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6-A Maine Antique Digest, March 2017
Seminars
& Clubs
donors will receive letters from
Alzheimer’s Association Desert
Southwest for use on their 2017
tax returns.
Photographs and descriptions
of every item will be posted in
the Alzheimer’s Auction Cat-
alogue on Pewter & Wood’s
Bids may be e-mailed to Pewter
called in ahead and during the
auction on March 18 (12:30-1:30
mountain time) at (602) 677-
5686. There are no buyer’s fees
or premiums! All payments may
be made by check to Alzhei-
mer’s Association Desert South-
west, memo line: “Research,”
and should be mailed to Pewter
& Wood. One hundred percent
of the money goes toward Alz-
heimer’s research.
Last year’s auction realized
$10,075. This year the goal is
to raise $12,000, and your help
is needed. Please consider mak-
ing a donation of an antique that
needs a new home. Too many
friends and family members
have been affected by this terri-
ble disease. We need to help find
a cure. Call Barb Johnson, Pew-
ter & Wood Antiques, with any
questions at (602) 677-5686.
NHADA welcomes three
new members this month. They
include The Quince and Quail,
Maxwell S. Corbett andAnthony
Adamsky, who specialize in tex-
tiles, rugs, clothing, architec-
tural, folk art, lighting, indus-
trial, and 20th century; they have
a shop in downtown Plymouth,
New Hampshire. Also new to
NHADA isAshby Clocks; owner
Thomas Dorward of Ashby,
Massachusetts, specializes in the
sale and repair of clocks. David
and Jane Thompson of David
Thompson Antiques and Art,
South Dennis, Massachusetts,
have joined NHADA; they spe-
cialize in Americana, historical
items, including photography,
Civil War, antiquarian books,
maps, prints, Native American,
holiday, and nautical items.
Please check out this column
next month, when I will share
more news about the NHADA
60th anniversary show sched-
uled for August 10-12.
As always, I welcome e-mail
at >, or
texts and phone calls to (603)
491-4225.
Enjoy the remainder of win-
ter—spring is just around the
corner!
Liz Kingsley
North Road Antiques
Alexandria, NH
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
NATURE IN GLASS
Chris Sherwin will present
“Nature in Glass” at the meet-
ing of the Founders Chapter of
the National American Glass
Club at 1 p.m. on March 8 at the
Natick Morse Institute Library,
14 East Central Street, Natick,
Massachusetts.
Sherwin has worked in glass
for 25 years, specializing in
designs inspired by nature. He
makes his own glass and canes
in his environmentally conscious
hydro-powered studio. Sherwin
studied glassblowing at South-
ern Connecticut State University
and apprenticed at Simon Pearce
Glass. He also spent seven years
at Orient & Flume Art Glass, an
internationally renowned glass
studio known for iridescent
vases, intricate paperweights,
and torchwork designs. He
opened his own studio in 2005 in
Bellows Falls, Vermont, where
he makes paperweights, vessels,
animal sculptures, and other
objects.
For more information, call
PROGRAM IN NEW
ENGLAND STUDIES
Historic New England will
present Program in New England
Studies, an intensive week-long
exploration of New England
decorative arts and architecture
from June 19 to 24. Attendees
will learn about New England
culture from the 17th century
to the Colonial Revival through
artifacts and architecture.
Participants will travel
throughout New England to hear
lectures and presentations by
some of the country’s leading
experts in regional history, archi-
tecture, preservation, and deco-
rative arts. There are workshops,
visits to Historic New England’s
properties, other museums,
and private homes and collec-
tions. Learn about Historic New
England’s work to transform the
Eustis Estate in Milton, Mas-
sachusetts, into a museum and
study center; and enjoy a cham-
pagne reception on the terrace of
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann
House on Gloucester Harbor.
The program is a chance to
meet people from all over the
country who want to learn more
about New England and to hear
from the connoisseurs who want
to share information about their
area of expertise. It is perfect for
museum professionals, gradu-
ate students, owners of historic
houses, collectors, and anyone
with a passion for New England
history. New this year will be vis-
its to the Eustis Estate, opening
for the first time in 2017, and the
newly restored Quincy House in
Quincy, Massachusetts.
