The opening of Easy Virtue and a conversation with Giles Edleston
Inspired by antiques: Homeric style tea service by Elkington
As an interior decorator and style blogger, I’ve been asked to write a column that takes inspiration from antiques and makes connections to current trends—as we all know, styles in furniture and the decorative arts tend to repeat themselves! Today, the elements of design found in the most exquisite antiques take form in new and often unexpected ways—from designer pieces …
ANTIQUES authors meet with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
ANTIQUES is honored by Hillary Rodham Clinton
The Expert Eye: Stephen Milne discusses Frederick Carder at Steuben
A stunning exhibition at the Steuben flagship store in New York City
Restoring ceramics
Echo Evetts Ceramics Restoration services museums and collectors
Design notes: Historical paints from England
The analysis of historic paint samples
Design notes: Conservation and restoration of upholstery
Historical recreations at the Peabody Essex Museum
This Week’s Top Lots: May 9 – 15
Top Lots in the world of antiques
Celebrating Modernism in Connecticut
Highlighting lesser known modernist works
Rare tables are ‘tops’ at Carlton Hobbs
A new exhibition at the Carlton Hobbs gallery, On Tops: Table Tops from the 2nd Century to the 19th Century, offers a wonderful assortment of tables with some of the most precious and artistic tops ever assembled. Emphasizing extraordinary techniques and materials—from pietra dura (inlay of fine or hardstone) to micromosaic to scagliola (plasterwork in imitation of ornamental stone)—the inventiveness …