Empire Style Antiques
News about Empire Style Antiques
WASHINGTON – The journey of Napoleon from successful general to decorative arts icon is a fascinating chapter in art history. While his attempt to engineer political unification on the scale of ancient Rome ultimately failed, his patronage of a classical style we still call “Empire” continues to enchant collectors. Just as antiques bearing Napoleon’s image […]
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. — The Benefit Shop Foundation, Inc. will hold its next Red Carpet auction on Wednesday, June 14, starting at 10 am Eastern time. This auction, boasting nearly 800 items, features the Manhattan estate of a university professor who lived and taught in Japan for more than 35 years, collecting antiques, antiquities, decorative arts, […]
CHICAGO — Hindman will present property from the estate of Celestia B. Smithgall, a distinguished Atlanta philanthropist, in two of its spring auctions. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
NEW ORLEANS – It’ll be Christmas in July in New Orleans when Crescent City Auction Gallery holds a big, two-day Important Summer Estates Auction the weekend of July 17 and 18. The sale features more than 800 quality lots of fine French, English and American furniture, over-mantel mirrors, original paintings by local and regional artists, […]