Synopsis
Host Benjamin Miller interviews leading figures in the antiques world on curious objects and the stories behind them.
Episodes
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Treasures of the Winter Antiques Show, Part 2
24/03/2018 Duration: 36minIn this episode of Curious Objects & the stories behind them, part two of our special coverage of the 2018 Winter Antiques Show, Ben Miller gets the dish on mace-like molinets, impeccably-preserved highboys, gem-encrusted jewelry, and five-legged card tables, among other masterpieces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Treasures of the Winter Antiques Show, Part 1
24/02/2018 Duration: 36minIn this episode of Curious Objects & the stories behind them, part one of a special two-part series, Benjamin Miller speaks with nine dealers who exhibited this past January at the antiques world’s marquee event: the Winter Antiques Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Historic Preservationist Wade Lege on Living in a Collection
14/01/2018 Duration: 37minPreservationist and independent collector Wade Lege on restoring a Mississippi bayou home and filling it with Americana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Wartski Expert Katherine Purcell: Poetry in Jewelry
05/12/2017 Duration: 47minA conversation with Katherine Purcell of Wartski about a Lalique art nouveau necklace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dealer Stuart Feld: An 'Expert in Everything' and an early American linen press
02/12/2017 Duration: 41minStuart Feld talks about his many areas of expertise and the linen press that has followed him throughout his career at the fine and decorative arts gallery Hirschl & Adler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Michael Pashby: Secret History of the Windsor Chair
03/11/2017 Duration: 28minThe two-hundred-year story you've never heard behind the world's most recognizable chair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices