Echoes of Beckford as Sworders Secures Silver-Gilt Tea Set for Auction
This silver-gilt tea set is causing quite a stir at Sworders because of its similarity to another belonging…
Magnificent 18th–Century Mechanical Furniture by Abraham and David Roentgen on View at Metropolitan Museum
Abraham and David Roentgen’s story is a tale of international success, fame, luxury, and high honor. The meteoric…
Antique Perpetual Clocks
With the earliest clocks, timekeeping was almost an afterthought. They were initially designed as mechanical calendars to accurately…
