Tag: antique
Sotheby's Spotlight: The Jacques Garcia Collection
To ensure the perennity of his lifelong project, Château du Champ de Bataille, French interior designer, Jacques Garcia has put 75 lots on sale from a Collection which took him 30 years to build.
Rescuing Stolen Art And Antiquities
New York City assistant district attorney Matthew Bogdanos has been employing his detective skills and prosecutorial powers to target those who traffic and trade in stolen art and antiquities.
The World's Oldest Piano
Sitting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is the world’s oldest piano. Dating from 1720, the piano was one of the earliest creations by Bartolomeo Cristofori, the inventor of the piano.
An introduction to the Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection is a museum in London occupying Hertford House in Manchester Square, the former townhouse of the Seymour family, Marquesses of Hertford. It is named after Sir Richard Wallace, who built the extensive collection, along with the Marqu...
Introduction to The Frick Collection
To celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2010, The Frick Collection launched a new orientation film. Narrated by members of the Frick's senior staff, this eleven-minute presentation was produced and directed by the award-winning filmmaker Christopher Noey.
The Modern Invention of White Antique Marble
Archaeologists Vinzenz and Ulrike Koch Brinkmann have spent the last 40 years dedicated to the study of polychromy—or “many colors” in Greek—in ancient sculpture. Once a fringe area of study, their research combats the misconception of white purity in anc...
1871 Candy Drop Roller Restoration
Restoring a drop candy roller machine made by Thomas Mills & Bro. The machine is made of heavy cast iron and the rollers are bronze. Start by sandblasting it to remove the rust, then powder coating to bring it back the shine and finally making lots o...