LONDON – The exhibition is arranged in four main chronological sections, charting the development of the Aesthetic Movement in art and design through the decades from the 1860s to the 1890s. As well as paintings, prints and drawings, the show w…
The Greatest Collection of Porcelain Snuff Boxes Assembled in the 20th Century for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- The most important collection of porcelain snuff boxes ever assembled is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, London on 5th July 2011. Comprising 80 boxes, the Helmut Joseph Collection gives a comprehensive overview of the history of Europ…
Exhibition of Forbidden City Treasures Goes on View at Metropolitan Museum in February
NEW YORK, NY.- A special exhibition featuring 90 exquisite objects that once adorned an exclusive compound in the Forbidden City will go on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning February 1, 2011. Showcasing sumptuous murals, furniture, arc…
Crafts Council Announces Exhibitors for Collect 2011 at London’s Saatchi Gallery
LONDON.- The Crafts Council announces exhibitors for COLLECT 2011: the international art fair for contemporary objects, which will take place at the Saatchi Gallery, London from 6-9 May 2011. This will be the third year that the fair has been presented…
Website Helps Medieval Ivories Come to Light, Hosted by The Courtauld Institute of Art
LONDON.- When in 1924 the French scholar Raymond Koechlin published his three-volume study of French Gothic Ivories, his catalogue numbered 1,328 objects and was illustrated by some 500 images. Since then, many more ivories have surfaced in auction ho…
Website Helps Medieval Ivories Come to Light Hosted by The Courtauld Institute of Art
LONDON.- When in 1924 the French scholar Raymond Koechlin published his three-volume study of French Gothic Ivories, his catalogue numbered 1,328 objects and was illustrated by some 500 images. Since then, many more ivories have surfaced in auction ho…
Website Helps Medieval Ivories Come to Light Hosted by The Courtauld Institute of Art
LONDON.- When in 1924 the French scholar Raymond Koechlin published his three-volume study of French Gothic Ivories, his catalogue numbered 1,328 objects and was illustrated by some 500 images. Since then, many more ivories have surfaced in auction ho…
Major International Collaboration Yields Never Before Seen Forbidden City Treasures
SALEM, MA.- When the last emperor of China, Puyi, left the Forbidden City in 1924, the doors closed on a secluded compound of pavilions and gardens deep within the palace. Filled with exquisite objects personally commissioned by the 18th-century Qianlo…