HANNIBAL (REUTERS).- One hundred years after reports of his death were correct, not exaggerated, Mark Twain is a hot commodity again with an autobiography on the best-seller list and a new CD celebrating his legacy. The best seller is the first of the …
One Hundred Years after Mark Twain’s Death, Centennial Sparks Wave of Nostalgia
HANNIBAL (REUTERS).- One hundred years after reports of his death were correct, not exaggerated, Mark Twain is a hot commodity again with an autobiography on the best-seller list and a new CD celebrating his legacy. The best seller is the first of the …
Frank Gehry-Designed Mississippi Museum Highlights Sculptor George E. Ohr
BILOXI (AP).- He was known as Biloxi’s “Mad Potter,” a wild-haired man who spun curious creations on his pottery wheel at the turn of the 20th century. George E. Ohr was dismissed by local folks as an eccentric during his life, but his ceramics are co…
Frank Gehry-Designed Mississippi Museum Highlights Sculptor George E. Ohr
BILOXI (AP).- He was known as Biloxi’s “Mad Potter,” a wild-haired man who spun curious creations on his pottery wheel at the turn of the 20th century. George E. Ohr was dismissed by local folks as an eccentric during his life, but his ceramics are co…
Unseen for 100 Years: Georgios Jakobides’ Peek-A-Boo Comes to Light at Bonhams
LONDON.- A Munich School masterpiece by the Greek painter, Georgios Jakobides (1852-1932), which has been hidden from the public eye for over a century, and was recently discovered in a private collection in Athens, is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond S…
The Remarkable Journey of the Stansted Park Suite to be Offered at Christie’s in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- On November 23, Christie’s 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe, including Oriental Carpets will include pieces from the historic Stansted Park suite of giltwood seat furniture, comprising three pairs of armchairs and a settee (estimate: $7…
Gold and Gem Encrusted Tiger Head from Throne of Tipu Sultan Sells for £434,400 at Bonhams
LONDON.- A second gem-encrusted gold finial from the octagonal golden throne of Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, was sold at The Bonhams New Bond Street on October 7th in the Indian & Islamic Art sale for £434,400. This is the second such finial to p…
Gold and Gem Encrusted Tiger Head from Throne of Tipu Sultan Sells for £434,400 at Bonhams
LONDON.- A second gem-encrusted gold finial from the octagonal golden throne of Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, was sold at The Bonhams New Bond Street on October 7th in the Indian & Islamic Art sale for £434,400. This is the second such finial to p…
Baghdad, 5 March 2007: A New Display with Jeremy Deller
LONDON.- The Imperial War Museum London will display a car salvaged from the bombing of the historic Al-Mutanabbi street book market in Baghdad. The bombing on 5 March 2007 killed thirty-eight people and wounded many more, and is viewed as an attack on…
Baghdad, 5 March 2007: A New Display with Jeremy Deller
LONDON.- The Imperial War Museum London will display a car salvaged from the bombing of the historic Al-Mutanabbi street book market in Baghdad. The bombing on 5 March 2007 killed thirty-eight people and wounded many more, and is viewed as an attack on…