rare items

Empire Nephrite,1902. Private collection, New York City. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Photo by David Katz.
How Fabergé Eggs Became a Symbol of Easter
When the czar Alexander III took the throne in 1881—accompanied by his wife, Maria Feodorovna, he unwittingly began a lavish Easter tradition within the Russian imperial court—the bedazzled egg.
Édouard Manet, Detail of Portrait of Monsieur Jules Dejouy, 1879. Oil on canvas.
Restoration of Priceless Manet Painting Announced
The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) is pleased to announce Amgueddfa Cymru—National Museum Wales, is to receive €20,000, as the second recipient of this year’s TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund.
Folding screen, dark burgundy and intricately decorated to show a courtyard with Chinese structures and pavilions and garden features wit people mingling about.
Rare Chinese Porcelain & Celadon Lead Freeman's Auction
Freeman’s will hold its Asian Arts auction on April 8, the sale will showcase a rare example of Chinese Porcelain, a carved twelve-panel “Coromandel” folding screen, and a hanging scroll attributed…