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ADPRO – Mantiques Modern was founded CATSKILL AND HUDSON, NY – The Olana State Historic Site and
by two women who sold antiques to male Thomas Cole National Historic Site in New York are now connected
shoppers in the late 60s and have worked with thanks to a new scenic walkway at the place where American landscape
NYC designers for the last half century. Now, painting began. The new experience connects the homes and studios of the
Bergdorf Goodman has tapped the company major Hudson River School artists, Thomas Cole and Frederic Church,
to offer a collection of their vintage goods over the Hudson River and across
and antiques as the luxury store’s exclusive the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, offering
vintage seller. The company’s showroom at sweeping views of the Hudson River
146 W 22nd Street will now be moving a Valley and the Catskill Mountains.
selection of its top pieces to Bergdorf’s, and Thomas Cole and Frederic Church
decorating one of the windows at the Men’s met as teacher and student nearly 200
Store. Said MM’s Gallery Director, “It’s high- years ago and started a multi-genera-
end 20th-century objects and design things from big fashion houses, esoteric tional friendship. The Hudson River
designers, [and] surrealists, and cool objects you might find in your travels Skywalk Region includes the City of
throughout your life.” Prices will range from hundreds of dollars up to Hudson and the Village of Catskill.
$20,000. Shoppers can keep their eyes peeled for vintage wares from the
likes of Gucci and Hermès, particularly an old Hermès nautical clock—a
favorite of the gallery’s. LIVESCIENCE – At least 100 artifacts from Yemen
have been successfully sold at auction for an estimated
$1 million in the U.S., Europe and the United Arab
MASHABLE – When is a doll not a doll? When Emirates since 2011 – the country’s so-called “blood
it is perceived as haunted. This took place when antiquities.” Recently, the Antiquities Coalition put out a
@TheNerdyVixen shared a tweet with a picture list of 1,631 objects that were stolen from several muse-
of her newest had-to-have antique doll. She ums in Yemen. A team of researchers with the ATHAR
found this little cursed beauty at an antique mall Project has been monitoring 95 Facebook groups
in Momence, Illinois. “So, I saw this doll at an whose members include looters, antiquities sellers, and
antique store a few months ago. I kept thinking buyers. Katie Paul, an archaeologist who runs the project
about this doll, seeing its face in my head. I decided along with Amr al-Azm, who is a history professor at
it was time to bring it home today.” Little did she Shawnee State University in Ohio, said “The items being
know what kind of reaction would take place offered out of Yemen are significant. Carved stone,
after posting the photo. Said one follower, “just bronze statues, even historic items and weapons. In some
watch, you’re going to wake up in the middle of cases, one of the more prominent traffickers we have
the night and it will be back on the dresser, watching followed has even posted photos of his find spot for artifacts.”
you. You think maybe you’re dreaming and fall back asleep.
The next time you wake, it’s reaching towards you from the
night table. You scream. It tilts its head & smiles.” And MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS – On a recent episode of England’s
from another, “Can you post an update tomorrow morning just so we know Antiques Roadshow, a crew of five men with a large utility truck brought
the doll didn't murder you in your sleep?” Knowing a good thing to post in a 32-foot tall totem pole for appraisal. The pole, commissioned by Robert
when she found it, “Abigail” now has her own Twitter account titled Abigain Stoker of Manchester Liners, was unveiled in 1969 on the company’s grounds
and had recently fallen into disrepair. The two-and-a-half-ton structure is
The Totally Not Haunted Doll where fans can keep up with her daily
activities … and her nightly ones. once again a vibrant red and green, crowned by the head of a Thunderbird
with its vivid yellow beak after
being restored. The pole was
INRAP – It was a find of coins from the 15th century that defied 20th cen- carved by Chief Pal Nakwala
tury development. During an archaeological diagnosis in the center of Dijon Wakas (alias Doug Cramner)
near the Abbey of Saint Bénigne, a team unearthed a deposit of 34 gold of the Kwakwaka’wakw tribe,
and silver coins originating from Italy and the Holy Roman states. They from British Columbia,
were contained in a small bronze box, of which a few remains are preserved. Canada. His nephew, Kevin
The coins are in such fine condition Cramner, helped in the
that they have the “appearance of a restoration. Councillor Coen said, “I am not sure they bothered trying to
catalog of portraits of all the great estimate its value. Several years ago the Smithsonian Museum in Washington
princes of the late Middle Ages.” This DC offered us $250,000 for it – but it’s not for sale.”
