Carlton Hobbs

06/01/2021

This story is making us peckish! 🍿🍫🥤

The Thermopolium of Regio V, one of the snack bars at Pompeii, complete with an image of a Nereid riding a sea-horse, which had previously been partially excavated in 2019, re-emerges in its entirety, with other rich decorative still lifes, food residues, animal bones and victims of the eruption.  ...

05/19/2021

Talk about a time-warp! 🕰

“My two passions are creating sculptures and collecting antiques. [This piece] unites these interests in a playful yet technically complex way.”

02/25/2021

Have you every heard of a bookwheel? Invented in the sixteenth century, it was a type of rotating bookcase that allowed a person to read multiple volumes at the same time...the original version of "17 tabs open at once" 📚📖

02/17/2021

What a rare and beautiful sight! 🏛️❄️

The Acropolis has never looked more picturesque.

02/11/2021

Accidental ! These contemporary photographs have the makings of classic Italian paintings.

Apparently started by Guardian journalist Ben Beaumont-Thomas, when he simply pointed out how some of the best photos around resembled classic Italian paintings, the Accidental Renessaince seems to…

02/01/2021

Some Monday inspiration if ever there was! 🤩🎨

Remember the little Polish village where every house is covered with painted flowers? Well, one 90-year-old resident of Louka, Czech Republic, is aiming to make her hometown just as charming, and spends every spring and summer adorning window and door frames with majestic designs.

01/28/2021

The Roman vessel was loaded with ceramic amphorae from Spain and Tunisia 🔱🏺😮

The shipwreck, which is dated to between 200 AD and 300 AD, was discovered off the Greek island of Kasos, in the Aegean Sea.

01/27/2021

A little mid-week humor by way of Perry Barlow for The New Yorker 🪑

12/03/2020

We're pleased to be participating in "The Twelve Days of Christmas," sponsored by The Art and Antique Dealers League of America and The National Antique & Art Dealers Association of America , powered by Incollect. Begins Saturday, 12/5!

The Twelve Days of Christmas Virtual Holiday Antiques Show by Incollect . on InCollect

10/22/2020

Carlton Hobbs LLC is pleased to announce our participation in The 2020 San Francisco Fall Show on InCollect. Stop by our virtual booth today through October 25th!

https://www.incollect.com/professionals/dealers/carlton-hobbs-llc-sf-fall-show-2020

10/13/2020

Thank you The Art and Antique Dealers League of America for this lovely feature of our chair!

08/05/2020

The The San Francisco Fall Show has a series of handy dictionaries for terminology in art and antiques! A celarette designed by Thomas Hope, from our collection, is featured in the latest post.

Cabriole leg Cabriole refers to a popular furniture leg with the knee curving outward and the ankle curving inward terminating in an ornamental foot. It... Read more