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John Martin and Gay Reading have been shopping this winter for
additions to Greentree’s collection of period antiques and art. They
have been on searches from New York to Palm Beach with a number of
stops between. Most of the new acquisitions will be on the showroom
floor by April. We are pleased that some recent sales have made room
for them. As always, there is more inventory than space to show it
(more on solving this in future issues) so always ask if you are
looking for something special that might not be on view. This is
especially true of our art and upholstered pieces.
On offer will be items of great diversity. It will be hard to miss a
wonderfully and brightly painted Danish armoire of great size and
presence. On the other end of the scale we have a finely crafted Dutch
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small proportions made of rare calamander wood. A most useful Regency
sideboard, relatively small but stylish, will be arriving with a
simple, but much older, gateleg table in oak. They represent two
aspects of our more expected English look. There are additions to our
carefully edited collection of small articles as well.
We are most pleased to have been able to acquire a number of items,
mostly the best upholstered pieces, from the collection of the late
James Cogar, noted curator of both Williamsburg and Shakertown at
Pleasant Hill. All of these were used in his home in Virginia and at
Bachelor’s Barter in Mercer County. Mr. Cogar bought the items in
England. This year marks the centenary of this important contributor
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