Homage to Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent would have celebrated his 80th birthday on 1 August this year. As…
The fragile power of glass
Fragile, yet powerful: Bohemian cut-crystal, or Czech glass, is known throughout the world both as the raw material of everyday objects and an…
Artistic guelder roses? No, floral vases!
The delicate, fragile, and beautifully lifelike, vases known as “guelder rose” are eerily decorative works of art and true masterpieces of craftsmanship. Three lots from the upcoming antiques auction at 2 pm…
Veronica Etro: Looking back to look forward
One would be hard pressed to find a more intricate fusion of art and fashion than Etro, the Milan luxury label, and no one embodies this better than Etro womens-wear designer Veronica…
Bulgari: glamour, glory and dolce vita
“The only word that Elizabeth knows in Italian is Bulgari!”, Richard Burton said about his film partner and future wife Liz Taylor. In fact, since the 1950s, Bulgari is associated more than…
Red, yellow, Mercedes: 2 classic cars
Two stars, a red Mercedes and a yellow Mercedes, debuted at the auction of classic cars at ClassicExpo Salzburg on 15 October 2016!
Piotr Tutukin: mystery of a palace church
A rare work of St. Petersburg interior painting divulges a secret: a tsar’s palace whose sacral furnishings did not conform to the strict rules of the Orthodox Church, the artwork will be…
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