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The Belle Époque: Paris’ Golden Age of Art, Love and Innovation

At the turn of the 20th century, Paris was a city in bloom— alive with the hum of conversation in candlelit bistros, the shimmer of electrified lights on the Seine and the intoxicating promise of modernity. Known as the Belle Époque Era, these decades of Paris before the First World War emerged as an era of reinvention and innovation, where art, fashion and design flourished like never before.

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Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle

  A guide to antiquing in New Orleans   From papal jewelry to primitive ...

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Technical Marvel: The Johnstone Jupe Dining Table
Technical Marvel: The Johnstone Jupe Dining T...

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Celebrating Holiday Traditions with M. S. Rau
Celebrating Holiday Traditions with M. S. Rau

It may be your grandparents twinkling chandelier above a holiday table, ...

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All About Her: How to Select Gifts Women Really Want
All About Her: How to Select Gifts Women Real...

Ask any child and they’ll be quick to tell you that the best part of the...

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Top 3 Gifts for the History Buff
Top 3 Gifts for the History Buff

       

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The Tortured Artist: Six Tragic Figures from Art History
The Tortured Artist: Six Tragic Figures from ...

Goya. Toulouse-Lautrec. Van Gogh. We know their names and we love their ...

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The Art of the Samurai
Honor. Artistry. Tradition.

Step into the world of the samurai and discover how these historical guardians lived their lives through mesmerizing and functional works of art.

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Jardin de Cagnes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Jardin de Cagnes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

      Shop the Video   Jardin de Cagnes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Learn ...

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Allegorical Paintings: The Art of Symbolism
Allegorical Paintings: The Art of Symbolism

      Much of our collective memory and history is rooted in storytell...

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The Art of Gifting Art
The Art of Gifting Art

Fine art makes for the most memorable and cherished of gifts because it ...

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Gifts for the Romantic
Gifts for the Romantic

   

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American Impressionism: American Art in a New Light
American Impressionism: American Art in a New...

Like its French inspiration, American Impressionism sought to capture th...

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The Pursuit of Perfection: A Collection of European Porcelain
The Pursuit of Perfection: A Collection of Eu...

  In terms of unique decorative arts, history and extraordinary craftsm...

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