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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, January 22, 2010
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 | NY antique shows add more 20th-century fare
The Magazine Antiques - January 22nd, 2010 06:36
New exhibitors are making their marks in the venerable line-ups of major shows this weekend. At the 56th annual Winter Antiques Show, six new exhibitors have joined the ranks, including 20th century decorative arts specialists Liz O'Brien and Lost City Arts. The American Folk Art Museum's The American Antiques Show, with its all-American offerings, mostly in the folk art and American furniture categories, are now punctuated with Tiffany lamps, a specialty of new exhibitor Lillian ...Read more | |
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 | Americana Week begins on a high note
Financial Times - January 21st, 2010 18:58
In New York, Americana week has kicked off with a Christie’s sale of American silver including 11 pieces being sold by a Beverly, Massachusetts, church in order to fix its roof: among them was a monumental ewer, by the silversmith and patriot Paul Revere, which realized $206,500. The Winter Antiques Show is open through January 31 at the Park Avenue Armory. Robert Young is showing a charming German Noah’s ark with 53 animals, dating from about 1875. It is priced ...Read more | |
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 | Snowflake images dazzle at The American Antiques Show
Canadian Press - January 21st, 2010 19:44
Photographs by the first person to capture the image of a single snowflake with a camera are up for sale in New York, at The American Antiques Show, presented by the American Folk Art Museum, through Sunday. Wilson A. Bentley, a Vermont farmer, used ground-breaking photomicrography to record the unique images, and 26 of his works are offered by exhibitor Carl Hammer Gallery. Ten images of snowflakes are priced at $4,800 each. The others show winter ...Read more | |
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 | Well-behaved potters a focus at the New York Ceramics Fair
New York Times - January 21st, 2010 19:20
Moravian potters in North Carolina during the 1700s could not misbehave on the job without their stern, German-speaking leaders transcribing detailed minutes of their meetings, discussing those who complained or disobeyed church rules. At the New York Ceramics Fair, a loan exhibit, lectures, and some exhibitors' booths present an in-depth look at Moravian pottery, such as a squirrel clutching an acorn figure offered by Diana and J. Garrison Stradling for ...Read more | |
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