James Gillis
With a Masters of Liberal Arts in Latin American History, James Gillis brings an enthusiastic knowledge of History to the gallery. James has a very diverse and colorful background including being a former U.S. Marine, professional and academic experience with Homeland Security, operating several businesses from the ground up in Latin America, living and studying in The Middle East, and currently acts as a Docent at the National World War II Museum here in New Orleans. James' passion for learning and educating makes him a wonderful global sales associate—and a great conversationalist!
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This just may demonstrate the truest definition of Impressionism. In L’eglise de Varengeville et les falaises, land meets sea and sky in a bold, mesmerizing display of color and texture on a clear afternoon. Renoir painted this fascinating scene in 1880, at the ripe age of 39. This is generally considered the peak of…
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For years, furniture designers tried to figure out how to make round tables expand while still maintaining their shape. Several designs have come about, but none have come to close to the elegance, sophistication, and engineering genius of "Jupe’s Improved Expanding Table," invented by London upholsterer Robert Jupe,…
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René Lalique's work is universally admired around the world. We here at M S Rau Antiques and the new Musée Lalique in Alsace France, the first museum solely dedicated to René Lalique's glass and crystal works, have some of the finest and rarest of his beautiful pieces.
René Lalique was a significant contributor to…
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