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Fall Antiques and Art Auction with Gunn Textile Collection

Maine Antique Digest

Top lots ranged from Clyde Singer paintings to Blenko glass. Meander Auctions, Whipple, Ohio Photos courtesy Meander Auctions Meander Auctions held its fall antiques and art auction September 28 at the companys gallery in Whipple, Ohio. The most notable inclusion, however, was the first part of the lifetime collection of Dr. Virginia

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Evaluation to Valuation: Navigating Fine Art Appraisals

Art Appraisal Resources

Unconventional Materials Appraising artworks created with unconventional materials, such as glass, textiles, metals, or other non-traditional substances, requires specialized knowledge and expertise.

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Constructivism: The Intersection of Art and Industry in the Avant-Garde Movement

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Sold for $200 via Helios Auctions (October 2023) Utilitarian objects, from furniture and textiles to posters and public installations were all designed with a functional Constructivist aesthetic in mind that would influence the Bauhaus principle that form follows function. Vavara Stepanova -Textile Design 3, Step 3.

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Fun Vintage Kitsch Collectibles We Love

WorthPoint

Chrome and Formica dinettes are delightfully kitschy alternatives to wood or glass tables, and if you can’t source a vintage piece, look for a reproduction. TEXTILES Collectors wanting colorful designs can also check out linens and textiles. This set is from the 1950s and sold for over $350 recently.

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Marcel Breuer: From Bauhaus Visionary to Furniture Design Icon

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The design of Model B3 the first such chair successfully brought together the industrially mass-produced tubular steel with traditional methods of craftsmanship the fabric for the back and seat was woven in the textile department of the Bauhaus. Saint John’s Abbey Church, built in Collegeville, Minnesota, in 1961.

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An Artful Perch Remade at the Providence Athenaeum

Michael Rose Fine Art

The window’s inviting seat is newly bedecked in a William Morris textile, a pattern popular among Arts and Crafts devotees who were also experiencing an expansion in their ranks around the time the space was devised. It is both a suitable backdrop for cultured contemplation as well as a fitting vantage point for people-watching.

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Ming vs Qing Dynasty Art and Antiques

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His patronage of the arts also promoted new ideas in painting, architecture, and porcelain in particular, which borrowed the shapes of Islamic glass and metalware during a period of diplomatic trade between China and Central Asia.