Strong Museum’s Chinese stone carvings find favor at HindmanCHICAGO – Property from The Strong National Museum of Play’s collection, offered on March 28 at Hindman, realized more than $821,600. Extraordinary prices were achieved for Chinese amber fish carvings, bronzes, porcelain figures and Japanese inro.
Great Gatsby’s to auction gigantic Chinese stone carvings Aug. 29-30ATLANTA – A highly detailed palace-size Chinese enamel cloisonné and gilt metal censor, two Chinese sculptures of finely carved soapstone and applied agate – both depicting mountainous landscapes – along with a monumental Chinese carved jade sculpture nearly 7 feet tall will all come on the auction block Aug. 29-30 at Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery.
Sundials combine science and art to beautify your gardenNEW YORK — Centuries before watches and cell phones took over the task of keeping track of the time, people could roughly discern the hour by looking up at the sun. Alternately, they could look down to mark the sun’s passage across the sky, which could be tracked by where it cast its shadow on […]
The art of the garden: ideas for exterior decoratingNEW YORK — Antiques have never been solely for interior use. Avid gardeners have long incorporated antiques and artful objects into their gardens to create focal points and add character, history and texture. A large garden in suburbia isn’t necessary to pull off this look; even city or apartment dwellers can use antiques to create […]