairfield Auctions, Ct. Purchased by David Schorsch and Eileen Smiles and sold to a private collector Courtesy, David A. Schorsch & Eileen M. Smiles, Woodbury, Ct.
A previously unknown portrait, attributed to itinerant artist Sheldon Peck, was discovered last fall in the storage room of a Connecticut house. The portrait was sold at Fairfield Auctions in Newtown, Connecticut, where it was purchased by Woodbury, Connecticut, dealers David Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles for $248,500. Aside from its poplar panel being split, the portrait remained in excellent condition. It was notable for its superb execution and the sculptural qualities of the facial rendering, hallmarks of Peck’s greatest examples. The artistic career of Sheldon Peck, an abolitionist and father of twelve, can be divided into three regional periods. His earliest work consists of oil portraits on wood panel painted in his native Vermont, circa 1828. He continued to paint on panel when he moved to New York State, where he resided until 1836. Living in Illinois by the 1840s, here Peck painted his most flamboyant portraits in oil on canvas.
Pair of Sauceboats Paul Revere, Jr. (1734–1818) Boston, Massachusetts, ca. 1783 Silver. H. 5½, W. 8¼, D. 4½ in. “ES” cipher may refer to Elizabeth Sturges (d. 1799) Photograph by Richard Lee Courtesy, Keno Auctions
Until early this year, these sauceboats lay carefully wrapped in flannel bags in the closet of a Rhode Island home, the treasured heirlooms of a woman who traces her roots back to the founding of the colony. Less than a dozen pair of Revere (1734–1818) sauceboats are known today.1 Based on his (incomplete) accounts, which are in the collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society, “butter cupps” or “boats,” as he described them, were among the most expensive objects Revere made. Though the original owner is yet unknown (though further research may identify the cipher “ES”), we can date this pair based on related examples. Moses Michael Hayes of Boston purchased two identical pair in the mid-1780s,2 and Salem’s Elias Haskett Derby paid nine pounds for the making of a “pr Butter boats” in 1783. Decorated with gadrooning on the rim instead of the beading of this pair, the Derby sauceboats otherwise share the same late rococo design.3 1. See Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, (Hanover: University Press of New England, 1998), 824-825. The author wishes to thank Pat Kane for her assistance. 2. For one of the Hays pairs, see Sotheby Parke Bernet sale, New York, March 28, 1973, Lot 161. 3. Revere’s Waste and Memoranda Book, vol. 1 (1761–1797,) 75. Revere Family Papers, MHS. 16
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noteworthy sales Mourning Embroidery by Mary B. Danforth Hopkinton, New Hampshire, 1823 Silk on silk, graphite, and paper; 20 x 23 ¼ inches, framed Sold to a private collector at the Winter Antiques Show Courtesy Stephen and Carol Huber, Old Saybrook, Ct.
This elegant silk embroidered memorial was made by Mary B. Danforth for her husband-to-be, Rufus Long. Long is depicted as the third figure from the right. He and his siblings are shown following his parents to the grave monument of their six year old brother and son. The monument is inscribed, “Sacred to the memory of Enoch H. Long who departed this life June 28, 1822 Aged 6 years.” This image is distinctive in the graduated representation of the figures, all of whom are identified. Miss Danforth stitched this exquisitely rendered image while attending a finishing school in New Hampshire. The tomb is inscribed, “Forgive, blest shade, the tributory [sic] tear, that mourns thy exit from a world like this; Forgive the wish that would have kept thee here, and stay’d thy progress to the realms of bliss.” A comprehensive genealogy accompanies the work. Mary and Rufus Long had three children. Only the son survived to adulthood and it is his family through which the needlework descended.
Early Tobacco Store Trade Figure Unknown carving shop, probably New York City, ca. 1845 Carved and ploychrome painted wood with historic “in-use” surface H. 50 in. Sold to a private collector at The American Antiques Show (TAAS) Courtesy Allan and Penny Katz, Allan Katz Americana, Woodbridge, Ct.
