Antiques Magazine Archive, February 2021

Art Dealers Are Shocked to Realize That 2020 Was Actually a Historically Good Year for Business

2021 marks the 300th anniversary of the death of master carver, Grinling Gibbons. The Quire at St Paul’s is a masterpiece of Gibbons’ art as a carver and this year is undergoing conservation work as part of a wider programme to celebrate the craftsmen that created so much of the beauty you see at St Paul’s, and those that continue to maintain it today. 

The term desk stems from the Medieval Latin ‘desca’ meaning ‘table to write on’ and most of the desk forms we know today were designed in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Over time the designs of desks have changed so greatly, that the term includes several types: 

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Artistellar was founded in 2020 to bridge the gap between the brick-mortar gallery and e-commerce.

The vast collection of auction catalogues dates back to Christie's very first sale in 1766 and has been an invaluable resource for dealers and academics

"We always want to show the best works by the best artists," said Alain Kraemer of Kraemer Gallery of the century-spanning exhibition on view.

This $7.9 Million Tribeca Loft Comes With Its Own Keith Haring Mural, Painted While He Was a Student at SVA

“I’ve worked very  hard, in order to give back.” Giulia Maria Crespi was an Italian media proprietor. She was a non-profit executive and environmentalist who founded Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI) whose model is The National Trust in the UK.  FAI’s properties include numerous castles, gardens, monastic buildings and other cultural assets throughout Italy. She became Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. Crespi died on 19 July 2020, aged 97.

As Italy’s museums reopen, visitors flock for last chance to see reunited Bologna masterpiece broken up 300 years ago

New York’s Shuttered KGB Museum Is Auctioning Off Its Entire Collection of Spycams, Poison Containers, and Lenin Art This Weekend

CIAO! Photographer Mario Testino has created his personal love token for Italy’s people, art, food, and fashion in the form of a new book published by TASCHEN.

Museums Are Selling Virtual Classes and Tours to Boost Revenue During the Pandemic. Here’s What They’ve Learned About What Works

Some museums hope that they can harness a new stream of funding from their audiences online.

Conservators Say Murals in a Bavarian Church Date Back 1,000 Years, Making Them Among the Oldest Christian Artworks in Europe

In ancient Rome, the wealthy liked to hold on to their money – and often went to extreme lengths to do so

A French Court Has Ordered a Far-Right Mayor to Close the Local Museums He Opened Last Week in Defiance of the National Lockdown

Perpignan mayor Louis Aliot cannot act outside of the national lockdown decree, the court ruled.

Startling New Evidence Suggests Stonehenge’s Inner Stone Circle Was Originally Erected 175 Miles Away, in Wales

Archaeologists suspect Stonehenge's inner circle originally stood at Waun Mawn in Wales.

Swiss museums can reopen from 1 March as country eases lockdown restrictions

Archaeologists Have Found the Roman Emperor Hadrian’s Palatial Breakfast Chamber, Where He Dined Before Servants on a Marble Throne

A Previously Unknown Salvador Dalí Drawing Reveals the Surprising Methods Behind One of the Artist’s Most Famous Paintings