Exclusive | From Big Bird to Beyoncé: How NYC’s last remaining feather shop has adorned Broadway, Hollywood and beyond for over a century

Exclusive | From Big Bird to Beyoncé: How NYC’s last remaining feather shop has adorned Broadway, Hollywood and beyond for over a century

One shop in a fading industry has feathered the storm. When Dersh Feather first opened in 1918, there were five prominent plume businesses in NYC’s Garment District — but these birds of a feather didn’t get to flock together forever. Now, more than a century later, the West 37th Street staple is the last of … Read more

Ancient ring adorned with Roman emperor image sells for nearly 600 times its expected price at auction

Ancient ring adorned with Roman emperor image sells for nearly 600 times its expected price at auction

A 2,000-year-old garnet ring from ancient Rome that is believed to have an image of the first Roman emperor sold for nearly 600 times its expected price at a recent jewelry auction in England.  The ring, which features an “intaglio” — a carving in a gem or piece of metal that can be used to seal official … Read more