Starting 100,000 years ago with a shell necklace, jewelry has been the symbol of personal style and status. The word “jewelry” comes from Latin “jocale”, which means plaything. Appealing to a wide section of society, jewelry signifies the fashion and style of its era and individuality of its owner, with […]
The famous annual Nordic Masters auction at Phillips is scheduled to take place on September 21. This year the auction, which bore witness to record sales year after year, focuses on lighting by Poul Henningsen and the collaboration between cabinetmaker and designer. Henningsen Lights: Without a doubt, the biggest highlight of the […]
One of the best addresses to go when it comes to Modern Design, Wright Auctions presents their American Design auction, which takes place on September 15. This sale features the iconic 20th century designs with a broad range of ever popular American designers and furniture producers such as George Nelson. […]
Do want! This week, the pearl and malachite brooch by Tony Duquette has us obsessed. It is among many other beautiful jewelry in the Tony Duquette auction at Sotheby’s, which runs until August 30th. The American icon, Tony Duquette is renowned for his extravagant creations and designs that resemble starbursts, just as […]
As the summer ends, it seems like many beautiful and quality antiques, collectibles and paintings have found their way to the Skånes Auction House. Their online auction, starting on August 23 18:00 CEST, features highlights such as an incredible painting by Bengt Lindström, an impressive silver bowl from the 16th century […]
Sotheby’s holds its very first online only jewelry sale with the designs of American icon of all things fabulous: Tony Duquette. The auction will take place from 18 through 30 August featuring extravagant creations by Duquette, encapsulating his versatile career from Hollywood sets to interior design. Tony Duquette started his […]
Historic auction for The Four Seasons restaurant in New York by Wright closed for a record breaking sum of $ 4,105,623 — over four times the original estimate. Thousands of bidders participated from all over the world to buy in the 650 lot sale, which lasted from 10 a.m. until after midnight. Held at […]
One of the most expensive living female artists, Yayoi Kusama is the woman behind the dots and the pumpkin, a free spirit and a moving Pop Art genius. Her works exhibit her fixation in psychedelic colors, repetition and pattern. Counted among the Top 10 living artists of 2015, she is […]
Wright presents The Four Seasons, a special auction featuring the furniture and designed tableware and objects from the iconic restaurant’s historic interior. The event will take place at The Four Seasons in New York on July 26, 2016. Designed in 1959 by Philip Johnson for Mies van der Rohe’s landmark […]
This week’s find is a lithograph by the famous cubist master Fernand Léger, estimated to sell around €6,000 at Auctionata on July 11. Born 1881 in Argentina, Fernand Léger‘s first job was as an architectural draftsman. After his military service, he attended the École des Arts Décoratifs and the Académie Julian in […]