Portrait Miniatures of Hoffman-Gampetro August 24, 2012 Alisha Uncategorized No comments yet “…the miniature, the little picture that could be covered by a kiss or hidden in the palm of the hand […] Read more
The Late, Great Robert Hughes August 18, 2012 Alisha Uncategorized No comments yet The great Australian art critic Robert Hughes passed away last week on August 6, aged 74. Although best known for […] Read more
Five Rare Finds From Storage Units August 10, 2012 Alisha Uncategorized No comments yet Above is the near-mint copy of the world’s most coveted comic book, found in a storage unit that was auctioned […] Read more
Small Treasures: Antique Carriage Clocks July 23, 2012 Alisha Uncategorized No comments yet Invented in 1812 by the seminal French watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet for the original man-on-the-go, Napolean Bonaparte, the carriage clock was […] Read more
Schiele Case's Impact on NYC Art World June 29, 2012 Alisha Uncategorized No comments yet International art world heavyweights, the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), the Society of London Art Dealers (Slad) and the […] Read more
Artist Ai Weiwei's Probation Terminated June 22, 2012 Alisha Uncategorized No comments yet The year-long probation of popular Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei ended yesterday, June 21, 2012 following his release from detention […] Read more
Judith Leiber Minaudières June 15, 2012 Alisha Uncategorized No comments yet It is said that in 1930, Charles Arpels of Van Cleef & Arpels saw society lady Frances Gould, wife of […] Read more
Bohemian Glass June 11, 2012 Alisha Uncategorized No comments yet The rich tradition of bohemian glass-making dates back to the 16th century in the regions in and around Bohemia, the […] Read more
NY Botanical Presents Monet's Garden June 7, 2012 Alisha Uncategorized No comments yet Claude Monet once mused flowers may have been the reason he became a painter. His legendary garden in Giverny, France […] Read more
Mammoth Tusk Masterpieces May 31, 2012 Alisha Uncategorized No comments yet Magnificent evidence of the unearthly wooly mammoth that lived from over 1 million years ago to as recently as 40,000 […] Read more