This is one of the keys that opened the doors of luxury for the rich and famous people traveling to Stockholm by horse carriage. A relic of the past that will blast you full on to a time and age of nobility. Looking out at the Royal Palace, offering heated...
Crafted in the manner of models made by members of a French Guild. Prevalent from the Middle Ages it reached its zenith during the 17th through the 19th centuries. In the compagnonnage apprentices first developed technical skills and studied geometrical...
Probably the most important tool for budding artist from a time when art was everything when you are young and impressionable. Art is forever, life is short is the Latin expression. This from an age when art was considered a learned craft for the...
This beautifully handcrafted replica of a Renaissance Domino game with a French finish wood tray adds charm to any decor as well as providing a fun family pastime. The original was carved in ivory by a Dutch Renaissance artist. Quite possibly the...
Over the centuries, architects have often made miniature models of their edifices in progress to get a better look at the details through dimensional perspectives. Renaissance icon Michelangelo used 3D models during his St. Peter’s dome project....
Balancing toys have been around for centuries, teaching children and adults about the laws of physics. In Victorian times, originally called skyhooks, but also known as balance toys, were first made to demonstrate the workings of counterweights and...
Letters that invite a bright smile, prose that immortalizes the beauty of a loved one, poetry the sings of the wonders of the world—whatever you fancy of writing, write it with these writing accessories and instruments. You can almost imagine Jane Austen...
Bring out the Burgundy, light a pipe, and set the game board… A beautiful table is not available when you’re on safari. Folding Mombasa chairs and a campaign box will have to do; after all your camping out in the Serengeti. Glints of exquisitely...
Balancing toys have been around for centuries, teaching children and adults about the laws of physics. In Victorian times, originally called skyhooks, but also known as balance toys, were first made to demonstrate the workings of counterweights and centrifugal...
Renaissance painters and sculptors of renown worked in ateliers with students, apprentices, and trained artists at hand. These studio-workers are the source of many paintings and sculptures referred to at auction or in literature as: ‘from the workshop...