U.S. Art Fund Buys Ming Dynasty Jar for $3.9 mn
byXiling Group, U.S. art-investment fund made up to the headlines by dropping HK$30.6 million ($3.9 million) for buying a Ming Dynasty blue-and-white jar that…
Antique
Faberge Egg Sold For $16.5 mn
byWhilst 54 days back all eyes were on Fabergee Egg that reached the auction block with a mood to set a record by fetching…
Ink Deal With Ewok-Style Tree Houses
byWhilst ministers from India and US are facing the addiction of global warming (never-ending discussion), the Canadian residents would have the benediction to enjoy…
Napoleon Wife’s Hunter Case Watch Fetched $1.3 mn
byThe much-in-news fine, exceptional and antique 18K gold, enamel and diamond-set hunter case ‘petite souscription à tact’ watch that was owned by Empress Josephine,…
Christie’s To Set Record-Sales At Autumn Art Auction
byHere comes autumn and auction houses are bombarded with an array of old-aged, contemporary artwork that is eternal in nature. A hoard of Asian…
$1.5 mn Macedonian Gold Wreath Attracts Greek Populace
byLately NYT reported that Marion True went under investigation last week for holding 29 couched antiquities in her Greek island in Athens. The news…
Wuthering Heights First Edition Sold For $228,000
byIn an ongoing auction season, we have come across gamut of paintings, artwork, and sculptures being sold. Amongst others one cannot afford to sideline…
Kitty Fisher Portrait Owned By Bowood May Fetch £3m
byA fragmentary sketch owned by the Bowood Estate is expected to fetch up to £3m at an auction scheduled on 22 November in London….
Queen Elizabeth I Portrait May Fetch $2mn at Sotheby’s
byPortrait of celebrated movie star Queen Elizabeth I has been anticipated to fetch 1 million pounds ($2 million) at a Sotheby’s auction house in…
$500,000 Cartier Necklace
byIf you are on your hunt to buy something exclusive for your lady then pay some dignity by not getting settled for anything less…
First Playboy Cartoon by Ben Denison Reaches Auction Block
byUnlike celebrities, art, antiques, paintings, statues become more precious as they grow old. While for some it becomes a passion, necessity or investment for…
Inverted Jenny: Erroneous Airmail Stamp Fetches $977,500
byIt was in 2005 that Charles Hack, a New Yorker made a good deal of fortune from property and invested the same in owing…