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STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURE
ASSOCIATION ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
The Staffordshire FigureAsso-
ciation (SFA) held its annual
conference in England during
the first week of September,
hosted by SFA president David
Boyer. About 20 American SFA
members attended along with
a number of members from the
United Kingdom.
The attendees visited the
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
to see the Henry Willett collec-
tion and then toured the famous
Brighton Royal Pavilion con-
structed in the early 19th century
for the Prince Regent, later to
become King George IV. A clas-
sical English tea was served to
the SFAmembers at the pavilion.
Members visited several private
Staffordshire figure collections
while in London.
Following several days in
London, we all headed to Stoke-
on-Trent, but not before an after-
noon stop at the Fitzwilliam
Museum in Cambridge to view
the museum’s ceramic collec-
tion. Upon arrival in the Stoke
area, the SFA members enjoyed
another visit to a private collec-
tion, toured the famous Potteries
Museum & Art Gallery, and had
the privilege of inspecting many
of the Staffordshire pieces in the
stacks of the museum. What a
treat. The curator of the ceramics
collection, Miranda Goody, gave
the group a lecture on the collec-
tion and shed much light on the
people who worked in the potter-
ies over the last two centuries.
On the next to last day SFA
members went to the Gladstone
Pottery Museum, a complete
active pottery with some of the
few remaining bottle ovens still
standing in the U.K. It was quite
PRESERVING OVERSIZE
ASIAN PAINTINGS
Inspired by the exhibition Con-
servation in Action: Preserving
Nirvana, the program “Preserv-
ing Oversize Asian Paintings:
What It Takes” will be held on
Sunday, December 11, from 2 to
4:20 p.m., at the Harry and Mil-
dred Remis Auditorium (Audito-
rium 161) at the Museum of Fine
Arts (MFA), Boston. Attendees
will gain an understanding of the
unique challenges that institu-
tions face when conserving mon-
umental hanging scrolls, and
how obstacles can be overcome
through domestic and interna-
tional collaboration.
Philip Meredith, the Higashi-
yama Kaii Conservator of Japa-
nese Paintings, and Tanya Uyeda,
associate conservator, Asian
Conservation, will elaborate on
conserving Hanabusa Itcho’s
Death of Buddha painting; and
Jing Gao, the Cornelius Van der
Starr Conservator of Chinese
Paintings, will address treat-
ing Chinese Imperial portraits.
Naohachi Usami, president, The
Usami Shokakudo Co. Ltd., will
present on conserving a great Nir-
vana scroll for a Kyoto temple;
Nick Dorman, chief conservator,
Seattle Art Museum, will discuss
working with a Seoul-based con-
servator to treat the Seattle Art
Museum’s Korean paintings; and
Gu Xiangmei, senior conservator,
Freer Gallery of Art, will speak
on her work as the senior conser-
an experience for all the SFAcol-
lectors to go inside one of these
ovens with the guide. The visit to
the Stoke area concluded with a
business meeting and a sale by
nine of the dealer members. This
was indeed a memorable confer-
ence that will long be remem-
bered by both the American and
British members.
For nearly 20 years, the annual
conference has been the highlight
of SFA’s year, and firm friend-
ships have been forged at this
much-awaited event. The confer-
ence has enabled its members to
learn from expert guest lecturers
and visit private and institutional
collections on both sides of the
Atlantic. In addition to the recent
conference in England, other
conferences have been held in
Dallas, Texas, Detroit, Michigan,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
and Los Angeles, California. The
2017 SFAconference will be held
in Dallas.
If you enjoy collecting Staf-
fordshire figures, please visit
more about SFA. New members
are always welcome.
GREENWICH WINTER
ANTIQUES SHOW,
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
The Greenwich Winter
Antiques Show will be held
on Saturday, December 3, and
Sunday, December 4, in Old
Greenwich, Connecticut. Show
admission is good for both days.
The 41-exhibitor event presents
a diverse and intriguing array
of objects from nationally and
internationally recognized deal-
ers and galleries.
The weekend show will begin
on Friday, December 2, with a
preview party from 7 to 9 p.m. to
benefit the Greenwich Historical
Society and its capital projects
campaign. For tickets, visit the
website (www.greenwichhistory.
org) or call (203) 869-6899 ext.
10.
Special events will include an
appraisal day to be conducted
by Doyle on Saturday, Decem-
ber 3, from 10 a.m. till 3 p.m.
