Disfigured, awkward and clumsy, Claudius (10 BC – 54 AD / Reigned 41 – 54 AD) was the black sheep of his family and an unlikely emperor. Once in place, he was fairly successful, but his poor ...

The collecting world’s love affair with art glass appears unstoppable, as late-September back-to-back sales of groundbreaking 20th century and contemporary decorative arts and design brought record ...