iconographic “renewal” is part of the
styles of the Italian Renaissance. They
are often heavy, good-looking pieces LONDON – The British Film Institute (BFI) and The Royal
that show the power of these lords Astronomical Society have announced the rediscovery of the earliest mov-
and their willingness to make them ing picture of a total solar eclipse from 1900. The original film fragment
reference currencies. held in The Royal Astronomical Society’s archive has been painstakingly
scanned and restored in 4K by conservation experts at the BFI National
Archive, who have reassembled and retimed the film frame by frame.
NEW YORK CITY – Poster House is a new museum in New York and the Available now to watch online for free,
first museum in the United States dedicated to the global history of posters. Solar Eclipse (1900) is part of BFI
There are exhibition galleries for temporary shows, educational programming for Player’s recently released Victorian
schools and families, and a living archive of contemporary posters. Born in the Film collection. Viewers are now able to
wake of the Industrial Revolution, experience this first film of a solar eclipse
posters reflect and shape societal trends since the event was originally captured
as they fight to captivate the public. over a century ago.
Poster House takes its mission from the
medium, aiming to entertain and educate
all audiences, with exhibitions and events PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY – According to a recent article, Kitchen Prayer
surrounding the history, design, and Ladies are a hot collectible of late. These ladies can be in the form of a bank,
cultural context of posters throughout cookie jar, egg timer, mug, picture frame, spoon rest, planter, salt & pepper
history, around the world. shakers, sprinkler bottle, string and napkin holders, vases and candle holders.
Journal of Antiques and Collectibles
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ADPRO – Mantiques Modern was founded CATSKILL AND HUDSON, NY – The Olana State Historic Site and
by two women who sold antiques to male Thomas Cole National Historic Site in New York are now connected
shoppers in the late 60s and have worked with thanks to a new scenic walkway at the place where American landscape
NYC designers for the last half century. Now, painting began. The new experience connects the homes and studios of the
Bergdorf Goodman has tapped the company major Hudson River School artists, Thomas Cole and Frederic Church,
to offer a collection of their vintage goods over the Hudson River and across
and antiques as the luxury store’s exclusive the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, offering
vintage seller. The company’s showroom at sweeping views of the Hudson River
146 W 22nd Street will now be moving a Valley and the Catskill Mountains.
selection of its top pieces to Bergdorf’s, and Thomas Cole and Frederic Church
decorating one of the windows at the Men’s met as teacher and student nearly 200
Store. Said MM’s Gallery Director, “It’s high- years ago and started a multi-genera-
end 20th-century objects and design things from big fashion houses, esoteric tional friendship. The Hudson River
designers, [and] surrealists, and cool objects you might find in your travels Skywalk Region includes the City of
throughout your life.” Prices will range from hundreds of dollars up to Hudson and the Village of Catskill.
