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Modern-Day Masters
of Portraiture |
| Portraiture brings to mind oil paintings of royal families, the Mona Lisa, and old-world artists like Raphael and Édouard Manet. But modern-day portraiture, which includes artful photography as well as painting, fascinates too. |
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| Affordable Antiques |
| Emboldened by the current lull in the antiques market? Here are tips on how to bid at auction. |
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| Trade Secrets |
| Leigh and Leslie Keno are a lot like talent scouts who spot supermodel potential in grocery-store clerks. |
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| Fabulous fontana arte |
| Leigh and Leslie Keno, who taught Americans how to love age-old layers of dirt (patina!) and hairy-paw mahogany feet, are suddenly smitten with the sleek chic of glass-clad furniture and lighting with an Italian accent. |
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| Hold Everything |
| At first glance, Shaker boxes feel as serene as Brancusi’s Sleeping Muse. But stacked together, the boxes exude vitality more than 200 years after being painted. |
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| silver rush |
| South Carolina silver is quite the treasure, but it can be difficult to spot. |
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| Keno Eye |
| Ever since the age of 12, the Keno twins have been "antiques dealers" with a very keen eye. |
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| Brazilian baroque |
| In Brazil, the word Baroque refers to the opulent style and not the date of it’s popularity. |
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| bowled over by burl |
| Some people can’t see the forest for the trees. But Antiques Roadshow stars Leigh and Leslie Keno can’t see the trees for the burl, which they first began collecting when they were teenagers in upstate New York. |
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| antique tea caddies |
| Antiques experts Leigh and Leslie Keno both prefer black tea (no milk), but don’t expect to find loose leaves stashed in the brothers’ antique tea caddies. Nor do the Antiques Roadshow duo display their treasure chests behind locked glass doors. |
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| eagles and urns |
| A new collectible is in the antique world and it’s Federal furniture. |
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| Sponged and Spattered Ceramics |
| Like Proust’s madeleines, sponged and spattered dishes evoke childhood memories for antiques experts Leigh and Leslie Keno. |
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| on the hunt |
| Every antique enthusiast knows the great vintage beauties take time to find. |
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| classic bargains |
| Like wine, furniture develops character with age. And American and English antiques are not only getting better, they’re also becoming more affordable. |
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| Winter 2011 Antiques Shows and Art Fairs |
| With so many antiques shows and art fairs around the country, how do you decide which to attend? Traditional Home’s art & antiques editor Doris Athineos shares her favorites. |
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| Valuable Valises |
| A vintage Louis Vuitton suitcase calls to mind a time when the journey was as good as the destination. |
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| Mirror, Mirror |
| It’s no wonder that the Keno twins, who put the fun back into antiquing, can’t pass a bull’s-eye mirror without checking it out. |
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| Brilliant Bertoia |
| To the Antiques Roadshow treasure twins, Leigh and Leslie Keno, old age is nothing to brag about. What moves them to go back in time is good design. |
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