19th Century pair of Chinese root carvings of the Deity Shou Lao. Root carving is an ancient Chinese art form, these carvings represent Shou...
The history of glass and mirrors reads somewhat like a modern novel, incorporating spying, great wealth, vanity, murder and parliamentary litigation. For centuries...
The Neoclassical period of the 18th and 19th Centuries inspired leading architects, furniture makers and ceramicists such as Robert and James Adams, James Stuart,...
The Regency Period in the opening years of the 19th Century marked a definitive move from the ascetic style of George III towards...
