A Connoisseur's Quest

This blog will promise to maintain a lively discussion of interests by art/antiques appraiser and adviser, Juan P. Lluria, an art historian whose principal focus is the social history and the decorative arts of the Ancien Régime in 18th Century Paris & Versailles as well as its influence in other countries at the time. Attention will also be paid to the 18th Century's impact on society and many individuals inspired by its charm well into our own day!

Sunday, March 24, 2019

GOUVERNEUR MORRIS; HIS PURCHASES OF IMPORTANT FRENCH FURNITURE IN REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD PARIS

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At at time when transatlantic travel was not lightly undertaken, the greatest sculptor of late 18th Century Paris, Jean-Antoine Houdon, arri...
Saturday, March 24, 2018

REVISITING SOME INTIRIGING AND SUPERIOR EXAMPLES OF FRENCH 18TH CENTURY MARQUETRY AT DAVLA BROTHERS GALLERY IN NEW YORK

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Among the last antiques galleries of importance in New York City in the tradition of grands antiquaires that emerged in the 19th Century as...
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