Historians have long held that Art Deco’s glitzy distraction is meant to deflect attention from periods of turmoil. The movement, tellingly, flourished during the inter-War decades ...

Art Deco brooches, Victorian lockets containing faded photographs of stern-looking ancestors, mid-century modern cuff links – it’s a treasure trove that requires significant willpower to walk away ...

Taxidermy specimens, medical implements from less enlightened eras, and strange Victorian memento mori remind us of humanity’s complicated relationship with mortality and the natural world. The ...