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JULY 8, 2024

Correspondingly, this rise in wealth was reflected in both the art and architecture of the era, as patrons aimed to create increasingly lavish works of art and environments to reflect both their affluence and the magnificence of the age. America’s leading art academies also experienced growth and renewal.

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APRIL 12, 2024

Vintage and antique café au lait bowls are valuable, especially those in good condition. Artistic bowls typically fetch more, like this antique Henriot Quimper mug and saucer , which were sold for $58 in 2023. She noted that many pieces come in an array of patterns stenciled in primary colors in a bold art deco style.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

In addition to their political acumen and technological innovations, both civilizations contributed significantly to the artistic and architectural record. Mayan Art Mexico/Guatemala, Engraved Jade Pectoral Plaque of a Richly Adorned Lord. Aztec Art The artists of the Aztec empire worked in many of the same media as the Mayans.

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JUNE 10, 2024

The iconic line of ceramics – envisioned by a pottery owner and decorator in 1882 – counts Elton John as a fan, with the Queen Mother also said to have been a collecting devotee. In 1994, Weymss Ware officially returned to its Scottish homeland, with artist Griselda Hill acquiring the trademark for her pottery in Ceres, Fife.

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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. This luxurious luster comes from the technique of faience, a clever invention of ancient Egyptian artists using natural materials to give a glossy opulence across a wide variety of objects. 610-595 B.C. 664 – 30 BC.

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MARCH 24, 2025

We rarely notice them, yet they shape how we see the art they enclose. Frames are the unsung storytellers of the art world – silent yet essential. Read on as we chart the history of frames as they responded to artistic trends and technological innovations. Sold for $15,000 USD via Hess Fine Art (March 2023).

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JANUARY 29, 2025

Art deco furniture, including case pieces, side tables, and nightstands, will be popular this year, like this attractive waterfall nightstand (or end table) from the 1930s. Art deco, a beloved aesthetic for over 100 years, is experiencing a revival as one of the most significant trends for interior design in 2025.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Where others hoarded stamps or trading cards, as a boy Belgian artist Pierre Bergian haunted building sites for evocative antique tiles. The post Going for Broke appeared first on The Magazine Antiques. Going for Broke was first posted on November 13, 2024 at 8:00 am.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

Sandsbury circa 1890, sold for $1,134 in 2024. Sandsbury is considered one of the leading Nantucket basket makers. Some of the most popular collectibles are the items made by artistic 19th-century sailors during their downtime on seafaring duties, including the baskets weaved on Nantucket lightships.

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MAY 28, 2025

Devoting silverware solely to serving one vegetable is not surprising when you consider that during those eras and through the early 20th century, the wealthy elevated dining to a highly ritualized art form. Esoteric yet charming antique asparagus serving pieces reflect the history and refinement of dining practices and etiquette.

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APRIL 22, 2025

It sold for $21,600 in 2024. Born from 18th-century extravagance, epergnes were made to be the dramatic focal point on a perfectly set table when dining was an elegant art form. Once something only the super wealthy could afford, epergnes are popularly collected today for their practical use and as spectacular decorative pieces.

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

It has also been a muse for artists in all mediums. Collectors enthusiastically embrace these vases today as beautiful decorative objects and for their historical significance. During Britains Aesthetic era in the late 19th century, the moon flask was one of the most popular forms of art pottery. t sold in June 2024 for $6,400.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

At its Fine Art Countdown Auction on February 12, Blackwell Auctions of Clearwater, Florida, is offering Lot 939 , which immortalizes this scene. Bluth, a long-time production designer, animator, and background artist, was one of Disney Studios approved artists for its Fine Art Program. 24 of 70 by Toby Bluth (1940-2013).

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JANUARY 15, 2025

Mass production and a growing population working in new factories had begun to replace rural living and traditional crafts, so in response, artists and designers questioned this mechanized progress and sought a return to the pure values of the past by creating a new handcrafted aesthetic. ENGLISH GOTHIC REVIVAL CARVED OAK CUPBOARD.

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APRIL 9, 2025

Sold for4,000 via Flanders Auctions (January 2024). The leather and steel deconstructed club chair looked like an abstract piece of art that had its roots in the Bauhaus principle of form and function, but then again Martins chair had a reclining feature, so 1961 Ebony Model M Steinway Piano. 1945 Chteau Petrus (Magnum).

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APRIL 28, 2025

What started from the homes and studios of a radical group of artists and designers in 1860s England would prize beauty above all else as they sought to escape the ugliness and materialism of the Industrial Age. For two decades the cult of Aestheticism bloomed with bright ostentation, as artists created a movement dedicated to pure beauty.

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JUNE 2, 2025

It served not only as a means to preserve specimens for scientific study but also as a decorative art form; mounts became popular additions to homes, reflecting a growing passion for nature. In addition to their functionality, powder horns were also a way for people to show off artistic talent. Newcomb Regt. in Virginia.

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MARCH 12, 2025

Sold for135,000 via Bonhams (April 2024). Sold for100,000 via Bonhams (April 2024). Sold for 59,000 GBP via Bonhams (April 2024). Sold for140 via Burstow & Hewett (September 2024). Sold for48,000 via Bonhams (April 2024). A very rare Meissen group of lovers with a birdcage, circa 1745.

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