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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Inspired Innovations: A Celebration of Shaker Ingenuity

On view at the New Britain Museum of American Art to April 11, 2010, Inspired Innovations highlights a selection of beautiful artifacts from the Shaker community. Included are examples of Shaker nesting carriers and “swallowtail” oval boxes (both above), along…

Eighteenth-Century Furniture Design

On view through February 21, 2010, Eighteenth-Century Furniture Design highlights more than 30 furniture drawings from Continental Europe and Britain. Combined with furniture from the Indianapolis Museum Of Art, these drawings help to explain and explore how major stylistic developments…

Celebrating the Exotic and the Ordinary

Historic New England is subject of the loan exhibition at this years Winter Antique Show. The core of Americana Week in New York, the Winter Antique Show is among the top vetted presentations of American decorative arts. Ahead of the…

“Convenient and Fashionable” Federal Furniture at Old Sturbridge Village

Running through to September, 2010, Convenient and Fashionable: Furniture of Inland Massachusetts, 1790-1830 covers my favorite period of American decorative arts – the Federal. The exhibition, held at Old Sturbridge Village, includes 22 pieces of furniture and a smattering of…

Antique Dealer Spotlight | Billy’s Antiques

Located on E. Houston, New York, Billy’s Antiques is a hodgepodge of curiosity, oddity, and plain great old stuff. The tent has been at 76 E. Houston since 1986, eventually becoming Billy’s after its initial incarnation as Lot. 76. The…

Life After Auction

Since I revel in stories of object history and provenance, the lovely little run down in yesterday’s NYT “Tracking the Progress of Some Special Items Over the Past Year,” tickled my fancy. Included is the tale of Old Jake, a…

Antique Dealer Spotlight | Thomas Schwenke

Classical Round Dining Table, New York, 1820-1825

Dealing since 1970, Thomas Schwenke specializes in furniture of the American Federal period. A key moment in the development of American arts, the Federal period (1785 to 1820) brought larger homes and more distinct refinement to the former Colonies. The…

curated mag - A Closer Look | Josef Hoffman

One of the better features at The Magazine Antiques is “A Closer Look,” which provides brief object based lessons hitting points of biography, design, use, and inspiration. Above is one example, Josef Hoffman’s Sitzmaschine (a machine for sitting). Manufactured by…

Antique Dealer Spotlight | Sit & Read Furniture

Previous spotlight posts have focused on what may be considered the old guard of antiques. Sit & Read Furniture is based in Brooklyn (the showroom at 236 Grand Street is open by appointment only) and maintains a well kept stock…

Antique Dealer Spotlight | The Keno Brothers

Going to veer slightly off the course for this week’s spotlight. Given their status as famed members of the Antiques Roadshow and their own Found!, Leigh and Leslie Keno need little introduction. While successful in the antiques trade, they have…

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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Inspired Innovations: A Celebration of Shaker Ingenuity

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Eighteenth-Century Furniture Design

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Celebrating the Exotic and the Ordinary

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

“Convenient and Fashionable” Federal Furniture at Old Sturbridge Village

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Antique Dealer Spotlight | Billy’s Antiques

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Life After Auction

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Antique Dealer Spotlight | Thomas Schwenke

A Closer Look | Josef Hoffman

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Antique Dealer Spotlight | Sit & Read Furniture

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Antique Dealer Spotlight | The Keno Brothers