See what’s going on this week in the art and antiques world
Openings & Closings: Exhibitions, Shows, Fairs 10/15/19–10/21/19
See what’s going on this week in the art and antiques world
By special invitation only
Ornately designed and die-cut, the golden chalice is interspersed with jewels and heraldic images; unfolding a series of eight flaps reveals several beautifully detailed vignettes depicting “Legends of the Middle Ages” (see Figs. 3a, 3b at left). The Krewe of Proteus presented this paper chalice as the invitation to their 1888 ball, an exquisite display of their chivalric theme that …