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Dating Chinese Art Deco Rugs Chinese Art Deco rugs began to be woven around the turn of the twentieth century. These experimental rugs (before 1920) were probably woven in the traditional Chinese format in the floppy Beijing weave, but there may have been some produced in Tientsin with that region’s distinctively dense and heavier weave. These rugs were largely intended for the Western market and the colors were likely compatible with the richly colored [...] Click here to continue reading. Mafrash – Bedding Bag This is the Arabic word for a flat woven bag in the form of a box, used to contain bedding. Mafrash are not cradles nor are they used as such. Most mafrash are made in pairs, though not connected and have two sides and a bottom woven in one piece with ends added. The bottom is usually a striped plain weave and measures about three feet long by a foot [...] Click here to continue reading. A Brief History of Organettes Organette pioneer John McTammany held many organette related patents issued in the 1880′s and 1890′s, but but likely the first organette-type instrument, called the Cartonium, was built by J.A. Teste in 1861 in Nantes, France. The first commercial organettes sold in America were produced by The Munroe Organ Reed Company, organized in 1869. Located in Massachusettes, they grew to become one of the market’s premier firms with an [...] Click here to continue reading. Stella Music Boxes Stellas were the swan song for the Mermod Freres company of Ste. Croix, Switzerland. They were vastly over-engineered which led to extremely high production costs. This ultimately led to bankruptcy for Mermod; they could not compete profitably in a market dominated by Symphonion, Polyphon, and Regina, all of whom could produce comparably sized boxes at much lower cost, most of which were musically superior to the Stella product. Stellas do have [...] Click here to continue reading. Bennington Rockingham Pottery Brownish glazed Rockingham pottery originated in England, where it was named after the Marquis of Rockingham, who produced it at his Swinton pottery. Essentially Rockingham is yellow ware that is streaked or dappled with a lustrous manganese brown glaze; some is tortoise-shell or spattered yellow. The brown color is part of the glaze itself, which was spattered on the fired clay body. Variations in color were achieved by applying the glaze [...] Click here to continue reading. Schoenhut Circus Toys Albert Schoenhut immigrated to the United States near the end of the American Civil War and began operations as a toy manufacturer in Philadelphia in 1872. Frequently linked to early composition Rolly Dollys and wooden toy pianos, the name Schoenhut is most synonymous with the wooden articulated Humpty Dumpty Circus figures made from 1903 to 1935. Schoenhut’s first circus set was a simple ladder, chair and clown combination. Many different [...] Click here to continue reading. Biedermeier Style The unpretentious and elegant Biedermeier style of furniture and accessories originated in Germany, circa 1820, and was popular there and in Austria until the mid-1840′s. It greatly simplified earlier French Empire lines into a classical architectural look that was also popular in eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and to some extent in France itself. A darker mahogany look was favored in the more northern European regions while the lighter hues of ash, birch, elm [...] Click here to continue reading. Victorian Silver Napkin Rings Individual napkin ring holders were a popular dining table accessory in the late Victorian household. These rings were first used in homes of modest means and rooming houses where it was necessary to use the same napkin at several sittings before it was laundered. For this reason rings were not used in sets, but rather featured varying designs reflecting an individual’s interests, household status or whimsy so that one could [...] Click here to continue reading. Poster Condition Issues Posters, for the most part, were printed in large format on the cheapest possible paper, and with an expected life of two to three months on billboards. They were ephemeral by definition and not intended to withstand the test of time. Therefore, in grading a poster’s condition the standards and criteria of the print collector cannot be used. The most important element in grading a poster’s condition is its appearance as [...] Click here to continue reading. Ormolu The English term ormolu is derived from the French or moulu – ground gold – and traces its origin to an early gilding technique in which ground gold is suspended in mercury, the solution then brushed onto the bronze casting and the piece placed in a charcoal fire to burn off the mercury. Because this process gives off hazardous fumes it has been prohibited in many countries in favor of an electrolysis [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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