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The Unveiling | |||||||
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"The Unveiling" was advertised on a postcard with a picture of a maple Savery armchair "veiled" behind a piece of mauve satin, only its leg and arm showing. The card was an invitation from two Chester County, Pennsylvania, dealers—Van Tassel/Baumann and H.L. Chalfant—to "Please Join Us at a Discreet Decorative Arts Sale February 8th 5:00 PM to February 9th, 5:00 PM." Turning the card over revealed the invitation was for buyers and for sellers to buy or consign in the company of a Savery maple armchair, a line and berry spice box, an early Pennsylvania wainscot armchair, and a miniature Philadelphia mahogany candlestand at Chalfant's shop on Paoli Pike in West Chester. In addition to American furniture, "The Unveiling" promised a Philadelphia silk embroidery that had never been on the market and several paintings by Fern Coppedge, Albert Van Nesse Greene, Carl Lawless, Charles Morris Young, and Isabel Cartwright. Read More > |
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Philadelphia Made: Top Dealers Tell Us How They Know | |||||||
| Dealers select an item from their inventory, and explain just what is Philadelphian or Pennsylvanian about it. Read more > | ||||||||
| In the Eye of the Connoisseur | ||||||||
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| Collecting antiques requires passion and a thirst for knowledge. Museums have wonderful collections where we can admire the art of past craftsmen. But finally, we all yearn to go from admirers to owners. That leap to ownership can be both exciting and intimidating. It helps to have a dealer who will take the time to explain what makes one piece of furniture more valuable than the other. Read nore > |
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