Decorative Arts Trust announces IDEAL Internship Grant AwardsMEDIA, PA — The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to announce that the Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel University; The Historic New Orleans Collection and the Backstreet Cultural Museum; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Newport Restoration Foundation are the inaugural recipients of IDEAL Internship Grants.
Antique rugs ideal for hanging comprise Feb. 21 saleNEW YORK – One-hundred handwoven rugs from the Antique Knot Collection will be offered in an online auction hosted by Jasper52 on Friday, Feb. 21. All pieces are antique, ranging from the 19th century to the early 20th century. The Antique Knot’s passion for exemplary rugs and Kilims and tribal weaving has yielded a vast […]
Vintage Steiff ‘button in ear’ plush toys star at Ladenburger June 29LADENBURG, Germany — Who created the first ‘teddy bear’? If you ask the fine German folks at Steiff, they’ll tell you their firm originated the concept. The former Ideal Toy Company of New York would beg to differ, however. Its founder, Morris Mitchom, saw the 1902 Washington Post political cartoon by Pulitizer Prize winner Clifford […]
The Hermès Kelly is more easily bagged at auctionNEW YORK – Most companies that adopt a strategy of telling customers they can’t buy its hottest products would soon end up shuttered and bankrupt, but the French luxury brand Hermès has enjoyed an almost absurd amount of success with that exclusive approach. Hermès Kelly handbags are fiercely coveted, second only to the house’s Birkin […]