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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Mixed results for Tiffany Studios at Doyle New York auction
Doyle New York held its Belle Epoque auction last on September 23. Over 30 lots of Tiffany Studios items came to the auction block, with mixed results. None of the lots were exceptionally rare or unusual, so these results were … Continue reading
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Tagged authentic Tiffany, Tiffany, Tiffany Favrile, Tiffany Studios
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It’s Yom Kippur today
To my Jewish friends, L’Shana Tovah. May the New Year be a happy and healthy one.
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Tiffany desk set items sell very well at Stefek’s Auction
Stefek’s Auctioneers of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, held an auction tonight. It was a well-rounded sale with furniture, lighting, paintings, etc. I only had interest in two lots in the sale, #257, a Tiffany Studios Byzantine perpetual calendar frame and … Continue reading
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Tagged authentic Tiffany, Philip Chasen, Tiffany, Tiffany Favrile, Tiffany Studios, tiffany studios desk sets
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French Cameo Glass sells well at Doyle’s Belle Epoque Auction
Doyle New York had its Belle Epoque auction today with a very nice selection of French cameo glass. The overall results were solid with a few items doing very well. First up was a group of Daum vases. One of … Continue reading
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What is Art Deco?
The Art Deco movement began developing in the 1910s during a transitional period from the Art Nouveau movement. It was in full bloom by the 1920s and 1930s. Art Deco is characterized by stylized designs of people and flowers, as … Continue reading
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What is Art Nouveau?
The Art Nouveau movement started in the 1890s, drawing its inspiration from nature. Women, flowers and insects were pictured realistically with curved flowing lines that were rarely symmetrical. A poster by the Austrian artist Alphonse Mucha for the cigarette paper … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Daum Nancy, French cameo glass, Galle, Lessons
Tagged Art Nouveau, Authentic Daum, Authentic Galle, Daum, Daum Nancy, French cameo glass, Galle
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Some upcoming antique shows
Show exhibitors don’t have much say about when and where show promoters decide to put on shows. Consequently there are big holes in my schedule when there are no good shows. Some gaps make sense, like the month of December. … Continue reading
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Some treasures I’ve owned, part II, Tiffany Studios Favrile glass
Periodically I’ll write about treasures that I’ve owned and sold in my long antiques career. Today I’ve chosen a couple of wonderful Tiffany Studios Favrile vases. Tiffany produced very few cameo vases, probably because of the difficulty in producing them … Continue reading
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Posted in Tiffany, Treasures I've Owned
Tagged authentic Tiffany, Louis Icart, Tiffany, Tiffany Favrile, Tiffany Studios
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How to clean antique glass including Tiffany Studios Favrile and French Cameo Glass
Having sold many thousands of antique glass vases over the years, I’ve learned a lot about how to clean them from trial and error and a few mistakes. It also doesn’t hurt to have a Master’s Degree in Chemistry. Most … Continue reading
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Knowledge is power, part V
Bob Ogorek of Plantation Galleries in Davison, Michigan, was a friend of mine. Bob died in 1999 and I miss him. He called me in early 1999 to tell me about a Tiffany chandelier that he had learned about in … Continue reading
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Tagged authentic Tiffany, Christie's, Sotheby's, Tiffany, Tiffany Favrile, Tiffany Studios
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