![]() We have the whole gamut, all the way from Pilgrim, William & Mary, Queen Anne, Chippendale, Federal and Classic." "That's the nice thing here at Sotheby's. ![]() "I love objects, so whether it's a high boy or a piece of early American stoneware, I get equally excited about it," says Keno. (The category also includes imported items specifically designed and made for the U.S. It's also a red-hot collecting area for both seasoned connoisseurs and budding enthusiasts who desire an authentic piece of made-in-America history. Webster's dictionary defines the term even more broadly: "Materials concerning or characteristic of America, its civilization or its culture." In any event, Americana is a gigantic umbrella category used by auction houses and antiques dealers to describe American furniture, folk art, portrait miniatures, textiles, pottery, silver, pewter and glass. ![]() But caught between hearty sips of takeout soup from the auction house's rooftop café one fall afternoon, the dapper regular on PBS's "Antiques Road Show" gnawed on a question about his ardor for Americana.Īmericana is a handy term that covers just about every imaginable collectible one might find in an American home (or barn) from, say, 1660 (the so-called Pilgrim era) to 1845 (the so-called Empire period). ![]() Keno, Sotheby's senior specialist and director of business development for American furniture and decorative arts, is rarely at a loss for words. ![]()
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