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Marion and Donald Woelbing, Franklin Wisconsin.
Marion and Donald Woelbing were the solid citizen types that for generations have built American small businesses. They were a true partnership supporting each other in their diverse interests ranging from breeding and showing American Kennel Club grand champion prize winning dogs, to building with their own hands “Thorntree,” their home in suburban Milwaukee, to building an impressive collection of 17th and 18th century American antiques, to collecting [...] Click here to continue reading.
William Thomas Smedley (American, 1858 to 1920)
William Thomas Smedley was a freelance artist who provided illustrations for many books and major magazines such as Scribner’s, Harper’s, and The Ladies Home Journal during the latter half of the 19th century. Smedley, who was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1858, received his formal artistic training at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. At the completion of his education there, Smedley moved to [...] Click here to continue reading.
Ex Collection of Thomas S. Holman: Souvenirs of The Grand Tour
In the 18th and early 19th century young Englishmen embarked on lengthy travels to the Continent, known as the Grand Tour. Ostensibly, the voyage was to round out one’s education, which still emphasized a strong knowledge of Classical arts and architecture, languages, history, literature, and philosophy. It also provided months, and sometimes even years, to collect art and artifacts. Later in the [...] Click here to continue reading.
Maria Martinez and the Martinez Potters
Few craft artists, Native American or otherwise, can claim worldwide fame and appreciation, but these accompanied the life of potter Maria Martinez of San Ildefonso Pueblo. Through her hard work and generous sharing of her techniques, Maria reintroduced the art of pottery making to her people, providing them with a means of artistic expression and for retaining some aspects of the pueblo way of life.
San Ildefonso Pueblo [...] Click here to continue reading.
June Ide Ellison Estate
The Collection of June Ide Ellison includes a rich archive of letters, journals, photographs, and paintings from the Bunker and Ide families of Massachusetts. Other family names included in the collection are Macy, Starbucks and Coffin of Nantucket as well as Worth, Baxter, Draper and Goddard. Most of the primarily 19th century material relates to family members who resided in the coastal town of Nantucket but includes other areas of [...] Click here to continue reading.
Jackson Press
Derived from the traditionally larger sideboard, this Southern chest form, known as the Jackson Press was versatile in its use for dining rooms and kitchens. Most closely associated with Tennessee cabinet makers and named for local hero Andrew Jackson, the Jackson Press was common in the vicinity of Jackson’s home: Davidson County, Montgomery County, and Wilson County, Tennessee.
Information courtesy of Neal Auction Company, July 2006.
The Jackson Press is generally [...] Click here to continue reading.
William Smith Jewett (American, 1812 to 1873)
Jewett was active as a portrait painter in New York city from 1833 to 1849, during which time he exhibited at the American Art-Union and at the National Academy, where he was elected an Associate. He abandoned a promising career in NYC when he embarked with the “forty-niners” in May 1849, to seek his fortune in San Francisco. Though he may have intended to make his fortune [...] Click here to continue reading.
George Rodrigue (American, Louisiana, 1944 to 2013)
IN MEMORIAM:
A native of New Iberia, Louisiana, George Rodrigue was not only an accomplished artist, he was also a savvy businessman and philanthropist. A student of the University of Louisiana and the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, Rodrigue began his career in illustration, before turning to painting full time.
His earliest works, steeped in the Acadian lore and Cajun history of his ancestors [...] Click here to continue reading.
Samorodok Definition
Samorodok is a technique that produces a textured finish that resembles fabric or tree bark. It is done by heating the silver to a temperature just below melting point, then cooling it quickly in water.
Information courtesy of Brunk Auctions, November 2013.
Collection of Margaret and Lawrence H. Skromme, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lawrence H. Skromme, P.E. was a lover of farms and farmers all his life. He was born on a farm in Roland, Iowa on August 26, 1913, the son of Norwegian immigrant parents Austin G. and Ingeborg (Belle) Holmedal Skromme.
Lawrence Skromrne graduated from Kelley, Iowa High School in 1931 winning an agricultural scholarship for his work in Future farmers of America. He graduated from [...] Click here to continue reading.
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