July 11, 2000 - Antiques And The Arts Weekly

  • A Scrimshaw Collectors Weekend
    July 11, 2000

    Kendall Whaling Museum forensics technician Don Ridley reported several investigations that extended participants’ knowledge of antique scrimshaw.

  • Pharoahs of the Sun
    July 11, 2000

    CHICAGO, ILL. The first major exhibition of Egyptian art to travel to the city in more than 20 years, "Pharaohs of the Sun" is expected to draw at least 250,000 visitors during its run in the Art Institute’s Regenstein Hall through September 24.

  • The Art of Mapping
    July 11, 2000

    GREENWICH, CONN. The exhibition features more than 40 antique maps and sea charts, all printed in woodcut or engraved, most hand-colored.

  • Sky Poems on the Cape
    July 11, 2000

    ORLEANS, MASS. Allrich paints within the framework of realism, her expressive landscapes and Sky Poems reflect her deep affiliation to the natural world.

  • Trade News from Around the World
    July 11, 2000

    The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Va., is seeking an architect to develop plans for a parking deck and expansion and renovations to the existing museum building.

  • American Furniture Expert Harold Sack Dies
    July 11, 2000

    Sack would spend his life on a constant treasure hunt, finding great pieces of American furniture which today live in well-known private and museum collections.

  • Bennington Museum Opens Pottery Gallery, Study Center
    July 11, 2000

    BENNINGTON, VT Superlative pottery, rare tools, and historic photographs and documents trace the development of the Norton Pottery and Christopher Webber Fentons United States Pottery Company.

  • Bargains Abound at the 16th Semi-Annual Topsfield Show
    July 11, 2000

    There were lots of people looking for bargains and that one collectible needed to round out a collection. When the gates opened at the fairgrounds at 8 am for the early buying preview, the cycle began anew.

  • German Gothic and Italian Renaissance Silver in London
    July 11, 2000

    The Wernher collection of silver realized 7,446,400 and was led by "Saint Sebastian" and "Saint Christopher," which formed the core of one of the most important assemblages of European silver seen at auction in London for over half a century.

  • Henry Rifle Hits $35,924 Online
    July 11, 2000

    A letter from George Madis accompanied the gun indicating its authenticity and former postition in the Gaines DeGraffenried collection.



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