Board games have been a part of human socializing since the earliest days of civilization
Dealer profile: The Virginian
Taylor Thistlethwaite believes that antiques and vintage designs give collectors a sense of place, a sense of history, and a sense of belonging
Object lesson: The Once and Future Couch
Four generations on, the furniture-making Eilersen family continues to strive for improvement
Prairie Pearl
On the Purcell-Cutts House in Minneapolis
Yesterday and Today: Art and Design (Part I)
An art historian muses on affinities between works of contemporary and early modern decorative arts
Farther afield: From Admirals to Aesthetes
The onetime offices of the French Navy have been transformed into Paris’s newest decorative arts museum
THE ONTEORA CLUB
At the northern end of the Catskills sits a mountainside social enclave with a peerless artistic and literary pedigree
Object lesson: Looking at the Past through a Lens of Antique Glass
We looked to our shelf for a lens through which to examine why we collect
Object lesson: Blue Plate Special
How spode willow pattern China became an enduring touchstone in decorative arts
From the Archives: New light: Using science to unmask fake Order of the Cincinnati decoration on Chinese export Porcelain
An archival piece tells the story of a remarkable 18th Century Chinese export porcelain service