Sir Colin and Lady Anderson were among the first British collectors of art nouveau . The first pieces were bought in 1960, the last in 1971. During this decade the Andersons acquired according to style rather than value, forming a collection that includes not only pieces by leading exponents of art nouveau such as the [...]

The lion first appeared in Rene Boivin’s expanding iconography in 1956 as an oxidized silver, gold and diamond pendant. Over the years, the lion design evolved, not only in its style and varying gem material, but also expanded to include other species of cats. The tiger brooch offered here captures this progression, with its piercing [...]

The architectural detailing of many older homes is a large part of their appeal – but the grandeur doesn’t always carry through to the kitchen. Often the last rooms to be considered in the original design process, kitchens in older homes are often poorly designed and impractical.
Such was the case with the existing kitchen in [...]

The Loremo design is based on a simple linear cell steel structure: the patented chassis with its three straight longitudinal girders and one central transverse girder weighs only 95 kg. The steel girders provide Loremo with the required stability and safety. This clever principle of construction allows for a great crumple zone of 600 mm.
The [...]

Insured for $6 million, the fabled Brasher Doubloon — the United States’ first gold coin — returns to Baltimore for the first time in a quarter century for a public display, March 17 & 18, 2006.
The unique, first gold coin made for the United States over 200 years ago, the legendary multi-million dollar Brasher Doubloon, [...]