Today, January 31, marks the beginning of the New Year according to the Chinese calendar. 2014 is the Year of the Wood Horse. According to Chinese astral insight, this is a year of action and change. As we gallop off into the new year, we take a look back at our favorite vintage and antique […]
The Winter Antiques Show marks its 60th year at the Park Avenue Armory. As ever, the Show displays varied and wonderful pieces from 73 exhibitors from the United States and Europe. This year, the Show also features pieces and a presentation from the Peabody Essex Museum. The show runs from January 24- February 2, 2014. […]
Last week, we profiled Winter Art Around the World. This week, we take a closer look at one of our favorite artists of the snowbound world at the Manhattan Art & Antiques Center: Hasui. Japanese artist Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) was one of the great masters of shin-hanga, an early 20th century art movement that revitalized […]
The perfect stone for embarking on a new year, garnet, the January birthstone, has long been associated with journeys. Derived from the Latin word “granatus,” which is related to the word “pomegranate,” garnet was named thus due to its resemblance to the deep red, seed-like fruit when in its natural form. In Greek mythology, it […]
“Snowy Night, Korea” by Paul Jacoulet, woodblock print, Japan, 1939. Akasaka Collection This past week, much of the country has been in the frigid grips of the polar vortex, a blast of Arctic air that has brought us glacial temperatures, bitter winds, and some mesmerizing snowscapes. Here, we’ve gathered some of The Manhattan Art & […]
Welcome to a new year of fantastic old finds! We hope 2014 is your best year in antiques. You can see all the items we’ve recently added to the website here. The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center is located at 1050 Second Avenue at 56th Street, New York, NY. We’re open Mon-Sat 10:30 AM to […]
Best wishes for a glittering holiday season and a bubbly New Year from The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center! Here’s to a new year full of old treasures.
We could wax enthusiastic about how excited we are for the holiday season (and we have!) but we’ll let the pictures speak the proverbial 1000 words here. Scroll down for a pictorial tour of The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center decked in its holiday best! You can see our holiday displays at the Manhattan Art […]
The holidays are a special season for The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center. All-year-round, The MAAC dealers hunt out all that’s rare, glittering, weird, and wonderful–and now is the perfect time for the public to come enjoy the spoils! With 60 dealers in 100 galleries representing every major category of art and antiques, there’s no […]
At the Manhattan Art & Antiques Center, it’s always the holiday season. Our dealers are perpetually on the hunt for the best in art and antiques and we’re proud to house thousands upon thousands of their finds. The best part of the season for us is watching everybody else join in this spirit of finding […]