Jim Cottrell
A native of Chicago, Jim Cottrell moved to New Orleans after retiring from a 20-year career as an Air Traffic Controller. While Jim's second career is quite different from his first, he has always had an active interest in antiques. It was that interest and extensive knowledge that led him to M.S. Rau Antiques in 1995. Jim has studied art history, architecture, and sculpture extensively at Tulane University, and has given several speeches on the history of American Silver, Tiffany Silver, and Paul Revere Silver. Today Jim is a successful member of the Rau team, and has built his reputation on experience and excellent customer service.
Contact Jim
Belleek is nestled in an area of breathtaking beauty known as the County Fermanagh. The tiny town is most famous, however, for the beauty of its porcelain which has been heralded as the finest, thinnest ever made. Today, collectors around the world, seek out pieces from this legendary pottery, though early wares have become…
Read More »
True Russian palace furniture is so rare and so incredibly beautiful; we're always thrilled when we have the chance to offer it to our clients. We just received an amazing pair of Russian palace slipper chairs that really capture the opulence of mid 19th century Russia. Hailing from the girls' room at Peter's Court, the chairs…
Read More »
Pietre Dure is an art-historical term for the technique of using small intricately cut and highly polished stones to create what amounts to a painting in stone. I love the idea of painting in stone. You take the beauty that nature has formed in stone over millions of years, in every shape and color imaginable and use them to…
Read More »
I am pleased to invite you to the new M.S. Rau Antiques website! While you’ve always been very complimentary about our website, we felt it was time to spruce things up…the result is an exciting new, feature-rich site that showcases the wonderful things we have to offer you.
Among the new features:
• Videos and Audio. Ever…
Read More »
