Curious Objects: A Dalva Brothers Wonder Cabinet Turns Heads at Christie’s

Benjamin MillerCurious Objects

Some 250 of the choicest items from the firm’s inventory are being offered at Christie’s this October, and Dalva Brother’s principal David Dalva III, along with Christie’s specialist Jody Wilkie, talk with Ben about the crème de la crème: a secretary-cabinet resplendent with Florentine pietra dura figurative panels and gleaming ormolu mounts, possibly handled by noted marchand-mercier Dominique Daguerre.

Five Peacocks from Master Enamelist Frank J. Marshall

Joseph CunninghamArt

Artist Frank Marshall pushed the traditional boundaries of enameling technique and arts and crafts design, creating a rich body of work around 1900.

Magazine September/October 2020

Subscribe to The Magazine ANTIQUES today! And sign-up for our newsletter!SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020 Editor’s LetterGregory Cerio Critical Thinking/Difficult IssuesA More Perfect Union Glenn Adamson Current and ComingGarden openings, slavery and women’s suffrage in Nantucket, and Girlhood in Washington, DC Farther AfieldOff the Piazza, Another World: Celebrating a Venetian institution, Caffè Florian at 300 James Gardner Object LessonThe Sculpture of Meta Vaux Warrick …