Good evening. This is a tale of obsession, of sublime passion, deep and everlasting. Those susceptible to the strange and mysterious attraction of the Gothic succumb willingly to its spell. For them, ...
Despite the technological and manufacturing advancements of the 19th century, many artists of the time looked to the past for inspiration. Visual artists developed the Pre-Raphaelite style.
A metamorphic chair at Bloomsbury Antiques & Curiosities A chair designed in the mid-19th century by Augustus Pugin, an English architect, is described by antique store owner Frank Coates in this ...
Good evening. This is a tale of obsession, of sublime passion, deep and everlasting. Those susceptible to the strange and mysterious attraction of the Gothic succumb willingly to its spell. For them, ...
This remarkable Gothic villa is one of many which once adorned the Island,” wrote the city Landmarks Preservation Commission.
From opulent jewelry and historic furniture to fine art by Modern masters, the Estates Auction staged by New Orleans Auction Galleries brings together an expansive breadth of rare—and in some cases ...
If Henry Bowen had a carriage accident in New York, you read about it in the LA Times. Born into modest circumstances in Woodstock, Connecticut in 1813, he became one of the celebrity one-percenters ...
The Gothic style, revived many times and in many countries since it first appeared in the late Middle Ages, is once again being exhibited by museums and pursued seriously by collectors and dealers.
In the 1790s, Jeremiah Tarleton helped found the St. Francis Catholic Church — the first catholic church west of the Alleghenies — in Georgetown, Kentucky. He also owned a nearby log structure dubbed ...