AMSTERDAM.- De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam presents highlights from one of the world’s most renowned collections of Islamic art. Passion for Perfection will include some 500 objects from the collection of Professor Nasser D. Khalili. On view through …
De Nieuwe Kerk Presents Highlights from One of the World’s Most Renowned Collections of Islamic Art
AMSTERDAM.- De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam presents highlights from one of the world’s most renowned collections of Islamic art. Passion for Perfection will include some 500 objects from the collection of Professor Nasser D. Khalili. On view through …
Art Nouveau and Art Deco from the collection of the Drents Museum on View in Gent
GENT.- Design Museum Gent is presenting the exhibition Art nouveau and art deco from the Netherlands. A selection from the collection of the Drents Museum in Assen until 27 February 2011. The Drents Museum in Assen houses one of the top five collection…
Asian Demand, Proved by Record-Breaking $390 Million Autumn Sales, Pushes Up Prices to Pre-Boom Levels
CHINA.- After the record-breaking $390 million autumn sales at Sotheby’s Hong Kong last month and China Guardian’s $620 million record sales last week – the overall Chinese art market is becoming very hot once again. Whilst other art mar…
Asian Demand, Proved by Record-Breaking $390 Million Autumn Sales, Pushes Up Prices to Pre-Boom Levels
CHINA.- After the record-breaking $390 million autumn sales at Sotheby’s Hong Kong last month and China Guardian’s $620 million record sales last week – the overall Chinese art market is becoming very hot once again. Whilst other art mar…
Chinoiserie-Themed Show to Fill Fort Mason Center’s Festival Pavilion
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The 29th San Francisco Fall Antiques Show Benefiting Enterprise for High School Students will be held October 28–31, 2010, at the Festival Pavilion of Fort Mason Center. Over 60 carefully-vetted new and returning dealers will p…
Russian Claims to Uncover "Caucasian Stonehenge"
By: Mansur Mirovalev, Associated Press Writer
MOSCOW (AP).- A Russian archaeologist claimed Tuesday to have found the well-preserved ruins of a “Caucasian Stonehenge” built by a previously unknown Bronze Age civilization in southern Russia. Andrey Beli…
Exceptional Private Collections to Highlight Christie’s October Sale of 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe
NEW YORK, NY.- This autumn, Christie’s announced details of 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe including Oriental Carpets on October 21-22, a two day sale featuring over 600 treasures from the 16th to the 19th centuries. From rare and important for…
Exceptional Private Collections to Highlight Christie’s October Sale of 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe
NEW YORK, NY.- This autumn, Christie’s announced details of 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe including Oriental Carpets on October 21-22, a two day sale featuring over 600 treasures from the 16th to the 19th centuries. From rare and important for…
Milwaukee Art Museum Opens New Exhibition on European Design Since 1985
MILWAUKEE, WI.- The Milwaukee Art Museum’s newest feature exhibition, European Design Since 1985: Shaping the New Century, opens this Saturday, October 9. It is the first encompassing, critical assessment of contemporary Western European design fr…