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Recommendations: Restoration / Art Museums (Memphis TN) / Media / Shipping
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DAVID H. WILSON
Wood & Furniture
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David H. Wilson Wilson Galleries 1126 W Laurelton Pkwy Teaneck, NJ 07666-2750 Phone: 201-836-1632 Email: WilsonRestore@gmail.com
Ways for Collectors and Dealers to Keep It Real By Christopher Mason, The New York Times, May 22, 2008
David H. Wilson, an antiques restorer in New Jersey who consults for Christie’s, offered these tips for spotting fakes. · A 200-year-old antique should show its age: wood shrinks with the grain, separating joints, so crisp joints are suspect. · Marks from a circular saw, a product of the Industrial Revolution, indicate that the piece was produced since then. · If the wood grain is undetectable or looks muddy, someone might be trying to hide something. · Examine the inside, the underside and the back of an antique for color consistency; variations indicate that it might have been altered. · Be wary of very thin veneers; those made before about 1850 were cut by hand and are usually at least 1/16-inch thick. · Pairs of mirrors, commodes and side tables are more desirable, but make sure surfaces and undersides match; if they don’t, one piece may be a copy. · Check for signs of surface distress that seem implausible. · Dents at the top, rather than the bottom, of a chair leg, for example, indicate reused wood. When in doubt, consult an expert. Expect to pay $200 to $300 an hour, or for each item appraised.
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Wood & Furniture
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Jonathan Looper has been in the restoration/conservation business for over twelve years. Jonathan works with private collectors and antique dealers from around the country offering a full range of services from preserving original finishes and patinas to complete reconstruction. Jonathan has an intimate knowledge of furniture from understanding how wood ages to maintaining the quirky construction techniques found on early vernacular furniture, both English and American. His devotion to restoration has allowed him to perfect the art of "seamless' repairs in a manner that adheres to the strict methodology of conservation, he believes that repairs should never detract from the beauty of the art form and bad ones have a way of ruining the greatest of pieces.
Jonathan Looper Antiques Email: jonathanlooper@aol.com Website: www.jonathanlooperantiques.com
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Jeffrey Herman started his business in 1984, and has built his business on a reputation of quality craftsmanship with a special sensitivity towards the finishing of every piece. He is known for repairing & reconstructing everything from historically important tankards, tea services, and tureens to disposal-damaged flatware. Mr. Herman is founder and executive director of the American Society of Silversmiths; Advisory Board, Association of Restorers; Advisor, International Institute of Restorers, Moderator, Silver-Collector.com ; and a member of Professional Restorers International. His client list includes Yale University Art Gallery, RI School of Design Museum of Art, Birmingham Museum of Art, Cape Ann Museum, Mystic Seaport Museum, as well as leading silver dealers and collectors
throughout the United States.
He is recommended by both Sotheby's and Christie's auction
houses. For important information on silver care and advice, please see:
E-mail: jeff@hermansilver.com
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Ceramics
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Bradshaw and Whelan is a ceramic restoration and conservation firm specializing in 18th century and earlier British, Continental and Oriental ceramics (including other hard-bodied decorative objects and periods on a case by case basis). They are graduates of the West Dean College (UK) ceramics and glass conservation program. Their clientele includes many major museum collections, as well as discriminating private collections.
Bradshaw and Whelan also owns and maintains www.ceramicbooks.com - an on-line ceramic reference book company.
Bradshaw & Whelan Email: ceramicbooks@charter.net Website: www.ceramicbooks.com
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CUMBERLAND ART CONSERVATION
Fine Art
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Cumberland Art Conservation is a private painting conservation studio, active in Nashville, TN since 1987. Its two partners, Cynthia Kelsey Stow and Dee Minault, are both graduates of the Cooperstown Graduate Program in Conservation with over 30 years of professional experience, and are Fellows of the American Institute for Conservation. Services offered include examination and preservation of traditional oil paintings, with de facto specialization in Southern painting of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Collection surveys and referrals to other specialists, including frame restorers, are also provided. Clients include many museums, historical collections, state and university departments, and private individuals throughout Tennessee and all contiguous states.
Cumberland Art Conservation 3343 Acklen Avenue Phone: 615-269-3868
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MUSEUMS - MEMPHIS, TN
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The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, one of Memphis' premier art museums since 1976, specializes in impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings and decorative arts. The collection contains over 2000 paintings, works on paper, sculptures, and decorative arts objects, set in beautiful thriving gardens.
