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Resources from Period Furniture Conservation

Articles by Yuri Yanchyshyn
Articles by conservators tend to be highly technical in nature. Here are two examples.
 
Yanchyshyn, Yuri, "Historic Furniture: Care and Preservation," ACE Culture Notes, June 2000. To download PDF please click here
   
Yanchyshyn, Yuri, "Picture Framing I: A Frame Designed by Frederic Church," Museum Management and Curatorship, IX, 2, June 1990,
pp. 219 -221.
Publications Which Have Featured our Work
It is a compliment to any conservator to feature objects he or she treated in an academic, exhibition or sale publication. Here are selected catalogs which feature one or more important objects treated by Period Furniture Conservation.

Rococo: The Continuing Curve 1730-2008, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, February 2008

Important European Furniture, Works of Art, Ceramics, Tapestries and Carpets, Christie's New York, April 20, 2007
Chairs - A History, Florence de Dampierre, Abrams, 2006
Ukrainian Sculptures and Icons, A History of their Rescue, Exhibition Catalog, The Ukrainian Museum, Rodovid Press, 2006
The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Joseph J Rishel, Nov 2006
The Collection of Anthony Ingrao, Sotheby's New York, October 20, 2006
Segoura: Important French Furniture & Old Master Paintings, Christie's New York, October 19, 2006
Property of a Sutton Square Residence, Christie's New York, October 18, 2005
Fine French Furniture & Chinese Ceramics, The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, Fall 2003
Important 20th Century Design, Sotheby's New York, December 12, 2003
Property from the Estate of Ogden Phipps, Sotheby's New York, October 19, 2002
Arts of France Paintings, Furniture, Tapestries & Porcelain, Christie's New York, October 26, 2001
The Chinese Porcelain Company: A Dealer's Record 1985-2000, New York, 2001
Important French Furniture & Decorative Arts, 1643-1805, The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, Fall 2001.
Pioneers in Avant-Garde Design, Philips New York, December 4, 2000
Master Chair Makers of Continental Europe, 1725-1825: an Exhibition and Sale, The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, October 6-28, 1999.
French & Company: Magnificent French and English Furniture, Christie's New York, November 22, 1998.
From Paris to St. Petersburg: Important French and Russian Furniture and Works of Art: an Exhibition and Sale, The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, October 6-31, 1998.
The Property of Garrick G. Stephenson, Christie's New York, October 29, 1993
Important French and Continental Furniture, Sotheby's New York, May 21, 1992
Gilding Comes of Age Once More, New York Times, January 18, 1990
The Conservation of the Seehof Furniture, Kathryn Gill, Jack Soultanian, Antoine M. Wilmering, Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 25, 1990 (1990)
Central Europe 1700-1800, Antiques and the Arts Weekly, December 15, 1989
Presentations
We are often called upon to educate both interested laypeople and individuals pursuing careers related to the visual and decorative arts. Whenever possible, we will share the material from such presentations in this space. Please contact us about speaking to your organization.

Concepts and Context: An Overview of Furniture Conservation, presented to the interns at Christie's New York, Summer, 2006.

 

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