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The official weblog of M.S. Rau Antiques » M.S. Rau Blog

...heavy and very secure crate contained an impressive early 17 th century safe. With a robust design, and clever locking mechanism, our newly acquired Italian safe would have provided the... Read More »

The official weblog of M.S. Rau Antiques » Blog Archive » We Simply Cannot Contain Ourselves!

.... A very heavy and very secure crate contained an impressive early 17 th century safe. With a robust design, and clever locking mechanism, our newly acquired Italian safe would have provided the... Read More »

The official weblog of M.S. Rau Antiques » Jim Cottrell

.... Florence is the capital city of Tuscany, a central region of Italy, and the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance... Read More »

The official weblog of M.S. Rau Antiques » 2013 » May

...mechanism, our newly acquired Italian safe would have provided the utmost safety in storing precious documents and possessions. Three locks on the front of the safe require three separate keys and three......the interiors of churches. It wasn’t until the Italian Renaissance that we find the first mentions of pietre dure. In 1588, Grand Duke Ferdinando I de’ Medici established in Florence the Grand Ducal Workshop... Read More »

The official weblog of M.S. Rau Antiques » From Our Sales Team

...mechanism, our newly acquired Italian safe would have provided the utmost safety in storing precious documents and possessions. Three locks on the front of the safe require three separate keys and three......the interiors of churches. It wasn’t until the Italian Renaissance that we find the first mentions of pietre dure. In 1588, Grand Duke Ferdinando I de’ Medici established in Florence the Grand Ducal Workshop... Read More »

The official weblog of M.S. Rau Antiques » 2012 » May

...’s immense talents as a painter are apparent in this substantial painting of 20 ¾ x 13 ½ inches. His use of chiaroscuro implies influence from Italian Masters like Caravaggio from the late 16 th century... Read More »

Glossary of Antiques Terms - Antiques Glossary ~ M.S. Rau Antiques

[from Glossary]
.... intaglio A decorative technique in which a design is cut into a hard surface. Intaglio is also the Italian word for carving. Irish Furniture (18th... Read More »

Glossary of Antiques Terms - Antiques Glossary ~ M.S. Rau Antiques

[from Glossary]
.... Often used during the Italian Renaissance for decorating tiny caskets, it was much too fragile for use on larger items....... pietre dure An Italian phrase which means "hard stones," pietre dure is often used to describe sculptural or decorative use of hard stones....... Putti A young boy, commonly seen in Italian painting and sculpture. putti (pl. for putto) cupids or cherubs commonly used as a decorative motif.... Read More »

The official weblog of M.S. Rau Antiques

..., and clever locking mechanism, our newly acquired Italian safe would have provided the utmost safety in storing precious documents and possessions. Three locks on the front of the safe require three separate... Read More »

The official weblog of M.S. Rau Antiques » 2011 » October

.... Under American ownership, the painting was exhibited in Providence, Rhode Island. Of particular note, the painting later belonged to Bruno Pagliai, an Italian-born tycoon and close friend of Avila Camacho, former president of Mexico. Pagliai... Read More »

The official weblog of M.S. Rau Antiques » Antiques

...’t until the Italian Renaissance that we find the first mentions of pietre dure. In 1588, Grand Duke Ferdinando I de... Read More »

The official weblog of M.S. Rau Antiques » Events

.... A very heavy and very secure crate contained an impressive early 17 th century safe. With a robust design, and clever locking mechanism, our newly acquired Italian safe would have provided the... Read More »

The official weblog of M.S. Rau Antiques » Stories

...use by a dedicated businessman. A very heavy and very secure crate contained an impressive early 17 th century safe. With a robust design, and clever locking mechanism, our newly acquired Italian safe... Read More »
Jim Cottrell

Jim Cottrell ~ M.S. Rau Antiques

[from About Us] 03/16/2009
.... Florence is the capital city of Tuscany, a central region of Italy, and the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance... Read More »

The Allure of 19th Century Parisian Furniture ~ M.S. Rau Antiques

[from Resource Library] 03/14/2011
.... Italian by birth, Sormani opened his first shop in Paris in 1847 and quickly attracted the attention of the young Empress Eugenie who commissioned a number of pieces for her Royal residences... Read More »