Antiques & Design

​The grace and verve of postwar Italian design are causing it to find new favor with collectors and take its rightful place in the 20th-century canon. Continue reading →

Starting in the late 18th century horologists and other artisans poured all their ingenuity and fantasy into extravagantly decorated mantel and desk clocks. Continue reading →

In 19th- and early 20th-century America, new wealth and social competition spurred a sterling surge of artistry in tableware. Continue reading →

The extravagant, eccentric designs of Carlo Bugatti transcend the Italian Art Nouveau era to occupy an imaginative realm all their own. Continue reading →

An exhibition at the Denver Museum of Art showcases the creativity and daring of the Maison Cartier. Continue reading →

The Kaufman Collection of American antiques, now on view at the National Gallery, chronicles the evolution of taste, technique, and creativity in a young country. Continue reading →

French designer-entrepreneur René Lalique was a wizard who could make glass do just about anything—and die-hard devotees of his works will do just about anything to get them. Continue reading →

Louis Comfort Tiffany brought nature’s beauty indoors with his luxe glass creations, which are being highlighted in several current museum shows. Continue reading →

The craftsmen of the studio furniture movement have always been American originals, working independently of each other, following their own visions, making everything by hand. Continue reading →

Modern jewelry giants are being celebrated by art museums on both coasts. Continue reading →