October 31, 2000 - Antiques And The Arts Weekly

  • Clockmaking in Concord
    October 31, 2000

    This groundbreaking show at the Concord Museum is the first major exhibition to reflect on a significant reinterpretation of New England clockmaking by focusing on one Federal-era craft community.

  • Viewing the Online Landscape with AuctionWatch.com’s Jeff Smith
    October 31, 2000

    Our look at the industry continues with Part Two – the Internet may have revolutionized the auction industry as a whole, but not all categories have been lifted by the e-commerce tide.

  • Traditions in Clay
    October 31, 2000

    Eighty-four diverse and visually striking ceramic vessels from ancient and Islamic Iran and the Khmer Empire are featured at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

  • The American Avant-Garde
    October 31, 2000

    This challenging exhibition shatters the myth that Abstract Expressionism appeared spontaneously in the late Forties and early Fifties without outside influence or external cause.

  • Boundless Coast
    October 31, 2000

    Loftus’s work at the Fischbach Gallery features dramatic views of Santa Cruz.

  • Trade News from around the World
    October 31, 2000

    Ten paintings worth an estimated $20 million, including an El Greco and a Courbet, were ordered returned to an Armonk, N.Y. woman whose family lost them to the Nazis in World War II.

  • The Greenville County Museum of Art Antiques Show
    October 31, 2000

    If success is measured in terms of community support, there is no doubt this 15th annual event met its goals.

  • A Soaring Tribute to the Sleek and Streamlined
    October 31, 2000

    Items from the Gramercy Park Modern Show represented the full spectrum of the genre and buyers began purchasing immediately after Friday’s opening, indicating the strength of the market.

  • Miniature Sinumbra Lamp Nets Giant Price from Phone Bidder
    October 31, 2000

    The price realized on the rare lamp, which featured a black amethyst base, surprised even the auctioneer.

  • Rare Belter Double Chair is Won by the Trade in New Jersey
    October 31, 2000

    Owned by the same family for three generations, the chair sold at a rural country auction for $32,000.



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