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Restorer Dianne Modestini and CNN presenter Nick Glass with Da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi'.

The Story Behind Leonardo's Lost Painting
CNN - October 31st, 2011 18:58

Perhaps 15 paintings by Leonardo da Vinci survive today, including the iconic ‘Mona Lisa’ and ‘The Last Supper.’ A newly-authenticated work by the Renaissance master – known as 'Salvator Mundi ' or ‘Saviour of the World’ – has caused a sensation in the art world. It depicts the head and shoulders of Christ, and though 500 years old, after cleaning and restoration, is in remarkably good condition. The painting was first recorded in the collection of Charles I in 1649, ...

A large doucai, ‘Lotus and Bats’ jar and cover, Qianlong seal mark and period, est. £300,000-500,000.

Newly Discovered Imperial Chinese Jar Expected to Fetch £½ Million at Auction
Release Date: 31 October 2011
When antiques appraiser Jeremy Rye was invited to a house in Shropshire, England, to look at an English dessert service, little did he know that he would spot an Imperial Chinese vase and cover worth £500,000. The vase, which measures almost 50cm high, had spent most of the last 30 years ...

Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence, Volume II Cover

New Perspectives on Collecting Revealed in Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence: Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana, Volume II to be Distributed by Yale University Press in November 2011
Release Date: 26 September 2011
When Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence was published in 2006, one of the country’s most important collections of American folk art and Americana was brought to the public’s attention for the first time and met with an unprecedented level of interest and approval. This praise inspired the ...

A remarkable, early Galle vase enameled with butterflies found in a Florida private collection.

Lalique, Daum, Galle, Tiffany, headline Rare Art Glass at Heritage Auctions, Nov. 19, in New York
Release Date: 31 October 2011
More than 500 lots of fine and rare Lalique and Art Glass will be the draw on Nov. 19 in Heritage Auctions’ Lalique & Art Glass Signature® Auction, in New York, at the Ukrainian Institute of America at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion, continuing Heritage’s tradition of conducting an ...

Featured Event

	48th Annual Delaware Antiques Show November 4-6, 2011 Featuring 60 distinguished dealers Wilmington, Delaware Read more

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	MORET DRAWS RECORD NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS Release Date: 31 October 2011 Dedham, Mass. - Grogan and Company’s October 15th and 16th Auction was a resounding success, achieving over 1.4 million dollars over two days. The auction, comprised of an impressive and varied selection of items from several prominent New England estates, attracted over 1,000 ... Read more

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