Indulge yourself: live life elegantly like a Bridgerton

Left, an English Regency casket-form sewing box that realized $650 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2014; Center, a matched pair of English Regency giltwood mirrors sold in March 2015 for $3,750 plus the buyer’s premium; Right, a tilt-top mahogany English Regency breakfast table that achieved $1,500 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2020. Images courtesy of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery, David Skinner Antiques and LiveAuctioneers.
Left, an English Regency casket-form sewing box realized $650 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2014; Center, a matched pair of English Regency giltwood mirrors sold in March 2015 for $3,750 plus the buyer’s premium; Right, a tilt-top mahogany English Regency breakfast table achieved $1,500 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2020. Images courtesy of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery, David Skinner Antiques and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK – Today, March 25, fans of the Netflix series Bridgerton rejoice as the long-awaited second season of the show, produced by Shonda Rhimes and based on Julia Quinn’s book series, goes live. The plot is drawn from book two, The Viscount Who Loved Me, which follows eldest son Lord Anthony Bridgerton (played by Jonathan Bailey) in his quest to find a suitable wife among the ranks of the ton, a compression of “le bon ton” — French for “the good tone” and the era’s term for the fashionable and favored. As with the first season, English Regency style will be on full display in the sumptuous early 19th-century settings.

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Seven epic allegorical paintings featured at Andrew Jones auction, March 27

Edwin Howland Blashfield, ‘Hospitality,’ est. $8,000-$12,000
Edwin Howland Blashfield, ‘Hospitality,’ est. $8,000-$12,000
Edwin Howland Blashfield, ‘Hospitality,’ est. $8,000-$12,000

LOS ANGELES – Andrew Jones Auctions will present its Design for the Home and Garden sale on Sunday, March 27, starting at 10 am Pacific Time. Nearly 300 lots of fine art, antiques and design from antiquity through the 21st century will be offered. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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