Melody Amsel-Arieli

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nineteenth cent paperweight
Glass & Ceramics

Fine Glass Paperweight Guide

Exquisite, highly detailed, handcrafted sterling, jewel-crested silver bird perched within pink onyx gazebo. Courtesy www.nadavart.com
Antiques

Arts from Jerusalem span time and space

French Quarter by Paul Broussard, Courtesy New Orleans & Company, www.neworleans.com
Antiques

Finding art and antiques in New Orleans

Rosewood “Model 62” armchair, restored with original, patinated black leather seat, Niels Moller for J.L. Moller Mobelfabrik, Denmark, 1962, 22” x 31.5” x 21.6”, $4,741. Courtesy Design Market, www.design-mkt.com
Decorative Arts

Clean lines of Scandinavian design fit modern lifestyle

12-sided Imari bowl
Antiques

Imari values mean there are pieces for everyone

Art Deco-inspired, rose gold and brass sunray motif compact
Antiques

Vintage compacts reflect changing styles

Shimmering Murano glass display case, San Marco Square.
Features

Today’s Venetian crafts are tomorrow’s heirlooms

Regency penwork tilt-top pedestal-base table depicting the death of Socrates, accented with bone decoration, 1800, 27 1/2” x 18” x 14 1/2”, $4,600. Available at www.1stdibs.com. Courtesy of www.1stdibs.com
Furniture Styles

Inked Fantasy: Fall for the charms of penwork decor

Early Israeli folk art mezuzah on velvet mounting with ornate gilded body, engraved “israel 1948” at base, 6.2” long, 1948. Courtesy Greenstein and Company, Inc., https://jgreenstein.com
Antiques

Mezuzahs: Jewish declarations of devotion enter the realm of collectibles

Minton jardinieres
Decorative Arts

Secessionist Ceramics: How you can enjoy Art Nouveau on a dime