October, 2002 - Antiques And The Arts Weekly - Page 3

  • John Morra's Unexpected Animation of Ordinary Objects
    October 22, 2002

    The exhibition, Morra's first solo showing at Hirschl & Adler Modern, will feature more than 20 meticulously executed still-life, landscape and figurative oil paintings.

  • 30 PM or by appointment
    October 16, 2002

    Lee Gallery has been buying and selling fine photographs since 1981. Our specialties include Twentieth Century American photographs before 1970, turn-of-the-century photographs from the Photo-Secession, and Nineteenth Century photographs.

  • 00 AM to 5:00 PM
    October 16, 2002

    Featuring paintings and sculpture of the Nineteenth, Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries; specializing in artists associated with Monhegan and Mount Desert Islands and the northeast.

  • The Victorian Nude Exposed
    October 15, 2002

    As Nineteenth Century British artists took on the nude — that most natural of human states — their work became a lightning rod for social, political and cultural change, instigating not only new attitudes toward art and the human body, but new laws and a new word: pornography.

  • Another Cautionary Tale Surfaces from the World of eBay
    October 15, 2002

    Auctioneer William J. Jenack would discover, much to his dismay, that a "thief" was conducting his own online auction on eBay, fraudulently using photographs and descriptions obtained from Jenack's September 22 online catalog.

  • The Elephant in the Gallery
    October 15, 2002

    Was the elephant trade sign offered at Christie's a portent of things to come? It certainly demonstrated that whimsical folk art on a large scale can command top dollar.

  • Cobbs Auctions 'Unexpected Game' for Unexpected Price
    October 15, 2002

    A rare and desirable painting by one of America's premier sporting illustrators brought a record price paid at auction this past weekend in Peterborough, N.H.

  • Rare Britains Set Marches to $35,200 at Bertoia's
    October 15, 2002

    The mounted soldiers, set 39, retained the original box, consisted of 72 figures, and had been consigned by Connecticut collector Dimitri Ilyinski.

  • Rare Manuscript, First Edition Set Records in New York
    October 15, 2002

    The top lot came in the form of a George Washington autographed manuscript, which revealed his early military career and was entitled "Remarks." According to Christie's, Washington himself had asked his biographer to burn the work.

  • New Manager, New Look for the Washington, Conn. Antiques Show
    October 15, 2002

    Want to pump up a show, turn it completely around and give it life and pizzazz? Then give Lou Marotta a call.

    • Upcoming Events

      Events

      Calendar of Events

      Monday
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      Friday
      Saturday
      Sunday

      4 events,

      Flying Pig Auctions – The Estate Of Matthew J. King Phase II: Primitive, Country & Diverse Antiques
      Flying Pig Auctions – The Estate Of Matthew J. King Phase II: Primitive, Country & Diverse Antiques

      5 events,

      6 events,

      7 events,

      6 events,

      10 events,

      14 events,

      Alameda Point Antiques Faire
      Alameda Point Antiques Faire

      5 events,

      5 events,

      6 events,

      12 events,

      The Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum – Revolutionary Roots: Generations Of Change Exhibition
      The Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum – Revolutionary Roots: Generations Of Change Exhibition

      14 events,

      Leone’s Auction Gallery
      Leone’s Auction Gallery
      Weschler’s – Gallery Auction
      Weschler’s – Gallery Auction

      14 events,

      Sarasota – Monumental Two-Day Fine Art, Tiffany, Sterling Silver & Antiques Auction
      Sarasota – Monumental Two-Day Fine Art, Tiffany, Sterling Silver & Antiques Auction

      14 events,

      6 events,

      4 events,

      12 events,

      Heckler – Online Auction
      Heckler – Online Auction
      Heritage Auctions – Ethnographic Art: American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Signature Auction
      Heritage Auctions – Ethnographic Art: American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Signature Auction

      12 events,

      9 events,

      12 events,

      George Cole Auctions – Selling Estate Contents From Several Hudson Valley, NY Estates Along With Select Others
      George Cole Auctions – Selling Estate Contents From Several Hudson Valley, NY Estates Along With Select Others

      9 events,

      Pegasus Antique & Estate Auctions – Important Father’s Day Silver & Oriental Antique Estate Auction
      Pegasus Antique & Estate Auctions – Important Father’s Day Silver & Oriental Antique Estate Auction

      5 events,

      8 events,

      Midwest Auctioneers & Reality, Inc. – Quality Antiques – Collectibles – Fine Furnishings Auction
      Midwest Auctioneers & Reality, Inc. – Quality Antiques – Collectibles – Fine Furnishings Auction

      9 events,

      World Auction Gallery
      World Auction Gallery
      Dore & Rees – Fine Silver
      Dore & Rees – Fine Silver

      9 events,

      Heritage Auctions – Liberty & Legacy: 250 Years of the American Spirit Signature Auction
      Heritage Auctions – Liberty & Legacy: 250 Years of the American Spirit Signature Auction
      PBA Galleries – Queer Art, Literature & Erotica Beats and the Counterculture Political Posters
      PBA Galleries – Queer Art, Literature & Erotica Beats and the Counterculture Political Posters

      4 events,

      8 events,

      Early American History Auctions
      Early American History Auctions

      6 events,

      2 events,

      2 events,

      1 event,

      1 event,

      1 event,

      1 event,

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