Articles, tagged with "18th century", page 1

In addition, in excess of the very last four decades, I have been concerned in artwork investment, mainly 18th and 19th century American and European antiques and paintings. In the early 1990's, I had a fairly massive collection, so I purchased an 18th ce...

A picture of a dog painted by this certain artist will look like a person complete with coat, tie and collar. To the public this is called anthropomorphic art. He is capable of restoring painting that has been present since the 18th century like that one ...

Most people love fall in New York, but to me June may be the most pleasurable time. Winter boots are out of sight, and wool gets traded in return in a closet and are traded for billowy crisp cotton pique and everywhere you turn women are no longer in blac...

Twilight - you have to have been living under a rock to not know what it means. The series phenomenon has taken the world by storm, selling more than 100 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 38 languages. Meanwhile, the third instalmen...

Haunted sites are a hot tourist attraction for children, teenagers, and adults as well. It is thought that over 50% of grown adults believe in ghosts and the possibility of an area being haunted. England is an area that has suspicious haunted activity. ...

Though "The Antiques Roadshow" brought the art of antiquing and antique appraisal into the limelight, antiquing as a hobby has been around for a very long time. An antique refers to an item that is at least 50 years old, usually much older, and is collect...

Marriage means companionship in today's world although the necessity of it was realized in having children and bringing them up in a safe and loving environment. The home concept started with marriage, and it offers shelters and a warm and congenial atmos...

Jigsaw puzzle keeps brain alert. It helps in sharpening memory. The first jigsaw puzzle was manufactured by John Spilsbury in the year 1766. Initially it was in the form of map. Map was used in geography classes. It improved education. It is also an cheap...