The Dixon's Permanent Collection has expanded to include related schools, American art, and a fine collection of decorative art and includes: The Warda Stevens Stout Collection of 18th century German Porcelain The Adler Pewter Collection The Armand Hammer Collection of Daumier Prints The Noufflard Collection of forty works by Berthe and André Noufflard The Forain Acquisition (55 works by French artist Jean-Louis Forain (1852-1931) consisting of drawings, watercolors, prints, pastels and paintings created during Forain’s Impressionist years of 1875 to 1895) The Ritchie Collection (23 paintings and sculptures of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works) The Millennium Gift of Sara Lee Corporation (Dancer Seated on a Pink Divan by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec)
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The Memphis Brooks
Museum of Art is the oldest fine arts museum in the state of
Tennessee and houses an outstanding collection of art dating
from antiquity to the present, including
French Impressionists, Italian Renaissance, Baroque masters,
European and American portraits and decorative arts, 20th
century American, contemporary, African, Asian, Ancient
American, and classical antiquities. It also houses many major
traveling exhibitions. Public programs
for children and adults fill the calendar throughout the year,
and include an independent film series, visiting lecturers,
terrace concerts, dance performances, and free family events.
Memphis Brooks
Museum of Art Brushmark Restaurant: 901-544-6225 Website: www.brooksmuseum.org
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MEDIA
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Antiques & Fine Art Magazine is the leading magazine for the sophisticated antiques and fine art audience. Recognized as the new "magazine of record" for those interested in antiques and fine art through the 20th century, it combines exclusive features on collectors’ homes, historic resorts, noteworthy sales, market trends, and investing, with educational articles and highlights.
Antiques & Fine Art features an exclusive group of renowned dealers who are specialists in their fields and can provide the experience and knowledge of the art and antiques market necessary to guide you on your collecting quest. Antiques & Fine Art encourages the formation of relationships between collectors and dealers. Browse through the magazine or website using our comprehensive search technology, discover an object or work of art, and ask questions — access to expert dealers is as direct as a phone call or email away.
The web site features articles, a calendar of upcoming events, resources, as well as well as merchandise listings, with searches by item or dealer.
Antiques & Fine Art
125 Walnut Street Website: www.antiquesandfineart.com
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The Magazine Antiques is an illustrated fine arts journal covering creative art movements in the United States and abroad and contains articles on decorative and fine arts, architecture, historical preservation and collecting. The magazine also offers a website with current and archived articles and editorials, as well as vast lists of resources including art and antique shows, and dealer locales with selected merchandise listings.
The Magazine Antiques 575 Broadway New York, NY 10012 Phone: 212-941-2800 Website: www.themagazineantiques.com
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Art & Antiques magazine's editorial emphasis is on fine art and antiques, art lovers and collectors. It regularly features gallery and contemporary art opening reviews, articles on the domestic and international market, expert advise on the value of antiques and feature articles on single artists or pieces of work.
The web site features current and archived articles, an advertiser directory and an event calendar. A complimentary linked email newsletter is available upon request.
Art & Antiques Website: www.artandantiques.net
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Artnet includes the most comprehensive color, fully-illustrated archive of fine art auction results worldwide, covering more than 3.1 million artworks by over 180,000 artists ranging from Old Masters to Contemporary Art. It has recently added a long-anticipated decorative arts database. Other key services include artnet Magazine, the insider's guide to the art market with daily news, reviews, and features by renowned writers in the art community and the Price Database. A variety of membership packages is available.
Artnet Website: www.artnet.com M. Ford Creech on Artnet : M. Ford Creech Antiques & Fine Arts, Memphis, TN, USA
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SHIPPING
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For over 15 years, Vintage Transport has set the standard in the United States for the careful and timely transportation of antiques, artwork, fine furniture, and unique items. Our two man driving teams are trained in the packing and moving of pianos, artwork and antique furniture. Our trucks are specially designed and equipped with air-ride suspension, an extensive logistical tie-down system in our custom made cargo boxes, and with other features engineered to provide maximum security and protection.
For a free price estimate, please call 800-333-0056 (Eastern United States) or 888-882-4442 (Western United States), or our general number, 770-451-4175.
Vintage Transport Email: info@vintagetransport.com Website: www.vintagetransport.com
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ShipandInsure.com is made available through PGI Commercial (PGIC), and the North American Collectibles Association – two leaders in their respective fields of insurance for discriminating customers. With over 30 years' combined experience, you can be assured our interests are focused on exceeding our customers' expectations.
The North American Collectibles Association, domiciled in the District of Columbia, has been a leading provider of services to the collectible community for more than twenty years. Members qualify for discounted shipping rates, an exclusive insurance program, and other benefits valuable to both casual collectors and professional dealers of coins, watches and other collectibles. Recently expanding beyond the core niche, the shipandinsure.com shipping insurance product is available to qualified customers regularly shipping high value items.
Ship and Insure 3002 Hempland Rd. Suite B
Lancaster, PA 17601-1362 Toll Free: 877-393-5310 Fax: 717-393-5670 Email: info@shipandinsure.com Website: www.shipandinsure.com
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We welcome and encourage all inquiries. We will make every attempt to answer any questions you might have.
For information, call (901) 761-1163 or (901) 827-4668 or email mfcreech@bellsouth.net
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