Auction Fever – Catch It!
Spring brings with it a fresh round of Arts & Crafts auctions, as you can see in our Calendar of Events here at Arts and Crafts Collector.com. Auctions have always been a primary source of great material for collectors, for in addition to…
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…
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