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Furniture Detective: Wood Art: Eclectic Aesthetic style bridges Victorian and Arts & Crafts

March 16, 2013 | Fred Taylor | Leave a reply
The desk on the left illustrates the Oriental approach. It is ebonized with gold incising. The desk on the right, in a wood finish, is the Moorish approach to the style with geometric fretwork. Both desks are based on Eastlake’s design principles.
(Photo courtesy Turkey Creek Auction, Citra, Fla.)

Since the definition of art is open to interpretation, one man’s art might be another man’s junk. The same holds for furniture, and the Furniture Detective explains. Read More +

Single strand of pearls auctioned for $143,750

March 12, 2013 | Antique Trader Antiques Auction News | Leave a reply
Tiffany & Co. single strand of graduated natural pearls with 18K gold and diamond clasp that sold for $143,750. Photo courtesy Thomaston Place.

A single strand of graduated natural pearls with Tiffany & Co. 18-karat gold clasp and three European cut diamonds sold for $143,750 at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Read More +

Herman Miller dining chairs won for $1,440 in live, online auction

March 11, 2013 | Antique Trader Antiques Auction News | Leave a reply
Set of six Herman Miller dining chairs, $1,845.

On Sunday, Feb. 10, Thomas Schwenke’s Woodbury Auction held its Mid-Century, Country & Decorative Arts Auction — despite the Blizzard of 2013. Read More +

Handel, Tiffany lighting up March 23 antique auction

March 10, 2013 | Antique Trader Antiques Auction News | Leave a reply
Handel lamp

Fontaine’s Auction Gallery’s March 23 antique auction will feature more than 400 lots of antique furniture, Arts & Crafts items, antique lighting, paintings, bronzes and sterling silver. Read More +

Charleston artists holding court in N.C. antique auction

March 9, 2013 | Antique Trader Antiques Auction News | Leave a reply
American Federal pie safe with elaborately punched tins in yellow/yellow-green paint below Alice Ravenel Huger Smith’s watercolor of a snowy egret

Asheville-based Brunk Auctions will hold its next live and online antique auction March 23, consisting of approximately 800 lots, including fine art, antiques, and decorative arts. Read More +

Signed marble sculpture may carve up $15,000 in Calif. sale

February 26, 2013 | Antique Trader Antiques Auction News | Leave a reply

Italian marble sculpture, expected to fetch upwards of $4,000, is among the highlights of Moran Auctioneers’ Antiques and Fine Art Auction on March 12. Read More +

Fleisher directs 47th edition of “Warman’s Antiques & Collectibles”

February 24, 2013 | Karen Knapstein | Leave a reply
With 2,500 breathtaking photographs, tens of thousands of detailed descriptions for antiques in hundreds of categories make this book a must-have for any antiques enthusiast, each and every year.

Warman’s Antiques & Collectibles is a triple threat of expertise. It entertains, informs and inspires. Something not every antiques guide does. See for yourself. Read More +

Rago’s to host open house including talk by Mira Nakashima

February 14, 2013 | Antique Trader News | Leave a reply
Mira chairs from Nakashima Woodworker. (Photo courtesy Nakashima Woodworker)

Renowned woodworker Mira Nakashima, daughter of the master craftsman George Nakashima, will speak at the preview for Rago’s 20th/21st Century Design auction. Read More +

Furniture Detective: Looking closely at brass hardware aids in deciding furniture age

February 14, 2013 | Fred Taylor | Leave a reply
The post at the top is handmade from the early 19th century. Note the rough texture and the shallow, flat treads. This post started as a square rod. The post on the bottom is a machine made post from the mid-20th century with a smooth surface and perfect threads. (Photo courtesy Fred Taylor)

Gauging the age of a piece of furniture can be tricky, but not if you turn to the hardware on the piece – as it contains tips to the true age of the treasure. Read More +

Alfred Stieglitz 1892 photogravure ‘The Terminal’ strides to $82,600

February 14, 2013 | Antique Trader Antiques Auction News | Leave a reply
Among the fine jewelry pieces to command much attention at the auction was this large Edwardian diamond solitaire which soared to $22,420 (includes 18% buyers premium). (Photo courtesy of Leland Little Auction Estate Sales)

Fine jewelry and photogravures led the way in November 2012 for Leland Little Auction Estate Sales eighth consecutive $1 million auction. Read More +

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