Art & Collectibles

Louis Vuitton Launches NOWNESS.com

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton has introduced its exciting new web platform, NOWNESS.com, which will showcase an exclusive daily premiere of the most inspiring stories influencing contemporary arts and global lifestyle.
NOWNESS has a distinct advantage in that our software is capable of assessing our usersrsquo; interests and tailoring our recommendations for stories to reflect their [...]

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Palm Beach Art Fair set to open Feb 3

This year’s American International Fine Art Fair in Palm Beach, Florida, will feature more than 30 new exhibitors, providing a lineup that will surpass 80 exhibitors. The fair, which helps kick off Palm Beach’s social season, runs February 3-8 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. The show will feature pieces ranging from Old Master [...]

Sothebys to Auction, Cezanne, Giacometti

Dresdner Bank AG’s Alberto Giacometti sculpture is set to boost auctions in London that are estimated to raise as much as 125.5 million pounds ($202 million).
Giacometti’s 1961 life-size bronze “L’Homme Qui Marche I” (“Walking Man”) may fetch 18 million pounds. It is part of the collection of Germany-based Dresdner, which was bought by Commerzbank [...]

The Hot List- Watches and Jewelry

United Brands LLC, a management and consulting firm focused on creative management and concept marketing released its 2009 top 10 list of the highest ranking jewelry and watch brands in the world, according to a press release received by Elite Traveler.
“The top 10 lists were compiled by executives, consultants and affiliates of United Brands,” said [...]

Art Star Prices May Surge 30% This Year

Prices for the most desirable works by contemporary artists such as Lucian Freud are set to surge as much as 30 percent in 2010 as collectors spend again, dealers and advisers predicted in a Bloomberg News survey.
Most of the 20 specialists surveyed expect demand to polarize between the “best” and “the rest” in 2010, with [...]

Why are men obsessed with watches?

An ordinary, inexpensive watch by a relatively unknown manufacturer has recently racked up millions of sales in America and is set to do the same here. Its success has nothing to do with its design, or a huge marketing campaign, but the fact that it is the timepiece currently favoured by the president of the [...]

Gary Wales and the Barrett-Jackson Auction

Gary Wales is on a mission. His mission, he says, is simple: to savehistoric vehicles for posterity. Simple, perhaps, but Wales does vehicle preservation with a delightfullyinteresting twist: He doesn’t do the typical restorations, but he makes thevehicle more than it was.
In the process, he creates works of automotive artthat we love to see and [...]

Fine Art 2009’s Top 10 Sales

Fine Art proved a safe haven during the recent credit crisis as the top 10 sales of the year show.
1. Raphael’s chalk drawing “Head of a Muse” sold for 29.2 million pounds ($47.6 million at the time) at Christie’s London on Dec. 8, setting an auction record for a work of art on paper. It [...]

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China’s love affair with luxury

Jane Shi strides into Beijing’s Lane Crawford Seasons Place shopping mall, dashes to one of the up-market shops, snatches a bag, glances at the price tag and drags out her wallet, as if she was in the supermarket.
However, the purchase today is a Balenciaga motorcycle bag going for more than [...]

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United States Mint Unveils 2010 1/2oz. Gold Coin Designs

The United States Mint just released the four new designs that will appear on the 2010 First Spouse Gold Coins. The coins will feature Abigail Fillmore, Jane Pierce, James Buchanan’s “Liberty” and Mary Todd Lincoln.
The obverses (heads sides) of the Fillmore, Pierce and Lincoln First Spouse Gold Coins feature striking portraits of the first spouses. Inscriptions [...]

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