Stolen from a Long Island Estate, Found on Madison Avenue
What happened in a Madison Avenue rare-books shop the day someone walked in with a $2 million volume and no way to prove it was theirs.
Spring Cleaning, Reframed: The Value Sitting in Your Drawers, Garage and Attic
Spring has a way of exposing what we’ve been ignoring. Not just clutter—but the things we’ve kept, carefully, and then stopped using.
Are Your Antiques a Blessing or a Burden?
If you care about your legacy — not just the objects, but the emotional impact you leave behind — this is a conversation worth having now.
Thinking of Selling Art? Here’s What’s Worth Something and What’s Not
You’re on a cruise, you’ve had a few cocktails, the sun is shining. You wander into one of those onboard art auctions and suddenly you’re raising your paddle for a Picasso. It’s got a certificate! It must be worth something, right?
Manhattan 20th Century Design Auctions
Design Auctions The 1950s and 60s were decades that conjure to mind liquid lunches, a martini after a hard day in the office, and low slung furniture with clean lines. Fans of the show Mad Men, which ended a few weeks ago will be familiar with this design aesthetic from the show’s sets which epitomized mid-century modern design. Later this week, Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillip’s auction houses will be having their design auctions in New York.