The Magazine Antiques

Curious Objects

Arts EN ↓ 134 episodes

Through interviews with leading figures in the world of fine and decorative arts, Curious Objects—a podcast from The Magazine Antiques—explores the hidden histories, the little-known facts, the intricacies, and the idiosyncrasies that breathe life and energy into historical works of craft and art.

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The Magazine Antiques

Episodes

David Webb Archivist Levi Higgs and the Company's Storied Zebra Bracelet 24.06.2018 33:10

Instagram doyen Levi Higgs tells Ben Miller about a jewel- and enamel-bedazzled treasure by a jeweler whose work can often be seen on the red carpet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rare Book Dealer Judy Loto on a Mysterious Engraved Powder Horn 26.05.2018 33:54

Antiques Dealers' Association executive director Judy Loto goes into detail about an antique powder horn that's the apple of her eye. She also has some tips for new collectors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Music: A Conversation with Luthier Paul Becker 23.04.2018 45:19

Benjamin Miller talks with Paul Becker, the fifth-generation owner and director of Chicago-based Carl Becker and Son, a 150-year-old luthier business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Treasures of the Winter Antiques Show, Part 2 24.03.2018 36:01

In this episode of Curious Objects & the stories behind them, part two of our special coverage of the 2018 Winter Antiques Show, Ben Miller gets the dish on mace-like molinets, impeccably-preserved highboys, gem-encrusted jewelry, and five-legged card tables, among other masterpieces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Treasures of the Winter Antiques Show, Part 1 24.02.2018 36:24

In this episode of Curious Objects & the stories behind them, part one of a special two-part series, Benjamin Miller speaks with nine dealers who exhibited this past January at the antiques world’s marquee event: the Winter Antiques Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Historic Preservationist Wade Lege on Living in a Collection 14.01.2018 37:13

Preservationist and independent collector Wade Lege on restoring a Mississippi bayou home and filling it with Americana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wartski Expert Katherine Purcell: Poetry in Jewelry 05.12.2017 47:48

A conversation with Katherine Purcell of Wartski about a Lalique art nouveau necklace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dealer Stuart Feld: An 'Expert in Everything' and an early American linen press 02.12.2017 41:50

Stuart Feld talks about his many areas of expertise and the linen press that has followed him throughout his career at the fine and decorative arts gallery Hirschl & Adler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Pashby: Secret History of the Windsor Chair 03.11.2017 28:14

The two-hundred-year story you've never heard behind the world's most recognizable chair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices