Murano glass and mid-century designs posted strong results at WrightCHICAGO – The market for Murano glass and mid-century design continued to demonstrate its resilience in the hammer prices seen at Wright December 13 with its Important Italian Glass and Design sale. Complete results are available at LiveAuctioneers. Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978) was an Italian architect and follower of Frank Lloyd Wright. Revered in his native […]
Bid Smart: Alvar Aalto, father of Nordic Modernist furniture and designNEW YORK — Sometimes referred to as the father of Nordic Modernism, the Finnish architect Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (1898-1976), best known as Alvar Aalto, began his architectural work rooted in classicism and ultimately found his own style, moving into Modernism. He avoided frilly designs and overly decorative elements and embraced clean lines and geometric […]
Encore! Colonial Williamsburg shows how Americans once made music WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Making Music in Early America, an exhibition opening on August 20 in the Mark M. and Rosemary W. Leckie Gallery at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, one of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, will envelop visitors in the musical world of the 18th and 19th centuries.
European furniture, American art on offer at Crescent City, July 15-16NEW ORLEANS – Crescent City’s two-day Important Summer Estates Auction, slated for Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, will be packed with nearly 900 lots of French, English and American furniture, original paintings by noted regional artists, French clocks, bronzes and porcelain. The sessions will start at 10 am Central time both days. Absentee and Internet […]