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After the Masters: Understanding and Collecting Old Master Copies
After the Masters: Understanding and Collecting Old Master Copies Lot 23: Frans Wouters, After Sir Peter Paul Rubens, “The Sacrifice of the Old Covenant,” oil on oak panel. Sotheby’s (October 30) Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes • Last updated: 10.24.17 Copies of famous 16th, 17th and 18th century works are part of the history of influence […]
Handbag found in Denbigh garage valued at £3,800
A handbag found during a garage tidy-up which was thought to be “junk” is set to be sold for thousands of pounds. When sisters Linda and Margaret Pritchard from Denbigh found the damp bag during a clear-out they earmarked it for the tip. However, it turned out to be a […]
Lalique mirror saved from dustbin
The bronze pieces produced by Rene Lalique are perhaps less well-known than the master’s jewellery and glass but seldom so under-rated that they are consigned to the dustbin, as was the case with this c.1910 hand mirror, below. In 1971 it was rescued by a dustman on his rounds and […]
Designer Spotlight: One-on-One with Jayne Design Studio
Designer Spotlight: One-on-One with Jayne Design Studio Living room designed by Jayne Design Studio. Courtesy of Jayne Design Studio. Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes • Last updated: 10.03.17 For Manhattan-based interior designer Thomas Jayne, who was named to ELLE DECOR’s A-List for the second year in a row this June, historical architecture and antiques have […]
Cabinet of Curiosities: Oddities of Victorian Decorative Art
Cabinet of Curiosities: Oddities of Victorian Decorative Art Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes • Last updated: 10.24.17 A cabinet of curiosities, also known as a wunderkammer or “kunstkammer,” is the equivalent of a zoo full of exotic animals in the world of antiquing. A practice that began in the 13th century, a kunstkammer was […]
