Decorative Metalwork by Renowned Oscar Bach 

Oscar Bruno Bach was a German-born metallurgist and designer, who was considered one of the top metalsmiths in the United States in the 1920s and 30s. His work can be found in permanent collections at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Wolfsonian in Miami Beach, and the Reynolda House Museum […]

Enamelists

Enameled metal boxes and plates by artists from the Boston School, Cleveland School of Art and California and Chicago studios in the 1920s through the 1950s are getting top prices in auctions. The marks are small and hard to read, but we have pictured and identified 10 marks used by some of the most frequently […]

Hobnobbing in Miami Beach

Dear Lee, Art Basel and Design Miami are huge shows held each year in Miami Beach. The rich and famous, curators, museum board members, jewelers, artists and just plain folks spend a week walking through shows, examining displays, buying, eating, drinking, attending lectures, meeting artists and “networking.” I go to see how modern art and […]