LONDON.- Tonight, in Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Important Russian Paintings a group of works by renowned Russian master Vasily Vasilievich Vereschagin of Russian, Indian and Balkan scenes brought the well above-expectations combined total of £3.7 …
Wide Array of "Toys with Character" Take the Spotlight at Bertoia Auctions’ Sale on June 10-11
VINELAND, N.J.- It took weeks to catalog the enormous array of beautiful toys, banks and doorstops chosen for Bertoia Auctions’ June 10-11 Toys with Character sale, and gallery associate Rich Bertoia says it was worth every minute of the effort. &…
France’s Rouen Museum Returns Mummified Maori Head to New Zealand After 136 Years
ROUEN, FRANCE (AP).- A French museum has returned the mummified and tattooed head of a Maori to New Zealand officials after spending 136 years in a Normandy museum, a belated gesture to restore dignity to the first of 16 such human heads once displayed…
AudioCompass and imagineear Create the First Ever Audio Visual Guide to the Taj Mahal
LONDON.- AudioCompass, a division of Ras Maestros Technology of Mumbai, and imagineear of London have worked together to deliver the first ever audio visual guide to one of the wonders of the world: the Taj Mahal, on the mediaPacker™ platform. For…
Cash-Strapped Bank of Ireland Auctions Off its Art Stockpile at Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel
DUBLIN (AP).- Bank of Ireland has raised euro1.5 million ($2 million) in a sale of its prized Irish art works, auctioneers said Thursday, but the money won’t be used to shore up the troubled lender amid the country’s economic gloom. Adam’s auction hous…
Cash-Strapped Bank of Ireland Auctions Off its Art Stockpile at Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel
DUBLIN (AP).- Bank of Ireland has raised euro1.5 million ($2 million) in a sale of its prized Irish art works, auctioneers said Thursday, but the money won’t be used to shore up the troubled lender amid the country’s economic gloom. Adam’s auction hous…
Armenian-Americans Sue for Century-Old Losses
By: Linda Deutsch, AP Special Correspondent
LOS ANGELES (AP).- Armenian-American lawyers filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Turkish government and two banks seeking compensation for the heirs of Armenians whose property was allegedly seized n…
New Brand Identity for Science Museum in London
LONDON.- The Science Museum, London, unveiled a new brand identity. The new identity, which has been developed by creative agency Johnson Banks, will initially work across a number of customer-facing interfaces including Museum signage, digital channel…