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ARTWORK OF THE DAY – Spherical brass lamp – Design by Emil Stejnar
The quick espresso, the Italian-style café bar, was a triumphant success in 1950s Vienna. As…
ARTWORK OF THE DAY – Viennese coffee pot and milk jug
The elegant design of the Viennese late Biedermeier era characterise this coffee pot and milk jug set with ivory…
OBJECT OF THE DAY – Cartier Tank
The Cartier Tank: worn by Rudolph Valentino in "The Son of the Sheikh" and Audrey Hepburn in "How to Steal a Million". Prominent owners of this this model include Alain Delon, Yves Montand, Giovanni Agnelli, Jackie Kennedy…
ARTWRK OF THE DAY – Maria Theresian candlestick
This elegant candlestick is a classic Viennese silver object from around 1770, the time of Maria Theresa. As the capital of the Empire, Vienna was one of the major centres of silver production. Maria Theresian candlestick, Vienna, Starting bid…
ARTWORK OF THE DAY – South German Altarpiece
Christ on the Mount of Olives, Christ Carrying the Cross, The Crucifixion, The Lamentation: These four panels depicting scenes from the Passion of Christ originally formed part of a winged altarpiece from southern Germany. The panels,…
ARTWORK OF THE DAY – brilliant!
A diamond is everlasting! Not least because of its unique hardness: the hardness of a gemstone is defined by the so-called Mohs hardness scale. The scale for determining the scratch hardness was introduced…
ARTWORK OF THE DAY – Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein
Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein (born 1788) was a passionate portraitist. He painted more than 700 portraits, including Goethe at age 75, Friedrich von Amerling, Antonio Canova, Friedrich Overbeck, Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr…
Modern Art
Antony Gormley: 3D Pixels
Anthony Gormley is considered a central figure in contemporary sculpture. With his monumental works such as Angel of the North and the Field projects, he has redefined sculpture. The human body is…
