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    By design: Miss. native lands role in HGTV show  Jun 26, 2009
    For more than two years, he sold carpet in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia for Atlanta-based Leonard Decorative Art Center. He quit in 2001 to work as an independent designer for Kolo, which sells outdoor/ indoor furniture, then took a job in New York with Janus, a high-end furniture company. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Appraisal event set for Saturday in Marlborough  Jun 20, 2009
    Murray said she expects "to see a little of everything come through the door." Stephen Fletcher, of Antiques Roadshow fame, will be available to appraise American furniture and decorative art. Also on hand will be Stuart Whitehurst who does general appraisals as well as rare books and manuscripts, she said. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)

    The Rise of the Glass Industry  May 25, 2009
    How Early Forms of Glass Were Turned Into Popular, Decorative Art. Early Middle Eastern glassmakers created the most basic glass items, but as artisans developed new techniques, more glass products were made and spread through Europe. (Suite101.com)

    The Glass Industry in America  May 25, 2009
    The early products for daily use and for decorative art were developed in ancient lands, and as artisans became more skilled with their products, knowledge of the craft spread through Europe and Asia ... This article expands on the history of the glass industry, as described in : How Early Forms of Glass Were Turned Into Popular, Decorative Art. (Suite101.com)

    Recessionistas rediscover the thrill of the second-hand deal  May 9, 2009
    Auctions are amazing for art, decorative art and furnishings (especially upholstered pieces, which tend to sell very cheaply because they're so specific with regards to colour, pattern. and so on). (Globe and Mail)

    Three to receive Bonfils-Stanton Awards  May 5, 2009
    Grant established the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art in 2003 to preserve the work and collections of Denver artist Vance Kirkland, best know for his watercolors, abstract oil and water mixtures, and vibrant Dot Paintings, according to a news release. He was the museum s founder, director and curator. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    From world premieres to theatre of snow  Apr 29, 2009
    Among the presentations certain to evoke public reaction is a massive mural by Taiwanese artist Michael Lin, using his island's fabric designs and decorative art. It will be Lin's first work in Canada. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Unveiling the future of native culture  Mar 7, 2009
    He is also shrugging off the sterile B.C. idea that galleries do decorative art and museums do artifacts and history. We want to break those polarizing, invalid genres and create new types of exhibitions that will startle people, he adds. (Globe and Mail)

    10 things to do this weekend  Mar 6, 2009
    BROWSE. Decorative art, silver, folk art and other artifacts of days gone by will be on sale at the WINNETKA ANTIQUES SHOW. Come to buy, or just to gaze lovingly. March 6, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., March 7, 10 a.m. 6 p.m., March 8 11 a.m. 5 p.m. Admission is $15 for three days, proceeds benefit the Winnetka Community House, 620 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka, (847) 446-0537. (Crain's Chicago Business)

    Jackson announces London shows  Mar 6, 2009
    The collection is large enough to be divided into eight "sessions:" Garden Statuary and Outdoor Furniture; Antiques, Paintings and Fine Decorative Art; and two sessions each dedicated to Furniture and Decorative Arts; Amusements, Arcade Games and Disneyana; and Memorabilia From the Life and Career of Michael Jackson. see below for screen grabs, but it's really worth at least a virtual visit. (Variety)

    Ralph Carpenter, 99, connoisseur of Colonial furniture  Feb 24, 2009
    NEW YORK - Ralph E. Carpenter, a self-taught connoisseur of Colonial furniture and decorative art whose passion for Newport, R.I., spurred him to restore many of its most important 18th-century landmarks, died Feb. 2 in Newport. He was 99. (Boston Globe)