Expert lecturers include Alex
Carlisle, supervising conservator,
Historic New England; Nancy
Carlisle, senior curator of col-
lections, Historic New England;
Cary Carson, retired vice pres-
ident, Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation; Lorna Condon,
senior curator of library and
archives, Historic New England;
Claire Dempsey, associate pro-
fessor of American and New
England Studies, Boston Univer-
sity; J. Ritchie Garrison, director,
Winterthur Program in Ameri-
can Material Culture; James L.
Garvin, retired state architectural
historian, New Hampshire Divi-
sion of Historical Resources; Ben
Haavik, team leader for property
care, Historic New England;
Brock Jobe, professor emeritus,
Winterthur Program in American
Material Culture; Laura Johnson,
associate curator, Historic New
England; Kevin D. Murphy, pro-
fessor and chair of history of art,
Vanderbilt University; Robert
Mussey, independent conserva-
tor; Jane C. Nylander, president
emerita, Historic New England;
Richard C. Nylander, curator
emeritus, Historic New England;
Kenneth C. Turino, manager of
community engagement and exhi-
bitions, Historic New England;
Barbara McLean Ward, director
and curator, Moffatt-Ladd House
and Garden; Gerald W.R. Ward,
senior consulting curator and
Katharine Lane Weems Senior
Curator emeritus, Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston; and Richard
Guy Wilson, chair, department of
architectural history, University
of Virginia.
The $1600 fee will include
all lectures, admissions, guided
tours, transportation to and from
special visits and excursions,
daily breakfast and lunch, eve-
ning receptions, and various
service charges. Enrollment is
limited to 25 participants. For a
complete itinerary and registra-
tion information, visit Historic
New England’s website (www.
) or call
(617) 994-6629.
Multiple scholarships are
available to mid-career museum
professionals and graduate stu-
dents in the fields of architec-
ture, decorative arts, material
culture, or public history. Can-
didates from diverse cultural
backgrounds are encouraged to
apply. For information, contact
Ken Turino at (617) 994-5958.
CAPE COD GLASS CLUB
The Cape Cod Glass Club
(CCGC) will meet on Tuesday,
March 7, in the Hirschmann
Theatre at the Sandwich Glass
Museum beginning at 1 p.m. The
program, led by CCGC member
Maria Martell, is titled “Winter
Finds: What and Why?” Martell
asks that the membership bring in
pieces they have found this win-
ter, share why they bought them,
and describe what they are.
The CCGC, founded in 2000,
is a not-for-profit chapter of the
National Glass Club. It is dedi-
cated to the study and apprecia-
tion of glass with an emphasis on
American glass. The club meets
from October to December and
from March to June. Activities
include formal lectures, study
sessions, and visits to museums
and working glassmakers.
The club is always open to
new members, and membership
is not limited to Cape Cod res-
idents. For further information,
contact membership chairman
Brenda Hayes at (508) 385-4893
The Cape Cod Glass Club
is planning for the 30th annual
Cape Cod Glass Show and Sale.
It will be held on September 16
and 17 at the Cape Cod Commu-
nity College gymnasium, Route
132, West Barnstable, Massa-
chusetts. For further information,
please contact co-manager Betsy
POST-DUBUFFET:
SELF-TAUGHT ART IN
THE 21ST CENTURY
In a world exponentially
altered by technology and its
far-reaching effects on commu-
nity structures, social relation-
ships, and educational systems,
is self-taught art being radically
revised in the 21st century?
Who are the art brut artists of
tomorrow?
Curators, scholars, and artists
will come together in a sympo-
sium on April 3 at the American
Folk Art Museum in New York
City to examine the current state
of the field. Speakers will include
Maxwell L. Anderson, Edward
M. Gómez, Massimiliano Gioni,
Jane Kallir, Randall Morris,
Barbara Safarova, and Valérie
Rousseau, symposium chair and
curator at the American Folk Art
Museum.
