Collectors’ Clothing Caches: Selections from the Texas Fashion Collection (28 Jan, 2022)

The Society for the History of Collecting invites you to its online lecture Organised by The West Coast Chapter Collectors’ Clothing Caches: Selections from the Texas Fashion Collection by Annette Becker Friday, 28 January 2022 at 10:00am PST // 1:00pm EST // 6:00pm GMT // 7:00pm CET This talk traces the history of the Texas Fashion … Continue reading Collectors’ Clothing Caches: Selections from the Texas Fashion Collection (28 Jan, 2022)

‘Alessandro Contini Bonacossi, Antiquario (1878-1955)’ (17 Dec, 2021)

The Society for the History of Collecting Invites you to its Online Lecture ‘Alessandro Contini Bonacossi, Antiquario (1878-1955)’ by Fulvia Zaninelli, Research Associate The Center for Advanced Studies in the Visual Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC   Friday 17th December, 2021 at 5.30pm GMT // 6.30pm CET // 1.30pm EST // 10.30am PST … Continue reading ‘Alessandro Contini Bonacossi, Antiquario (1878-1955)’ (17 Dec, 2021)

LAW: Jewish Dealers and the European Art Market c.1850-1930 (6, 7, & 9 Dec, 2021)

London Art Week (6, 7, & 9 Dec, 2021) Jewish Dealers and the European Art Market c.1850-1930 An online symposium organised by the Jewish Country Houses project in partnership with the National Trust and in collaboration with The Gilbert Collection and London Art Week Schedule:  Mon 6 Dec at 6pm GMT // 1pm EST In … Continue reading LAW: Jewish Dealers and the European Art Market c.1850-1930 (6, 7, & 9 Dec, 2021)

Review: The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815–1850: The Commodification of Historical Objects

The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815–1850: The Commodification of Historical Objects By Mark Westgarth, 2020. London : Routledge, 192 pp., 36 b/w illustrations. £120 (hardback) £36.99 (eBook), ISBN 9781409405795 (hardback) ISBN 9781003028147 (ebook) - Imogen Tedbury ‘The place through which he made his way at leisure was one of those … Continue reading Review: The Emergence of the Antique and Curiosity Dealer in Britain 1815–1850: The Commodification of Historical Objects

Review: Pioneers of the Global Art Market: Paris-Based Dealer Networks, 1850-1950

Pioneers of the Global Art Market: Paris-Based Dealer Networks, 1850-1950 Ed. Christel H. Force, 2020. London : Bloomsbury, 288pp., 16 colour & 56 b/w illustrations. Hardback £90, Paperback £24.99, eBook and/or EPUB £81. ISBN 9781501342769 (hardback), ISBN 9781350282841 (paperback), ISBN 9781501342776 (eBook), ISBN 9781501342783 (eBook & EPUB)  - Marie Tavinor This book, edited by Christel … Continue reading Review: Pioneers of the Global Art Market: Paris-Based Dealer Networks, 1850-1950