Synopsis
Host Benjamin Miller interviews leading figures in the antiques world on curious objects and the stories behind them.
Episodes
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![David Webb Archivist Levi Higgs and the Companys Storied Zebra Bracelet]()
David Webb Archivist Levi Higgs and the Company's Storied Zebra Bracelet
24/06/2018 Duration: 33minInstagram doyen Levi Higgs tells Ben Miller about a jewel- and enamel-bedazzled treasure by a jeweler whose work can often be seen on the red carpet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Rare Book Dealer Judy Loto on a Mysterious Engraved Powder Horn]()
Rare Book Dealer Judy Loto on a Mysterious Engraved Powder Horn
26/05/2018 Duration: 33minAntiques Dealers' Association executive director Judy Loto goes into detail about an antique powder horn that's the apple of her eye. She also has some tips for new collectors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Making Music: A Conversation with Luthier Paul Becker]()
Making Music: A Conversation with Luthier Paul Becker
23/04/2018 Duration: 45minBenjamin Miller talks with Paul Becker, the fifth-generation owner and director of Chicago-based Carl Becker and Son, a 150-year-old luthier business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Treasures of the Winter Antiques Show, Part 2]()
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]()
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]()
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]()
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]()
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]()
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
