Klimt painting sets European record with $108m price tag The painting Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan) by Austrian artist is most expensive artwork ever auctioned in Europe. Al Jazeera · Jun 28, 2023
Klimt painting sets European record with $94 million price tag at Sotheby's auction in London A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt has for 74 million pounds ($94.35 million) in London, making it the most expensive painting ever auctioned in Europe The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023
‘Lost’ Rembrandt portraits to be sold AMSTERDAM: As family heirlooms go, it doesn't get much better than a pair of Rembrandt portraits that the world had forgotten about for 200 years. Bangkok Post · Jun 21, 2023
Capturing the Moment review – not a serious exhibition You can’t move for masterpieces – most of them owned by the Taiwanese collector Pierre Chen – but this supposed journey through painting and photography is rambling and at times comically simplistic The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023
Bay Area jeweler made man spend $220,000 so he could buy $109,000 watch he never got: lawsuit Ali Rezaei wanted to buy a $109,000 gold Patek Philippe watch, but a prominent Bay Area jeweler refused to sell it to him — first, he had to buy other fancy items from the swanky boutique, according to Rezaei’s newly filed lawsuit. Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2023
Gold medallion celebrating King George III’s recovery from illness to go on sale The item, part of the Bayreuth Collection, was gifted to close friends of the king in 1789 by Queen Charlotte. The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023
InfoComm 2023: Christie, Epson, Scalable Display Technologies Project to Inspire Today, we also look at Sound Devices and Palmer Digital Group. AVNetwork · Jun 11, 2023
Paddles at the ready: what to look out for at Christie’s jewellery sale Jewels Online: The London Edit sale at Christie’s is full of treasures Wallpaper · Jun 10, 2023
Turner sunrise watercolour expected to fetch more than £600,000 at auction It is to be sold at Christie’s auction house on July 4 as part of their Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours sale. The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023
The super rich are getting pickier at art auctions It’s been prophesied for years, and now it’s finally come to pass: Auction prices for fine art are falling. Tribune News Service · May 22, 2023
The Mancunian Way: A 'wasteful' act A brotherly bust-up PLUS the journey to Port Sudan AND a Trust requiring improvement Manchester Evening News · May 12, 2023
CQC downgrades leading Manchester cancer hospital amid bullying concerns The Christie loses ‘outstanding’ rating, with report saying staff did not always feel supported or valued The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023
Light It Up—These Laser Projectors Deliver Lifelike Visuals for a Museum Christie GS Series create two newly established immersive experience spaces within the facility. AVNetwork · May 12, 2023
The Christie downgraded by watchdog as culture criticised with 'staff not always listened to' The Christie NHS Foundation Trust's leadership rating has been downgraded from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’ Manchester Evening News · May 12, 2023
Businessweek · May 11, 2023 The Collectibles Market Is Cooling. What Remains a Good Bet? Experts weigh in on investing in classic cars, wine, sports memorabilia, watches and handbags.
The Independent UK · May 10, 2023 Top jewelry pieces fall short of target prices at Christie's auction derided by Jewish groups A ruby ring and a diamond necklace fetched less than their pre-sale estimates at a Christie’s auction of a vast jewelry collection of a late Austrian heiress that was bought with riches from a retail empire dating back to the Nazi era in Germany
The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2023 Auction of £120m of jewels to go ahead despite Jewish groups’ concerns Critics say collection derives from fortune made by buying businesses from Jews who were forced to sell in Nazi Germany
AVNetwork · May 5, 2023 The Class of 2023: Research Institute Against Digestive Cancer IRCAD 3 is a new 26,000-square-foot (2,400-square-meter) building dedicated to robotic surgery, and this latest extension of IRCAD needed to feature an array of high-end AV technology to deliver an immersive learning experience.
Radio France Internationale · May 3, 2023 Jewellery with 'Nazi links' set to fetch €136 million at auction Christie's auction house on Wednesday launches the sale of hundreds of jewels that belonged to Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten, whose German businessman husband made his fortune under the Nazis.
The Times of India · Apr 27, 2023 One of the world's rarest cricket books to be offered for sale in UK LONDON: A first edition of one of the world's rarest books on cricket from the library of eminent cricket commentator and collector John Arlott is eyeing a world record when it goes on sale at the Firsts Rare Book Fair in London next month, priced at GBP 225,000.
Daily Mirror · Apr 22, 2023 'I had to tell my boys at Xmas I had cancer - but after 12 weeks of therapy we have hope' After his bowel cancer diagnosis, Paul Farrell was offered an experimental new trial to try to treat it - after just 12 weeks of treatment, the dad-of-two is now 'feeling brilliant'
The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2023 World’s most valuable private jewellery collection goes on display in London More than 700 items collected by late Austrian art collector Heidi Horten on show before expected £120m charity auction in Geneva
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2023 John Travolta’s Saturday Night Fever suit up for sale – with ‘authentic’ sweat marks One of two identical white three-pieces worn by star in 1977 role expected to fetch $250,000
Manchester Evening News · Apr 15, 2023 Dad-of-two given devastating diagnosis after noticing something while shaving Michael Schillinger was given proton beam therapy as part of a clinical trial at The Christie
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023 Woman with no ovaries gives birth to ‘miracle’ baby after one in a million diagnosis Stacey Broadmeadow, 38, was shocked to discover she had a million-to-one rare cancer but even more terrified at the thought it would rob her of her chance of motherhood