The biggest hosting event of the holiday season, Thanksgiving, is around the corner. Dress your dinner table to impress with these 20 showstopping pieces of vintage and antique serveware curated from our dealers’ collections, featuring history’s leading names in glassware, hollowware and flatware design, including Tiffany, Gorham, Buccellati, and Baccarat. I. Limited Edition Baccarat Tsarine […]
Japanese Woodblock print of “Two Rabbits and Bush Clover Under Moon”, (“Hagi no Usagi”) by Koson, c. 1931. Akasaka Collection Tomorrow is Easter, the Christian holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Have you ever wondered why a fluffy bunny represent this somber holiday? There is certainly no mention of twitchy-nosed rabbits in the Biblical […]
The hardest part of finding a Valentine’s Day gift at The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center is narrowing it down. In this post, we just focus on our favorite vintage and antique pieces depicting hearts and lips. For a wider selection of objects, see our Valentine’s Day Collection and follow our Pinterest board Vintage Valentine. […]
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 […]
Very rare painted metal inkwell of a burlesque man intently carving up a turkey, English, 1790s. Height: 7″ Width: 7 1/2″ Robin’s Antiques The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center wishes you and yours a very happy and satisfying Thanksgiving! And if turkey is not to your taste, may we suggest one of these birds? (Left […]
Large oval Turkey/Venison dish and cover featuring a hot water compartment in the base, Sheffield silver plate, England, c. 1920. Estate Silver Co. You’ve perfected your grandmother’s apple pie recipe, practiced your carving skills, invited all the relatives–you are fully prepared for the champion eating holiday of the year! Here are 29 antiques and vintage […]
Scallop edged Victorian mourning brooch, pinchbeck and enamel. Contains hair of the beloved, and inscribed “In Memory Of”, possibly American, c. 1880-1890. Clifford Baron Gallery. As the spirit of the Halloween season tightens its grip on all of us, our thoughts inevitably turn to all things deathlike. Perhaps on a certain level, all antiques are […]