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The Art of the Collecting by Diane McManus Jensen. "The Art of Collecting" goes inside private collectors' homes
Boston Globe - December 27th, 2010 03:00
“The Art of Collecting: An Intimate Tour Inside Private Art Collections, with Advice on Starting Your Own” (Antique Collector's Club) is a new coffee-table book by Boston-area art dealer Diane McManus Jensen with a foreword by Wendell Garrett. Included are fifteen collecting-specific essays written by experts in the field, with subjects such as framing, insurance, and legal issues. The heart of this lavishly-illustrated book provides an insider's look at the homes of 23 collectors, ...

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Michael Kenna, from Huangshan: Poems from the T'ang Dynasty, courtesy of 21st Editions
photo l.a., celebrating its 20th Anniversary, is the longest-running art fair west of New York and is the largest photo-based art fair in the country with over 10,000 attendees. It brings ...
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Incense burner with a deity with aquatic elements, 700–750; Palenque, Mexico; ceramic; 46 3/4 x 22 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.; Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes - Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Museo de Sitio de la Zona Arqueológia de Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, 10-604759. Courtesy Peabody Essex Museum, photograph © Jorge Pérez de Lara Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea
February 13 - May 8, 2011
Saint Louis Art Museum
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These Earth Spirits ensured safety in the afterlife. With fearsome features, no one would dare disturb their owner Beauty, Rarity, History...The M.S. Rau Antiques Blog
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Spirited Ceramics: Tang Dynasty Sancai Pottery
We've all heard the saying "You can't take it with you." But what if you could? Death in pre-modern Chinese culture was of tremendous importance, and it was crucial that when one left this life for ...

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Sale 2413, Lot 56 A Magnificent Silver and Mixed-Metal Gourd-Form Tray Designed by Edward C. Moore. Mark Of Tiffany & Co., New York, Circa 1878 31½ in. (80 cm.) long; 263 oz. (8,184 gr.) gross weight. Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000 and Sale 2413, Lot 59 A Fine Silver and Mixed-Metal Centerpiece Designed by Edward C. Moore. Mark of Tiffany & Co., New York, Circa 1880. 19½ in. long (49.5 cm.) long; 128 oz. (3,987 gr.) gross weight. Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000. Americana Week 2011 at Christie's
Release Date: 27 December 2010
Christie’s New York is pleased to announce Americana Week 2011, a fortnight of sales and viewings devoted to American craftsmanship in all its forms, including important furniture, folk art, silver, and decorative arts. This year’s impressive line-up of sales features two spectacular additions ...

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