An exhibition at the Bard Graduate Center serves up nearly three hundred years of astonishing Sèvres sculptures, traditional to decidedly not.
Going for Broke
Where others hoarded stamps or trading cards, as a boy Belgian artist Pierre Bergian haunted building sites for evocative antique tiles.
Up at the Villa
A weather-worn Tiepolo-style ceiling at Vizcaya has been brilliantly restored and sheds light on a long-forgotten gay artist and his world.
Jewelry: Romancing the Stone
Queen Victoria and other nineteenth-century ladies were smitten by the subtle bling of agate, an eye-catching hardstone where color and history intersect.
The Life Historic
A port town with astonishingly rich period architecture, centuries-old Edenton is becoming one of North Carolina’s best places to be.
Objects: All the News That’s Fit to Print
British transferware made for American homeowners is sturdy and sometimes surprisingly topical, bringing international events to everyday tabletops.
Reine Check
Marie Antoinette’s canapé à la turque has returned it to its original glory, right down to the hand-embroidered jardin that blooms across its cushions.
Scholar: Feats of Clay
Decorative arts expert Marie-Laure Buku Pongo has taken the Frick Collection’s new ceramics installations under her wing.
Exhibitions: Blast from the Past
Bourbon discoveries on the Bay of Naples in Dallas.
The Woman Who Loved Beautiful Things
Rita Lydig coveted rare art and ravishing antiques to the point of bankruptcy. But her fine-tuned aesthetic sense remained intact until the last penny.