Marburger Farm Antique Show opens March 31

Shannon Poppino, Clutter Antiques of Dallas, Texas, at the Marburger Farm Antique Show’s 2019 fall event. Marburger Farm image

ROUND TOP, Texas – Spring at the Marburger Farm Antique Show, March 31-April 4, is a time to be transported out of winter, out of the daily spin and into a world resembling the great antiques fairs of Europe.Continue reading

Andrew Jones to offer affordable interior style March 22 

Pair of Vhernier diamond and 18K gold ear clips with an estimated total diamond weight of 1.75 carats; signed Vhernier, no. 208, with Italian assay marks. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000. Andrew Jones image

LOS ANGELES – Andrew Jones Auctions’ DTLA Collections & Estates auction on Sunday, March 22, will feature a vast selection of market-fresh furnishings, decorations and accessories, all enticingly priced. The sale will be held online and in the gallery in downtown Los Angeles, starting at 10:30 am Pacific time. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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Officials vote to keep Frank Lloyd Wright school open

Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home in Scottsdale, Ariz., is the main campus of the School of Architecture at Taliesin and houses the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Lar image. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The school that architect Frank Lloyd Wright started nearly 90 years ago may stay open after all. The School of Architecture of Taliesin includes campuses in Spring Green, Wisconsin, and in Arizona. The school’s board announced in January it planned to close the school in June.

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Mix-and-match decor: In with the old and the new

This Hans Wegner Flag Halyard lounge chair, for Getama, Denmark, circa 1950, sold for $20,000 + the buyer’s premium in May 2015 at Wright. Wright and LiveAuctioneers image

NEW YORK (AP) – An early, painted Swedish sideboard next to a leather sectional. An ornate Italian walnut headboard on a bed dressed in featherweight linen. A collection of colorful 1930s Fiesta ware pottery on a Lucite bookshelf.

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