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Maine Antique Digest, April 2017 23-B
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These two framed carved alabaster plaques were displayed by Robert Lloyd Fine Art
and Antiques, New York City. Lloyd stated that they were carved by an English or
Belgian craftsman and date from the 16th century. Each plaque depicts a different
portion of the story of the birth of Christ. One shows Mary, Joseph, an angel, and
Jesus in the stable. The other shows the family with the Biblical Magi. In overall good
condition, the plaques are presented in wide, possibly period, gilt frames. The plaques
were priced at $18,500.
Priscilla Boyd Angelos of Boyd’s Antiques, Flourtown, Pennsylvania, offered this
19th-century diorama of the Spanish schooner
San Jose Mataro
for $395. The powder horns
were marked $135 (smaller) and $175. The English dueling pistol was $1875; the four-barrel
pepperbox, $975; and the American Standard Tool Co. revolver, $850. The English flintlock
hunting rifle was marked $2450; and the Model 1867 Remington U.S. Naval Rolling Block
carbine was tagged $2950.
I met Terry Newendorp and Kathryn Lindquist while they were relaxing
on a bench on the third level of the Katzen Center. The Maryland couple
was looking through a handful of business cards that they had acquired
from various dealers at the show. When I asked what sorts of things they
were interested in, they allowed that they were not buyers at all. Rather,
they are in the process of downsizing and used the show as an efficient
way to identify dealers whom they might contact regarding their own
collections. Good thinking, Terry and Kathryn!
Each mirror in this group is a reverse-
painted depiction of a naval battle during
the War of 1812. The smallest example,
upper left, shows a battle between
unidentified frigates, circa 1820, and was
priced at $950. Both larger mirrors depict
a scene of the battle between the U.S.S.
Constitution
and H.M.S.
Guerrière
. They
were priced at $1550 and $1595, left and
right. These War of 1812 mirrors were in
the booth of Stephen and Alice Shapiro of
SAJE Americana, Short Hills, New Jersey.
Detail of the U.S.S.
Constitution
/
H.M.S.
Guerrière
battle, won by
the
Constitution
, August 19, 1812.
Note the hand-painted oak leaf
border.
Karen DiSaia, manager of the Washington Winter Show, also
is an exhibitor. Karen and Ralph DiSaia trade as Oriental
Rugs, LTD, Old Lyme, Connecticut. Their wide array of
brightly colored antique rugs and carpets included this
example, a 5' x 6' Heriz from the 1920s. It was $5800.