This silver-gilt tea set is causing quite a stir at Sworders because of its similarity to another belonging to William Beckford, arguably the most…
Abraham and David Roentgen’s story is a tale of international success, fame, luxury, and high honor. The meteoric rise of the workshop of Abraham…
With the earliest clocks, timekeeping was almost an afterthought. They were initially designed as mechanical calendars to accurately record the seasons, religious holidays and…