Doyle’s specialists will assess
and evaluate fine art, jewelry,
furniture (photos accepted), fam-
ily heirlooms, and attic treasures
free of charge. Show admission
and appointment is required for
appraisals; call Kathy Brack-
enridge at (203) 637-6209 or
e-mail >.
On Sunday, December 4, there
will be a verbal presentation and
book signing of A Very Vintage
Christmas: Holiday Collecting,
Decorating and Celebrating
by author, designer, and host of
TV’s Flea Market Minute Bob
Richter. Richter will share his
enthusiasm and enjoyment of
the subject matter with insights
and reflections of his childhood
memories of holidays past.
The show will be held at the
Eastern Greenwich Civic Center,
90 Harding Road, Old Green-
wich, Connecticut.
For more information, includ-
ing exhibitor list, visit Barn
WANTED
COLLECTIONS
Accumulations
of
Family and
Business
Letters,
Manuscripts,
Documents,
Diaries, Ledgers
ALL STATES • ANY PERIOD
Please Describe and Price to:
Carmen D. Valentino
Rare Books & Manuscripts
Drawer 6
2956 Richmond St.
Philadelphia, PA 19134
215-739-6056
DORFLINGER’S LEGACY
James K. Asselstine will
speak about Dorflinger’s legacy
in glass at the Founders Chap-
ter of the National American
Glass Club meeting to be held
on Wednesday, December 14,
at 1 p.m., at the Natick Morse
Institute Library, 14 East Central
Street, Natick, Massachusetts.
2015 marked the 150th anni-
versary of Dorflinger glass
production in White Mills,
Pennsylvania, where the fac-
tory operated from 1865 until
1921. The year also marked
the opening of a museum in the
new Dorflinger factory build-
ing. Asselstine, who serves as
chairman of the board of the
Dorflinger Glass Museum and
owner/director of the new Dor-
flinger Factory Museum, will
share the beauty and history of
this exquisite glass, which daz-
zled our Gilded Age and graced
the tables of several White
House administrations.
For more information, e-mail
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
The Antiques Market Place
in Lake George, New York, will
host a holiday open house on
Saturday and Sunday, November
19 and 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The shop is located at 650 State
Route 149 (on the corner of Bay
Road and Route 149). There will
be homemade refreshments and
sales along with a special display
of antique toys and holiday dec-
orations. The shop features over
20 dealers of vintage collectibles
and antiques. Displays include
rustic, formal, and everything in
between. Offered will be a selec-
tion of vintage Christmas dec-
orations and toys, snowshoes,
skis, jewelry, silver, paintings,
prints, pottery, glass, fishing and
military items, books, postcards,
and local ephemera.
For more information, call
(518) 798-0010. This event is
free.
Perhaps a M.A.D. reader can identify our brass candlesticks
from photos. We have a pair of candlesticks that has been con-
verted into lamps. They are 11" high with a 5½" base. They
are well chased throughout. On a six-sided area 2¾" from the
top, there are five-point stars plus a bird on one candlestick and
a shield on the other. I would appreciate any help anyone can
BRANTFORD, ONTARIO
At approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, October 30, a car contain-
ing several rare lamps and parts was stolen from a hotel parking lot
in Brantford, Ontario. The car was recovered, but the lamps and parts
were not. The items may have been transported to the U.S.
Several of the items are very distinctive. They included a large
(20" to the top of the collar) white cut to cranberry overlay lamp
with an early shade and appropriate setup; a cranberry shade with
an engraved Roman chariot and horses; a cranberry Snowflake pat-
tern finger lamp; a smaller stand lamp with a heavy-cut glass font,
milk glass base, and British
collar; an unusual frosted
chimney with an uncommon
base (probably British); and
a rare early light bulb with a
Masonic symbol inside.
The owners would be
grateful for any information
on the whereabouts of these
items. Please contact Offi-
cer Michal Andrejko of the
Brantford Police Service at
(519) 756-0113, ext. 2801,
Sleepy Hollow Antiques
425-788-1504 • Cell 206-601-3492
Wonderful, early German Father Xmas.
33” Illus. AN EARLY CHRISTMAS by Tina Woltman
vator of Chinese painting at the
Freer Gallery of Art in Washing-
ton, D.C.
The program is free, but tick-
ets are required. To order tick-
ets, visit the “Programs” section
of the MFA website (www.mfa.
org), call 1-800-440-6975 ($6
processing fee applies), or visit
any MFA ticket desk to order in
person.