Paris, France -There was Sèvres, precisely The Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, one of the world’s leading porcelain manufactures which has been turning out indelibly elegant prices for over three centuries. Then there is […]
A Passion for Porcelain
Exploring Explorations
Paris, France —Tales of real-life explorers setting off for faraway places and unexplored realms of the planet usually caught the attention of the entire history or geography class. They set off from […]
Loving Liberty with Lafayette
Paris, France —He was young, rich, a noble and beloved in his country. But he left that all behind at the age of 19 and served beyond the sea for the love […]
Critic’s Choice: Paris Gallery Weekend with the Nabis and More, Much More
Paris, France — Paris Gallery Weekend is in full swing until May 31st as 73 havens of art of all kinds open their doors to the public. Wandering from the Marais uptown […]
An Awesome Auction of a Tantalizing Timepiece
GENEVA, 9 MAY 2026 – Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo achieved a landmark result at The Geneva Watch Auction: XXIII today as the extraordinarily rare Patek Philippe Ref. 2523 “South […]
Engaging Encounters
Paris, France — They are in agreement, « everything revolves around the human body. » They are the Pakistani-American contemporary artist Huma Bhabha and the great 20th century master Alberto Giacometti. And their works […]
Meanderings with Mummies
Paris, France — Mummies have fascinated for millennia. They’ve been around for millennia as well. They have emerged in popular culture, notably in film, witness The Mummy movies franchise which began back […]
When Two Worlds Collide and Coincide
Versailles, France — They crossed the Atlantic arriving in France in November of 1725. The journey on board La Gironde took 12 weeks. Four Native American tribal leaders and the princess daughter […]
Dom Robert: Tapestries of Dreams
Thousands of wild flowers, a bright rendering of the spring, a dancing horse and fanciful peacocks all form the imaginative world of Dom Robert, Benedictine monk, artist and a master of contemporary […]
Critic’s Choice: Those Poor Pianos
It isn’t unusual to come across an abandoned piano. There the once majestic instrument sits, dilapidated maybe with some of its keys or strings missing, pedals akimbo, legless. What is more unusual […]
