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UK Antiques Dealer Murdered in Oxford Home

ArtfixDaily / April 9th, 2016

A police investigation is underway after the body of UK antiques dealer Adrian Greenwood, 42, was found with multiple stab wounds in his Oxford home. Known as a rare book dealer, author, historian and antiquarian, Greenwood was last seen grocery shopping at a Sainsbury on Tuesday. His ...

Casa Kimberly: Luxurious Love Nest of Hollywood Legends Reborn as Antique-Laden Boutique Hotel

Casa Kimberly / February 11th, 2016

Star-crossed lovers Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton escaped the glare of 1960s Hollywood life for a picturesque, then-unknown fishing village called Puerta Vallarta. Romance lives on the two adjacent casitas that the glamorous celebrity couple built on a cobblestone hillside overlooking ...

Man Goes Missing In Search of Art Dealer's Hidden Treasure

Outside / February 2nd, 2016

Santa Fe art and antiques dealer Forrest Fenn, 85, wrote a memoir in 2010 with a mysterious poem containing clues about where he hid a $3 million treasure trove. An estimated 65,000 people have gone searching in the Rocky Mountains for Fenn's 12th-century bronze chest supposedly filled with gold ...

David Bowie, Musician and Artist, Remembered

NYT / January 11th, 2016

“David Bowie was one of my most important inspirations, so fearless, so creative, he gave us magic for a lifetime,” tweeted rapper Kanye West. Legendary musician, artist and actor David Bowie died of cancer on Sunday. He was 69. Over the course of five decades, London-born Bowie made 25 ...

Park Avenue Armory Shuts Out Art and Antiques Show

Page Six / December 28th, 2015

New York's Park Avenue Armory seems to be moving forward with plans to become more of a performing arts center. Page Six has reported that the distinguished Upper East Side venue has already told the New York Art, Antique & Jewelry Show that dates are not available for their 2016 edition ...

2015 in Review: Art Crime

The Creators Project / December 26th, 2015

Sensational stories of art crimes were plenteous in 2015. The Creators Project has put together a list of some of the biggest headlines, ranging from ISIS destroying the ancient buildings and artifacts of Palmyra to the brazen Ukranian ultranationalists who seek an exorbitant "finder's fee" for ...

Lincoln Document Sells for $2.2 Million at Heritage Auction

NBC / November 5th, 2015

An autographed manuscript penned by President Lincoln just six weeks before his assassination sold for $2.2 million on Wednesday in New York City. Heritage Auctions says a bidder who wishes to remain anonymous bought the final passage of Lincoln's famed second inaugural address, paying ...

New Renault Car Design Mimics Modernist Style of Le Corbusier

MSN / October 24th, 2015

French automaker Renault has rolled out a study for its Coupe Corbusier concept inspired by the work of the famed modernist architect and designer. The private unveiling took place at Villa Savoye, outside of Paris which showcases Le Corbusier's signature minimalist lines and ...

U.S. Appeals Court Rules for Google in Book-Scanning Case

Reuters / October 16th, 2015

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Friday rejected infringement claims from the Authors Guild and several individual writers against Google's online project to scan millions of books for public usage online. The project began in 2005, but has been halted by litigation from ...

A Revamped Petersen Automotive Museum With $350M in Cars to Invigorate LA's Miracle Mile

ArtfixDaily / October 13th, 2015

Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is finishing up a complete exterior overhaul and a dynamic redesign of the interior, resulting in a world class museum that will showcase the art, experience, culture and heritage of the automobile. The culmination of a 13-month total ...

$45M Paves Way for 'Totally Immersive' Arts Museum in Mississippi

Meridian Star / October 5th, 2015

Officials broke ground Saturday on a $45-million, 58,500 sq. foot facility devoted to Mississippi artists in film, literature, music, arts, dance, theater and visual arts to be named the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience. An opening date in November 2017, ...

Nazi Gold Train Finders Claim 'Priceless' Amber Room Could Be Inside

Daily Mail / September 23rd, 2015

Two treasure hunters who say research led them to the site in Poland where a Nazi train supposedly laden with unknown documents and valuables is buried in a tunnel have a new claim. The pair says the long-lost Amber Room stolen from the Russian czars could be on board the ...

Judge Rules Hospital Won't Owe Manet or Millions to Huguette Clark Estate

NY Post / August 31st, 2015

Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan has dodged a lawsuit to recoup $4 million in gifts filed by the estate of copper mine heiress Huguette Clark in 2013. The elderly multimillionaire spent nearly 20 years in the hospital until her death at age 104 in 2011. Her estate's lawyers and a ...

Ferrari Tops $67 Million Sale of World's Most Expensive Car Collection

CNBC / August 15th, 2015

An anonymous Florida collector sold twenty-five cars Thursday night through RM Sotheby's in a record-setting auction garnering $67 million, the highest total ever for a single owner sale. The enormous total led the Concours d'Elegance auctions and shows in Pebble Beach, California, which this ...

Art, Offerings in Leonardo DiCaprio Gala Auction Set to Raise Major Funds for Environmental Causes

Forbes / July 19th, 2015

At a private villa in St. Tropez on July 22, a massive auction organized by the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation will offer up a host of fine art, jewelry, properties, goods and experiences to raise funds for environmental conservation. The first edition of the event raised $25 million last year, ...

$1 Million Reward Offered for Return of Ruby Slippers Stolen From Museum

TwinCities / July 12th, 2015

Dorothy's ruby slippers went missing from a Minnesota museum ten years ago. A "Wizard of Oz" film buff is now offering a $1 million reward for credible information leading to the return of the iconic shoes to the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, the hometown of the actress. The anonymous ...

World's Most Valuable Privately-Owned Car Collection Offered at Auction

Autoblog / June 7th, 2015

RM Sotheby’s flagship sale in Monterey, Calif., each August will this year offer an unparalled private colleciton in a special session. Among the highlights are a rare 1998 McLaren F1 (one of five), 2005 Saleen S7, 2005 Maserati, a 2005 Ferrari Enzo, and a pair of Bugatti Veyrons. ...

Birkin Bags Record Auction Price in Hong Kong

ArtfixDaily / June 1st, 2015

A fuschia diamond-encrusted Hermès Birkin bag snatched an auction record price of 1.72 million Hong Kong dollars ($221,846) at a Christie's sale on Monday. An anonymous phone bidder was the winner at an afternoon handbags and accessories sale in Hong Kong. The price surpassed a ...

Grateful Dead Memorabilia Stolen Post-Sale from Auction House

NWHerald / May 24th, 2015

Police are investigating the theft of about $75,000 worth of Grateful Dead memorabilia from a Chicago-area auction house. Donley's Auction Services hosted the Grateful Dead Family Jubileee Auction, celebrating the band's 50th year, on April 11 and 12. Around April 25 and 26, several items ...

Scientists Call for David Koch's Museum Board Resignations

WaPo / March 24th, 2015

A group of scientists sent an open letter to America's largest natural history museums calling for a severance of ties with the fossil fuel industry, specifically the billionaire Koch brothers of Koch Industries. The call was made for the museums to distance themselves from “those who ...