In recent years, there has been a huge increase in the demand among collectors for mid-century metal crafts and Judaica produced in Israel from around the time of Israel's independence (1948). The most sought...
African Art -- The World And The Spirits The West African nations like Benin, modern-day Nigeria, Ivory Coast, etc were in contact with Portuguese and other Europeans from the 1500's onward. These wealthy...
People regularly ask whether an item is "a good investment." The truth is that buying art "for investment" is a shaky proposition. One main problem is that art is hard to sell. You need to send it to auction...
Finely made metal horse statues were all the rage in the latter half of the 18th century up through the middle of the 20th century. The horse was used in all forms of art for centuries, but was...
The term ART DECO is used to indicate highly stylized objects, architecture, art, sculpture, fabrics, jewelry, furnishings and decorations produced beginning in the 1920s in Europe and continuing worldwide...
Wedding Anniversary Gift List There is an older Traditional Wedding Anniversary Gift List and a Modern Wedding Anniversary Gift List that is more widely used today. There are some variances in the gifts...
The Chinnarat Buddha History Pra Buddha Chinnarat is an image of Buddha which is well known among Thai Buddhists and foreigners. The reason for this is that it is the most beautiful and prestigious image...
A cursory glance at the history of Chinese Culture will reflect certain famous/infamous time periods. The first emperor of China, the Tang Dynasty for its Tang Poems and Art, the Song Dynasty for its verses,...
Buddhist painting may have begun in the lifetime of the Buddha. While some scholars maintain the view that it took shape a couple of centuries later, there are some textual materials which suggest that the...