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Mark Pitman
A cabinetmaker from Salem, Massachusetts, Mark Pitman (1779-1829) worked on Essex Street near Cambridge from roughly 1800 to 1827, according to American Cabinetmakers: Marked American Furniture, 1640-1940 by William C. Ketchum, Jr.
The book lists four known marks:
* Cabinet Work, OF ALL KINDS, Made and Warranted, by Mark Pitman ESSEX STREET, SALEM Shop nearly oppofite (sic) to Cambridge Street. Orders gratefully acknowledged, & promplty executed.
* CABINET WORK, OF ALL KINDS, [...] Click here to continue reading.
Prismatic table
The last piece of furniture designed by Isamu Noguchi was the Prismatic table in 1957. Reminiscent of Japanese art of origami, the piece was similar to his 1950s sculptures of bent and folded aluminum.
The table was created for Alcoa, which was exploring new uses of aluminum. Two version of the table were designed. For use in Alcoa advertisements, one was modular and multicolored. Only recently has that three-legged table been [...] Click here to continue reading.
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany, born in New York City on February 18, 1848, was one of America’s foremost leaders of the Art Nouveau Movement. Tiffany opened his glassworks in 1885 on Long Island, New York producing a wide range of outstanding designs for lamps, windows and decorative objects. As a leading developer of new forms of art glass, L. C. Tiffany is most noted for his Favrile glass produced from 1892 into [...] Click here to continue reading.
John Letchworth
American Cabinetmakers, Marked American Furniture, 1640-1940 by William C. Ketchum, Jr., offers the following information about John Letchworth: “The highly productive Philadelphia turner John Letchworth (1759-1843) produced a wide variety of Windsor from his shop on Third and Fourth streets during the period 1784-1807. He then moved to Chester County and pursued a career as an itinerant Quaker preacher. Letchworth’s chairs were branded I. LETCHWORTH and included settees; bow-back, rod-back, and comb-back [...] Click here to continue reading.
Thomas Cotton Hayward
A brief biography of Thomas Cotton Hayward is offered by William C. Ketchum, Jr., in American Cabinetmakers: Marked American Furniture, 1640-1940. Ketchum wrote: “The Charlestown, Massachusetts, turner Thomas Cotton Hayward (working c. 1790-1820) placed his brand T.C. HAYWARD beneath the seat of a wide variety of Windsor chairs, including continuous-arm chairs, bow-back side chairs, and a low-back, writing-arm chair. He may also have produced fancy chairs, as his advertisement in the [...] Click here to continue reading.
R-Way Furniture
The following information was available on Wikicollecting.org (December 2011):
The R-Way Furniture Company was initially founded in 1881 as the Mattoon Manufacturing Company, and by 1900 the business had grown to employ 800 workers on a site which covered 12 acres.
When the company’s founder, George B. Mattoon, died in 1904, the company was renamed the Northern Furniture Company and went on to successfully produce a wide range of furniture, including dining [...] Click here to continue reading.
Gustav Stickley (1858-1942)
Gustav Stickley is credited with creating the first distinctly American style of furniture known as Craftsman. He was born on March 9, 1858 in Osceola, Wisconsin to German immigrant parents. As the eldest of six children he went to work as a stonemason at the age of twelve when his father deserted the family in 1870. In 1875, Gustav (originally spelled with an “e”), Charles, and Albert Stickley learned basic furniture [...] Click here to continue reading.
The Lifetime Collection of Dr. James & Susan Widder, Cincinnati, Ohio
For some, antiques are not just objects to buy, sell, and collect, but instead they are truly a way of life. For nearly ï¬ve decades, such as been the case with Jim and Susan Widder. They met at The Ohio State University when Jim was a graduate student (and Susan’s lab instructor), and when Jim completed his doctoral work, the couple settled in [...] Click here to continue reading.
William Lipton: Dealer, Scholar, Collector
William Lipton’s first journey to Asia occurred in the early 1970′s. He was immediately seduced by the culture of the East, and arranged for a return the following year with Jim Thompson at the Thai Silk Company, where he remained for six years, ultimately as the director of design. During this period he traveled extensively throughout Asia, often accompanied and advised by the Hong Kong dealer Charlotte Horstmann.
“I [...] Click here to continue reading.
Virginia Bare, 18 February 1925 to 11 June 2011
Virginia Bare considered red her signature color. After all, red is the color of love, and Virginia loved deeply: her family, her friends, her antiques, and her houses. Over 50 years, Virginia traveled throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania and New England, often with her dear friend Sam Forsythe or beloved daughter Julie, seeking old and beautiful objects to sell in her shop or enjoy in her home. [...] Click here to continue reading.
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