It was the watch meant for a Queen. It is the watch that became the Queen of all timepieces. The story of the watch began in 1783. It was named after Marie-Antoinette, the young Austrian aristocrat who married King of France, Louis XVI and later became the Queen of France and Navarre. [Read More]
Daily Archives: October 12, 2009
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Christie’s New York is pleased to announce a dedicated sale of Arts of the Samurai on October 23, which exemplifies the outstanding craftsmanship and visual splendor of the Samurai culture. The collection includes over 80 lots comprising of armor, helmets, and most importantly, swords dating from the thirteenth to nineteenth centuries. The [Read More]
Skinner, will host Session II of the Richard Wright Collection on October 24th starting at 11 a.m. in the Boston gallery. Richard Wright, one of the world’s foremost fine dolls experts, and a prominent and colorful appraiser on the PBS series, Antiques Roadshow, also had a discerning eye for furniture and decorative [Read More]