King Edward VII of England said of Cartier, “If they have become jeweller of kings, it is because they are the king of jewellers.” Louis-Francois Cartier opened his small jewelry salon in 1847, a year before King Edward’s effusive commendation. Today, Cartier is one of the most prestigious names in jewelry and its reputation is as celebrated as […]
To the excitement of the art world, a new discovery by the “Titian of Louisiana,” Julien Hudson, has been discovered in a private Rhode Island collection. This signed portrait of a Creole brunette joins the exhibition “In Search of Julien Hudson: Free Artist of Color in Pre-Civil War New Orleans,” which opened at the Worchester […]
A stunning complete Panzon chess set (32 pieces) by celebrated silver master of Mexico, Hector Aguilar, circa 1950s. Please contact the Leah Gordon Gallery here to learn more.
As reported in the New York Times, architectural historians have finally finished tracking down the fragments of the short-lived Madison Square Presbyterian Church, a Palladian building designed by Stanford White and opened on 24th Street in 1906 only to be razed in 1919 to make way for insurance offices. Ever since, architects, historians and preservationists […]
The impressive mask above from the Hemingway African Gallery at the Manhattan Art and Antiques Center was crafted by the Fang Tribe, who mostly inhabit the equatorial rainforest in Gabon, Africa. These imposing and sophisticated creations have been highly prized by collectors since they were introduced into the market in the early 1900s. The Fang […]
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Recent Antiques magazine feature article “American Porcelain Teabowl” charts the fascinating history of domestic eighteenth-century porcelain, focusing on the recent discovery of critical ceramic relics from master potter, John Bartlam. Bartlam immigrated to South Carolina from Straffordshire, England in 1763 to exploit the region’s rich clays and growing American taste for English wares. There, he […]
From independent filmmaker Megumi Sasaki comes Herb & Dorothy, the extraordinary story of an ordinary couple–a librarian and a postal work who together amassed one of the most important contemporary art collections in the world. Over a 45-year period, Herb & Dorothy filled every inch of available space in their cramped one-bedroom apartment with over […]
Reported in the New York Times, a new book “The Jewelry and Metalwork of Marie Zimmerman” by Manhattan furniture collectors, Bruce Barnes and Joseph Cunningham, is due for publication in the next few weeks. A formidable figure, Marie Zimmerman was an heiress who certainly didn’t need to work for a living but began a metalsmithing […]
Flying Cranes Antiques Galleries #55, 56 & 58 at The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center, 1050 Second Ave., NYC, will present an exhibition and sale of rare and spectacular 19th century Imari porcelain fish plates in a multitude of different sizes. The exhibit has been introduced to coincide with the holidays, since they are such […]