    A Tiffany collection you can get your hands on  Feb 19, 2009
    Schneider is just totally in love with Art Nouveau decorative art, and his shop on California Street and Fifth Avenue is a museum of the period. "This is a lifetime of collecting," he said. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Philadelphia ... City of Brotherly Love ... & Romantic Love Too!  Feb 14, 2009
    Philadelphia Bella Vista Bed & Breakfast -- The antique furnishings, eclectic design, decorative art and wonderful colors give character to this stately townhouse from the 1860s. Each of the suites and rooms is stylishly appointed with generous amenities and a private entrance and some have living rooms and kitchens. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    The family that gazes together ...  Mar 26, 2008
    Until recently, a museum was either thought to be the sort of place a grown-up would enjoy, echoey chambers containing carefully arranged and meticulously labelled fine and decorative art. Or the sort of place a child could go, crammed with computer screens, levers to pull, flaps to lift and clothes to try on. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)

    The High Museum, with a French accent  Mar 23, 2008
    From contemporary to Southern vernacular and decorative art, it's a gem and its display matches the work in creativity and sensitivity. Whatever you do, take the time to walk around pop artist Roy Lichtenstien's colorful House III. You can't miss it in the courtyard, and it won't miss you either. (Florida Times-Union)

    Cheap Decorating with Wall Decals  Mar 15, 2008
    Choose the location for your decals carefully and make sure the surface is clean of oil, dirt, and dust before you apply your decorative art. A whole host of online retailers, both large and small, sell wall decals online. (Suite101.com)

    From gems to duds, Charles Gillot's collection kills a myth  Mar 8, 2008
    By the late 1880s, Japanese woodcuts were influencing avant-garde painters, while Japanese pottery and bronzes left their stamp on decorative art. The name Japonisme was coined to describe the fad to which Gillot succumbed on a grand scale - the year following his death an auction running to 3,453 lots was held in February 1904 at the H. (International Herald Tribune)

    Plan your weekend  Feb 22, 2008
    More than 7,500 pieces of fine and decorative art, crafts, jewelry and garden decorations from more than 350 established and emerging artists. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Free admission. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Sweet Selling Sedan  Feb 17, 2008
    "After all," says Michael Williams, co-chair of Cowan's Fine and Decorative Art Department, "most of the Toyotas on the road today have a higher mileage than our Packard from 1930.". Those who love old Packards but are not ready to make such a large investment should consider collecting vintage toy cars instead. (Forbes)

    'Grandeur Saved': Exhibit featuring photography of Charleston's historic Aiken-Rhett House on display  Jan 31, 2008
    The exhibit also includes decorative art objects from the Aiken-Rhett House, including china, silver and books from the Aiken library. Eastman, who lives in St. Louis, is a self-taught photographer known for his powerful use of color. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)

    A lesson in bathroom lighting  Jan 22, 2008
    A small recessed spotlight directed at a piece of decorative art or a beautiful powder room basin creates another layer of light in the bathroom. Similarly, a recessed shower fixture can be angled (most can be tilted up to 35 degrees at installation) to highlight nice tilework or fixtures and make them sparkle. (CNN)

    A stunning gift lights up LACMA  Jan 12, 2008
    The plaza level galleries used to hold a jumble of ancient and American art, and before that a hodgepodge of English silver and Italian decorative art ... The work's incorporation of manufactured objects -- a wheel, a light fixture -- connects to the period furniture and other decorative arts incorporated into the display of painting and sculpture. (Los Angeles Times)

    'Wool' paintings featured in Niles library gallery  Jan 10, 2008
    Traditional Rug Hooking, using strips of wool fabric on a burlap or linen foundation, has been a useful and decorative art form for hundreds of years. Today, both recycled and new wool is used to make rugs and other heirlooms, to decorate homes, for every season. (Niles Star, MI)

    What a day for culture  Dec 26, 2007
    Permanent exhibitions are in the museum's The Root Family Museum of Americana and Cocoa Cola memorabilia, The Helena and William Schulte Gallery of Chinese Art, the Cuban Foundation Museum, Anderson C. Bouchelle Study Center and Gallery for International Decorative Art, The Kenneth Worcester Dow Mohan Dow Gallery of American Art, The Center for Florida History, Mary Louise Marzullo Gallery featuring The Levine Jewelry Collection and the Abraham and Dorothy Frischer Contemporary Sculpture Garden.... (Florida Today)