The program, supported by the
Council for the Study of Self-
Taught Art and Art Brut, will be
followed by a reception and book
launch of The Hidden Art: 20th &
21st Century Self-Taught Artists
from the Audrey B. Heckler Col-
lection (New York: Skira Rizzoli
/ American Folk Art Museum,
2017).
The symposium will be held
from 2:30 to 6 p.m., and admis-
sion is $10 for members, stu-
dents, and seniors; $20 for non-
members. For more information,
call (212) 595-9533 or e-mail
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CERAMICS OF THE
ISLAMIC WORLD
On Monday, March 13,
the Connecticut Ceramics
Study Circle (CCSC) will pre-
sent “Between East and West:
Ceramics of the Islamic World
Between China & Europe,” an
illustrated lecture by Walter B.
Denny, Distinguished Profes-
sor of Art History, University
of Massachusetts, Amherst. The
lecture will begin at 1 p.m. at the
Bruce Museum in Greenwich,
Connecticut, with refreshments
immediately following the
lecture.
In his talk, Professor Denny
will explore the first inter-
changes of ceramic art and artis-
tic ideas between the Far East
and the Middle East over the
so-called “Silk Road,” as well
as the artistic cross-fertilization
of three broad traditions, Euro-
pean, Middle Eastern, and Far
Eastern, from the tenth century
of the Common Era onward.
Among the phenomena to be
discussed are early imitations
of Chinese ceramics in Iraq,
the international phenomenon
of blue and white ceramics, the
rise of Iznik ceramics of the
Ottoman Empire as a new stan-
dard for luxury wares, and the
phenomenon of Orientalism in
European ceramics in the 19th
century, beginning with the first
great artist-potter of modern
times, Joseph-Théodore Deck
(1823-1891).
Admission for nonmembers
of CCSC is $25. For additional
information, visit the website
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INTERNATIONAL
PERFUME BOTTLE
ASSOCIATION
The 29th annual convention of
the International Perfume Bottle
Association (IPBA) will be held
May 4-7 at the Hyatt Regency
in Princeton, New Jersey. The
annual convention will focus on
the science and artistry of the
fragrance industry.
Richard Mamez, president of
Lampe Berger, will be the key-
note speaker. He will discuss a
hundred years of history for the
Lampe Berger company, best
known for its perfume-burning
lamps, which began in 1898
with a diffusing invention.
Each lamp is associated with
incredible designers and major
manufacturers such as Cristal
de Baccarat, Emile Gallé, and
René Lalique. Some of these
beautiful lamps were owned by
famous notables such as Coco
Chanel, Colette, Jean Cocteau,
and Picasso.
A special presentation will be
given by Laurice Rahmé, who is
the founder, creator, and pres-
ident of Bond No. 9 New York
Fragrances, which was launched
in 2003 to restore artistry to per-
fumery and to create a scent for
each neighborhood in New York
City; it has over 60 fragrances
in its line today. It is a top-sell-
ing, globally recognized luxury
brand and has a major following
among collectors.
The main attraction is the Per-
fume Bottle & Vanity Show and
Sale, which boasts the largest
showroom of vintage perfume
bottles and vanity items found
anywhere. The annual show is
open to the public on Saturday,
May 6, along with other events
such as Collecting Perfume
Bottles 101, an educational pro-
gram, and a flea market of van-
ity items loaded with bargains
and deals.
On the evening of Friday, May
5, the Perfume Bottle Auction
will bring beautiful and unusual
perfume bottles and vanity items
to the auction block. The charm-
ing and entertaining Nicholas
Dawes, an Antiques Roadshow
celebrity, will return again this
year as auctioneer. The auction
is open to the public. Items in the
auction may be viewed online
(www.perfumebottlesauction.
com).
The IPBA is sponsoring a
perfume bottle design contest,
which is open to all artisans, not
just IPBA members; the offi-
cial rules may be found on the
design entries will be displayed
in the showroom, and the winner
will be announced on May 6 at
the convention.
For a list of events open to the
public or for more information,
call Teri Wirth at (407) 973-