LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announces that the auction of Porcelain, Furniture & Decorative Arts from The Evill/Frost Collection on 16th June 2011, will offer an exceptional Regency gilt-bronze, brass inlaid table, which is believed to have been…
Sotheby’s London to Sell a Superb Regency Table, Almost Certainly from Napoleon Bonaparte’s Home in Exile
LONDON.- Sotheby’s London announces that the auction of Porcelain, Furniture & Decorative Arts from The Evill/Frost Collection on 16th June 2011, will offer an exceptional Regency gilt-bronze, brass inlaid table, which is believed to have been…
Buy Your Own Piece of James Bond at Bonhams Aston Martin Sale
LONDON.- Have you always fancied yourself as Daniel Craig or Sean Connery? Well to help you get into the role look no further than Bonhams next Aston Martin auction on 21st May 2011 at Aston Martin in Newport Pagnell. As well as identical replica’…
Still a Best-Seller, the King James Bible is Being Celebrated on Its 400th Anniversary
LONDON (AP).- Every Sunday, the majestic cadences of the King James Bible resound in Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal in London, in scattered parish churches in Britain and in countless chapels, halls and congregations around the world. You may also hear it …
Rifle Belonging to King Edward VII to Be Sold in London Nine Days Before the Royal Wedding
LONDON.- A rifle belonging to Edward, Prince of Wales, before he became King Edward VII will be offered by Gavin Gardiner (in association with Sotheby’s) in a sale of Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns and Rifles on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at…
Prince Philip: Celebrating Ninety Years at the Drawings Gallery in Windsor Castle
LONDON.- His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh celebrates his 90th birthday on 10 June 2011. To mark this occasion, a special exhibition is being shown in the Drawings Gallery at Windsor Castle, home to The Duke of Edinburgh, as Conso…
Stunning Images of the Ancient Temples of Angkor Reveal a Photographer’s Artistic Vision
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA.- Visitors to the ancient temples of Angkor experience a confluence of history, majestic architecture and isolation. A collection of artistic photographs by American pictorialist John McDermott presents a visual experience that clo…
Stunning Images of the Ancient Temples of Angkor Reveal an American Photographer’s Artistic Vision
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA.- Visitors to the ancient temples of Angkor experience a confluence of history, majestic architecture and isolation. A collection of artistic photographs by American pictorialist John McDermott presents a visual experience that clo…
Sotheby’s to Sell Property from the Estate of the Late Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
AMSTERDAM.- In the spring Sotheby’s Amsterdam will offer 1500 lots from the Estate of Queen Juliana on the instructions of the Executors on behalf of her four heirs, Her Majesty the Queen and Their Royal Highnesses Princess Irene, Princess Margr…
Papal Gift Goes on Display at the Palace of Holyroodhouse
LONDON.- The gift presented by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Her Majesty The Queen during his recent visit to Edinburgh has gone on display at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. This rare manuscript, known as the Lorsch Gospels, is a magnificent illumin…