Antique Buying Trips to England w/William Thomas

Egyptian Authorities Unveil Spectacular Images of a Newly Discovered 4,000-Year-Old Tomb—See Them Here | artnet News

news.artnet.com Egyptian authorities unveil never-before-seen photos of a 4,000-year-old tomb near Cairo that was created for a Fifth Dynasty dignitary.

Mammy Jars Make a Mockery of Black People. Why Are They Still Collected?

nytimes.com Racist objects, created as propaganda tools during the Jim Crow era, reflect ugly stereotypes about black people. Yet some people see nostalgia, not dehumanization, in the memorabilia.

Historians Were Unsure for Decades if This Still Life Was by Van Gogh. Then They Found a Ghostly Self-Portrait of the Artist Painted Underneath | artnet News

news.artnet.com After years of sitting in storage, a floral still life at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford has been reconfirmed as a Vincent van Gogh.

These 6 Images From a New Frida Kahlo Exhibit Paint a Fuller Picture of Her Life

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For Americans, Travel to Europe Will Be Slightly More Complicated

nytimes.com As part of an enhanced security process, citizens traveling to the majority of the European Union nations after January 2021 will have to register online and pay a small fee.

How One Daring Woman Introduced the Idea of Smallpox Inoculation to England

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Legendary Fashion Designer Karl Lagerfeld Dies at 85

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Untouched and Unlooted 4,400-yr-old Tomb of Egyptian High Priest Discovered

thevintagenews.com Archaeologists in Egypt have made a new tomb discovery -- the final resting place of a high priest, untouched for 4,400 years, decorated with

Ancient Thoroughbred Horse With Bronze-Plated Saddle Is Discovered in Pompeii

nytimes.com The horse is the latest treasure unearthed from the city buried by pumice and ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

Christie's Sets Tiffany Studios World Auction Record: $3,372,500

antiquesandthearts.com NEW YORK CITY — The top lot of Christie’s December 13 design auction was a rare Tiffany Studios Pond Lily lamp, circa 1903, which sold for $3,372,500,

Frida Kahlo's photo albums salvaged from abandoned bathroom

abc.net.au Bendigo Art Gallery hosts exhibition from Kahlo's private archives.

Einstein's 'God letter' breaks record and sells for $2.9 million at auction

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The New York Times

The Bank of England plans to introduce a new £50 note, with the design honoring a scientist. One of the nominees? Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister.

Antique Dealer Sick Of Appraising Smurf Collections

LOL

theonion.com DULUTH, MN—Milton Jarry, an antique dealer with 29 years of experience buying and selling rare collectibles and furnishings, announced Monday that he is sick of estimating the value of Smurf collections and other "piles of pop-culture detritus."

My Modern Met

This French designer creates dresses that combine fine art with tailor-made fashion.

Timothy

Rare Brutalist Bronze Bull by Prince "Monyo" Mihailesco-Nasturel Herescu of Palm Beach, Florida (Miami)

Probably one of the best brutalist style bronzes I've seen by Prince "Monyo" Simon Mihailescu-Nasturel of Palm Beach, Florida.

Born in 1926, the artist is the only remaining blood line of the Romanian Voevods Kings.

Monyo studied history and religion in Paris but never ventured into anything artistic until his political exile from Communist Bucharest in the 1960's while living in Canada - he traveled heavily throughout several places in the world but settled in Palm Beach (Miami) Florida where he opened a bronze business.

His works has been shown in many museums around the globe, and his art has been featured in International Art Guild as well as Architectural Digest and many more.

This Monyo charging bull is done in a heavy brutalist style and weighs 39 pounds in all - the bronze is fresh from a Lakeland, Florida estate and has never been touched (I only used a soft brush to wipe the dust from the surface).

In excellent original condition, the patina to the surface is top notch, and this fresh to the market piece measures 14 3/4" inches long and is 8" inches tall at his arched tail.

Signed inscribed with "Monyo" the bronze has no repairs or issues.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/282855954917

My Modern Met

For the past 100 years, a box of never-before-seen negatives has been preserved in a block of ice in Antarctica.

My Modern Met

Did you know that the Louvre invites a selection of artists to copy their work every year?

Timothy Walker Antiques

The only letter written on, sunk and brought back up to the surface of the Titanic, Sold at auction for a world-record price $166,000. Read More

My Modern Met

Louis Daguerre shot the world's oldest photo of Paris. Funnily enough, it's also the first image of humans.

Bloomberg

Get in quick.

BBC Money

You better check your pocket carefully

The Real Deal

The estimated $9.9 billion project will construct apartments, hotels, roof gardens, parks, and other offices over the next decade.

Architectural Digest

Enjoy modern charms within centuries-old walls.

Architectural Digest

Beat the crowds and stay ahead of the trend.

UKauctioneers.com

£10 car boot find makes an incredible £61,000 at auction!

Truman Capote’s Ashes Headed to Auction - 32 Years After His Death

philippineslifestyle.com A simple hand carved oriental box containing the ashes of Truman Capote will be sold at Auction in Los Angeles next month - Read More

Barbara Gibb, Mother of the Bee Gees, Dead at 95

philippineslifestyle.com The mother of the Bee Gees, Barbara Gibb, has died at her home in Miami, Florida - she was 95-years-old - her family was with her when she died. Read More