$20,000. Shoppers can keep their eyes peeled for vintage wares from the
likes of Gucci and Hermès, particularly an old Hermès nautical clock—a
favorite of the gallery’s. LIVESCIENCE – At least 100 artifacts from Yemen
have been successfully sold at auction for an estimated
$1 million in the U.S., Europe and the United Arab
MASHABLE – When is a doll not a doll? When Emirates since 2011 – the country’s so-called “blood
it is perceived as haunted. This took place when antiquities.” Recently, the Antiquities Coalition put out a
@TheNerdyVixen shared a tweet with a picture list of 1,631 objects that were stolen from several muse-
of her newest had-to-have antique doll. She ums in Yemen. A team of researchers with the ATHAR
found this little cursed beauty at an antique mall Project has been monitoring 95 Facebook groups
in Momence, Illinois. “So, I saw this doll at an whose members include looters, antiquities sellers, and
antique store a few months ago. I kept thinking buyers. Katie Paul, an archaeologist who runs the project
about this doll, seeing its face in my head. I decided along with Amr al-Azm, who is a history professor at
it was time to bring it home today.” Little did she Shawnee State University in Ohio, said “The items being
know what kind of reaction would take place offered out of Yemen are significant. Carved stone,
after posting the photo. Said one follower, “just bronze statues, even historic items and weapons. In some
watch, you’re going to wake up in the middle of cases, one of the more prominent traffickers we have
the night and it will be back on the dresser, watching followed has even posted photos of his find spot for artifacts.”
you. You think maybe you’re dreaming and fall back asleep.
The next time you wake, it’s reaching towards you from the
night table. You scream. It tilts its head & smiles.” And MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS – On a recent episode of England’s
from another, “Can you post an update tomorrow morning just so we know Antiques Roadshow, a crew of five men with a large utility truck brought
the doll didn't murder you in your sleep?” Knowing a good thing to post in a 32-foot tall totem pole for appraisal. The pole, commissioned by Robert
when she found it, “Abigail” now has her own Twitter account titled Abigain Stoker of Manchester Liners, was unveiled in 1969 on the company’s grounds
and had recently fallen into disrepair. The two-and-a-half-ton structure is
The Totally Not Haunted Doll where fans can keep up with her daily
activities … and her nightly ones. once again a vibrant red and green, crowned by the head of a Thunderbird
with its vivid yellow beak after
being restored. The pole was
INRAP – It was a find of coins from the 15th century that defied 20th cen- carved by Chief Pal Nakwala
tury development. During an archaeological diagnosis in the center of Dijon Wakas (alias Doug Cramner)
near the Abbey of Saint Bénigne, a team unearthed a deposit of 34 gold of the Kwakwaka’wakw tribe,
and silver coins originating from Italy and the Holy Roman states. They from British Columbia,
were contained in a small bronze box, of which a few remains are preserved. Canada. His nephew, Kevin
The coins are in such fine condition Cramner, helped in the
that they have the “appearance of a restoration. Councillor Coen said, “I am not sure they bothered trying to
catalog of portraits of all the great estimate its value. Several years ago the Smithsonian Museum in Washington
princes of the late Middle Ages.” This DC offered us $250,000 for it – but it’s not for sale.”
iconographic “renewal” is part of the
styles of the Italian Renaissance. They
are often heavy, good-looking pieces LONDON – The British Film Institute (BFI) and The Royal
that show the power of these lords Astronomical Society have announced the rediscovery of the earliest mov-
and their willingness to make them ing picture of a total solar eclipse from 1900. The original film fragment
reference currencies. held in The Royal Astronomical Society’s archive has been painstakingly
scanned and restored in 4K by conservation experts at the BFI National
Archive, who have reassembled and retimed the film frame by frame.
NEW YORK CITY – Poster House is a new museum in New York and the Available now to watch online for free,
first museum in the United States dedicated to the global history of posters. Solar Eclipse (1900) is part of BFI
There are exhibition galleries for temporary shows, educational programming for Player’s recently released Victorian
schools and families, and a living archive of contemporary posters. Born in the Film collection. Viewers are now able to
wake of the Industrial Revolution, experience this first film of a solar eclipse
posters reflect and shape societal trends since the event was originally captured
as they fight to captivate the public. over a century ago.
Poster House takes its mission from the
medium, aiming to entertain and educate
all audiences, with exhibitions and events PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY – According to a recent article, Kitchen Prayer
surrounding the history, design, and Ladies are a hot collectible of late. These ladies can be in the form of a bank,
cultural context of posters throughout cookie jar, egg timer, mug, picture frame, spoon rest, planter, salt & pepper
history, around the world. shakers, sprinkler bottle, string and napkin holders, vases and candle holders.
Journal of Antiques and Collectibles
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