Ona Curran is a fine and decorative arts appraiser and consultant able to evaluate your collections of American and English furniture, silver, paintings and other 18th, 19th and early 20th century decorative arts. She is a certified member of the Appraisers Association of America and does not buy or sell antiques.

Ona is a former museum curator and has been appraising for the last twenty years working with banks, lawyers, museums, insurance companies and collectors. She has also lectured on antiques and is an art historian. Her latest book  Thomas McIlworth/Colonial New York Portrait Painter published April 1, 2007 is now available.

McIlworth worked in the period 1758-1769 and painted the portraits of the patroons, political figures, college presidents and the mercantile elite of the New York Province. There are forty six known portraits well illustrated in the book with descriptive historical background on each. A most recent discovery is the portrait of General John Bradstreet found in an attic in Schenectady. It is the only known portrait of the general. This book on Thomas McIlworth is the first and only book published on this elusive artist.

Single copies are $35. plus $4. shipping. Send checks to Ona Curran/Art Books Press, 140 Creek Road, Esperance NY 12066. Quantity discounts are available. Email ocurran@nycap.rr.com for details.