A Suspicious Shopmark Hits a Sour Note
Arts & Crafts pianos are like Arts & Crafts clocks: find a Stickley shopmark on one and a common, everyday example suddenly becomes a rare – and valuable – masterwork.
And that seems to be what has recently happened to an ordinary,…
The Case of the Umbrella Stand Pan: Was Gus Guilty?
As you know from reading last week's article, I had received an email from an Arts & Crafts collector who has a Gustav Stickley oak umbrella stand missing its metal drip tray in the bottom. "Some years ago," Andrew wrote, "I purchased from…
A Gustav Stickley Umbrella Stand Mystery
I received an email this week from an Arts & Crafts collector who has a Gustav Stickley oak umbrella stand that is missing its metal drip pan in the bottom.
"Some years ago," Andrew wrote, "I purchased from a local antiques ship an umbrella…
Motawi Tileworks Announces New Tiffany-Inspired Tiles
Last week Motawi Tileworks announced two new tiles based on the beautiful glass work of Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933).
Ava Maxwell of the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art has been prodding designer Nawal Motawi for several years…
Ken Forster Identifies “The Other American Art Pottery”
"All 'Arts and Crafts pottery' is 'art pottery,' but not all 'art pottery' is 'Arts and Crafts pottery.' "
Thus begins author Ken Forster in his latest book, "Alternative American Ceramics, 1870-1955: The Other American Art Pottery." As a noted…
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