March 27th, 2009
Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada will auction off some of the art that inspired his East-meets-West style, as he trades his plush Paris mansion for smaller digs on the Seine River.
The announcement came a month after the late Yves Saint-Laurent’s art collection was put up for auction by his partner Pierre Berge, a 373.5-million-euro bonanza that caused friction with China over a pair of looted bronze relics.
From Hopi Kachina dolls to bronze Buddhas, more than 1,000 pieces collected over the past two decades will be on the block at the June 16-17 sale organized by Aguttes auction house.
October 7th, 2008
This is a call to all champagne lovers! Rarest 19Th century Baccarat Champagne Glasses are up for sale.
These are the extraordinarily rare pristine set of 12 Baccarat champagne glasses made in a pattern designed for the Imperial Russian court; slight variation on the Tsar pattern for the Russian Royal family’s exclusive use.
What makes these glasses so precious is that they are now only seen in museums and private collections. These have been authenticated by very experienced crystal specialists in both France and Italy but as Baccarat only started signing in 1934, there are no markings on the glasses.
However, it is said that only Baccarat made this size and design. The amazing glasses are 12 inches and the saucer that holds them is 4″ plus in diameter.
If you have the money, you would be delighted to know that you will have to spend 1400 euros ($2,000) for each Baccarat champagne glass. They can be purchased at malleries.com.
Now all you need to do is choose the right bubbly…
May 1st, 2008
An antique necklace made up of 1,888 pearls that once belonged to the Arab world’s most famous singer was sold Tuesday for more than $1,385,000 at an auction in this rich Gulf emirate, organizers said.
Christie’s Dubai branch said an anonymous buyer from the Middle East bought the nine-strand necklace that belonged to Umm Kulthoum for more than 10 times the price expected by Christie’s [...]
The necklace was one of the few valuables the Egyptian-born singer kept. The diva’s descendants had offered the necklace for sale.
