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Curious Objects

The Magazine Antiques

Through interviews with leading figures in the world of fine and decorative arts, Curious Objects—a podcast from The Magazine Antiques—explores the hidden histories, the little-known facts, the intricacies, and the idiosyncrasies that breathe life and energy into historical works of craft and art.

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All Episodes

48:56

Getting Wired at the Peabody Essex Museum

Curious Objects ·

2019/09/27

There’s a tried and true method for curating art exhibitions: paint walls, hang pictures, write labels, and Bob's your uncle. But what happens when a neuroscientist gets involved? This month, CO examines how researchers at the Peabody Essex Museum are analyzing the ways people look at art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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49:01

Another Man's Treasure: Frank Levy's...

Curious Objects ·

2019/08/30

A suite of furniture made for the storied Beekman family of New York has one extremely over-the-top feature: the pieces are upholstered with export-quality French tapestries, i.e., material that wasn’t good enough for the French to hold on to. One man's trash . . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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50:56

The Color of Beauty: Philip Hewat-Jaboor’s...

Curious Objects ·

2019/07/25

Philip Hewat-Jaboor is chairman of Masterpiece London and owner of a fine alabaster and rosso antico marble vase. The vase has a fascinating transnational backstory, but, maybe more importantly, it's beautiful, a factor Philip says is “coming back into the equation” with regard to works of art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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62:53

Is it Real? A Caravaggio Rediscovered

Curious Objects ·

2019/06/26

If you find an Old Master artwork in your attic, how can you be sure it isn’t fake? This month Ben and Michael consider the case of "Judith and Holofernes," a painting attributed to Caravaggio and estimated at $100–$150 million that sold to a private buyer on June 25. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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42:41

Object Philosophy 101

Curious Objects ·

2019/06/07

Scholar and curator Glenn Adamson reminds us how important it is to pay attention to the objects in our immediate proximity in this episode keyed to Art Carpenter’s Wishbone chair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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28:49

The Soldier, the Dandy, and the Queen

Curious Objects ·

2019/04/29

This month we focus on a quartet of curious objects at Freeman’s auction house: a marble-top pier table long believed to have belonged to General Washington’s aide-de-camp Tench Tilghman, a quirky painting of Noah’s Ark by foppish Lancaster polymath John Landis, and two stoneware wine bottles in the shape of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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45:34

Noah Wunsch Was Born to Collect

Curious Objects ·

2019/03/29

In collector Noah Wunsch's private life one rule guides his hand: “no matter what you're buying make sure you like it.“ In this episode, Ben takes the measure of Noah’s treasure, which ranges from a 60 BC Visigothic belt buckle to the zany artwork of Genieve Figgis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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31:54

Let the Market Decide: Economist Friedrich Hayek’s...

Curious Objects ·

2019/03/05

Austrian-born economist Friedrich Hayek’s 1974 Nobel Prize in economics and his personal dog-eared copy of The Wealth of Nations have come up for auction at Sotheby’s. Ben Miller calls on the expertise of Duke University professor Bruce Caldwell and Sotheby’s specialist Gabriel Heaton to put these and other items in historical context. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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55:10

Introducing the New Antiquarians

Curious Objects ·

2019/01/31

For the Winter Show’s 2019 diamond jubilee, Curious Objects hosted a panel discussion between four young lights of the antiques world, who'd gathered to announce the birth of a new club: the New Antiquarians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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46:32

Glass Act: John Stuart Gordon and the Vitreous...

Curious Objects ·

2018/12/30

Ben Miller talks to John Stuart Gordon about glass formed by the Trinity nuclear test and a stained-glass window smashed by a dining hall worker in 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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54:24

Reading Congress the Riot Act: Henry Highland...

Curious Objects ·

2018/12/04

Rare book dealers Heather O'Donnell and Rebecca Romney drop some knowledge about Henry Highland Garnet’s "Memorial Discourse,” the first address delivered to Congress by an African-American. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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49:58

One Year in the Books

Curious Objects ·

2018/11/01

Happy birthday, Curious Objects! In this special anniversary episode, we take a look back at the work we’ve done these last twelve months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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33:11

The House that Vanderbilt: Gilded Age Mansions of...

Curious Objects ·

2018/09/29

A virtual tour of the suite of Gilded Age mansions built for the Vanderbilts, Oelrichs, Astors, and Berwinds in Newport, Rhode Island, by the likes of Richard Morris Hunt and Stanford White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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30:10

#YourCuriousObjects

Curious Objects ·

2018/08/27

This time it's your turn. For the last two months, we’ve been asking listeners to post their curious objects on Instagram, tagging #mycuriousobject and @antiquesmag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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40:05

Kevin Brown and His Qing-era Map of China

Curious Objects ·

2018/07/28

The founder of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps goes into detail about a big, blue, Qing-era map of the empire's tribute system: a network of cities, tribes, and nations that extended as far as Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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33:10

David Webb Archivist Levi Higgs and the Company’s...

Curious Objects ·

2018/06/24

Instagram 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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33:54

Rare Book Dealer Judy Loto on a Mysterious Engraved...

Curious Objects ·

2018/05/26

Antiques 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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45:19

Making Music: A Conversation with Luthier Paul Becker

Curious Objects ·

2018/04/23

Benjamin 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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36:01

Treasures of the Winter Antiques Show, Part 2

Curious Objects ·

2018/03/24

In 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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36:24

Treasures of the Winter Antiques Show, Part 1

Curious Objects ·

2018/02/24

In 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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