It will hardly come as news to readers of this column that Palm Springs is the land of mid-century modern. Old and new, large and small, we see it everywhere but it wasn't always thus. There was a day ...
Over the years, I’ve found it interesting how people have quite specific preferences when it comes to the type of seating they favor. Just among my fellow collectors, I was somewhat surprised to find ...
A film about Queen Anne of Great Britain, The Favourite, by the unorthodox Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, will probably cadge a few Oscars. Even if it doesn't, this comic and oddly moving film has ...
30 x 54.25 x 26 in. (76.2 x 137.8 x 66 cm.) Baker Furniture (American, founded 1890). Burl and walnut veneer writing table in the Queen Anne taste, having three drawers, and rising on cabriolet legs ...
Queen Anne ruled England from 1702 to 1714. The furniture made in America in the "Queen Anne" style was not made until about 1725 to 1750. The desks and other wooden pieces were much lighter-looking ...
Most of us are lying when we say we don’t like to play games. Risk is a thrill, and every game involves it. So when perusing the lots in the upcoming Christie's auction of ambassador James ...
A film about Queen Anne of Great Britain, The Favourite, by the unorthodox Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos, will probably cadge a few Oscars. Even if it doesn't, this comic and oddly moving film has ...