Fine art lifts early August Rafael Osona auction to $2MNANTUCKET, Mass. – After a robust four-day live exhibition of 850 lots, Rafael Osona’s combined August 6 and August 7 Americana, Fine Art, Marine Auction grossed nearly two million dollars.
Interior designers freshen decor by mixing stylesNEW YORK – The freshest style in decor these days is … mixing styles. Traditional and contemporary often work well together. Think abstract art with an overstuffed chaise, or an 18th century-style toile wallpaper with an ’80s-era lamp. The appeal is in the pleasing tension between the styles; sophisticated, artsy, yet livable.
Rafael Osona’s April 24 auction surveys Scandinavian furnishings via NantucketNANTUCKET, Mass. – A collection of 18th- and 19th-century Scandinavian Neoclassical lime-washed furnishings, 10 naïve Swedish folk bonads, and Danish paintings star in Rafael Osona‘s April 24 auction. Absentee and live online bidding are available through LiveAuctioneers.
Antique Swedish furniture suits all decorsNEW YORK – Swedish furniture is in a class of its own. From the exuberant decoration of the Rococo style with an abundance of curves and natural motifs that gave way in the late 1700s to the restrained Gustavian style, Swedish furniture appeals to many. Owing to its clean lines and simplicity, it mixes well […]