December 30th, 2009 
ewmiller 
I was engaged in a lively conversation on a LinkedIn group on another topic when a statement was made something to the effect of serious art collectors don’t shop at antique shows and you won’t find serious art there. As you can probably anticipate, my reply contained the word “nonsense.” First, let me say here [...]
December 30th, 2009 Geo 
What’s Open for art and antiques aficionados on New Year’s Day? New Year’s Day is one of those days when there isn’t much to do. It may also be one of those days when it’s best to do nothing, but for those of us who can’t seem to stay put, there are a number of [...]
Posted in Art, Auction, Museum 
Tags: Auction, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Walters Museum 
No Comments » December 29th, 2009 UAA Team 
Results from a recent survey undertaken by Urban Art and Antiques reveals that buyers of antiques and fine art shop often, consider themselves well-versed in what they are buying and seek across a spectrum of delivery channels. Almost sixty percent of 100 respondents consider themselves informed buyers and more than 43 percent shop for art [...]
Posted in Antiques, Art, Auction, Collecting, Show & Gallery Tags: Antiques Survey, Art, Melrose & Duddy 2 Comments » December 27th, 2009 UAA Team 
In this series, the UAA team will list some of the interesting items that we have found in auctions, antique shops or eBay. We neither own the items or have the capability of examining the items in person in some cases. It mainly serves as an inventory record of what interests us (not necessarily in [...]
December 23rd, 2009 Geo 
Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz are on a mission to recycle America. Their job: to dig through junk piles, abandoned barns and neglected garages for hidden memorabilia. Sometimes they make a buck; and sometimes they walk away with little more than the history of an item. They love their work, and the open road is [...]
December 20th, 2009 UAA Team 
In this series, the UAA team will list some of the interesting items that we have found in auctions, antique shops or eBay. We neither own the items or have the capability of examining the items in person in most cases. It mainly serves as an inventory record of what interests us (not necessarily [...]
December 18th, 2009 Geo 
An album of carte de visite photographs of Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession was the top-selling lot at Cowan’s December 9, nearly tripling its $8/10,000 estimate by selling for $27,025. Comprised of 97 CDVs, the album featured images of three of the nine cities on the funeral route— Columbus, Ohio, and Chicago and Springfield, Illinois. While [...]
Posted in Auction Tags: Auction, Carte-de-Visite, Cowan's, Gold Rush, Julia Tuell, Lincoln, Plains Indians, Stonewall Jackson 2 Comments » December 14th, 2009 Hui 
After seeing enough urban grittiness at New Britain, Connecticut, our trip to Woodbury soothed the eyes and minds with its colonial homes and finest antiques stores. According to a pamphlet, Woodbury was established in 1673. Its Historical Society is now housed at the Hurd House, built around 1680, the oldest building of the town. Across [...]
December 14th, 2009 Geo 
Days ago I had seen a similar portrait of George Washington in the New Britain Museum of American Art. This one was in Pennsylvania Grand Lodge of Masons in Philadelphia. The one in Connecticut was attributed to Foeiqua, the one in Philadelphia states “unknown Chinese artist.” These reverse paintings on glass are after Gilbert Stuart’s [...]
Posted in Art Tags: Foeiqua, New Britain Museum of American Art, Philadelphia Mason Grand Lodge 1 Comment » December 13th, 2009 Hui 
Old Lyme lies quietly at the mouth of the Connecticut River. Like many of the towns in the lower Connecticut River Valley, it offers scenery with meandering rivers, rolling hills and colonial architecture. It has flourished as an art colony since the beginning of the 20th century. The Griswold House, in particular, still stands stately [...]
