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Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases Mounted as Table Lamps (c. 1850–1890)

Chinese Cloisonné Enamel: Craftsmanship Across Continents

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Cloisonné enamel is one of the most technically demanding decorative techniques in existence — fine wirework forms a lattice of compartments ("cloisons") on a metal body, each one individually filled with colored enamel and fired. The result, when done well, is a level of color and pattern precision that few other techniques can match. Our…

Howard Elliott Ornate Gilded Wall Mirror Designer Piece — Rococo / Louis XV Inspired

Rococo Mirrors and Art Nouveau Glass: Two Design Movements, One Collection

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Not every striking piece in an antiques collection needs to be centuries old to carry weight — sometimes what matters is how faithfully a design tradition has been carried forward. Two pieces in our collection show that from opposite directions. Our Howard Elliott ornate gilded wall mirror draws directly on Rococo and Louis XV design…

Gora Gouache Painting of Seated Woman – Framed Contemporary Figurative Artwork

Faces on the Wall: Portraiture in Our Fine Art Collection

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Portraiture is one of the oldest and most enduring forms of art precisely because it never stops being personal — a painted face carries presence in a way few other objects can. Our fine art collection includes two very different approaches to the form. Our vintage portrait is a beautifully executed example of traditional portrait…

Romance in the Country – Antique French Aubusson Tapestry (Late 19th Century)

Woven Stories: The French Rococo Tapestry Tradition

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Before paintings dominated the walls of European homes, stories were woven. The tapestry tradition that flourished in 18th-century France under artists like François Boucher turned pastoral fantasy into textile — scenes of countryside romance rendered thread by thread rather than brushstroke by brushstroke. Our French Rococo pastoral tapestry, titled "Romance in the Country" and dating…

Antique Baccarat Crystal Box with Bronze Lid & Hand Painted Classical Scene – French Decorative Art

Baccarat: A Legacy of French Glassmaking

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Few names in glassmaking carry the weight of Baccarat, the French crystal house whose reputation for clarity and precision has defined luxury glass since the 19th century. Two pieces from our collection, one now sold, reflect different sides of that legacy. The Baccarat ormolu-mounted glass vase we offered, now sold, was executed in the Louis…

A Monumental Sèvres-Style Cobalt Porcelain Grand Casket Circa: 1890, Origin: France, Artist: E. Collot (Signed)

Understanding Sèvres-Style Porcelain

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"Sèvres-style" is one of the most misunderstood terms in the antiques trade — and one of the most interesting, once you understand what it actually describes. The original Sèvres manufactory, founded in France in the 18th century, became so influential that its cobalt-blue glazes, raised gold gilding, and hand-painted vignettes were widely reproduced by other…

Pair of French Silver-Plated Girandole Candelabra Lamps France, Circa 1920

French Lighting: Candelabra, Girandoles, and the Art of Gilt Bronze

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Long before electricity, light itself was a design problem — and French decorative artists of the 19th and early 20th centuries solved it with a level of craftsmanship that still holds up as functional lighting today. Our pair of French silver-plated girandole candelabra lamps, circa 1920, is a good example of that philosophy: silver-plated metal…

A rare Telefunken Lido portable gramophone

From Telefunken to Melogram: Collecting Antique Gramophones

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Before streaming, before radio even reached most households, the gramophone was the way music entered a home — and the machines built to play it were engineered as carefully as any instrument they reproduced. Our Telefunken Lido, a portable wind-up 78rpm gramophone produced in Germany in 1938–1941 and again in 1949–1954, is a compact example…

The Art of the French Mantel Clock

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Few objects capture the spirit of 19th-century French craftsmanship quite like the mantel clock. Long before precision timekeeping became an industrial commodity, clockmakers across France built reputations one movement at a time — and several of those names live on in our own clock collection today. Take Achille Brocot, whose circa-1885 mantel clock in our…