    Tracey Albainy, was curator at Museum of Fine Arts; 45  Dec 23, 2007
    Tracey Albainy had an eye for the exquisite, and as a senior curator at the Museum of Fine Arts, she brought her sensibility about decorative arts and sculpture to the museum's galleries ... While many she worked with championed masterpieces in the form of paintings, Ms. Albainy sought out the finest that the decorative art world had to offer ... "The Empire style would become one of the grandest and most opulent in the history of decorative arts. Bold, saturated colors, costly and elaborately... (Boston Globe)

    Local artist creates holiday yard art for area residents  Dec 20, 2007
    Part of the fun of the holiday is decorating the home and yard in lights and decorative art. In that spirit, Benton County residents have the opportunity to purchase Christmas yard art, made right here in Benton County. (Camden Chronicle, TN)

    From Valley and beyond, Tribal crafters are new store's focus  Dec 13, 2007
    The store features native-produced tribal items, from decorative art to games and music, as well as Pendleton wool products, including purses. "There's talent out there," said Nina Repin, a Snoqualmie tribal council member and dedicated craftswoman. (King County Journal Newspapers, WA)

    Osbourne 'garage sale' nets $800 000  Dec 3, 2007
    "Sharon has great taste in fine arts and furniture, so we had our normal fine and decorative art market," auction house chief executive Darren Julien told AFP on Sunday. "It was fun to see some of the hardcore Ozzy fans bidding against these refined art buyers.". (iAfrica.com)

    Police & Fire  Nov 27, 2007
    Finally, city police were called to the 200 block of W. Portage on Saturday to investigate the theft of decorative art from a sandwich shop. According to reports, the 4 x 20 picture was valued at 150 and appears to have been removed by sliding the picture from its mounting brackets. (Sault Ste Marie Evening News, MI)

    Foothills Gallery Christmas Show coming to LaFayette Nov. 29  Nov 24, 2007
    Decorative art blocks, for the event s Block Party, will depict Mosaic art, unique painting and photographs. The art blocks are $30 each. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)

    The Osbournes Auction: Bat Coat, Crashed ATV, Lamp That Almost Burned Down Their House -- All For Sale!  Nov 14, 2007
    To be held November 30 and December 1, with pre-sale exhibitions planned for November 26-29, the "Osbourne Collection" has it all, from fine and decorative art, jewelry and furnishings to the wigs Sharon Osbourne wore following her treatment in 2002 for colon cancer (see ); the hairpieces' starting price is $200 each. As you'd expect, the lot is full of some rather amusing oddities and, well, artifacts associated with several recent misfortunes that have befallen the Osbourne clan. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Bradford Kelleher, 87; turned museum gift shop into model  Nov 7, 2007
    Under Mr. Kelleher's supervision, the museum's reproduction business grew to include a large selection of decorative art objects based on the museum's collection. Mr. Kelleher traveled around the globe in search of artisans who could produce good-quality reproductions. (Boston Globe)

    Column: Bittersweet: an attractive invader  Oct 23, 2007
    At this time of year, its orange and red berries emerging from yellow husks are attractive as decorative art ... Should you receive any decorative art made with bittersweet, take care in its disposal. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)

    Village Fair hits GE  Oct 13, 2007
    Local crafters and vendors will be selling decorative art, food and beverages. The youngsters of the Valley always make a stop by Kids' Alley. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)

