Antique Wineyards Tradition
Autumn has arrived… leaves change color and fall off the trees… it is the time of the harvest, the grape harvest for the making of wine… Let me therefore present you a vessel and an object related to this topic: A jug-shaped vessel with a Dionysiac scene First an olpe […]
Ideas of the Past
As the archaeologist and historian R. Turcan documents in his recently released study on the perception of the past in classical (and especially Roman)* antiquity, the concern for “what it was” was already present in ancient societies, especially in times of crisis or perceived by contemporaries as pivotal moments between […]
The Art of Collecting
It all may have started with a few shells collected on a beach, or with smooth, particular pebbles, or with pieces of wood carefully selected. It took place by a river, or in a forest… The Art of Collecting is Universal One thing, however, is certain: the act of collecting […]
New Antiquities Venue Opens in Geneva
May 8th 2014, a new antiquities venue opened in Geneva’s old city center, on Rue Etienne Dumont. Supported by Phoenix Ancient Art, antiquities market leader, Young Collectors aims to open Ancient Art collection to new potential customers, by proposing them a concept more specifically devoted to young antiquities collectors. Why […]
