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AUGUST 26, 2024

Produced with a dedicated level of craftsmanship, these complicated instruments were often highly decorated to ensure their scientific insight was matched by their delicate beauty. An Early English Five-Draw Telescope. Sold for £37,800 via Christie’s (July 2023). Sold for £8,125 via Christie’s (October 2009).

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Age Antiques and Decorative Arts Function Maker/Artist 98

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JUNE 19, 2024

From the grandeur of the Renaissance to the flowing, organic lines of Art Nouveau of the early 20 th century, European architecture has not only witnessed the evolution of styles, techniques, and cultural influences in mansions and palaces across the continent, but also shaped approaches to town planning that are still evident today.

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Antiques and Decorative Arts Material Glass Drawings 52

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

One of the most treasured objects held by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is also one of its smallest. Sold for £750 GBP via Apollo Art Auctions (June 2024). Sold for £280 GBP via Apollo Art Auctions (January 2023). Decorative Objects and Inlays Ancient Egyptian Faience Inlay of Wig, New Kingdom. 664-343 BC.

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Ceramics Antiques and Decorative Arts Jewelry Provenance 52

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APRIL 24, 2024

The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.

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Maker/Artist Antiques and Decorative Arts Material Textiles 52

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APRIL 24, 2024

The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.

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Maker/Artist Antiques and Decorative Arts Material Textiles 52

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APRIL 28, 2025

If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful William Morris, 1880 And they did this by focusing on producing beautiful art devoid of any other meaning. Sold for$126,000 via Christie’s (June 2023). Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

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Antiques and Decorative Arts Furniture Maker/Artist Textiles 40