    It's playtime again for the big names  Oct 13, 2007
    For this sale the firm seems to have looped in an unusually large offering of furniture, decorative art and jewellery - objects that, in the auction world, tend to take a back seat to the more lucrative business of flogging expensive Australian pictures. Sotheby's is clearly attempting to shift decorative arts up the value scale, setting the minimum entry price per item at $6000 to justify a place in the connoisseur's auction. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Sutherland Serves as Exclusive Corporate Sponsor of the High Museum of Art's Immortal Inspirations Gala  Oct 6, 2007
    With more than 11,000 works of art in its permanent collection, the High Museum of Art has an extensive anthology of 19th and 20th-century American and decorative art; significant holdings of European paintings; a growing collection of African American art; and burgeoning collections of modern and contemporary art, photography and African art. For more information about the High or the gala, please visit or call 404. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Any old iron goes begging at Bunda's  Oct 5, 2007
    B&G's head of decorative arts, James Hendy, says overall it was a good clearance, with local buyers very much in evidence ... To celebrate the firm's big decorative art and furniture sale in Melbourne on November 11, the day after the Cup is due to be run, it is trotting out a magnificent silver trophy: the Melbourne Cup of 1892. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    ... Arts Festival awards announced ... Citizens voice concern for cats ... 2 Wheel Cruisers hold annual rally ... UPDATE ... Hamilton murder trial jury selected ... Public voices concern over newly proposed dwelling ... Rid Litter Day sees new and final date change to Monday ... Relay for Life meeting focuses on team building ... Volunteers the backbone of fundraiser ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="25px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Saturday, September 29, 2007 Arts Festival awards announced  Sep 29, 2007
    I like what I see in Stuttgart, Win Bruhl, juror of visual and decorative art at the festival and art department chairman at the University of Arkansas at Little rock (UALR), said. It takes vision, work and community involvement with a festival of this size. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)

    Pull up a postmodern chair at new Yale exhibit  Sep 20, 2007
    The collection has been recognized as one of the most important American decorative art and design undertaking of the 1980s ... "I've been a fan of Swid and Powell for quite a while, so when the opportunity arose to house the collection, I was thrilled." Gordon is the Benjamin Attmore Hewitt assistant curator of American decorative arts at Yale. (Stamford Advocate)

    Community briefs  Sep 20, 2007
    Farmer will be at the museum, 311 D St., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Farmer specializes in American furniture, folk art, fine art and decorative art, but does not appraise military items, firearms or coins. There is a $20 charge for each appraisal, with visitors limited to two items. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)

    Artist gives stamp of approval  Sep 16, 2007
    She began with tole painting, which is a form of decorative art, she explained. Tole painting involves painting such things as tin and wooden utensils, objects and furniture such as hope chests, chairs and tables. (Waynesboro Record Herald, PA)

    Photo File, Inc. Launches Disney Gold Records Collection  Sep 7, 2007
    MOUNT KISCO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Photo File, Inc., the leader in licensed sports photography, will debut limited edition framed, 24KT gold-plated records commemorating classic Disney soundtracks at Decor Expo, the world's largest decorative art and framing tradeshow, in Atlanta on September 7. The line will rollout at retailers nationwide with a suggested retail price of $249 each. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Sting in the sale for buyers  Sep 1, 2007
    Critics say the emphasis on the more remunerative fine art side of the business has left the traditional strength of the historic Lawsons operation - its decorative art, furniture, tribal art, silver and book sales - looking down-at-heel. Anecdotal evidence suggests vendors with serious material to sell in these areas have been looking to other auctioneers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    What's it Worth? An increasing appreciation for Americana  Aug 26, 2007
    However, with renewed passion for our heritage, American art and decorative art, including such items as weathervanes, is now becoming extremely popular and, as a result, prices are going up dramatically. Quilts One of the best examples of this is the American quilt. (Woonsocket Call, RI)

