Curious Objects & The Stories Behind Them

Instagram doyen Levi Higgs tells Ben Miller about a jewel- and enamel-bedazzled treasure by a jeweler whose work can often be seen on the red carpet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Antiques Dealers' Association executive director Judy Loto goes into detail about an antique powder horn that's the apple of her eye. She also has some tips for new collectors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Benjamin Miller talks with Paul Becker, the fifth-generation owner and director of Chicago-based Carl Becker and Son, a 150-year-old luthier business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Curious Objects & the stories behind them, part two of our special coverage of the 2018 Winter Antiques Show, Ben Miller gets the dish on mace-like molinets, impeccably-preserved highboys, gem-encrusted jewelry, and five-legged card tables, among other masterpieces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Curious Objects & the stories behind them, part one of a special two-part series, Benjamin Miller speaks with nine dealers who exhibited this past January at the antiques world’s marquee event: the Winter Antiques Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preservationist and independent collector Wade Lege on restoring a Mississippi bayou home and filling it with Americana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A conversation with Katherine Purcell of Wartski about a Lalique art nouveau necklace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stuart Feld talks about his many areas of expertise and the linen press that has followed him throughout his career at the fine and decorative arts gallery Hirschl & Adler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The two-hundred-year story you've never heard behind the world's most recognizable chair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices