Important paintings, fine jewelry and striking decorative objects ranging from Japanese vases to tiny gold boxes drove Clarke Auction Gallery’s October 29-30 auction to a grand total of over $1.5 ...

After graduating, Constance Fraser (History, King’s College, 1953) had a rewarding career as an academic and teaching fellow at the University of Newcastle. She lived locally in Tynemouth and had a ...

It's no secret that here in the desert the midcentury modern aesthetic rules the roost. North Palm Canyon Drive is dotted with midcentury retailers and shining examples of MCM architecture are always ...

Visitors admire cloisonne artworks on display at the showroom of Beijing Enamel Factory on June 28. JIA TIANYONG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE Bent over a luminous vase of pink peonies, a young craftsman guided ...

Last week Tessie Oelrichs, the daughter of an Irish immigrant who made millions in the Comstock Lode, turned in her grave. Before she died in 1926 she knew that grand-manner Newport could not retain ...

In the BOH series What I Love, we’re asking designers to build us a mood board of what’s inspiring them right now. Meredith HeronAsa Weinstein Make no mistake: Meredith Heron is a maximalist. The ...

The 285-lot auction produced encouraging results for Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Islamic and South East Asian objects, with the cloisonne box and cover by Hayashi Kodenji (1831-1915) stealing the show.

Bargain Hunt's Charlie Ross found himself pleasantly surprised when a duo on the show secured an unexpected gain. In the episode aired on Thursday, red team contestants John and Charlie faced off ...

"Vase With Blossoming Flowers" (1890s) stands at nearly 6 feet tall, around the corner from a marked entrance into "Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan" at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. If you ...