    Chairs sitting pretty as a design icon, but for how long?  Aug 12, 2007
    Others began as decorative art museums, like the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and Mus. e des Arts-D. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    A bucket of relics from Napoleonic era  Jul 28, 2007
    To be offered at B&G's furniture and decorative art sale in Sydney's Double Bay on Monday week, August 6, it carries an estimate of $8000 to $10,000 and Stanley wouldn't be surprised if it went considerably higher. Country comfort. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Music Hall film series ends tonight  Jul 24, 2007
    The work requires additional time to prepare for the opening gala on Saturday, Sept. 8, due to the quality of the interiors decorative art and the intricate hand detailing. As a result, Executive Director Patricia Lynch has decided to close SummerFilm earlier. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Andriivsky Uzviz  Jul 9, 2007
    The HIstory and Culture of Kyiv on One of its Oldest Streets. This short, steep, curvy, cobblestone road was originally created around the 10-1100's as a shortcut from Kyiv's aristocratic Upper/Old Town down the hill to the Podil district, birthplace of the city's trade, commerce, and industry. (Suite101.com)

    Eye on Rusia  Jul 7, 2007
    We are recommended to a gallery that is housed in a stunning hall within the Baron Stieglits Museum of Decorative Art. The room has been painstakingly renovated, the white paint that covered the beautiful murals on the walls carefully removed. (CNN -- International)

    Artprice and ADAGP Sign an Agreement Strengthening the Digital Economy and Copyright  Jun 25, 2007
    These resources, which will be digitised according to Artprice's proprietary standards, represent the world's largest source of information on the art market, as well as decorative art, design and antiquities ... By extending its standardised database to include catalogues from sales of design, antiquities and decorative arts and adding images and full catalogue information, Artprice is becoming the world's leading source of information on auctions, whatever the field. (PR Newswire)

    Dramatic new home for art revives downtown Denver  Jun 15, 2007
    The Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art in the same neighborhood is more of a hands-off kind of place -- children under 13 aren't allowed -- but it's a good place to explore 20th century decorative arts ... Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art: 1311 Pearl St., (303) 832-8576. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    * New show from old infatuations  Jun 10, 2007
    He has also accumulated a extensive assortment of cultural and historical relics ranging from lacquerware, bronze and jade artifacts to ancient furniture and decorative art works such as thumb rings, snuff bottles, belt hooks and plaques. Local and international museums have often borrowed objects from Wang's collection when putting together major exhibitions on Chinese themes. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)

    Live from downtown Mason City  Jun 9, 2007
    Mahogany doors and wall paneling in the second-floor attorneys office, decorative art glass windows and French doors and terra cotta tile floors were among the original features of the hotel that are being restored. Frank Lloyd Wright used autumn colors, so those will be the colors you re going to see in here, said Bang. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)

    Holey George's pieces stay Down Under  May 26, 2007
    But Joel's manager for decorative art and furniture, Jennifer Gibson, believes both lots set new records for Owen wares of their size ... The bumper sticker might say "FREE TIBET" but there were no give-aways in the big assemblage of Tibetana offered by Sotheby's at its decorative arts sale on May 1 and 2. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    JoAnn Brandau wins Christmas Island Style design contest  May 16, 2007
    "My emphasis in the last few years has been on decorative art for the home-painted furniture, murals, mosaics and photo collage.". A limited number of Christmas Island Style Twentieth Anniversary commemorative ornaments will be on sale this fall at the Marco Island Chamber of Commerce and select retail outlets on the island. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)

    St. Louis Art Museum  May 12, 2007
    The period rooms of the Decorative Art and Design collection run the gamut from Renaissance to present day. There s everything here from European and American furniture and textiles, to Tiffany stained glass, to eighteenth century ceramics to beautiful Meissen porcelain and stunning furniture by architects Greene & Greene and Frank Lloyd Wright. (Suite101.com)

    FLW hospital opens new mother-baby unit  May 3, 2007
    A new nursery, three antepartum rooms, a new C-section room, state-of-the-art equipment all around, along with a modern motif and decorative art on the walls adds to the new unit s at-home feel. It s only the third major renovation GLWACH has seen in the past four decades. (Waynesille Daily Guide, MO)

