Antiques Roadshow Insider back issues from June 2006:
Sweetness.(William Bouguereau's 'Le Gouter')(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... A $25 million sale of 19th-century European art at Sotheby's on April 25 included this arresting highlight: Le Gouter (The Snack), a 45 1/2 x 27 5/8-inch oil on canvas by French artist William Bouguereau ...
Oak-solid.(ON THE LOOKOUT)( Renaissance Revival carved oak dining chairs )(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... A set of 19th-century Renaissance Revival carved oak dining chairs went into a Skinner auction in Boston estimated at $3,000-$4,000. By the time the ...
Our old pals.(T. Cohn Inc.'s Popeye paintings)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... What's a day at the beach without a sand pail? Better yet, a vintage tin pail from an earlier era. Here's a 1936 ...
Custer rides again: collector fascination with all things Custer shows no sign of slowing down.(George Armstrong Custer)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Say you are a general or an officer around the time of the Civil War, and you are about to sit down for a photographer. What single, essential quality do you most want your pose and expression to communicate? Confidence? Of course. Arrogance? Just so. Competence? Definitely. ...
Save the furniture!(J. Michael Flanigan on restoring rolltop desks )(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006; ... Longtime Antiques Roadshow appraiser J. Michael Flanigan gave us a call last month after reading our feature on rolltop desks in the April 2006 Insider. He wanted to clarify an inaccuracy, but he also wanted to respond to something else he read in the story--a practice he frowns upon. ...
Clarifications and corrections.(Correction notice)
Jun 01, 2006 ... While we're at it, we'll fix these errors that crept into our May 2006 issue: * Horse racing expert Gary Medeiros, listed in the "Sources & Resources" box in our feature on Triple Crown collecting, no longer uses the 800 number we published. Instead, you can reach him at ...
How convenient... a "buy-low, sell-high" story involving classic photographs.
Jun 01, 2006 ... It's a good bet that all of us have been inside a 7-Eleven store. With 5,800 locations in the United States and more than 27,900 worldwide, 7-Elevens are almost impossible to avoid. And while we know the chain buys and sells coffee (1 million cups a day), milk (41 million gallons a year), ...
Well-crafted canes.(Kimball M. Sterling auction )(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Keep your eye open for antique canes in your antiquing expeditions. They're can be relatively inexpensive, but finer examples are drawing four-figure prices. At a Kimball M. Sterling auction in Johnson City, Tenn., in April, more than 170 canes from two different collections ...
Who? Who? (Picasso!).(ON THE LOOKOUT )(Pablo Picasso's owl sculpture)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... Pablo Picasso's paintings are revered by art collectors, and so too are his sculptures. One example of the latter turned up at a recent Litchfield Auctions sale hosted at iGavel.com. Called Spotted Owl Sculpture, the 1956 piece sold for $46,800 in a late-April sale. Made of ...
Re-joyce.(rare books )(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2006 ... The used and rare book market may have felt some softness in recent years (see "Book-Smart, "February 2006 Insider), but high prices still turn up at auction. Case in point: Swann Auction Galleries in New York sold an inscribed, top-condition copy of James Joyce's Ulysses for $160,000, far ...
Enamored of enamelware: produced in healthy quantities in the 19th century through the mid-20th, enamelware is sticking around because of its decorative appeal and its usefulness.
Jun 01, 2006; ... Nothing embodies the pure essence of country chic like enamelware. If you're looking for proof, just study the flowing lines of a milky white enamelware pitcher, with that thin stroke of cobalt blue lining its lip and the enamel worn down here and there, exposing a metallic glint. Such ...
Game of kings, king of games: the grandest of board games is played around the world, its champions are superstars, and its pieces are prized for their beauty and workmanship.
Jun 01, 2006; ... The game is chess, and it seemingly has been around forever. Its long history began, according to most experts, some 4,500 years ago in India in the form of a four-player warsimulation game called chaturanga. The subtle game of logic and abstract thinking evolved into shatranj, a game for ...
The appraisers speak! wonder what Antiques Roadshow's appraisers are thinking as this summer's tour looms? In this exclusive "pre-flight" report, we offer a sneak peek into their collective outlook.
Jun 01, 2006; ... Experience--there's nothing like it. And when it comes to Antiques Roadshow, the program's appraisers have many years of experience sitting "behind the table" at events. This is the 11th year of treasure-hunting tours for the popular PBS series, so by now, the experts have a feel for what ...
Looking back at a "National Treasure": we can't help it: when we think of Tucson--site of "opening day" on antiques roadshow's 2006 tour--we can't help but think of the program's first trip there.
Jun 01, 2006 ... When Antiques Roadshow rolls into the beautiful state of Arizona this month for its June 17 date at the Tucson Convention Center, it will mark a highly anticipated encore of sorts. This is the second Tucson trip, after all, for Antiques Roadshow's producers, crew, and appraisers, who set ...