John Pierpont Morgan was not only one of the most powerful figures in finance with his name atop one of the world’s leading banking and investment firms, but also a prodigious collector, whose legacy resides in the masterpieces from his extraordinary collection that are now highlights of important museum and private collections. The many facets of his passion for collecting, and the story behind his Asian, ancient, and Western art acquisitions will be explored by our notable panel of scholars and experts.

PANELISTS:

Colin B. Bailey, Director, The Morgan Library & Museum

Steven Chait, President, Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc.

Linda H. Roth, Director of Special Curatorial Projects and Charles C. and Eleanor Lamont Cunningham Curator of European Decorative Arts, Wadsworth Atheneum

Jean Strouse, eminent American biographer and author of Morgan, American Financier and Alice James, A Biography

Please click the link to register for this free event.

As we settle into Winter, we wish everyone a very Happy New Year and Year of the Tiger!

Despite the persistent Covid challenges, we are open full-time, we are vaccinated, and we are boostered! 
New York is resilient and the City is certainly open through it all.  And we trust, this current surge will soon be behind us.

Accordingly, we invite you to visit the Gallery when in New York or just in the neighborhood.  We also invite you to view on this site in the Catalogue and Publication sections a fine variety of our current collection.  As always, we welcome your inquiries.

Please note: the Winter [Antiques] Show that was scheduled for later this month is being postponed in connection with the current Omicron surge.  We should know a new date shortly- likely in the early Spring- and will keep you posted.  The March Asia Week and our other shows (Philadephia and Nantucket) remain on track, and we are confident will occur without interruption.

Again, with all best wishes for a Happy and Healthy 2022!

Steven and Andrew Chait