The Magazine Antiques - June 1997
June 1997 issue of The Magazine Antiques, a substantial England-focused back issue with articles on Cotehele, the Hope-Weir cabinet, Scottish drinking vessels, hyacinth mania, and a barge for a prince. Good/very good, lightly handled, with clean interiors.
Overview
The Magazine Antiques - June 1997 is a substantive back issue from one of the leading American periodicals devoted to antiques, decorative arts, historic interiors, collecting, connoisseurship, and material culture. This issue is especially strong for readers interested in English houses, furniture, collecting history, and the ways objects carry cultural memory across generations. The cover features a view of the Punch Room at Cotehele in Cornwall, England, and the contents continue that English emphasis with articles on Cotehele, the Hope-Weir cabinet, Scottish drinking vessels, eighteenth-century hyacinth mania, and a princely barge.
Dating / Background
Published in June 1997, this issue belongs to the 75th-anniversary period of The Magazine Antiques, which is noted visually in the issue masthead as 1922-1997. The magazine has long served collectors, dealers, museum professionals, and serious students of the decorative arts by combining scholarship, market awareness, museum news, book coverage, and carefully illustrated feature articles. Unlike a disposable shelter magazine, this issue remains useful as a reference object: it documents specific collections, houses, forms, and collecting interests at a particular moment in late twentieth-century antiques scholarship.
Why Collect
Back issues of The Magazine Antiques appeal to collectors for more than nostalgia. They preserve period scholarship, dealer advertising, museum acquisitions, and photographs of objects and interiors that may not be easily found elsewhere. This June 1997 issue has particular crossover appeal for collectors of English country-house material, furniture history, botanical collecting, glass and drinking vessels, and historic decorative arts. It is also useful for dealers and researchers who value older print references when building object descriptions, provenance notes, or comparative context.
Dimensions (inches)
- Height: 11 7/8
- Width: 9 1/8
- Depth: 3/8
- Weight: 0.9 lbs
Condition
Good/very good condition. Light spine roll and light handling wear. Clean interiors. The issue presents well as a reference copy, reading copy, or shelf copy for an antiques, design, or decorative arts library.
Why Buy From tonyofatlanta
Established, knowledgeable dealer with a curated eye. Accurate descriptions and true-to-life photos. Prompt, secure, professionally packed shipping. Friendly, responsive service; reasonable offers welcome.
