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Happy 282nd Birthday Warren Hastings!Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of Bengal, was born in Churchill, Oxfordshire on December 6, 1732. In honor of his birthday we’re taking a look at an historic writing box that…

December 5 2013, 5:30pm | Comments »
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Les Jolités De SpaCarlton Hobbs LLC In the 16th century lacquerware from Asia and the New World was introduced to Flanders through trade with Portugal in the commercial cities of Bruges…

November 19 2013, 11:02am | Comments »
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An Imposing Carved Mahogany Center Table In The Manner Of Alexander ‘Greek’ ThomsonCarlton Hobbs LLC The present table is a beautifully conceived and well-informed example of the British Regency’s taste for eclectic style, executed in the manner of Alexander ‘Greek’…

October 24 2013, 5:14pm | Comments »
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Time For A Change Of HearthNow that autumn has finally arrived, it’s time to ready the hearth and put away our fireboards, like this recent addition to the Carlton Hobbs collection. Carlton Hobbs…

October 9 2013, 12:21pm | Comments »
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60 East 93rd Street Remembers School Days PastThe Marble Room at Carlton Hobbs was once used as The Lycée Français de New York’s library. A certain tranquility is felt walking through the rooms of 60…

October 7 2013, 5:12pm | Comments »
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A Very Rare Breakfront Cabinet Retaining Its Original Etruscan-Style Painted DecorationThis elegant cabinet, which retains its original painted decoration, is a rare survival of the Etruscan taste introduced into England in the late 1760s. The black and terracotta…

September 30 2013, 12:46pm | Comments »
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A 19th Century Mexican Dowry Chest, bearing Symbols of ‘Independencia’!This charming, profusely decorated lacquered chest with cityscape, exotic animals, flora and Mexican patriotic emblems was made in the town of Olinalá in the 19th century. Carlton Hobbs…

September 16 2013, 4:52pm | Comments »
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John Russell Pope And The Frick Collection’s Garden CourtThe Henry Clay Frick House, Circa 1915. Image: The Museum Of The City Of New York. In 1913, American industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick commissioned Thomas…

September 10 2013, 5:57pm | Comments »
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A Rare Smoking Room Carpet In the Nasrid TasteCarlton Hobbs LLC. This spectacular carpet, made in Madrid in the mid-nineteenth century, twice bears the motto of the dynastic sultans of Grenada “There is no conqueror but…

September 6 2013, 2:57pm | Comments »