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The Pouting Chair – Clinton Howell
My chair, sadly, isn’t speaking to me anymore. I think it was because I admitted to liking the Barcelona chair during a conversation. The response to my observation was, “such a light weight”, and I haven’t heard a word since. The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show at the Armory finished last week and […]
W. Graham Arader III – Coronelli’s Celestial Maps
Accedemia Cosmografica degli Argonauti Vincenzo Coronelli, a Franciscan monk born in 1650, is synonymous with 17th century cartography. He was a renowned theologian, geographer, cartogropher, and cosmographer throughout his life and still today. Over his lifetime, Coronelli contributed 140 separate works of cartography and cosmography. Coronelli completed his first map at the age of sixteen. […]
Lloyd J. Princeton – A Guide to Green Design
Do you love the idea of going green? If so, there are numerous ways to rethink, reuse, and incorporate reclaimed materials into your home or business interior. Reclaimed materials are increasingly available for homes and businesses. In the market today, you don’t need to compromise on style for sustainability. Vintage and antique elements are currently […]
Question / Poll of the week – Should the AAD have a tiny smile section?
Editors Note: Duration of Poll – 1 week
Tom Higginson – Six Antique Dealers On A Desert Island…
“Six antique dealers stranded on a desert island find one old chair. Nobody sits on the chair but all six make a good living by selling the chair to each other until rescued”. The oldest, corniest, and worst antique dealer joke in the book, so bad that I’m not even going to bother telling it. […]
Pontus Rosén – Join the Conversation
The Association of Art Historians promotes the professional practice and public understanding of art history. We are a UK-based membership organisation for those with a professional commitment to and interest in art history and visual culture. The AAH was formed in 1974 and, at that time, there was an intense debate about how art […]
Ian Harris – The Sunday Grump
Dear Everyone I have a grump! Another story about an auction house in Bourton-on-the Water. True, they called me back and executed a successful telephone bid on my behalf on 18 October for a pair of earrings. I phoned the next day to ask if they could email me an invoice. ‘It will be posted’ […]
DIVORCE & ART: A Restoration – Gail Green
The marriage of Divorce and Art is the happy confluence of positive reinvention. Having been through a challenging time, you are now ready to settle into a calmer, happier situation. In effect, the home’s visual setting provides the divorcee with a surrounding air of serenity and peace, where order and balance reign. * While the […]
October 31, 2012 by Editors
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