18th Century Nantucket - A Loan Exhibition
Nantucket Historical Society, 1976. Softbound. Blue wraps. 24 pp., 11 bw plates. A small, interesting catalogue published to accompany an exhibition at the Nantucket Historical Society. More
American Decorative Arts
1983 Antiques Show: A benefit for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Hospital Antiques Show, 1983. Softcover. White & color illus. wraps, 188 pp., BW & color illus. The catalogue issued for thie 1983 antiques show and benefit. The theme was "Flight of Fancy," and the show featured examples of artwork (esp. folk art) that had a bird..... More
The 1988 American Quilt Engagement Calendar
Delafield, Wisconsin: Lang Graphics Ltd., 1987. Softcover. Spiral bound. Blue and color illus. covers, unpaginated, color illus. A spiral-bound desk calendar for 1988. Each page is graced by a quilt chosen by the American / International Quilt Association. There are 12 different (monthly) quilts, and an appropriate one faces the..... More
The 1992 American Quilt Engagement Calendar
Delafield, Wisconsin: Lang Graphics Ltd., 1991. Hardcover. Spiral bound. Blue and color illus. boards, unpaginated, color illus. A spiral-bound desk calendar for 1992. Each page is graced by a quilt chosen by the American / International Quilt Association. There are 12 different (monthly) quilts, and an appropriate one faces the..... More
Addenda catalogue of sterling silver wares, 1908-1909 Gorham M'F'G Co. Silversmiths
New York / Providence, RI: Gorham Manufacturing Co., 1908. Softbound. Stiff boards with brown cloth tape spine. 140 pp., profusely illustrated in line engraving and photographs on glossy paper. An essential and vital resource for dating styles and individual pieces. Hundreds of individual pieces are illustrated in this larg-format addenda..... More
American and European DECORATIVE ARTS: Furniture, Ceramics, Metalwork, Textiles from the Collections of The Antiquarian Society, The Art Institute of Chicago 1878-1951
Chicago: 1951. Softbound. Blue printed wraps. 40 pp., 68 bw plates. A reading copy only. Has wonderful photos and some rooms pictures, as well. More
American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, (Volumes 1 to 6)
Highland House Publishers, Inc., 1974-1984. Hardbound. Red leatherette covered boards, most with color dustjacket. 1687 pp. in the 6 volumes. A very the first six volumes of this favorite. Volumes 1, 2, 3 are the 1981 reprint volumes, each with a small section at the forefront of each chapter containing..... More
American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Volume II
Highland House Publishers, Inc., 1988. republished edition. Hardbound. Red leatherette covered boards, most with color dustjacket. pp. 293 - 581 in this volume, countless bw plates. Volumes 2 of what eventually would become a 10-volume set. The contents of this volume were originally published as individual issues of "Opportunities In..... More
American Antiques, The Collection of Nathan Cushing, Providence, R.I. (Sale Number 3821); Colonial Furniture, Silver, Pewter, Glass, Porcelains & Bibelots
NY: American Art Association / Anderson Galleries, Inc., 1930. Softcover. Tan wraps. 66 pp. Bw illustrations. 203 lots for public sale. More
American art pottery II : the South
Baltimore, MD: Inglett-Watson and Ken Forster, 1986. Softcover. BW illustrated glossy wraps. 51 pp., and laid-in price list. two color photographs glued to inside of front cover, 26 other half-page bw plates showing 100s of pieces. Introduction, p. 1 : "Selections from the private collections of Ken Forster, Gene Reynolds..... More
American Art: Monographs on Artists Catalogue 104
Boston: ARS Libri Ltd., 1995. Softbound. White pictorial wraps, 122pp, no illustrations. Listing of over 2000 artists monographs available circa 1995; each accompanied by bibliographic information and a price. Very useful as a pricing guide. More
American Ceramic Circle Bulletin, Number 1, 1970-1971
New York: American Ceramic Circle, 1975. Softcover. White and color-illustrated wraps, black lettering. vi, 152 pp. Numerous bw illustrations with a handful of color. Articles: Inaugural Address / Graham Hood -- Report of the First President -- The bonnin and Morris Factory of Philadelphia 1770-1772 / Graham Hood -- Durer..... More
American Ceramic Circle Journal (Volume 8)
New York: American Ceramic Circle, 1992. Softcover. Red and illustrated wraps. 112 pp. Numerous bw illus. Articles: The Dutch "Tulip Plate" and Its Chinese Prototype / Charlotte Wilcoxen -- Aesthetic Aspirations: Baltimore Potters and the Art Craze / Susan H. Myers -- The Catalogue of the 1769 Sale of Worcester..... More
American Ceramic Circle Journal (Volume 9)
New York: American Ceramic Circle, 1994. Softcover. Illustrated wraps. 65 pp. Numerous bw illus. Articles: A Legacy of Imitations: Issues of Connoisseurship in Chinese Export Porcelain / William R. Sargent -- Charles Coxon: Nineteenth-Century Potter, Modeler-Designer, and Manufacturer / David J. Goldberg. More
