Our January Sale is next week! Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 1:00 pm. Register now on LiveAuctioneers. You’ll discover: Vintage and Antique Jewelry Jade & Bronze items: Japanese Art – including Woodblock Prints: Have a particular treasure in mind? We have over 300 lots of art, antiques, jewelry and collectibles including the above and: […]
Tomorrow is The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center’s auction – join us live at 11am at the MAAC or on LiveAuctioneers! On Thursday, November 9th, you can bid on over 300 exceptional antiques and art pieces: (Find items at 1, 2 & 3) (Find items: 1, 2 & 3) Find your treasure! […]
Brian Stewart has a plethora of dazzling vintage and antique jewelry. In fact, the gallery specializes in 19th & 20th century jewelry – as well as porcelain, paintings, and silver. Here are some elegant acquisitions. The perfect item to enhance your evening-wear – or to feel especially polished during the day. Large Vintage Topaz Ring […]
From serenity to terror – check out these vintage jewellery pieces from Hartley Brown: French Blue Glass and Rose Diamond Buddha Cufflinks Look stylish and enlightened! Platinum and Diamond Cat’s Eye Chrysoberyl Cufflinks Chrysoberyl was used to “keep disaster at bay”. Well, these cufflinks have stood the test of time, so maybe it works! 18th […]
The only gem born of a living creature, the June birthstone pearl has been valued since antiquity. It’s easy to understand the fascination people have always felt for this most elegant of gemstones originating in the humblest of places. As many know, the pearl is found in the shells of mollusks but you may not […]
May birthstone, the emerald is a symbol of renewal and fertility–apropos for the time of year when the world is once again in bloom. Derived from the word smaragdus, which is Greek for “green,” the emerald has been mined in Egypt since 330 B.C. When Queen Cleopatra, the last Pharaoh of Egypt, was crowned, she […]
This Regency period painted miniature features ethereal dancing figures of mother and son. French, c. 1820. Melody Rodgers. Like every mother, every Mother’s Day gift should be unique. Happily, uniqueness is our specialty at The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center. See here for 10 original, rare, and beautiful gifts for the woman who gave you […]
Rare Tiffany & Co., Schlumberger diamond leaf-shaped brooch, American, c. 1960″s. Samuel Saidian & Sons. Derived from the Greek word “adamas” meaning “invincible,” April’s birthstone, the diamond, is thought to be the hardest substance on earth, making it a natural fit for the gemstone that best symbolizes enduring love. Mario Buccellati eternity band, 18K gold […]
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.
Pin, fashioned as a floral spray, multi-colored sapphires and 18KT gold, American, circa 1980; Clifford Baron Gallery. September’s birthstone, the sapphire has long represented purity of the soul. In the Middle Ages, the clergy wore sapphires to symobolize heaven and to protect against temptations, and commoners believed it to attract heavenly blessings. Among its roots, […]