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AN-TIQUE (an-teek)
An object having
special value because of its age, especially a domestic item, piece of
furniture or decorative arts object esteemed for its artistry, beauty,
mechanical ingenuity, or period of origin. |
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This
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theme:
"The Vernacular Style"
Volume 17 No. 1
This edition features
the best Holiday articles from The Antiques Almanac.
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Taking
Furniture Design in a New Direction
The Victorians had their revivals—all seven of them. By the
last quarter of the 19th century, some British designers
felt it was time for a new direction in furniture design,
inspired by William Morris. He wanted to see homes of
middle-class people filled with everyday furniture and for
the rich, art furniture.
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Innovative Art Pottery
Small art
potteries led the British Arts & Crafts Movement, with a few
influential ones promoting the simple, functional designs of
William Morris. The pottery world became invigorated with
the innovative work of artists such as William Moorcroft and
William De Morgan, both known for the individuality and
quality of their work.
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The
Story of a Modern Medieval- Style Guild
The Arts&
Crafts Movement spawned a variety of businesses, from small
cottage industries to mass-production factories, to artist
communities. Roycroft, a reformist community of craftspeople
and artists, was probably the most ambitious of these
endeavors.
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Selling the Art of
Furnishings
Liberty &
Company has been a staple on London’s Regent Street since
1875 when it opened a small shop in the city’s emerging West
End. Over time, it grew into a showcase for artistic
furnishings with exotic and avante-garde designs. Arthur
Lasenby Liberty, the son of a provincial draper, founded the
retail business in 1862 at Farmer and Rogers’ Oriental
Warehouse on Regent Street, specializing in fashionable
Kashmir shawls and oriental goods.
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The Enduring Beauty of Ceramic Art Tiles
The endearing beauty
of ceramic art tiles stretches as far back as 10,000 BCE in
ancient Egypt, around the time the Egyptians built the
pyramids. From there the use of ceramic tiles spread to
ancient Babylon, Assyria, and the Persian Empire. The
ancient Greeks and Romans took this art and made it their
own. The Romans loved tiles. They placed them in large
public spaces, creating some enduring works of art that
exist to this day.
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Caring for Copper Ware
The sheen of polished copper is one of its best
characteristics. But learning how to clean it is not as
intimidating as most people think. Copper requires a little
more care than most other metals, and dirt and grime can
build up quickly.
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A Museum of
Arts & Crafts
by Bob Brooke
The Museum
of the American Arts and Crafts Movement is the only museum dedicated
exclusively to the American Arts and Crafts Movement. Founded in St.
Petersburg, Florida, by local philanthropist and collector Rudy
Ciccarello, it showcases the ideals of the Arts & Crafts Movement.
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The Arts &
Crafts Movement--
The Beginnings
by Bob Brooke
Unlike many
other style Movements through the centuries, the Arts &
Crafts Movement grew out of the dissatisfaction with the
effects the Industrial Revolution had on the lives of
working class people. More than an art Movement, it was a
social one, spear-headed by British artists and social
reformers William Morris, John Ruskin, and Edward
Burne-Jones. Of the three, William Morris is the one most
associated with it.
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From Back to Front
There are two
techniques for hammering copper—chasing and repousse. The
difference between the two is that chasing pushes the metal in
from the front side while repousse pushes the metal out from the
backside. Both techniques frequently employ a semi-soft backing
to support the work material and confine the movement of the
metal to the immediate area around the tool.
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How to Recognize and
Refinish Antiques for Pleasure and Profit
Have
you ever bought an antique or collectible that was less than perfect and
needed some TLC? Bob's book offers tips and step-by- step
instructions for simple maintenance and restoration of common antiques.
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BREAKING
NEWS
Tin
Batmobile Hits the Stratosphere
This red open-top Batmobile
is a rare tintoy produced in 1966 by Yonezawa for the
Japanese market. It recently sold for $150,000.
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Fabergé Vesta Case
Sells High
This
Fabergé #jeweled gold-mounted #agate vesta case recently
sold for more than 15 times its estimate at $118,747. Queen
lead singer Freddie Mercury purchased it at #Sotheby’s in
Switzerland and kept it with the marked-up auction catalogue
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Roman Shipwreck Yields Glassware
A team of French and Italian
underwater archaeologists have recovered a selection of
glassware and raw glass blocks from a Roman shipwreck
between the Italian island of Capraia and the French island
of Corsica. |
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