Paris, France — A crystal chandelier, a champagne bucket and the sofa from the Hemingway Bar all played a leading role in an auction, christened the Universe of the Ritz, held by […]
An Auction as Big as the Ritz
Moments in Time: Léon Marchand Time
Paris, France — French swimmer Léon Marchand has already powered his way to three Olympic gold medals at the Paris Games and meanwhile, the house of Omega, the official timekeeper of the […]
Olympic Outing: En Garde!
Paris, France — While the fabulous fencing competitions are taking place beneath the spectacular glass cupola of the Grand Palais in Paris, on the other side of the Seine river you can […]
Olympic Outing: Minting the Medals
Paris, France — The athletes are the stars of the Olympic Games but they compete for what are perhaps the most coveted medals in the world: the Olympic gold, silver and bronze. […]
Olympic Outing: The Best of the Bicycle
Sceaux, France — A bicycle built for six. How about a steam powered bicycle, perhaps less polluting than an electrical bicycle. Or perhaps a rather unstable looking penny-farthing, better known as a […]
An Olympic Outing: Richard Orlinski’s Pop-up Shop
Paris, France — He is regarded as one of the best selling of the contemporary French artists. Richard Orlinski is famous for his endearing sculptures, often monumental in scope. He has opened […]
Star Wars Day: May the Fourth Be With You
It’s the unofficial but universally popular Star Wars Day today and a great time for collector’s to show off their wares, reminisce about red carpet premieres of the great films of the […]
Made in France: Still Loving the Larousse
Paris, France — Some things just don’t change, or do they? Today the great publishing house of Larousse, known for its dictionaries and reference books, presented its Petit Larousse Illustré for 2025 […]
Marvelous Maseratis
Modena, Maserati, Monaco. All evoke visions of luxury and style. And they all came together in Monte-Carlo during the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters tennis tournament held in the principality last April 6th to […]
It’s a Birthday Party at l’Atelier moulage GrandPalaisRmn Casting Workshop with 230 Casts on the Block Celebrating 230 Years of Savoir Faire
La Plaine Saint Denis, France — This is a unique spot, one of the most unique in all the land. This is the l’Atelier moulage GrandPalaisRmn, (the plaster casts workshop) where for […]
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