Cardiff Castle in Wales embodies the Victorian era’s love for the myth and lore of times long past
From the Archives : Iron in the Gilded Age: Samuel Yellin at Stan Hywet Hall
Samuel Yellin received what would prove perhaps his single most important early commission in 1914, for the Frank Augustus Seiberling estate in Akron, Ohio.
Object lesson: Decor to Go
A Primer on Campaign Furniture
“Conformable to that of the Waters”: The search for the origins of an early Kentucky furniture group
The cabriole-legged furniture of
Kentucky is the result of the region’s particular environmental, cultural, social, and economic forces, a kind of terroir, made manifest in wood
Talking antiques: The Winter Show
Exhibitors preparing for the Winter Show’s first-ever virtual event reflect on their past years at the fair or highlight one exceptional object available this January
Auction Notes: Gems on the Block
Specialists from auction houses around the country tell us about choice lots in their upcoming sales
Personal Space: Synapse Judgment
A neuroscientist ponders the collecting impulse.
When the Bauhaus came to Monte Albán (From our Archives)
To many, the Alberses were the embodiment of forward-thinking modernity. And yet, to a surprising degree, they were inspired by ancient art.
Cajun and Creole, the rough and the fine (From our Archives)
Over the past ten years Wade Lege has rescued some of the disappearing landmarks of his native Louisiana
Farther afield: The Young and the Youngs
How a London gallery promotes a dialogue between historical and contemporary art