The Magazine Antiques

The Magazine Antiques, the leading publication covering the fine and decorative arts since 1922. In addition to articles drawn upon both European and American material, the bi-monthly magazine has a regular feature focused on the intersection of culture and travel.

The Magazine Antiques

The year 2020 marks the 100th Anniversary of Nathan Liverant and Son • We warmly thank the many friends, collectors, colleagues and artisans who have been part of our journey and made this milestone possible.

EDITOR’S LETTER

Less Than Mint Condition

Current and coming

Talking antiques • We asked exhibitors at the Winter Show to highlight one exceptional object in their booths and describe it as they might to an interested collector. Here are the things they chose, along with their comments.

On books

Ways and Means Committee • AN INITIATIVE BY ALICE WALTON GETS ART TO THE PLACES WHERE IT’S NEEDED MOST

Art Hits a High Note • FROM DALLAS TO MADRID, A NEW JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN A MUSEUM AND TWO OPERA COMPANIES TAKES SHAPE

The Other Side of History

Rose Valley Furniture

Aesthetic Appeal • Collectors extraordinaire Deedee and Barrie Wigmore share their passion for the art and design of the late nineteenth century with a promised gift to the Met

Mexican Revolution • How Diego Rivera and his peers helped change the course of American art

Revisiting Rufus Porter

Baroque Exuberance • An excerpt from Fringe, Frog, and Tassel: The Art of the Trimmings-Maker in Interior Decoration in Britain and Ireland

HOMAGE TO IBERIA

At Home in Cuba with Ernest Hemingway • The writer is revered in his adopted homeland, and his country house outside Havana has been preserved in near-pristine condition

ENTWINED THREADS • A curator reflects on the vibrant legacy of collector Eli Leon and quilter Rosie Lee Tompkins

Splendors that Astonished • A new exhibition at the Met explores the amazing creations that filled courtly cabinets of curiosities

The Unexpected Art of Mary Sully

EVENTS • exhibitions symposiums lectures

Calendar of Shows

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