Joanna Rossiter Joanna Rossiter

The art of storing and unveiling

The way an object is stored can magnify its beauty and enhance expectation

The big reveal: ‘Seated Nymph’, 1750-60, by Étienne Maurice Falconet in its 19th-century Chenue box. Credit: Waddesdon Image Library, Mike Fear

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