Benjamin Miller interviewed Katherine Purcell—principal in the London jewelry firm Wartski—for the third episode of The Magazine ANTIQUES’ podcast Curious Objects. In this excerpt from their conversation, Purcell offers advice for new collectors. First, be brave. Second, be on the que vive: much of your success will depend on your ability to spot a forgery. For more Curious Objects with Benjamin Miller, listen to us on iTunes or SoundCloud. If …
Handle with care #5
The fifth installment of our web-only column on ceramics and glass.
Culture and Travel: A visit to the lush Rococo Hall of the Duchess Anna Amalia Library
The library built in the central German city of Weimar in the latter decades of the eighteenth century by Anna Amalia, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, is one of the world’s cultural treasures.
Curious Objects: Stuart Feld’s sage advice for young collectors
In the upcoming episode of our new podcast, Curious Objects, Benjamin Miller interviews Stuart Feld of Hirschl & Adler. The star of the show is a masterfully carved mahogany linen press, but their wide-ranging conversation delves into the crucial role research plays in antiquing, auction trends, and Feld’s own august resume.
Homer’s odyssey
An exhibition at the Worcester Art Museum examines Winslow Homer’s puzzling, productive mid-career sojourn in Britain.
Thomas Jefferson’s Letter Rack
David Esterly carves our past.
“Miss Dimock is not orthodox at all”
The life and career of Edith Dimock Glackens.
A double anniversary at Reynolda House
Barbara Babcock Millhouse answers some question about her grandparent’s home, now the Reynolda House Museum of American Art.
Murder she wrought
The fascinating crime scene dioramas of Frances Glessner Lee.
Genius at work and on view in Queens
AFAM’s Self-Taught Genius Gallery opened on September 26 in LIC with an exhibition of some fifty-five works culled from the museum’s huge Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum exhibition that toured the country, appearing in seven venues over three-and-a-half years.