Claude Monet once mused flowers may have been the reason he became a painter. His legendary garden in Giverny, France was well-known to have been a source of inspiration and restoration for the French impressionist, who was himself an avid gardener. From May 19 to October 21, 2012, the New York Botanical Garden presents a […]
Magnificent evidence of the unearthly wooly mammoth that lived from over 1 million years ago to as recently as 40,000 years ago, mammoth tusks have been unearthed in parts of Europe, North America and Asia since the last ice age (canadafossils.com). The carving of these spectacular artifacts, however, is art that has been mastered in […]
One of the most popular ongoing exhibitions at the stately Morgan Library & Museum, is the Pierpont Morgan Library’s collection of ancient Near Eastern seals, which is among the most prestigious in the U.S. Pierpont Morgan collected nearly three thousand cuneiform tablets, the bulk of which are now part of the Yale Babylonian Collection while […]
The New York Historical Society presents Stories in Sterling: Four Centuries of Silver in New York, which features 150 prime silver objects selected from the Society’s 3000 piece collection that tell the tales of significant New York moments. The exhibition pieces span across the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries and encompasses objects as embellished as […]
The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center is delighted to welcome Alpha & Omega, a new gallery specializing in watches, paintings, Chinese porcelains and fine jewelry such as the stunning David & Webb gold dial and bracelet with a blue concealed watch face above. This beauty has a 14K gold watch back, is 9 inches in […]
Nine leaders of the industry, including Glen Adamson, Head of Research at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Jane Nylander, preservationist and adviser to the Castle Preservation Society discuss the changing fine arts and antiques market, and the new opportunities the internet age has provided. Read the article at The Magazine Antiques.
On loan at the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in the Bronx starting July 1, will be more than 100 pieces of landscape architect Mark K. Morrison’s exhaustive collection of garden tools. Learn more about the show “Dibbles and Daisy Grubbers: The Art of the Garden Tool in this New York Times article by Eve M. Kahn.
From the 13th century Middle English word “picher,” meaning earthen jug, the combination of elegance and utility exemplified in water pitchers has held the fascination of antique collectors for centuries. Premiere silver designers, Tiffany & Co. has long provided some of the most exemplary specimens of the art form. Alter Silver Gallery Corp can be […]
Freed slave Willie Howard only has two known works, two 1870s desks covered in strange applique, including snakes and kitchen appliances. In a strange coincidence, the Wadsworth Atheneum and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts each bought one of these pieces in a January antiques fair. Little is known of Willie Howard’s life except he worked […]
Legendary rock and roller, Paul McCartney has helped to commission Steinway & Sons in Astoria, Queens to help restore a Steinway grand piano played by Detroit musical greats, including Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder (NYTimes.com). Too fragile to play when the former Beatle came across it at the Motown Historical Museum, the piano will finally […]