March 23, 2010 - Antiques And The Arts Weekly

  • aces Of The Frontier Photographic Portraits From The American West
    March 23, 2010

    Spurred by the lure of the unknown and the potential of unforeseen treasures, convinced that it was America⁳ Manifest Destiny to tame the land to the Pacific Ocean, all manner of people participated in the nation⁳ westward expansion. The American West was dramatically transformed in the eight decades between the annexation of Texas in 1845, the outbreak of war with Mexico in 1846 and the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act in 1924. Fortuitously, the new visual technology of photography, first introduced in 1839, made possible a permanent record of the westward movement †and of the people involved in it. An intriguing examination of the settling of the West through photographs of the men and women who helped define this era is offered in ⁆aces of the Frontier: Photographic Portraits of the American West, 1845‱924,†on view at the San Diego Historical Society through June 6. It comprises some 100 portrait photographs, drawn from the National Portrait Gallery⁳ outstanding collection and other sources.

  • Huge Crowds Attend Pier Antiques Show
    March 23, 2010

    In days of old, Stella Show Mgmt Co.⁳ Pier Antiques Show at the Passenger Ship Terminals boasted three piers filled to the brim with antiques Today, the show is compressed into a single pier but little else has changed. Show promoter Irene Stella touts this event as ⁎ew York City⁳ largest and most comprehensive antiques show!†With ⁡ll styles and eras!†Who can argue?

  • High Quality Pleases Bidders At Skinner Americana Auction
    March 23, 2010

    Unheralded but high-quality objects pleased bidders who made for a full house at Skinner⁳ March 7 Americana sale. While some pieces brought solid money, the story was about the smaller objects that brought some exceptional prices.

  • Call To ArmsLoan Exhibit At Philadelphia Antiques Show
    March 23, 2010

    On view April 17′0, the Philadelphia Antiques Show⁳ featured loan exhibit, ⁁ Call to Arms: Chinese Armorial Porcelain for the British and American Markets, 1700‱850,†is a tribute to antiques dealer Elinor Gordon (1918′009), an authority on Chinese Export porcelain who participated in every Philadelphia Antiques Show since 1962.

  • Indian Sculpture From Figiel Collection Presented At Peabody Essex Museum
    March 23, 2010

    A singular selection of Indian ritual bronze and metal sculptures will be on view in ⁆aces of Devotion: Indian Sculpture from the Figiel Collection.⁡t the Peabody Essex Museum from April 10 through January 16, 2012.

  • Record Auction Price Paid For Tin Robot At Morphy
    March 23, 2010

    It came from outer space, and when it landed in southeastern Pennsylvania last month, Masudaya⁳ multiaction Target Robot smashed a world auction record for an example of its type when it hit the bull⁳-eye at $52,900 at Dan Morphy⁳ February 26′7 sale.

  • o-WhoopFox Special Takes 201,250 At Julia
    March 23, 2010

    Over 60 years ago, Nash Buckingham⁳ revered Fox XE/HE Special built by Burt Becker was lost but recently was found. The gun that came to be known as ⁂o-Whoop†attained $201,250 at Julia⁳ firearms auction on March 15 that took in nearly $8.5 million.

  • Rare Hand-Stitched Sampler, 1825, Finds Home At Foundling Museum
    March 23, 2010

    The Art Fund recently announced that the Foundling Museum has acquired a rare embroidered sampler made in 1825, the only known child⁳ depiction, in any medium, of the original Foundling Hospital.



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