Tiffany & Co bride basket and liner, sterling silver, American, circa 1920, Rosalie Clauson Gallery. Still the most popular month in which to get married, June weddings date back to the Roman Empire. Romans planned their weddings to coincide with the festival of Juno, wife of Jupiter and goddess of marriage, celebrated on June 1. […]
We recently welcomed Burke’s Antiques to the Manhattan Art & Antiques Center. Located on the First Concourse (street level) of the Center, Burke’s Antiques is a cozy, elegant shop remniscent of an old-fashioned English manor; bright brass curios cast dancing shadows on the walls, tall vases of flowers decorate gleaming wooden tables full of treasures. […]
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!
All of our dealers live and breathe the antiques they trade, but Brian Gaisford of Hemingway African Gallery is not only America’s largest importer of fine African art, he is a safari organizer and a passionate conservationist. On Thursday, June 13, 5PM, we proudly host Hemingway African Gallery’s fundraiser and silent auction for endangered African […]
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 month, we’d like to thank all our participating dealers in this year’s wonderful AADLA Spring Show NYC, and we’re pleased to welcome new gallery, One Jewelers!
Just announced by Spring Show NYC, The Manhattan Art & Antique Center’s Leah Gordon is among the illustrious ranks of the dozen international fine and estate jewelry dealers chosen for showcase this year. The Show’s “Bling for Spring” press release features the moodily luminous piece above as one of the “rarest of the rare eye-grabbers […]
“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) […]
Flying Cranes Antiques Ltd. has specialized in Asian art works created by master artists of the Meiji Period, metalwork, Cloisonne, Satsuma, Imari ware, Studio Wares, Ikebana basketry, Japanese samurai swords, fittings and other exceptional Japanese works of art for over 30 years. You can see some of their pieces here.