This Friday, Flying Cranes Antiques Gallery presents an Opening Preview of upcoming Exhibition and Sale: “19th Century Japanese Art in the 21st Century.” For over 30 years, Flying Cranes Antiques has specialized in exceptional Asian art, including the works of master artists of the influential Meiji Period (1868-1912). Located at the Manhattan Art & Antiques […]
“…the miniature, the little picture that could be covered by a kiss or hidden in the palm of the hand had an intimate and personal quality, it was a pledge of affection, often a gauge of stolen joys; it could be carried by the exiled in never so hurried a flight, could be concealed in […]
The great Australian art critic Robert Hughes passed away last week on August 6, aged 74. Although best known for his acerbic criticisms such as “Jeff Koons is the baby to Andy Warhol’s Rosemary,” Hughes had an eloquent appreciation for all that was fine and great as well. The Art Newspaper re-posts a dinner address […]
Above is the near-mint copy of the world’s most coveted comic book, found in a storage unit that was auctioned off in California. At $2,161,000, this is one of the highest paying storage finds ever. Antique Trader reports on this and four other incredible finds here.
Invented in 1812 by the seminal French watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet for the original man-on-the-go, Napolean Bonaparte, the carriage clock was designed specifically for traveling. The exquisitely compact timepiece is balance spring-driven and uses a platform escapement for speed regulation so the clock can be adjusted for accurate time. In some carriage clocks, the escapement is […]
International art world heavyweights, the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), the Society of London Art Dealers (Slad) and the UK dealer Richard Nagy have banded together to lobby against potential U.S. legislation that could limit the application of the laches doctrine. The laches doctrine is a defense commonly employed in title disputes over art works. […]
The year-long probation of popular Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei ended yesterday, June 21, 2012 following his release from detention overseen by the Beijing police last June. The artist is allowed to leave the capital but not the country pending further police investigations. Many fans believe Ai Weiwei was in truth imprisoned for his staunch […]
It is said that in 1930, Charles Arpels of Van Cleef & Arpels saw society lady Frances Gould, wife of wealthy philanthropist Frank Jay Gould, had hastily thrown her accessories into a tin cigarette case so she could join him for a meeting…and the minaudière was born. Arpels named the revolutionary accessory for his wife; minaudière […]
The rich tradition of bohemian glass-making dates back to the 16th century in the regions in and around Bohemia, the present-day Czech Republic (CollectorsWeekly.com). Due to its costliness, bohemian glass was once reserved only for loyalty. Yet it was the introduction of “marbled” glass techniques in the 19th century that paved the way for the […]