SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields Antique Arms, Armor and Modern Sporting Guns auction on June 20, 2011 in San Francisco brought an impressive $1.2 million, with top lots consigned from the Nobel Family Collection, which included Alfred Nobel,…
Fine Arms, Armour and Militaria to Be Offered in London at Thomas Del Mar Ltd
LONDON.- A very rare gilt copper Ottoman Tombak shield from the late 16th century is among the highlights of an auction of Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria in London on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. The sale will be held at midday by Thomas Del Mar Ltd (…
International Team of Surveyors Map World War I Battlefield of the Gallipoli Campaign in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP).- The World War I battlefield of the Gallipoli campaign, where throngs gather each April to remember the fallen, is a place of lore, an echo of ancient warfare that took place on the same soil. Now researchers are mapping dugouts, trenche…
Kofi Annan and His Wife Explore the Sakip Sabanci Collection of Ottoman Calligraphy
ISTANBUL.- The former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, and his wife, Nane Marie Annan, visited the Sabanci University Sakip Sabanci Museum in Istanbul. They were welcomed upon their arrival by Guler Sabanci, who accompanied the cou…
Kofi Annan and His Wife Explore the Sakip Sabanci Collection of Ottoman Calligraphy
ISTANBUL.- The former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, and his wife, Nane Marie Annan, visited the Sabanci University Sakip Sabanci Museum in Istanbul. They were welcomed upon their arrival by Guler Sabanci, who accompanied the cou…
WWI Aviation Art, Antique Arms and Sporting Guns at Bonhams & Butterfields in November
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Seldom seen examples of original WWI aviation art, a jeweled sword made for an Ottoman prince and a rare 17th century Dutch cannon come to auction at Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco on Monday, November 15, 2010. The interna…
Christie’s to Sell Property from Highly Respected Interior Decorator Robert Kime
LONDON.- This October Christie’s South Kensington will present a sale featuring property from one of Britain’s highly respected interior decorators – Robert Kime, alongside Property from a Cotswold Manor House. The two diverse yet comple…