{"id":6370,"date":"2020-07-09T09:18:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T13:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/info\/?page_id=6370"},"modified":"2020-07-28T14:35:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T18:35:30","slug":"the-passion-for-collecting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/info\/the-passion-for-collecting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Passion for Collecting"},"content":{"rendered":"\nThe Passion<\/a>
\nfor Collecting\n\t

Our search for beautiful things often leads us to discover something about ourselves. To build a collection is to shape your own world \u2014 it’s a life-long pursuit that intrigues, inspires and fills with joy.<\/p>\n\t

Read More<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\tThe Passion<\/a>
\nfor Collecting\n\t

Our search for beautiful things often leads us to discover something about ourselves. To build a collection is to shape your own world \u2014 it’s a life-long pursuit that intrigues, inspires and fills with joy.<\/p>\n\t

Read More<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"ceramics1\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

How to Identify Real Capodimonte Porcelain<\/a><\/p>\n\t

Read Now<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"ceramicsblog\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Ceramics<\/a><\/p>\n\t

Discover ancient artifacts that capture your imagination or modern sculptural pieces that satisfy your design eye<\/p>\n\t

Shop All Ceramics<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Delft Tulip Vase, ca. 1750<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Qing Dynasty
\nPorcelain Vases, 19th Century<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Gilt & Enameled
\nImari Charger, ca. 1880<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Framed Italian
\nMajolica Charger, ca. 1880<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Wilhelm K\u00e5ge
\nArgenta Vase, 1930s<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Meissen Porcelain Cobalt-Blue Krater Pate sur Pate Vase, 1875<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Wedgwood Crimson
\nJasper Jardini\u00e8re, ca. 1920<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Set of 12 English
\nPorcelain Plates, ca. 1880<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Rookwood Pottery Co.
\nPitcher, 20th Century<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Piero Fornasetti
\nPiscibus Hanging Platters, 1955<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"swedishceramics\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Scandinavian Modern Ceramics<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"artnouvea\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Art Nouveau Pottery<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"chineseporcelain\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Chinese Ceramics<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"meissan\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Meissen Porcelain<\/a><\/p>\n\t

\u201cMy favorite interiors aren\u2019t really decorated \u2014 they represent years of assembling.\u201d<\/p>\n\t

\u2014 Rodman Primack<\/p>\n\t

Collector of Latin American artwork<\/p>\n\t

Collectibles<\/a><\/p>\n\t

Comb through a treasure trove that\u2019s filled with rare delights \u2014 from first-edition books to antique maps<\/p>\n\t

Shop All Collectibles<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Egyptian Polychrome Painted Upper Sarcophagus Lid, 700\u2013100 BCE<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Arabian Limestone
\nAbstract Female Idol, 100 BCE<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Wright Brothers’ Flyer III Artifacts,
\n20th Century<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Giorgio Vasari First-Edition
\nof Lives of the Artists<\/em>, 1568<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Victorian Voting Ballot Box, 19th Century<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Suffrage Movement Poster, 1915<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Oreodont Skull, 35 Million Years Old<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Roman Marble Torso, ca. 2nd\u20133rd Century<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Apulian Bell Krater, 350 BCE<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Demetrius Poliorcetes Silver Tetradrachm, 289\u2013288 BCE<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"historic\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"flag\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Our Guide to the American Flag\u2019s Different Star Configurations<\/a><\/p>\n\t

Read Now<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"sports2\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Sports Memorabilia<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"ancientcoins\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Ancient Coins<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"firstedition\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

First-Edition Books<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"maps2\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Antique Maps<\/a><\/p>\n\t

“The best artists are poetic in the way they remind us of our common humanity and also in the truths they reveal about the society in which we live.\u201d<\/p>\n\t

\u2014 Pamela Joyner<\/p>\n\t

Collector of artwork by American artists of African descent<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"prints1\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Get to Know the Eye-Popping Works of the Op Art Movement<\/a><\/p>\n\t

Read Now<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"opart\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Prints<\/a><\/p>\n\t

Take an artful approach to personal expression with works by notable names in photography, painting and mixed media<\/p>\n\t

Shop All Prints<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Albrecht D\u00fcrer, Der zwoelfjaehrige
\nJesus im Tempel<\/em>, 1503<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Rembrandt van Rijn,
\nThe Pancake Woman<\/em>, 1635<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Roy Lichtenstein,
\nReflections on Crash<\/em>, 1990<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Andy Warhol,
\nCampbell’s Soup I: Vegetable<\/em>, 1968<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Kara Walker, Untitled<\/em>, 1993<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

After Jean-Michel Basquiat,
\nLigaments of the Elbow<\/em>, 1984<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Banksy, FLAG (SILVER)<\/em>, 2006<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Jackson Pollock, Untitled<\/em>, 1944-45<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

Helen Frankenthaler, Aerie<\/em>, 2009<\/h2>\n <\/a>\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"popart\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Andy Warhol<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"abstractprints\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Abstract<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"rembrandt\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Old Masters<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"picassoprints\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Pablo Picasso<\/a><\/p>\n\t

“The most impressive collections are those that are shared.”<\/p>\n\t

\u2014 Lee F. Mindel<\/p>\n\t

Collector of 20th-century Scandinavian furniture<\/p>\n\t

A Conversation on Collecting<\/p>\n\t

with Style Editor Gianluca Longo<\/p>\n\t