18th-century curiosity cabinet of Joseph Bonnier de La Mosson (1702 -1744), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris For the 2021...

Collectors at Home, Zoom Series Canadian Society of Decorative Arts First Session: “From Utility to Life: Sculptural Decorative Arts”...

“There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow.” - Shakespeare, Hamlet J. Franks, Vertu Art + Design, Founder This very personal...

Created and Curated by Jennifer Franks for the Canadian Society of Decorative Arts https://csda-ccad.org/Events During the pandemic,...

Italian white porcelain tray, Dutch glass on Indian brass stand, rare 18th-century French silver-gilt spoon, French stoneware jug, and...

Lecture for International Women’s Day Decorative Arts: Definition and Evolution Vertu founder Jennifer Franks presented an hour lecture...

“T.M. Glass: The Audible Language of Flowers” OCADU, Onsite Gallery Object Loans from: Royal Ontario Museum of Art, Art Gallery of...

We could watch this all day. “Restauration de la verseuse offerte par l'ambassade de Siam à Louis XIV”, (Source: youtube.com)...

This still life with shells, porcelain, and glass vessels was my casual backdrop for a day of photo editing for Vertu Art + Design. I...

Laurent Craste I am curious about Laurent Craste, a Canadian artist, whose work I recently saw in a private collection (Toronto). As a...

Design for a Cassone, Italian, 16th Century, Anonymous, MMA. Textiles were included in Cassone as  an important part of a lady’s dowry....

An extravaganza of gold, precious woodcarvings, silverware, and tapestries, the Louvre’s new $33 Million opulent 18th century Decorative...

Today is the birth date of Lady Agnew, painted here in John Singer Sargent’s “Lady Agnew of Lochnaw” (1865 - 1932), 1892. This casual...

The classic connoisseur and queen of 18th-century collecting in America, Jayne Wrightsman. Excellent article on the importance of true...

Thoughts on the Exhibition now at The Frick Collection: Vermeer, Rembrandt and Hals: Masterpieces of Dutch Painting from the Mauritshuis...

This week we celebrated the birthday of Oscar Wilde born October 16, 1854. When I think of Oscar, I think of classic-rebellion; he would...