BERLIN.- The discovery of this intricately crafted rock crystal ewer recently caused a sensation on the British art market. The priceless object first made a stir in the press for being a ‘sleeper’, after being originally priced between ₤100 to &…
Rare Eli Terry Connecticut Clock Headlines Morphy’s General Antique Auction
DENVER, PA.- Just as there are comfort foods, there are also comfort objects – decorative antiques whose beauty and superior craftsmanship render them icons of stability in an era of plastic and impersonal mass production. Early American clocks, …
Rare Eli Terry Connecticut Clock Headlines Morphy’s General Antique Auction
DENVER, PA.- Just as there are comfort foods, there are also comfort objects – decorative antiques whose beauty and superior craftsmanship render them icons of stability in an era of plastic and impersonal mass production. Early American clocks, …
Rare Portrait of 1920s Hermes Designer Offered by Bonhams
LONDON.- A portrait of François Roques, the first outside artistic advisor to the renowned Fashion House Hermès, will be offered in the Russian Sale on 8th June at Bonhams, New Bond Street. Painted by Marie Vassilieff in 1930, the portrait is estimat…
Morris Museum Announces New Exhibition On the Head and In the Hand: 200 Years of Hats and Purses
MORRISTOWN, NJ.- The Morris Museum unveiled its rich costume collection to present an exhibition of 87 hats and 52 purses representative of style eras from the 1770’s to the 1970’s. On the Head and In the Hand: 200 Years of Hats and Purses fr…
RM Auctions Presents Stunning Bertone Collection at Ville d’Este
LONDON.- RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house for quality automobiles, is pleased to announce that it has been chosen by the liquidators of the Bertone Museum to offer six motor cars and one-off design concepts from the cel…
Vintage Racecar to be Exhibited at Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, FL.- For the first time in its history, the MFA will exhibit a classic racecar. The Tracta A—the only car of its type in the world— will be installed in the glass Conservatory March 24 and will remain on view through April 7. …
Cooper-Hewitt Museum Presents "Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels"
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum presents “Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels”. The exhibition examines the renowned jewelry firm’s significant historical contributions to jewelry design an…
Israeli Archaeologists Find a 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Church Southwest of Jerusalem
HIRBET MADRAS (AP).- Israeli archaeologists presented a newly uncovered 1,500-year-old church in the Judean hills on Wednesday, including an unusually well-preserved mosaic floor with images of lions, foxes, fish and peacocks. The Byzantine church loc…
Phillips de Pury & Company Announces Vienna and the Wiener Werkstatte Auction of Important 20th-Century Austrian Design
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips de Pury & Company announces Vienna and the Vienna and the Wiener Werkstätte Wiener Werkstätte, an auction of important 20th-century Austrian design to be held March 3rd at the company’s New York flagship, 450 Park Avenue…