April 8, 2008 - Antiques And The Arts Weekly

  • John Moran Hosts Highest Grossing Antiques Sale In 39-Year History
    April 8, 2008

    On March 25, John Moran Auctioneers hosted its monthly fine antiques and estate sale at the Pasadena Convention Center. At the end of the evening, the sale resulted in the highest-grossing such sale in the firm⁳ 39-year history, earning more than $1.9 million on the 386 lots sold.

  • New York Art Design Fair Combines Style Diversity
    April 8, 2008

    For the fourth year, the New York Art + Design Fair took over the Park Avenue Armory for five days, March 27″1, presenting a compelling and diverse showcase of contemporary, fine and Modern art, sculpture, furniture, and architectural and design elements.

  • The Porcelains Of Bonnin And Morris
    April 8, 2008

    Ceramics experts had long suspected that soft-paste porcelains were produced in Philadelphia prior to the Revolutionary War. Early histories of the city mention the ⁁merican China Manufactory,†owned and operated by Gousse Bonnin and George Anthony Morris from 1770 to 1772; but with scattered documentation and few surviving examples, the manufacturers were but a footnote in the annals of American ceramics until 1972. It was then that Graham Hood of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation published a slim but definitive volume of research he had conducted on the 12 known examples of wares produced by Bonnin and Morris. His conclusions proved once and for all that the American-made table wares had been delicate and desirous enough to rival the soft-paste porcelains produced by the English †which had all but monopolized the American market. The Philadelphia Museum of Art has brought together for the first time under one roof all of the remaining known examples of Bonnin and Morris porcelains. ⁃olonial Philadelphia Porcelain: The Art of Bonnin and Morris,†on view through June 1, also displays large-scale shards unearthed in excavations of the factory site, now hidden under the shadow of Interstate 95, as well as original orders and receipts, financial documents, ads and letters.

  • sa Ames Occupation SculpturingAt American Folk Art Museum
    April 8, 2008

    The exhibition ⁁sa Ames: Occupation Sculpturing,†on view at the American Folk Art Museum from April 15 through September 14, is the first devoted to the three-dimensional portraits carved by the elusive artist between 1847 and his death in 1851.

  • Cold Morning Hot Buying At Elephant Trunk Opener
    April 8, 2008

    The highly anticipated Elephant⁳ Trunk Flea Market opened for the season this past Sunday, April 6. Despite chilly weather, more than 100 dealers were on hand, anxious to set up their wares and get the season off to a ⁢risk†start.

  • Paintings, Furniture Lead At Costopulos Auction
    April 8, 2008

    Fine paintings from a Cape Cod collection found favor at George Costopulos⁳ February 28 sale, where the oil on Masonite painting ⁓eesaw,†by Cape artist Ralph Cahoon realized $28,750.

  • Greenwich Spring Antiques Show Offers Pleasing Selection
    April 8, 2008

    A few new dealers among the many perennial favorites invigorated the Greenwich Antiques Show at its March 29″0 presentation at the Civic Center here.

  • Hall Seat Attributed To Horner Soars To 46,000 At Hal Hunt Auction
    April 8, 2008

    A heavily carved oak hall seat attributed to R.J. Horner, one of only five or six known to exist and in pristine condition, sold for $46,000 at a single-owner collection sale February 16 at Hal Hunt Auctions.

  • Knotty Pine To Close Group Antiques Shop
    April 8, 2008

    Knotty Pine, one of New England⁳ oldest and most respected antiques markets, will close its doors on May 18.

  • The Michener Goes To The Dogs, Erwitt Photos On View April 26
    April 8, 2008

    Humorous and insightful photographs exploring the quirky relationships between dogs and their owners will open at the James A. Michener Art Museum on April 26.

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