Collectors Guide
Sunlight: The Silent, Deadly Killer
May 26, 2020Summer is drawing near and the age-old problem of saving your prized possessions from the heat of the sun once again becomes a relevant topic. Sunlight illuminates damage on a wooden deck. As much as we lament the damage done to our Arts & Crafts furniture by …
Read More...How Do You Know It’s “Right” ?
May 20, 2020This article has been re-published. Original date of publication: Dec 7th, 2014. We pulled one out of the archives this week to show several methods to identify a piece of furniture, even if there’s no decal or visible shopmark. Hope you enjoy it and have fun playing furniture detective! …
Read More...Fragile Forms and Colors: Arts and Crafts Era Textiles Providers
May 12, 2020by Kate Nixon While the popular online course “Living the Simple Life: The Arts and Crafts Movement at Home” turns its focus to Arts and Crafts era textiles and accessories this weekend, we’d like to remind collectors of the different businesses that collect and sell textiles, both antique and …
Read More...Toomey & Co Interiors Auction & Treadway May 3rd Results
May 5, 2020by Kate Nixon The online Spring auction schedule continues tomorrow with an Interiors auction from Toomey & Co Auctioneers, featuring works of several styles. Toomey and Co Auctioneers will start their Interiors auction Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 10:00 AM CDT. Featuring furniture by Charles Limbert, L & J.G. …
Read More...Let There Be Light: Arts and Crafts Lighting Providers
April 28, 2020by Kate Nixon In anticipation of the latest online course from the “Living the Simple Life” series from the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, we’re recommending some providers of both antique and contemporary Arts and Crafts lighting. This Saturday’s “A Feeling of Simplicity and Unstudied Freedom”: Lighting the …
Read More...“Living the Simple Life” Online Classes Extended for Three More Weeks!
April 21, 2020If you’ve just now discovered the benefits of the Zoom environment and fear that you’ve missed out, have no fear. The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms will have you covered for another four weekends. The online series of classes “Living the Simple Life: The Arts and Crafts Movement …
Read More...Lend Your Online Support: Artwork and Art Pottery
April 15, 2020This article has been republished in keeping with our dedication to support arts and crafts businesses. Original date of publication: March 25th, 2020. We at ArtsandCraftsCollector.com recognize that due to the changing landscape, collectors have grown confident and comfortable by buying pieces online that in the past they might …
Read More...Lend Your Online Support: Woodblock Prints, Textiles, Copper Gifts
April 7, 2020We at ArtsandCraftsCollector.com recognize that due to the changing landscape, collectors have grown confident and comfortable by buying pieces online that in the past they might have only bought in person at a gallery or shows. The transition into online purchase has surpassed its rare status into the norm; …
Read More...Lend Your Online Support: Metalwork & Jewelry, Ceramic Art Tiles & More!
March 30, 2020by Kate Nixon We at ArtsandCraftsCollector.com recognize that due to the changing landscape, collectors have grown confident and comfortable by buying pieces online that in the past they might have only bought in person at a gallery or shows. The transition into online purchase has surpassed its rare status …
Read More...An Educational Auction
March 18, 2020by Bruce Johnson I have always believed that every antiques shop, show, and auction is a classroom for learning more about the men and women of the Arts and Crafts movement whose work we collect, admire, and invite to enrich our daily lives. Add to that list the …
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