Start with the title. That’s the strategy of Patrick Bell, co-owner of Olde Hope Antiques on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and it’s the tack he took when planning a new exhibition with artist, friend, and collaborator Laurene Krasny Brown.
Exhibitions: American Idol
In 1824 the United States was in the throes of a contentious presidential election.
Magazine January February 2025
Subscribe to The Magazine ANTIQUES today! And sign-up for our newsletter! JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2025 Guest Editor’s Letter Thomas Jayne Talking AntiquesExhibitors at New York’s Winter Show describe some of the exceptional offerings they will bring to this year’s edition at the Park Avenue Armory. ExhibitionsPortrait miniature painter John Smart in Missouri, Old Masters on tour from Puerto Rico, Laurene Krasny Brown at …
Magazine November/December 2024
Subscribe to The Magazine ANTIQUES today! And sign-up for our newsletter! NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024 Publisher’s Letter Don Sparacin Field NotesRedefining Americana Elizabeth Pochoda Current and ComingThe American Renaissance at Yale; Alps exploration and Old Masters of Siena at the Met; Mughal arts and crafts in England; A Parisian changemaker in New York; Magic tricks in Iowa; Stormy weather in California and New …
Curious Objects: Lost and Found in Cleveland
In this episode of our podcast Curious Objects, host Benjamin Miller welcomes Keith Gerchak and Marisa Guterman, makers of the film Lost and Found in Cleveland.
A String of Pearls in a Shoebox
In a radiantly decorated and appointed turn-of-the-century tea house on a Long Island estate, the vision of American artist and Elsie de Wolfe protégé Everett Shinn stands revealed.
Hispania Dreaming
A bespoke showcase for the extensive antiques collection of its builder, Casa del Herrero, near Santa Barbara, remains the finest exemplar of the Californian fashion for all things Spanish during the first decades of the twentieth century.
Talking Antiques: The 2025 Winter Show
The Magazine Antiques is excited to announce the upcoming 2025 Winter Show to take place beginning January 24 through February 2, 2025 at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City.
Mistress of Her Domain
Emerging during the late Middle Ages, the domestic space known as the estrado kept pace with the ever-increasing reach and buying power of well-to-do households in Spain and the Spanish Americas, becoming a showcase for fineries from the world over. But as a female-coded area, it provided women a degree of autonomy and self-expression not generally possible in Continental or colonial society of the time.
Jewelry: Lalique on the Rise
The master of art nouveau ornamentation gets an airing at Macklowe Gallery in New York, in what is the largest stateside showcase for his jewelry in over twenty-five years.