November 30th, 2011 
Lin 
On the night of Nov 19, PDNB Gallery hosted a book signing event for Keith Carter. A quarter century has passed since the first print of the book “From Uncertain to Blue”, the almost incessant visitor-line proves that the book provides freshness to new readers like me, or still resonates with those who have seen those [...]
Posted in Show & Gallery 
Tags: Dallas, Keith Carter, PDNB. Gallery, Photographs, University of Texas at Arlington 
No Comments » November 29th, 2011 ewmiller 
Three paintings by George Inness traveled to Philadelphia before I did. I met them on the 20th Floor of a building in Rockefeller Center during an American Art preview at Christie’s. Normally they would have been in the ground floor showrooms, but those were taken. Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry is moving in. It will be available [...]
Posted in Antiques, Art, Auction, Show & Gallery Tags: Americana Week, Art Institute of Chicago, Brooklyn Flea, Brooklyn Museum, Charles Willson Peale, Christie's, David Wojnarowicz, Duncan Phyfe, Eldridge Reeves Johnson, Fire in my Belly, George Inness, Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture, Ivan Albright, Madeleine Albright, Magazine Antiques, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Phyfe, Sarah Lamb, Smithsonian, Spanierman, the Art of the American 20s, William Merritt Chase, Youth and Beauty No Comments » November 28th, 2011 Pearl 
The catalog for the Earl Townsend, Jr. Collection of Birdstones, Bannerstones and Flints, at Dan Ripley’s Antique Helper in Indianapolis, just crossed my desk. I’d heard about this sale earlier, but the images on the Internet didn’t inspire me. The full color photos of the little stone bird effigies virtually pulsate with life. The carvings themselves are pristine, making [...]
Posted in Auction, Collecting Tags: Bannerstones, Birdstones, Dan Ripley’s Antique Helper, Earl Townsend, Flints, Indianapolis Auction No Comments » November 28th, 2011 UAA Team 
The latest in our conversation podcast series is Marvin Getman, president of New England Antiques Shows. Among the shows in Getman’s portfolio are the Boston Antiques & Design and the Book, Paper & Photo Exposition and Sale. We covered social media, the demographics of show goers, the (over) use of the word vintage, what marketing works [...]
November 28th, 2011 UAA Team 
There’s been talk of a week dedicated to antiques in the U.S. for years now. We think it’s time to make this happen. That’s the purpose of this short three question survey. Help determine when Antiques Week should be by answering these three short questions at AntiquesWeek.com. COMPLETE THE SURVEY
November 22nd, 2011 UAA Team 
A highlight of the week of Americana Week sales, Christie’s is honored to announce that the sale of a Sheffield-plated silver wine cooler, given by George Washington to Alexander Hamilton in 1797 (estimate: $400,000-600,000). This four-bottle wine cooler is an exceptionally well documented historical object, symbolizing the famous partnership between Washington and Hamilton in the early days of [...]
Posted in Antiques, Auction Tags: Americana Week, Christie's, Gouvernor Morris, Hamilton, Library of Congress, Mount Vernon, sheffield plate, silver, Washington, Wine Cooler No Comments » November 17th, 2011 ewmiller 
If you’ve spent a moment fretting about what is and isn’t vintage or have been aghast to see items in major retail stores labeled as vintage, you’ll want to listen to a new podcast. Eric Miller discusses vintage and authenticity with Massachusetts dealer Jane Hudson, North Shore Flea promoter Melissa Sands and Jon Jenkins of Jenkins Promotions. You can [...]
Posted in Antiques, Antiques Business, Fashion, Vintage Tags: Anthropologie Necklace, Antiques, Jane Hudson, Jars from Hungary, Jenkins Promotions, Jon Jenkins, Melissa Sands, Music Valley, Old or New?, Pottery Barn Jars, Pure Vintage, Retailers, Vintage, Vintage Chicago, What is an antique?, What is Vintage? 1 Comment » November 15th, 2011 Lin 
Jean Paul Gaultier’s fashion world is rebellious, revolutional, and to some extent, revolting. These flashy, funky, decadent garments, by eliciting comments from viewers, annotate and challenge our societal views of self-expression through fashion – whether it is about injecting feminism into masculinity for boy toys with kilts, skirts or bra cups, or fetish leather suit with suggestive bondage and sex staging, or print patches of religious iconography/the Eiffel Tower or tattoo-like; loom large his personal statements. And his idiosyncrasy overwhelms both visual elements and sartorial achievements such as textural layers of plain or graphic or seamless assembly of different material as if they were organically grown together.
November 15th, 2011 ewmiller 
More signs of why its less than the best of times for the antiques, and in particular furniture business. The National Association of Home Builders says homebuilders are feeling less confident about their ability to build homes for Americans who are at least 55 and older. These folks, members of the Baby Boomer generation, have [...]
Posted in Antiques Business Tags: Antiques, baby boomers, condos, generation y, mcmansion, Millennial, NAHB, National Association of Home Builders, rentals, Vintage 1 Comment » November 14th, 2011 UAA Team 
Before Elton John, Madonna or Lady Gaga dominated the world stage with their outrageous costumes and over-the-top performances, there was Liberace – a charismatic showman whose onstage presence combined the glitz of Las Vegas with a dash of quaint but endearing schmaltz. For nearly two decades, Liberace (1919-1987) was the world’s highest-paid entertainer, earning as [...]
