LONDON.- The campaign to raise £2.7million so save The Procession to Calvary by Pieter Brueghel the Younger has reached just under £900,000 as the painting returns to Yorkshire to go on display at York Art Gallery on 17 November 2010. The painting, t…
Old Master Brueghel Campaign Approaches 900,000 as Painting Returns to Yorkshire
LONDON.- The campaign to raise £2.7million so save The Procession to Calvary by Pieter Brueghel the Younger has reached just under £900,000 as the painting returns to Yorkshire to go on display at York Art Gallery on 17 November 2010. The painting, t…
Historic Mirrors from Setting of Brideshead Revisited, Castle Howard, Make £120,000 at Bonhams
LONDON.- Two George II carved giltwood mirrors, which were commissioned for Castle Howard in Yorkshire, the stately home featured in the 1981 TV series and the 2008 film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited, sold for an impress…
Memories of Yorkshire on Walls of James Mason’s Swiss Home for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- Yorkshire born James Mason never forgot his roots even in his Swiss retirement. The pictures of Yorkshire he surrounded himself with, by the Yorkshire artist Peter Brook, will be sold by his estate at Bonhams Chester sale on November 16. James…
Memories of Yorkshire on Walls of James Masons Swiss Home for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- Yorkshire born James Mason never forgot his roots even in his Swiss retirement. The pictures of Yorkshire he surrounded himself with, by the Yorkshire artist Peter Brook, will be sold by his estate at Bonhams Chester sale on November 16. James…
Historic Mirrors from the Setting of Brideshead Revisited to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- Two important George II carved giltwood mirrors, part of a set of four commissioned for Castle Howard in Yorkshire, the stately home featured in the 1981 TV series and the 2008 film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited, ar…
National Trust and Art Fund Launch Appeal to Save Brueghel Painting for the Nation
LONDON.- Today, the National Trust and the Art Fund are launching a £2.7 million fundraising campaign to save an iconic Old Master painting for the nation. ‘The Procession to Calvary’ by Pieter Brueghel the Younger is the star attraction at …
National Trust and Art Fund Launch Appeal to Save Brueghel Painting for the Nation
LONDON.- Today, the National Trust and the Art Fund are launching a £2.7 million fundraising campaign to save an iconic Old Master painting for the nation. ‘The Procession to Calvary’ by Pieter Brueghel the Younger is the star attraction at …
£2 Million Refurbished and Transformed Yorkshire Museum Reopens
YORK.- The Yorkshire Museum – home to some of Britain’s greatest treasures – will reopen its doors on Sunday after a major two million pound refurbishment that has totally transformed its interior. The city’s Roman heritage is the …