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France’s Best Collectibles: Glass, Ceramics, the Marché aux Puces

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Read on to learn everything about shopping in France’s famed marchés aux puces to the best French glass and ceramic brands to seek out. Gallé, Luminarc, Mauviel, and More Like ceramics, the glass industry has thrived in France for centuries. Lalique, Émile Gallé, Baccarat, and Daum Nancy are some of the best-regarded fine glass houses.

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A Brief Introduction to Art Deco Furniture: Design Icons and Influences

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A hallmark of Art Deco furniture, streamlined geometry finds its architectural and design counterpart in Streamline Moderne. Exposed to the workings of his father’s construction business in late 19th-century Paris, Émile-Jacques Ruhlman rose to prominence as a furniture designer early in the subsequent century.

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Marcel Breuer: From Bauhaus Visionary to Furniture Design Icon

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He was a relentless innovator and in 1925, he came up with his infamous tubular steel furniture, inspired by bicycle frames and made with the latest in steel-bending technology. When the new Bauhaus buildings in Dessau were completed in 1926, Breuer fitted it out with tubular steel furniture, as well as the masters’ houses.

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A Client's Guide For How to Take Photographs of Art and Antiques to Send to An Appraiser

Artifactual History Appraisal

GLASS DECORATIVE ITEMS AND TABLEWARE/BARWARE: A. How to photograph so an expert can see: Cut glass versus pressed – hard to see in photos. Shoot a close up of bottom, there, look for these features: Pontil mark, which is where the glass blower would have attached his blow rod. FURNITURE: A. Look for a fraction or number.

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New Uses for Old Things: Thoughts in Support of Mixing Antiques in Modern Interiors

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For many years now, there has been an underlying pressure in mainstream culture that all furnishings in your home have to match cohesively, be from one distinct stylistic era, and also ideally be brand new, which has helped contribute to the commercial success of large furniture chains.

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Constructivism: The Intersection of Art and Industry in the Avant-Garde Movement

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Typified by clean lines and functional aesthetics, the movement would have an enduring impact on design, architecture, and the contemporary art of the Minimalism and Bauhaus movements. Used as a tool in the Communist revolution, this was art with a function that sought to eliminate the traditional boundaries between art and everyday life.

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Bridgerton Ignites Passion for Regency-Era Antiques

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Antiques dealers report that shoppers are interested in bronze statues, ornate mirrors, porcelain, stained-glass pieces, oil paintings, planters, and more. ELEGANT FURNITURE The handcrafted style of furniture in the Regency and late Regency eras was rooted in neoclassicism and features angular shapes, clean lines, and elegant details.