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Gold Standard
American gold coins are stamped with history, and their value won’t tarnish over time. Continue reading
It’s Complicated
Wristwatches that do a lot more than tell time are very much of the moment. By Jonathon Keats On Christmas Day, 1969, Seiko introduced the Astron, the world’s first quartz wristwatch. While it wasn’t cheap—at 450,000 yen, it cost the … Continue reading
Florence Artisan Workshops Handcraft Renaissance Artifacts for the Extravagantly Wealthy
Hidden away in Florence’s side streets, artisans’ workshops keep centuries-old traditions of luxury alive. Continue reading
Digging English History
They ran the gamut from eccentrics to tomb-robbers, but British antiquaries did more than just collect bits and pieces of the past. Continue reading
Upon Reflection
Antique mirrors can make collectors lose themselves in their shimmering depths. Continue reading
Czech List
In Prague, city of churches, castles and Cubism, the search for antiques is hardly Kafkaesque. Continue reading
Money and Art
On September 4 in Los Angeles, Bonhams will auction rare coins and banknotes from the collection of the late casino and hotel owner Charles Mapes and his wife, Helen, of Reno, Nev. Continue reading
Lucien Pissarro in England: The Eragny Press
Sons of famous fathers have a hard time. Typically the old lion cuffs the cub for daring to innovate, but in the case of Lucien Pissarro (1863–1944) the problem was just the opposite: His father, Camille, the West Indies-born Franco-Jewish Impressionist, repeatedly scolded him for being old-fashioned. Continue reading
What’s On Your Plate?
Bookplates are tiny marvels of the printmaker’s art, and a fascinating adjunct to rare-book collecting. Continue reading