NEW YORK, NY.- A masterpiece by Victorian artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema set another incredible price at Sotheby’s New York today in the sale of 19th Century European Art. Two determined phone bidders held a steady competition for The Meeting of …
Masterpiece by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Achieves $29.2 Million at Sotheby’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- A masterpiece by Victorian artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema set another incredible price at Sotheby’s New York today in the sale of 19th Century European Art. Two determined phone bidders held a steady competition for The Meeting of…
Ivorian Artist Paints as Bullets Whizz Overhead
ABIDJAN (REUTERS).- While fighting raged on the streets outside his studio in Abidjan and stray bullets hissed through the air overhead, Ivorian artist Aboudia painted. Only when the walls of his studio shook from the concussions of nearby explosions d…
Sotheby’s Geneva 17th May Sale of Magnificent & Noble Jewels to Present an Important Pink Diamond
GENEVA.- Sotheby’s Geneva announces that it will present an important pink diamond, weighing 10.99 carats in its sale of Magnificent & Noble Jewels on 17 May 2011 six months after the record breaking sale of the ‘Graff Pink’ – the most e…
Sotheby’s Geneva 17th May sale of Magnificent & Noble Jewels To present An Important Pink Diamond
GENEVA.- Sotheby’s Geneva announces that it will present an important pink diamond, weighing 10.99 carats in its sale of Magnificent & Noble Jewels on 17 May 2011 six months after the record breaking sale of the ‘Graff Pink’ – the most e…
Germany Relaxes Restrictions on Reichstag Visits
BERLIN (AP).- Germany’s parliament says restrictions on visits to the cupola of its Reichstag building — long a Berlin tourist magnet — will be relaxed later this month, but sightseers will have to register in advance. The Reichstag’s glass…
City of Cologne will Receive a Spectacular Gift from the Bequest of Irene Ludwig
COLOGNE.- After the unexpected death of Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Irene Ludwig last November, the terms of our generous patron’s testament have been disclosed. The City of Cologne will receive spectacular gifts and permanent loans from the bequest of I…
City of Cologne will Receive a Spectacular Gift from the Bequest of Irene Ludwig
COLOGNE.- After the unexpected death of Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Irene Ludwig last November, the terms of our generous patron’s testament have been disclosed. The City of Cologne will receive spectacular gifts and permanent loans from the bequest of I…
Cyprus’ Orthodox Christian Church Thanks Singer Boy George for Icon’s Return
NICOSIA (AP).- Cyprus’ Orthodox Christian Church on Thursday thanked former Culture Club singer Boy George for returning an icon of Christ that it says was stolen from a church in the breakaway north of the divided island. Boy George agreed to return t…
Cyprus’ Orthodox Christian Church Thanks Singer Boy George for Icon’s Return
NICOSIA (AP).- Cyprus’ Orthodox Christian Church on Thursday thanked former Culture Club singer Boy George for returning an icon of Christ that it says was stolen from a church in the breakaway north of the divided island. Boy George agreed to return t…