Frank Pollaro adores Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann’s Art Deco furniture, but there are days when he curses the Frenchman’s name, for the details that make a Ruhlmann piece so appealing also make it such a ...
Normally visitors weren’t allowed at the excavatio­n site but Christie’s fame, thanks to her crime novels, preceded her and she was a welcome guest. She was fascinated by the royal tombs being ...
Once upon a time, over 200 years ago, the port city was known for its craftwork. The intricate ivory inlay work artefacts and furniture that the colonial era Vizagapatnam was famous for, have adorned ...
“An act of desecration” is how one UK antiques dealer reacted to the news that an 18th-century cabinet by Thomas Chippendale had its ivory inlay removed and refitted with a plastic substitute before ...
The middle value of all realized prices for an artist's works sold at auction during a given period, providing a clearer representation of typical market values by minimizing the influence of extreme ...
The decorative wood carving and inlay art of Hoshiarpur in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab has been world-renowned for centuries. However, environmental protection on rare wood as well ...