Articles
Posted 03/27/13
The euphoria of independence coupled with the horrors of Partition added a new layer of complexity to a society already wrestling with the effects of colonialism and modernization
Posted 03/27/13
House full, collection done, this Philadelphia area couple did what others have perhaps imagined. They began again- passionately, completely, and without reservation. From American folk art they turned to early modern art and design, much of it French. They changed their accent but in truth continued to speak the language of collecting, their shared voice deepened by their experience.
Posted 03/27/13
The Cartier fern-spray brooches
The beauty of the diamond contains within it the awesomeness of geological time. But for sheer scale and lavishness, diamond jewelry reached its climax during the relatively brief reign of Britain's Edward VII from 1901 to 1910.
Posted 03/13/13
Cradle of liberty, cradle of craft
Philadelphia's unparalleled list of great artist-artisans in the twentieth century is part of a legacy that goes back three hundred years.
Posted 03/13/13
In April the Pewter Collectors' Club of America is presenting a loan exhibition, Pewter: The Philadelphia Story, at the Philadelphia Antiques Show. If colonial silver often takes the spotlight for rarity and cost in American metalwork, this exhibition of nearly 150 of the finest domestic and ecclesiastical examples of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century pewter will underscore the soft warmth of pewter's silvery-gray sheen and the subtle restraint of design that have bolstered pewter's continuing allure as a collecting field.
