LONDON.- Bonhams are to sell a private family collection of items relating to the Indian Mutiny of 1857/58 during their Summer Athenaeum sale at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk on Thursday 15th July. The Indian Mutiny of 1857/58 stands out amongst the many …
David Livingstone Long-Lost Letter Deciphered at Last
LONDON (AP).- The contents of a long-lost letter written by 19th-century explorer David Livingstone have been deciphered by a U.S.-British team of academics and scientists. The nearly 140-year-old missive was written by Livingstone as he struggled aga…
Colonial Painting Found in Palacio de Bellas Artes Restored
MEXICO CITY.- Specialists of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) restored 40 square meters of a 17th century mural painting discovered in the subsoil of Palacio de Bellas Artes, in Mexico City, during reconditioning work conducted…
Strong Bids for Asian Art Tuesday at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- An anonymous Asian art collector paid more than $1.38-million on Tuesday for a two-foot high Qianlong Period gilt bronze censer – sold during the $4.7-million Asian Art auction held at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco. T…
Wall Street Sign Goes for $116.5K at Christie’s
NEW YORK, NY.- A vintage sign that once marked an intersection near the New York Stock Exchange has sold for $116,500 at auction. Christie’s said the enamel “Broad St.” and “Wall St.” sign was bought Tuesday by an unidentified phone bidder. The auctio…
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza opens Monographic Exhibition Devoted to Henri Fantin-Latour
MADRID.- The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid is
presenting Fantin-Latour (1836-1904), the first major monographic exhibition to
be devoted in Spain to this French painter. It has been organized in conjunction
with the Fundaçao Calouste Gulbe…
National Museum of American History Showcases Two New Exhibits
WASHINGTON,
DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum
of American History is featuring more than a century of toy history in a
history
highlights case, “Toys from the Attic.” Showcasing toys from 1825 to
1939, the
case explores the …
National Museum of American History Showcases Two New Exhibits
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is featuring more than a century of toy history in a history highlights case, “Toys from the Attic.” Showcasing toys from 1825 to 1939, the case explores the changing…
Scandinavian Home Interiors as Seen through the Eyes of Artists at Naionalmuseum
STOCKHOLM.- The exhibition shows how home interiors and design styles have changed from one era to the next, and also how the image of the home as portrayed by artists has evolved. Artists became increasingly interested in painting domestic scenes as t…
The Wellcome Collection ~ A $60 Mil Jigsaw Puzzle Museum
LONDON — The classical facade of the Wellcome Collection here makes it seem as if this museum, which opened last June, were going to treat medical history the way the nearby British Museum treats Greek and Near Eastern civilizations, with an orde…