Courtesy of Antique News, we learn that Sotheby's New York has scheduled a major auction of tribal art from the Gross collection of African and Oceanic Art.
May 15, 2009 is the date.
The collection was amassed by Chaim and Renee Gross during the 1940s and 1950s.
For more information, visit www.sothebys.com.
Showing posts with label antiques. Show all posts
Showing posts with label antiques. Show all posts
Friday, February 20, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
In Tribal art, what is antique-what is vintage?
What is antique? What is vintage?
An article discussing this subject recently appeared at http://avcosa.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2697035%3ABlogPost%3A1623
We recommend you visit the link for the full story.
Here is sample to get you started:
"Too often, people will mislabel items as "antique" or "vintage" - sometimes because they believe it will be profitable to do so but, more often than not, it's because they just don't know the accepted definitions. If you are one of those individuals, you'll be relieved to know that there are NO "hard and fast" definitions for these terms and my intent is to simply provide you with a rule of thumb.
Although there are no accepted "rules" defining vintage, let's start developing our definition by putting it in the appropriate context. Most collectors agree that there is a clear distinction between what is considered "antique" and what is not. Antiques are usually associated with characteristics of a certain period of time or style of manufacture."
Aboriginals: Art of the First Person, purveyors of Tribal Art at TribalWorks.com, ZuniLink.com, Native-JewelryLink.com and Native-PotteryLink.com brings you this link with a tip of the hat to Antiques, Vintage and Collectibles online sellers association
An article discussing this subject recently appeared at http://avcosa.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2697035%3ABlogPost%3A1623
We recommend you visit the link for the full story.
Here is sample to get you started:
"Too often, people will mislabel items as "antique" or "vintage" - sometimes because they believe it will be profitable to do so but, more often than not, it's because they just don't know the accepted definitions. If you are one of those individuals, you'll be relieved to know that there are NO "hard and fast" definitions for these terms and my intent is to simply provide you with a rule of thumb.
Although there are no accepted "rules" defining vintage, let's start developing our definition by putting it in the appropriate context. Most collectors agree that there is a clear distinction between what is considered "antique" and what is not. Antiques are usually associated with characteristics of a certain period of time or style of manufacture."
Aboriginals: Art of the First Person, purveyors of Tribal Art at TribalWorks.com, ZuniLink.com, Native-JewelryLink.com and Native-PotteryLink.com brings you this link with a tip of the hat to Antiques, Vintage and Collectibles online sellers association
Friday, May 16, 2008
Kachinas: Their history and appeal
We don't carry kachinas (or katsinas) for the most part.
We have one or two that we acquired for our own pleasure - and one was recently added to the TribalWorks web site / Native American art gallery.
But we ran across this interesting article about them.
http://www.antiquetrader.com/article/
Antique_Detective_Collectible_Kachina_
dolls_have_a_history/
If you are a collector or thinking of collecting or know someone who collects kachinas, you may find this article interesting too. You may even want to let others know about it.
As always, our interest in tribal art extends beyond the pieces we carry as dealers and as gallery owners.
We have one or two that we acquired for our own pleasure - and one was recently added to the TribalWorks web site / Native American art gallery.
But we ran across this interesting article about them.
http://www.antiquetrader.com/article/
Antique_Detective_Collectible_Kachina_
dolls_have_a_history/
If you are a collector or thinking of collecting or know someone who collects kachinas, you may find this article interesting too. You may even want to let others know about it.
As always, our interest in tribal art extends beyond the pieces we carry as dealers and as gallery owners.
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