LONDON (REUTERS).- Jewels bought by Britain's King Edward VIII for his American wife Wallis Simpson are expected to fetch up to 3 million pounds ($4.55 million) at auction in November, Sotheby's said on Thursday. The king, who renounced his claim to the British throne in 1936 to marry the divorcee, showered her with gifts of jewelry throughout their courtship and marriage. Many of the "magical jewels" honor events in the couple's lives and are of great importance as both works of art and histori...
Sotheby’s To Offer Signature Jewels from One of the Greatest Jewellery Collections of All Time --The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor ...
Doodled in minutes or laboured over for months, drawings reveal an artist's most intimate thoughts. Adrian Searle gets up close and personal at the White Cube's inspiring new showSummer is the time for commercial galleries either to shove a bit of stock on the walls and go on holiday, leaving some minion or other to mind the shop, or to do something more adventurous. White Cube in Hoxton Square, London, has mounted a large and ambitious drawing show, Kupferstichkabinett: Between Thought ...
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Published 20-Jul-10
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He films people vomiting, switches lights on and off, sends runners racing around Tate Britain: former Turner prize-winning artist Martin Creed delights in rearranging the rules of art. With several new projects and a book coming out this is a big summer for the deadpan Scottish minimalist. Not that you'd know it…Lights on, lights off, in an empty room. That's what artist Martin Creed is known for; that, and individual runners hurtling, full pelt, through Tate Britain. Two artworks that irritat...
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Published 17-Jul-10
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LONDON.- Bonhams announced the appointment and promotion of Jon Baddeley to the position of Managing Director, Knightsbridge ? the busiest of the company?s UK and international salerooms. He takes on this new role with immediate effect. ?Jon has an outstanding track record in the auction business. His career as both a dealer and auctioneer spans over 30 years,? says Matthew Girling, Chief Executive Officer, Bonhams UK & Europe. ?His sound business acumen, specialist knowledge and proven abil...
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Published 14-Jul-10
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Fine Art for Wealth Preservation – artmarketblog.com
Due to popular demand, I have posted the entire ‘What Art Investors Can Learn from Gold Investors’ series from start to finish, and have also added a further conclusion. I also changed the title to better reflect the subject matter. Hope you enjoy !!!!
What Art Investors Can Learn from Gold Investors Pt. 1 – artmarketblog.com
If am sure that everyone who is reading this post will be aware that the price of gold has increased significantly in r...
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Published 07-Jul-10
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From Dianping.com
Accessorize, the British version of the U.S.' Claire's is now bringing its wide selection of costume jewelry to the Cloud 9 shopping mall, says City Weekend. They will also be opening locations in Raffles City and Super Brand... and, according to their website, they have an existing place at Wangda mall.
This means that if you're a teen or tween, you now have somewhere "Western" to go looking for gaudy trinkets and party favors (assuming you cared that the subway mall at...
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Published 30-Jun-10
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LONDON.- Bonhams are to sell the TARDIS used to transport Christopher Eccleston as the ninth incarnation of Doctor Who in the Entertainment Memorabilia auction on 23rd June 2010 at Bonhams, Knightsbridge. The TARDIS was created for the programme in 2005 and is expected to fetch £8,000-12,000. A more affordable miniature TARDIS model created for exhibition purposes and measuring 5ft high is also on offer, with an estimate of £300-400. Some of the oldest Doctor Who props ever to appear at auction ...
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Published 21-Jun-10
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LONDON.- A glittering exhibition of paste and other jewellery dating from the golden years of the 18th and 19th centuries will be staged by S.J. Phillips Ltd., 139 New Bond Street, London, from Tuesday 15 to Tuesday 29 June 2010. Founded in 1869, S.J. Phillips is a leading dealer in antique and modern silver, jewellery and objets de vertu and one of the oldest family-owned antiques shops in the world, run by Nicolas, Jonathan and Francis Norton, great-grandsons of S. J. Phillips. The exhibition...
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Published 15-Jun-10
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LONDON.- This June, Kensington Gardens will
provide the stunning backdrop to Art Antiques London, which runs from 9
through16 June 2010, a new art and antiques fair aimed at both the seasoned
connoisseur and those who admire and value beauty and timelessness. Art Antiques
London will be held in a beautiful custom-built marquee opposite the Royal
Albert Hall, adjacent to the site of the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Fair’s
participants are leading specialists in a wide range of disciplin...
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Published 10-Jun-10
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