Decorative arts
Surfacing on the market: Armchair fit for a queen
Christie’s, London, Taste of the Royal Court: Important French Furniture and Works of Art from a Private Collection, 9 July
Surfacing on the market: Soviet propaganda served up on a plate
Lempertz, Berlin, Berlin Sale, 2 May
Gothic and Baroque—the two Golden Ages of ivory carving
David Ekserdjian finds these new books timely and uplifting
Divine drawers and pietre dure dazzle in Wiltshire
Dora Thornton on the amazing cabinet of Pope Sixtus V
May is craft time in London
More than 50 venues around the city are organising events and exhibitions that focus on decorative arts and artisans
Scholar-collector John Hardy’s historic pieces for sale at Christie’s
A selection of objects with exceptional histories
A short history of furniture from the V&A
Simon Swynfen Jervis selects his highlights from the V&A, spanning five centuries
Books: William Morris and creating a social fabric
An indispensable book on Morris’s revolutionary cloth designs and techniques—and the political views that inspired them
Connoisseur collectors: A story of ten approaches to acquiring art
From Liechtenstein to Lisbon, these collectors discuss their interests and methods
Maiolica explained through the world’s greatest collection of Renaissance decorative art
This book, linked to a current exhibition, explores the V&A’s unrivalled holdings
New galleries and keen collectors at Design Miami
The modern and contemporary design fair's profile is rising
What Chinese collectors are really buying
While ancient art and ceramics remain popular, Contemporary Chinese art is taking off at home, and buyers outside the mainland are slowly looking toward Western art
Met faces claims for Hittite artefacts
Provenance of late trustee’s gifts investigated as Turkey takes tougher line on restitution
Collectors remain cautious at Pavilion of Arts and Design in Paris as impulse buying declines
Many dealers reported mixed results from the fair
Impressive publication on the anonymous 'RA' collection of Chinese porcelain
Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos' three-volume catalogue is painstakingly researched and beautifully presented
Maynards looks East as Canadian auction house targets new Asian collectors
Striking while the market is hot
A selection of the most sought after works of Asian art recently sold
The objects that made collectors dig deep
The many faces of medieval women on view in Bilbao
Elegant, humorous, erotic—and liberated
Bringing back the Baroque—colonial style
Yale prepares for the 2012 installation of its decorative arts galleries by reconstructing a period room
V&A ceramics galleries to open in full, while European collection waits its turn for refurbishment
Completion is expected in 2014 or 2015
The catalogue of the Ashmolean’s English and continental gold and silver
Oxford’s greatest treasure trove
Books: The continuities in Medieval and Renaissance art at the V&A
A deep look into the remarkable objects now on display in the museum's recently opened galleries
V&A plans £120m second phase of renewals
Medieval and Renaissance galleries crown phase one of museum’s “Future Plan”
Openings and expansions: Ceramics at the V&A
Over 3000 objects from 2500CB to the present day on display
The luxuries of a vanished world of Maharajas are explored through over 250 objects at the V&A
Next month the V&A in London presents 'Maharaja: the Splendour of India’s Royal Courts'
Books: William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones presented in an unfamiliar light
Collaboration and contradiction in the Pre-Raphaelite world