Diesel signs deal to restore Venice’s Rialto Bridge

Rialto Bridge

Italian jeans maker Diesel signed a deal with Venice city council on Tuesday to fund a 5-million-euro project to restore and clean the floating city’s famous Rialto Bridge.
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Masterpiece found at Ritz sold to New York’s Met

Charles Le Brun Painting Ritz Paris

A 400-year-old masterpiece that only came to light during a renovation at Paris’s Ritz hotel has been sold for $1.88 million to New York’s Metropolitan Museum.
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Picasso lover portrait sells for £28.6 mn in London

Femme assise pres dune fenetre

A portrait of Pablo Picasso’s lover Marie-Therese Walter sold in London on Tuesday night for £28.6 million ($45.0 million), Sotheby’s auction house said.
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Wynn acquires $33,6 million Tulips by Jeff Koons

Tulips by Jeff Koons

Wynn Las Vegas unveiled artist Jeff Koons‘ sculpture titled Tulips at the hotel-casino on Thursday. The sculpture was bought at an auction last year for $33,682,500.
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Fendi to fund Trevi Fountain repairs in Rome

Fendi to fund Trevi Fountain repairs

Fendi will finance a renovation of Rome’s famous Trevi Fountain, becoming the latest luxury group to fund repairs to priceless heritage in times of austerity.
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Virgin Atlantic Announces In-Flight Art Gallery

Virgin Atlantic Gallery in the Air

Virgin Atlantic has launched a commercial art gallery at 35,000ft, allowing upper Class passengers the chance to view pieces by Ben Eine.
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