Carlton Hobbs' Vanderbilt Mansion in NY Observer http://www.observer.com/node/46315

The seat back of an 18th-century Vierlander chair, inlaid with various flora and fauna carrying symbolic meanings. The chairs customarily commemorate important family occasions, such as a birth or marriage. Now in the collection of Carlton Hobbs.

As seen in the Carlton Hobbs Blog article: "Sitting on Family History" http://www.carltonhobbs.net/furniture/sitting-on-family-history/...

A painting of an open hand with inscriptions of cryptic Latin phrases, dated 1633.

As seen in the Carlton Hobbs Blog article: "Trying Our Hand at Deciphering a Mysterious Painting" http://www.carltonhobbs.net/art/paintings/trying-our-hand-at-dec....

Detail of the carving on the Nostell Priory breakfront side cabinets, designed by Thomas Ward. Currently in the collection of Carlton Hobbs.

As seen in the Carlton Hobbs Weblog article: "The Nostell Priory Cabinets" http://www.carltonhobbs.net/furniture/cabinets/nostell-priory-ca...

One of a pair of late George III lyre-back armchairs. Sold by Christie's London, 21 April 1994.

As seen in the Carlton Hobbs Blog article: "Musical Chairs!" http://www.carltonhobbs.net/furniture/musical-chairs/2010/03/09/

A watercolor of a Junkers J7 by Riccardo Caviglioli (1895-1975), an Italian aviator and painter born in Milan.

As seen in the Carlton Hobbs Blog article: "Up In The Air! Eight Aviation Watercolors" http://www.carltonhobbs.net/art/paintings/up-in-the-air-eight-av...

In the 1993 film based on Edith Wharton's novel "The Age of Innocence", the Philadelphia Academy of Music was used for the New York Academy of Music, where Newland Archer first sees Countess Ellen Olenska during a performance of Faust. The pair meet at the opera again in a later scene.

As seen in the Carlton Hobbs Weblog article "American Buildings Get a Close-Up Too!" http://www.carltonhobbs.net/architecture/american-buildings-clos...

A rococo kitchen tile painting attributed to Vicente Navarro, circa 1775, now in the collection of the National Tile Museum in Lisbon.

As seen in the Carlton Hobbs Weblog article, "Serving Up a Tile Painting, Rare" http://www.carltonhobbs.net/art/serving-up-a-tile-painting-rare/...

A photograph taken in 1925, depicting Denham Place as it stood in the 20th century.

As seen in the Carlton Hobbs Weblog article: "Denham Place, Buckinghamshire". http://www.carltonhobbs.net/news/denham-place-buckinghamshire/20...