NEW YORK (REUTERS).- London has Paddington Bear but New York now has a giant yellow teddy bear, a great sculptural masterpiece that could sell for more than $9 million at auction in May, Christie’s said on Saturday. A 23-foot (7-meter) high, bronze ted…
Giant, 35,000 Pound Yellow Teddy Bear by Artist Urs Fischer to Brighten New York City
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- London has Paddington Bear but New York now has a giant yellow teddy bear, a great sculptural masterpiece that could sell for more than $9 million at auction in May, Christie’s said on Saturday. A 23-foot (7-meter) high, bronze ted…
Pictures, Letters, and Case Files of Martin Luther King Assassin Shown in Online Museum
NASHVILLE, TN (REUTERS).- A Memphis county official has opened an online museum of case files, personal correspondence and little-seen black-and-white images chronicling the jail time of James Earl Ray, who killed civil rights leader Martin Luther King…
Auction Set for William and Kate Sweet Dispensers
VIENNA (REUTERS).- If you’ve ever wanted to eat sweets disgorged from the chests of royalty, your time has come. PEZ, the Austrian company whose candy dispensers are known around the world, has created a special pair in the likeness of Britain’s Princ…
Christie’s to Sell Giant Pearl in Dubai, Expected to Sell for as Much as $250,000
DUBAI (REUTERS).- Auction house Christie’s will put one of the world’s largest pearls on the block at its Dubai spring jewelry sale on April 20 in a nostalgic reminder of the Emirate’s pearl diving past. The auction house is showcasing an array of pear…
Christie’s to Sell Giant Pearl in Dubai, Expected to Sell for as Much as $250,000
DUBAI (REUTERS).- Auction house Christie’s will put one of the world’s largest pearls on the block at its Dubai spring jewelry sale on April 20 in a nostalgic reminder of the Emirate’s pearl diving past. The auction house is showcasing an array of pear…
Sotheby’s New York to Offer an Exceptional Tahitian Sculpture Carved by Paul Gauguin
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- An intricate wooden bust carved by Paul Gauguin is expected to sell for as much as $15 million when it is auctioned on May 3, according to Sotheby’s. “Jeune tahitienne,” which was carved by Gauguin during his first trip to Tahiti b…
Portuguese Architect Eduardo Souto de Moura is This Year’s Winner of the Pritzker Prize
CHICAGO, IL (REUTERS).- Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura is the winner of this year’s $100,000 Pritzker Prize for his designs that convey both “power and modesty, bravado and subtlety,” the foundation that awards the prize said on Monday. Th…
Portuguese Architect Eduardo Souto de Moura is This Year’s Winnner of the Pritzker Prize
CHICAGO, IL (REUTERS).- Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura is the winner of this year’s $100,000 Pritzker Prize for his designs that convey both “power and modesty, bravado and subtlety,” the foundation that awards the prize said on Monday. Th…
Rare Dinosaur Found in Canada’s Oil Sands
By: Julie Gordon
TORONTO (REUTERS).- The Canadian oil sands, a vast expanse of tar and sand being mined for crude oil, yielded treasure of another kind this week when an oil company worker unearthed a 110-million-year-old dinosaur fossil that wasn’t su…