    Quirky Winter Harbor a secluded Maine gem  Apr 22, 2007
    Winter Harbor is a pleasant, compact town with an attractive stone library, a 5 and 10 cent store, several art galleries, an IGA grocery, a gift shop specializing in jewelry and other decorative art made from sea glass, and two very good eateries: Fisherman's Inn Restaurant, specializing in seafood that the owner smokes himself; and J.M. Gerrish Provisions and Cafe, known for its espresso, pastries, and light deli fare. Our lodging during our visit was an old boathouse, circa 1880, at the Main... (Boston Globe)

    Little Train puffs back to saleroom  Apr 21, 2007
    Hocking, who introduced Australians to acts such as jazz duo Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth, guitar whizz Paco Pena and sarod player Ali Akbar Khan, was a self-admitted "restless spirit" whose taste switched from Japanese prints to pop posters, "school of" old masters, eastern bronzes and 20th century decorative art. That's assuming there are no lots introduced from elsewhere - a phenomenon that's frowned on but by no means unknown at auction. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    East. Meet West  Apr 19, 2007
    By commissioning participants to create work in China, Lam hopes to refute the Western assumption that fine art is superior to decorative art ... Lam's own interest in the decorative arts emerged only after she finished her various studies in London and moved to Shanghai to work for her family's real-estate and investment businesses. (BusinessWeek)

    Otto Natzler, 99; glazer of daring ceramics  Apr 18, 2007
    The Natzlers' elegant and daring works she was the potter helped elevate ceramics from a "decorative art" to a fine art ... "The Natzlers are to vessels as ceramist Peter Voulkos is to sculpture renowned for their handling of materials, for their ability to create the perfect object by coaxing soulfulness anima out of inert, inchoate and meaningless clay," said Jo Lauria, an independent curator and specialist in contemporary decorative arts in Los Angeles. (Los Angeles Times)

    Design calender: Key design events of 2007-8  Apr 16, 2007
    "20th Century Decorative Art and Design" Sales previews April 29 to May 4 ... "20th Century Decorative Art sale" Sale previews from June 2 to June 5 ... 20th Century Decorative Art sale. (International Herald Tribune)

    Curry & Crafts  Mar 22, 2007
    Rangoli - a decorative art made of dried dyes - and henna natural dye tattoos will also be available. Kaushish said the decorative herbal henna dye is green but turns reddish when it dries, and stays red for at least two weeks, when it starts to fade. (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)

    Tiffany lamp exhibit illuminates women's role  Mar 11, 2007
    Stained-glass windows, mosaics, enamels and ceramics are part of the show, as well as workshop photos and details on how these unsung women selected, cut and pieced together glass for the lamps and other decorative art. The show also alludes to a larger Tiffany exhibition of spectacular stained-glass windows and furnishings from his Long Island country estate at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through May 20. (AZCentral -- Home)

    Lionsgate latches to Kinkade  Mar 9, 2007
    He noted that average retail price for a limited canvas is $1,000 while average retail for decorative art is $150. "His art really appeals to a very wide range of buyers," Paseornek added. (Variety)

    Letters enlighten art buffs  Mar 5, 2007
    NEW YORK -- Asking who designed Louis Comfort Tiffany's iconic lamps might seem the decorative art world's equivalent to the schoolyard stumper, "Who's buried in Grant's tomb?" While Ulysses S. Grant is indeed buried in Grant's tomb, fresh evidence reveals that Tiffany did not design most of the lavish leaded-glass lamps bearing his name, solving a century-old mystery art historians didn't even know existed ... Once Eidelberg and Gray learned of each other's discovery, they joined forces with... (FOX59, IN)

    Painting Ceramic Tiles  Mar 5, 2007
    This decorative art can make your kitchen a conversation piece. (Suite101.com)

