The Japanesque silver of the Whiting Manufacturing Company

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from The Magazine ANTIQUES, September/October 2011 | The 1870s and 1880s were some of the most innovative and exciting decades in the history of the American silver industry. Postwar prosperity, the discovery of silver in the American West, and innovations in manufacturing created an ideal environment for the design and fashioning of original objects. Among the most prolific and successful …

Talking Antiques

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Nine leaders in the field discuss the changing antiques and fine arts market.   Jane Nylander, preservationist The past speaks to Jane Nylander. She has been translating its messages for decades as curator at Old Sturbridge Village, director of Strawbery Banke, and former president of Historic New England.    Are we currently losing ground in our commitment to preserve and conserve our …