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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Monday, September 14, 2009
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 | Napoleonic Tendencies: Cherie Blair buys a pile of antique furniture
Daily Mail - September 14th, 2009 02:31
When her husband was Prime Minister she famously shopped for 99p bargains on eBay. But now Cherie Blair has discovered a taste for classic furniture, especially Napoleonic period pieces. She has recently spent more than £250,000 on antiques from Christie's and Sotheby's to furnish the family's country home, according to the auction houses. She has selected Georgian and Regency pieces suitable for the £5.75 million 18th century pile she and Tony own in Wotton Underwood, ...Read more | |
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 | "It Hurts Me": Chicago art dealer Richard Love facing lawsuits
Crain's Chicago Business - September 14th, 2009 02:13
CHICAGO - Richard Love, a charismatic art dealer with a prominent Michigan Avenue gallery, has been sued before. But the past two years have yielded a half-dozen lawsuits totaling at least $3 million that paint a picture of a man who reneges on promises, fails to make payments and stonewalls owners of artwork entrusted to him to sell. Mr. Love denies withholding information from the clients and calls the other claims disagreements: "It's not all clear who owes who what." He ...Read more | |
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 | Warhol Horde Stolen: $1 million reward for return
The Independent - September 14th, 2009 02:02
As multimillion-pound art heists go, it's on a par with the Thomas Crown Affair. There was no shoot-out or dramatic getaway: not so much as a motion sensor was disturbed when thieves entered the Los Angeles mansion of investment banker-turned-art collector Richard Weisman. They stole a series of 11 Andy Warhol prints depicting famous sports stars including Muhammad Ali, Chris Evert and Pelé. One of Warhol's Ali prints recently sold for $9m. Read more | |
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 | Missing Masterpieces, "Middle East Millionairess": Mystery benefactor defense used by U.K. dealer
Guardian - September 14th, 2009 01:50
For 30 years, Robin Symes and Christo Michailidis were inseparable as the power couple of the global antiquities trade. Yet since the death of Michailidis a decade ago, Symes and the Greek family of his late partner have been embroiled in a rancorous legal battle over ownership of the men's collection of ancient treasures. Now, Symes is being investigated over a missing group of multimillion pound art deco masterpieces created by Eileen Gray, one of Europe's most influential designers.Read more | |
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 | Watteau, Music, and Theater, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release Date: 13 September 2009
Watteau, Music, and Theater, the first exhibition of Jean-Antoine Watteau's paintings in the United States in 25 years, will be presented at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from September 22 through November 29. The exhibition will demonstrate the place of music and theater in Watteau's ...Read more | |
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