This month, we celebrate June weddings and Father’s Day (June 16) with beautiful baubles for brides, and a host of elegant accessories for gentleman, including debonair canes, designer cufflinks, antique toys for gents who are young at heart, and more!
A brooch made for Daisy Buchanan: In the style of Art Deco, platinum over 14K gold, with a large central citrine, surrounded by sapphires and diamonds, American, circa 1920-1930. Clifford Baron Gallery. The last line of F. Scot Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby reads “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into […]
For many of us, the earliest way we expressed our appreciation on Mother’s Day was with handmade gifts and cards resplendent with glitter and crude hearts. As children, most of us didn’t create works of lasting value (except to our mothers) but the impulse to celebrate the maternal through art is shared by mature artists […]
This year, the Art and Antique Dealers League of America offers food for the mind as well as the eyes with their “Salon Series: Insights With Visionaries In The Field of Art & Design.” There have been several perceptive lectures at Spring Show NYC over the course of the past two days but the ones […]
May 02, 2013 — Last night, new collectors, seasoned curators, top designers, and antique enthusiasts the world over thronged the Spring Show NYC 2013 opening preview. The enthusiastic crowds at this year’s opening night were even larger than at the Show’s stunningly well-attended inaugural and sophomore years; a visible testament to the fact that Spring […]
Video: The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center: Source: A Taste of New York We who love antiques know the pleasure of discovery is the greatest charm of collecting. As About.com antiques expert, Troy Segal, writes, “Even in a search-engine world, the thrill of a live-action chase remains paramount for collectors.” Segal, a contributing antiques writer […]
“This then is the impetus behind every show. Expose the best of the best to people. Make a splash and show off mankind’s craft and artistry. It is surprising how intriguing man’s abilities are when applied to the arts and crafts,” writes Clinton Howell, President of the Art & Antiques Dealers League of America (AADLA) […]
This Valentine’s Day, we take a closer look at the ardent history of the lover’s eye brooch, featured in our post on Romantic Antiques through the ages. In 1784, at the tender age of 22, the future King of England fell passionately in love with a commoner–a twice-widowed Catholic commoner, six years his senior. George, […]
The Original Miami Beach Antique Show, widely recognized as the most important trade show in the industry, returns to the Miami Beach Convention Center, Jan. 31-Feb. 04, 2013, for it’s 52nd year. The largest antique exhibition in the world, the Miami Beach Show is unparallelled for variety and quality, featuring elegant 17th-19th century furniture, high-quality […]