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Trusted Local Antiques Buyers and Their Services in Bradenton

Sarasota Antique Buyers

We understand that each piece’s value depends on various factors, such as age, quality, condition, rarity, period, and maker. Textiles: Our interest extends to textiles, including clothing and scrolls. We appreciate the cultural and historical significance of textiles and are always eager to explore unique pieces.

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Amid geopolitical tensions, Pakistani and Indian art worlds unite in London exhibitions

The Art Newspaper

While Giacometti's ragged, attenuated sculptures reflect the horrors of the Second World War, Bhabha's totemic hybrid figures address the permanence of global warfare in the modern age. As Jhaveri adds, "the exhibition title says it best, Nothing is behind us."

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Gustave Caillebotte blockbuster that sparked controversy in France opens in Chicago—with one key difference

The Art Newspaper

Born in Paris in 1848 to a family in the textile business, he began his professional life by studying law, before switching tracks to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Photo courtesy of the private collection/Bridgeman Images Note that all of these French critics are men—“and all over the age of 50”, adds Perrin. Private collection.

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RESCHEDULED: WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, Wednesday, January 29, 2025

WCG

As the projects Conservation Textile Specialists, one of our primary tasks is to create custom storage mounts and housing for every object in the BFM collection. But in the summer of 2024, I encountered a book with a silk covering that needed a textile conservators eye. Follow us on Instagram , Facebook , and YouTube !

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WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, Thursday, January 9th, 2025, 5:00–7:30 pm

WCG

As the projects Conservation Textile Specialists, one of our primary tasks is to create custom storage mounts and housing for every object in the BFM collection. But in the summer of 2024, I encountered a book with a silk covering that needed a textile conservators eye. Follow us on Instagram , Facebook , and YouTube !

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270,000 Crafted Beads Help Tell Story of High-Status Women 5,000 Years Ago

Jewelry Judge

An analysis of the material wedged in the hole of the beads revealed the presence of flax, a plant used to make linen textiles. They reasoned that an experienced Copper Age artisan could have completed the same task in 11 minutes. Using rudimentary tools, it took one researcher 55 minutes to fabricate a single bead.

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Show at Civil War-era fort spotlights California’s Black history from the 19th century to today

The Art Newspaper

Commissioned by FOR-SITE Brionne has captured Pleasant’s confident, regal bearing in a large-scale textile portrait of jacquard weaving embellished with glitter and rhinestones. Akea Brionne, Mary Ellen Pleasant , 2025 Courtesy of the artist and Library Street Collective, Detroit.