Gifted Hennage Collection will transform Colonial Williamsburg

Miniature tall case clock, New England, ca. 1800. Mahogany, white pine, glass, brass and steel.
Bequest of Joseph H. and June S. Hennage, 2020-162. Colonial Williamsburg image

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Theirs was a love story of many dimensions: a love for one another, a love of America and its decorative arts and a love of Colonial Williamsburg. The culmination of Joseph and June Hennage’s passion and evidence of their extraordinary philanthropic generosity is the bequest of their entire American decorative arts collection, which they amassed over 60 years, to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The Hennage Collection is a singular gift that will transform the already renowned American furniture and furniture miniatures, silver and ceramics collections at Colonial Williamsburg.

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Jeffrey Evans auctions awash in Victorian glass, lamps Jan. 22-23

Princess Feather massive stand lamps with colored fonts. Jeffrey S. Evans images

MOUNT CRAWFORD, Va. – Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates opens its 2021 auctions with a presentation of Victorian glass and lighting on Jan. 22-23. The Friday session will feature lighting as well as an assortment of glass dating from the 19th and 20th centuries. The Saturday session with focus on Victorian and opalescent glass in many forms and patterns. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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How The Benefit Shop’s auctions aid local charities

Working in her warehouse, Pam Stone greets a friend, who is now a permanent fixture at the Benefit Shop Foundation. Visitors often snap a selfie with him. Photo courtesy of Benefit Shop Foundation Inc.

NEW YORK – With a mission of “to donate, to discover, to do good,” Pam Stone and her nonprofit, The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc., in Mount Kisco, New York, has turned the art of thrifting into a successful business that benefits other area nonprofits.

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