Colonial Williamsburg will convene its sixty-third annual Antiques Forum between February 20 and 24, 2011. The theme this year, Decorative Arts Forensics: How We Know What We Know, is intended to shed light on some of the fascinating advances in techniques for historical research and scientific investigation that have opened new avenues of verification for curators, collectors, and scholars. The …
A New England Gazeteer
Child’s apron, American, c. 1830. Photograph courtesy of Joan R. Brownstein American Folk Painting, Newbury, Massachusetts. Harriet Newell Keyes attributed to Thomas Ware (1803–1826), Pomfret, Vermont, c. 1820–1825. Photograph courtesy of Frank and Barbara Pollack, Highland Park, Illinois. Chest of drawers, Essex County, Massachusetts, c. 1700–1720. Photograph courtesy of Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. August is antiques month in New …
This Week’s Top Lots: November 30 – December 4
Sotheby’s London/November 30, Romanov Heirlooms Total: £7 million * 25th wedding anniversary four-color gold cigarette case by Fabergé for Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna and Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, 1899 £612,450 (estimate £50,000-70,000) * Jewelled three-color gold cigarette case by Fabergé, 1899-1908 £601,250 (estimate £25,000-35,000) * Two-color gold and enamel box by Fabergé with a note from Emperor Nicholas II, c. …