Released on: January 22, 2008, 12:34 am

Press Release Author: Micheal

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: If you\'re looking for useful information about the world of
art, antiques and collectibles, Rosemary McKittrick\'s website is a must.

Press Release Body:
Santa Fe, NM,Jan,21,2008 -- Call it revolt against fussy and over-the-top Victorian
furniture. That\'s Arts and Crafts design. Let\'s face it, when you combine massive
size with oozing fruit, flower and plant trimmings, the Victorian style can be hard
to handle.

Not to mention the fact that a Victorian sideboard can swallow up a room. If you
live in a turn-of-the-century manor it\'s no big deal. If you live in a contemporary
bungalow, it\'s madness, like a traffic jam in the dining room.

With its plain, severely simple--yet graceful design, Arts and Crafts was a new
start. The natural materials and honest craftsmanship was impossible to ignore.

The furniture of Grand Rapids manufacturer Charles P. Limbert not only wowed
designers and homeowners during the early-20th century, collectors today still can\'t
get enough. Like all great things, there is timeless quality to Arts and Crafts
design. It\'s a way of seeing that rejects furniture decorated like a birthday cake.


Skillful craftsmanship was enough for these designers. Limbert started making what
he called \"Dutch Arts and Crafts\" style furniture in 1902.He said the original
Spanish Mission Style was derived from Dutch furniture designs. So he always used
the phrase \"Arts and Crafts,\" and never the word \"Mission\" to describe it.

With a touch of whimsy, his decorative cutouts, squares, spades, and hearts are
simply enchanting. Even though the furniture was made in a factory much of the
handwork is obvious in the hardware and in joining and finishing the pieces.In fact
Limbert\'s trademark was a craftsman at his workbench. It offered the feel of old
world craftsmanship.

The Arts and Crafts movement began in mid-19th century England as an answer to
mass-produced factory goods. By the turn-of-the-century, America joined the
bandwagon.

On Sept. 9, Treadway/Toomey Auctions offered a selection of Limbert furniture in its
20th century Art & Design sale. An early armchair sold for $3,480. PressRelease
Distribution By PressReleasePoint(http://www.pressreleasepoint.com)


Read the entire article at http://www.LiveAuctionTalk.com. RSS:
http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/rss/lat.rss.


press contact:

Micheal
McKittrick Fine Art
Santa Fe, NM 87507
United States
4444 222 636
michaelmckittrick@comcast.net
http://www.LiveAuctionTalk.com



Web Site: http://www.LiveAuctionTalk.com

Contact Details: press contact:

Micheal
McKittrick Fine Art
Santa Fe, NM 87507
United States
4444 222 636
michaelmckittrick@comcast.net
http://www.LiveAuctionTalk.com