    Days Gone By ... One dedicated quilter  Mar 4, 2007
    Thankfully, those days or gone now and quilting is more of a decorative art than a practical necessity, Sue said. Many quilts back then were literally made up of scraps and pieces of cloth, hence the term piece quilting. (Texarkana Gazette, TX)

    Melbourne toff's eclectic collection on the block  Mar 3, 2007
    Among Monday's highlights was a 40 centimetre high gilt bronze figure of Ratnasambhava from the Qianlong period circa 1750 which brought a stunning $789,425 including buyer's premium and GST - claimed as an Australian record for Asian art and for any piece of decorative art ... Not too many shocks at Lawson Menzies sale of decorative art on February 4, the first of the year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    A tiny condo is wrapped in luxury, reflecting the world travels of owner Sonya Taylor  Mar 2, 2007
    In a space of only 530 square feet, she is blanketed in international furnishings, paintings and decorative art. The quiet of her tiny domain is periodically punctuated by the coo-coo of a clock in her tiny kitchen. (Sunspot.net -- Business)

    Off the beaten path  Feb 21, 2007
    O'Neil's Berry Hill-based business, Hot Potatoes, relies on the groundswell created by her pass-along e-mails and newsletters to sell rubber stamps used for decorative art projects. "The people who are on my list definitely want to be there," O'Neil says. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)

    - Tristram Hunt  Feb 17, 2007
    In east London, Waltham Forest council intends to close the William Morris Gallery on weekdays, sack the specialist curators and put the manuscript collections and decorative art stock off limits. All of which would imperil educational access for school groups and researchers alike. (Guardian Unlimited)

    Art Beat: Mission: Saving our cultural heritage  Feb 16, 2007
    Friday, February 16, 2007. Cori Wegner stands in front of the Iraq National Museum. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)

    Boyd's allegory on poverty rises again  Feb 3, 2007
    It was earmarked for a warehouse auction of second-hand wares - but the firm decided to hold it back for its major decorative art sale in Double Bay at the end of November. The Victoria Cross sold to media mogul Kerry Stokes, who paid a presumably tax-deductible $478,000 and is donating it to the National War Memorial. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    'Roadshow' Stories  Jan 26, 2007
    "That has been such a blessing." He began dealing decorative art in 1973 and opened Rago Arts and Auction Center in 1984. In time, he became a premiere appraiser and dealer of 20th century European and American art pottery. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)

    Les arrivistes  Jan 25, 2007
    This the perfect way to work out your rococo from your neoclassical, and it clearly shows how decorative art has continued to reuse ideas from the past. The collection goes right up to the present day: it is odd to see furniture from the 1980s and 90s in a museum context. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)

    Boston antique dealer new owner of historic Kittery mansion  Jan 24, 2007
    Bardonnet said a wealthy, high-stature family like the Pepperrells likely would have decorated their home with fine French and English furnishings, the foremost decorative art of the 18th century. Bardonnet said he will spend most of his time concentrating on the interior and will preserve the outside in its current condition. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Parisian fairs predict a fashionable season  Jan 12, 2007
    This season's Planete Meuble Paris interprets decorative art and haute couture in a modern and offbeat manner, focusing on Egypt, Spain and Portugal in particular, as part of the organizers' efforts to seek diversity. Maison runs from Jan. 26-30 at Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre. (Korea Herald, Korea)

    Tooting the horn of a revolutionary relic  Jan 10, 2007
    Though the engraving began as a means of identification, it evolved into a decorative art. Fleming said that around the time of the War of 1812, the Conkling horn was cut down to reduce its size, which was a common practice because the larger horns were no longer considered practical. (Newsday -- Long Island)

    Museum exhibits antique toys worth thousands  Jan 9, 2007
    "Toys are a big part of decorative art," he said. The Bruce Museum is showing off antique toys in its current exhibition, "Zip, Bop and Whir: Toys of the 20th Century." Connecticut had a major role in 19th century toy production, with factories located throughout the state. (Greenwich Time)


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