This rare early trade figure is one of a small group of predecessors to the “shop style figures” that appeared thirty to fifty years later. Large flowing tobacco leaves are carved on one side of the figure while on the other side a keg of tobacco trade goods is displayed. Early carvers in New York City were somewhat influenced by images of American Indians that appeared on early maps and engravings typically rendered by English artisans. These artisans had never seen an “American Indian” but were familiar with African slaves that were in London. Their depictions, therefore, tend to illustrate flowing headdresses of ostrich-like feathers rather than those of eagles, and more use of feathers to cover bare skin.
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A Long-Forgotten Truth pa i n t i n g s o f t h e h u d s o n r i v e r s c h o o l An Exhibition and Sale March 3 – April 3, 2010
John Frederick Kensett (1816–1872)
Thomas Cole (1801–1848)
New England Scenery, 1852
On Catskill Creek, Sunset, ca. 1845–1847
Oil on canvas
Oil on panel
17 3⁄ 16 x 25 1⁄ 8 inches Monogrammed and dated lower right center: J.F.K 52
8 13⁄ 16 x 14 9⁄ 16 inches Initialed lower left: TC Thomas Moran (1837–1926) Nutting, Autumn, 1864 Oil on canvas 16 1⁄ 8 x 20 3⁄ 16 inches Signed and dated lower right: THO S MORAN 1864.
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Vendome Inc., sold an antique jewelry suite featuring a coral, onyx and carved emerald collar necklace and ear clips from the 70s. Vallejo Gallery sold a Charles Reifell painting titled Summer Session at Ballast Point, San Diego. Gavin Spanierman sold F. Luis Mora’s painting titled Fountain in a Spanish Garden; it had an asking price of $110,000. Hyland Granby Antiques sold this wooden ear, swing handled early Nantucket basket with twelve-inch diameter, circa 1880. Howard Rehs of Rehs Galleries, Inc., sold Trouville, le port maree basse, by Eugene Boudin, which had an asking price of $250,000.
Record-breaking Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show February 12–16, 2010. Dates for 2011: February 18–22 Palm Beach County Convention Center For more information call 561.822.5440 or visit www.palmbeachshow.com
After the most successful preview evening in its history, the 7th annual Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show continued to break records in sales and attendance at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, where more than 180 international exhibitors showcased over 200,000 works of fine art, jewelry, silver, textiles, porcelain, Asian art, and more. Ronald Bourgeault, owner of Northeast Auctions and frequent antiques show attendant said, “This show is a winter reunion for all of us in the collecting field from the Northeast. With the diversity of merchandise, there is something for everyone.” Confirming Bourgeault’s comment, Kris Charamonde, managing partner of the Palm 20
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Beach Show Group, said, “This year’s show attracted “tens of thousands of collectors, industry icons and art enthusiasts.” Some sales highlights included Norman Rockwell’s Little Girl with Lipstick, which had an asking price of $845,000, sold by M.S. Rau Antiques, and an important Minton Majolica tortoise with an asking price of $36,750, sold by Charles L. Washburne. Exhibitors were elated with the level of interest shown by attendees. A.B. Levy of Palm Beach welcomed clients from Holland who purchased a fine Tiffany silver set. Sallea Antiques sold a very important eighteenth-century wooden, melon-shaped English tea caddy.
As Graham Arader of Arader Galleries said, “We are extremely delighted with the success of the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show and are thankful to the show owners for providing us with such enthusiastic clients who have purchased some of our finest Audubon aquatints of birds.” Alan Granby of Hyland Granby Antiques agreed, saying, “I have never seen such attendance in my life. Sales have been brisk and there have been more qualified people here at this show in one day than I’ve seen in five days at other shows.” As collector Marjorie McGraw noted, “It gets better every year!” Continues on page 22
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