American Fabrics, Number 4
1947. Hardbound. Red library buckram. Original covers bound in. No 4, 146 pp. Profusely illustrated, and contains many pages of mounted fabric samples. A plethora of ads and essays make this a vital resource for researchon American Fabrics, fashion, and textile design in this time period. The fabric samples are..... More
American Folk Art, Furniture and Related Decorative Arts: The Collection of the Late Pauline Heilman, York Pennsylvania
New York: Sotheby's, 1982, July 16 and 17. Softbound. Color illuystrated wraps. 607 lots are annotated, and some are illustrated. 607 lots are featured in this extraordinary catalogue. More
American Folk Art: A Collection of Paintings and Sculpture Produced by Little-Known and Anonymous American Artists of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries; The gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Junior to Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated. On exhibition at the Ludwell-Paradise House
Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated, 1940. Softbound. Grey/green paper wraps with color image inlaid. 50 pp. 32 BW illustrations. 5000 copies of the catalogue were printed. Catalogue lists 251 items, including oil paintings, pastels, watercolors, paintings on velvet and on glass, fracturs, steel pen drawings, wood carvings, metalwork and ceramics..... More
American furniture by New England, New York & other cabinetmakers. Sale No. 2689; A fine collection of cigar store Indians including chiefs and squaws, Tiffany Favrile & other art nouveau objects, bronzes of historical figures, bird & duck decoys, other decorations, Oriental rugs.
New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1968. This sale was held April 20, 1968 in New York City. 8 (of 40 listed) Cigar Store Figures are illustrated. All 40 of these items were derived from the collection of Edwin P.S. Newman of Washington, DC. Also illustrated are one Tiffany lamp, 7 pieces..... More
American Furniture Including Historic Heirlooms, with Proprty from the Estates of T he Late Colonel J. Philip Benkard and of The Late William R. Powell; Also from the Collections of G.W.F. Blanchfield, Elisha W. McGuire, and Comtesse D'Hautpoul
New York: American Art Association, 1931. Softcover. Tan paper wraps with black lettering. 76 pp. with occasional bw photographs. American Art Association Sale No. 3990, held February 21, 1931 at Anderson Galleries in New York City. 243 works a variety of collections; includes furniture, glass, porcelain, decorative metal objects, and..... More
The American Heritage History of Colonial Antiques
American Heritage Publishing Company, 1967. Hardbound. Blue cloth spine with turquoise boards. 384 pp., profusely illustratedin color and bw. I remember reading this series of books by American Heritage as a child and being MESMERIZED BY THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION IN THEM. iNFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED WITH LOTS OF PICTURES..... More
American Heritage Three Centuries of American Antiques: Three volumes in One
Bonanza, 1979. Hardbound. Tan and Purple Cloth with color-illustrated dustjacket. over 1200 pages. 375 color and over 1625 bw illustrations and plates. A fascinating and useful volume that will certainly add to your knowledge base. More
American Pewter (c. 1730 - c. 1870) in the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Melvyn D. Wolf
1971. Softcover. Black stapled wraps. 40 pp. Numerous bw plates. Exhibit of pewter from 17th and 18th century America. Some of the makers in the collection include Nathaniel Austin, Thomas Badger, William Billings, Parks Boyd, William Calder, Samuel Hamlin, George Lightner, Samuel Pierce, Freeman Porter, James Weekes, William Will and..... More
American Pewter in The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1974. Hardcover. Orange cloth. 119 pp. Catalogue lists 411 works, which are listed by State, Pewterer, and then Unknown. A fair portion of the photographs have additional annotation in a knowledgeable hand. Introductory essay by Jonothan Fairbanks, followed by very useful illustrations of both the..... More
The American Porcelain Tradition: 18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries
Shreveport, Louisiana: R. W. Norton Art Gallery, 1972. Softcover. White illus. stapled wraps; 32 pp.; 17 plates, 14 bw, 3 color. Accompanied a loan exhibition from the New Jersey State Museum. More
Americana 11/18/06: The Pennsylvania Sale 11/19/06
Philadelphia, PA: Freemans Auction Gallery, 2006. Softbound. Yellowish printed wraps. 230 pp., profusely illustrated in color. Contains beautiful illustrations of fine and decorative arts, with much useful research and annotation. A real delight to read through, and so educational! This catalogue is for sales 1262 and 1263. More