Planters, Cachepots & Jardinieres

NEW YORK — Outdoor spaces have long been a key feature of homes. These crucial features provide a welcome respite from sitting behind the computer, delivering fresh air and, if the sun cooperates, a dose of Vitamin D. Entertaining friends and family outdoors is important, too, prompting a need for appropriate seating. A few thoughtfully […]

ALAMEDA, Calif. – Michaan’s Auctions held its monthly Gallery Auction on March 17, which featured many unusual lots, such as a pair of Etruscan Revival bronze floor lamps attributed to Caldwell and a watercolor by Paul De Longpre, as well as several gold jewelry lots and a variety of fine Asian ceramics.

NEW YORK – Hand-wrought iron farmyard and kitchen tools, worked by blacksmiths over fiery forges, were unadorned until the early 1800s. As the craft evolved, however, wooden cupboards, dowry chests, sideboards and wardrobes were secured with increasingly ornate iron hinges, keys and locks. Realizing that the functional can also be beautiful, blacksmiths ran with the notion, […]