Urban Art and Antiques

Picasso’s Guernica Tapestry on loan from Rockefeller Jr. at San Antonio Museum of Art

UAA Team — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:44:40 +0000

Nelson A. Rockefeller Jr. has loaned the San Antonio Museum of Art a tapestry of Picasso’s Guernica from his family’s private collection. The tapestry is now hanging in the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Latin American Art at the museum. Rockefeller traveled to San Antonio this week for the formal unveiling. Seventy-five years ago, Picasso [...]

On Lincoln in Lincoln (Nebraska)

ewmiller — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:33:24 +0000

Washington was chosen as the site for the Capital of the United States because of its proximity to the geographical center of the country. Of course if that decision were being made today, a city named after another oft-admired president would fit the bill. Lincoln, Nebraska was named in 1867 after the recently assassinated President [...]

At 23rd Street Armory Show, Dealers Shed Light on What’s Hot in Americana

Hui — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:14:04 +0000

Patinamania is not enough for describing the dominant theme in the 23rd street Armory Show. The obsession with surface and paint has already stirred up interests and prices in many folk art areas, such as dower chests or weathervanes; now dealers must prove that collect-ability and bargains can still co-exist, in an antiques show. At the 23rd [...]

The New Look – At Philadelphia Antiques Show

Hui — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:31:30 +0000

The Philadelphia Antiques Show has a new look. Certainly the brand new Pennsylvania Convention Center better serves the show with its central location and super-wide aisles, but more importantly the vetted show has adopted a more flexible standard on what can be brought in. Many new faces, together with “newer” merchandise liberate the show from [...]

Something to Scream About

UAA Team — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:41:44 +0000

Move over Picasso, with a pre-sale estimate of $80 million, Edvard Munch’s The Scream, became the highest-priced artwork to ever sell at auction during Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale. This version of the iconic masterpiece achieved $119,922,500 million. Painted between 1893 and 1910, the works show an agonized figure against a red sky. The National Gallery, Oslo holds one of two [...]

Industry Pulse Survey

Geo — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:42:19 +0000

What’s hot in the antiques world? A new survey from Urban Art & Antiques seeks to find out. Providing a continuous reading of the popularity of small shows, big shows, repurposing, vintage and the like is the Industry Pulse Survey. Click to chime in! Copyright © 2010 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. [...]

Some Results from Freeman’s

UAA Team — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:22:49 +0000

I am not sure I have ever seen Freeman’s auction so packed with furniture. Today’s American Furniture, Silver, Decorative & Folk Arts auction in Philadelphia featured an array in styles and quality, providing insights into market strengths. The highlight for me was an architect’s desk once owned by Declaration of Independence signer Charles Carroll. Irish [...]

Notes On Philadelphia Antiques Week

Geo — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:03:43 +0000

This was a good year to visit Philadelphia Antiques Week as there was some renewed energy in the air. I should not say was yet, because Freeman’s auction is going on now and the Philadelphia Antiques Show is still in progress. The first stop was the 23rd Street Armory Antiques Show. With its usual charm, [...]

Furniture Repair Q&A

RoseWalker — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:08:10 +0000

Q: I have a Meeks center table that needs restoration. The round part of the table has some veneer issues, but the curved part underneath seems to have popped out a little. A: There are always several ways to go about restoration projects. We’ll give you two options in dealing with your Meeks center table, [...]

Salem the Cat Dead at 12

ewmiller — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:52:54 +0000

I picked up a copy of Antiques and the Arts Weekly at the 23rd Street Antiques Show and noticed a familiar face, Salem the cat. A staple in the booth of dealer Bill Kelly, the article notes Salem passed away recently after a fight with diabetes and kidney disease. We most recently saw Salem at [...]