Stunning examples of fabergé
Art Nouveau Jewelry
The innovative techniques and unusual materials of art nouveau jewelry
The Butterfly Man of New Orleans
On the most significant form of colonial French furniture made in the Americas
Servitude and Splendor
The craftsmen and carved furniture of the Rappahannock River valley, 1740 to 1780
Sleeping beauties
Beds offered at Bonhams sale of American furniture
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is a city of great character and great contrasts: blue-blooded and blue collar; home of the beaux arts and the Broad Street Bullies; as steeped in history as it is in Tastee Cakes. In today’s Philadelphia, au courant fashion shops nestle next to dealers in exquisite art and antiques. In April the City of Brotherly Love celebrates its long …
Portrait miniatures in the New Republic
How America found its face
Museum attendance for 2008 reported
The Art Newspaper just released its 2008 rankings for worldwide museum attendance. The top slot went to the Louvre, which held the position last year, with 8.5 million visitors (up from 8.3 million in 2007). The British Museum came in 2nd with 5.93 million (up from its 4th place ranking last year). In the US, the National Gallery of Art …
This Week’s Top Lots: March 23 – 27
A week of 20th century design auctions kicked off on Tuesday at Wright in Chicago, with a steady sale that brought in over $1.5 million with 72.5% sold by lot. The top selling items were both by Paul Evans, a Faceted cabinet (model PE-354) that sold for $44,375 (estimate $20,000-30,000) and an Argente cabinet (model PE-38A) which brought $32,500 (estimate …
John Hardman and Company: Pugin’s glasspainters
On the influential architect, designer, and propagandist Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin