Canvases, carats & curiosities

Sébastien Érard, founder of Erard Piano Company, is heralded for his pro...

Gil Elvgren is considered to be the greatest American pin-up and glamour...

French naturalist painter Julien Dupré devoted his artistic career to th...

1811-1885 • German — Considered among the most important cabinetmakers o...

Henry Dasson made his mark as a leading Parisian cabinetmaker early in h...

Terence Tenison Cuneo hailed from a family of artists and gained his for...

François Boucher was chosen as Director of the royal tapestry workshops ...

Still life paintings by Gerald Cooper rival even those of the old Dutch ...

Born in 1843, Clairin entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1861,...

1718-1778 • British — The talent and genius of Thomas Chippendale's desi...

1833-1898 • British — Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones is among the greatest...

1847-1919 • French — Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley was a Parisian cabi...

A virtuoso of light, Ivan Fedorovic Choultsé achieved enormous fame and ...

Without question, the most prominent of the Sheffield Plate manufacturer...

Optician Robert-Aglae Cauchoix (1776-1845) created three of the largest ...