Paris, France — Tiny perfume bottles, tobacco pouches, snuffboxes( carried by women as well as men) and beauty boxes (often holding a beauty mark) with a mirror on the inside lid all […]
The Sparkling Fashion of 18th Century Pocket Luxury
Cult: Color Me Giacometti
Paris, France —These are the painted sculptures. The secret sculptures. These are the sculptures that Alberto Giacometti painted, painted in often seemingly funky colours like deep orange. The Fondation Giacometti Institut located […]
An Auction as Big as the Ritz
Paris, France — A crystal chandelier, a champagne bucket and the sofa from the Hemingway Bar all played a leading role in an auction, christened the Universe of the Ritz, held by […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Fortified Wine Find: A Balmy Beaumes de Venise
This is luxurious liquid gold from the good earth around the small picturesque village of Beaumes-de-Venise in the Provence region of southeastern France. The eponymous wine—Muscat de Baumes de Venise — is […]
The Attraction of Antiquity
Paris, France — It turned out to be one of the highlights of the incredibly rich artful autumn in Paris which is traditionally peppered with art fairs, exhibition openings and glamorous gallery […]
Critic’s Choice: The Sacred and the Divine
Paris, France — The lyrical and the sacred are being played out in the elegant gallery district of the Golden Triangle in Paris where the Almine Rech gallery is hosting a show […]
Harmonious Horsehair
Jouy-en-Josas, France — Lovers of a good night’s sleep have always known about the wonders of a horsehair mattress. It is just one of life’s affordable luxuries, well somewhat affordable. But horsehair, […]
All the Worlds of Stage Jewelry
Paris, France — L’Ecole, the School of Jewelry Arts, which is supported by the house of Van Cleef & Arpels recently opened up its new headquarters on the Grands Boulevards in Paris […]
From the Faraway Lands
Paris, France —There were the treasures of the influential Kuba Kingdom of the Congo: masks, cups, boxes and textiles. The masks and objects of the Lega people of the Congo are juxtaposed […]
Critic’s Choice: Kaleidoscopes from Cuba at Continua
Boissy-le-Châtel, France —It’s a sleepy little town just 50 miles (77km) east of Paris in the scenic Seine and Marne region not too far from Disney Land Paris. Nestled on the banks […]
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