It is regarded as one of the most visually captivating and historically significant wristwatches ever made. And now an 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe Ref. 2523 two-crown world-time wristwatch with a polychrome […]
Paris, France —It is one of the most essential objects of our day, the humble chair for sitting, reading, writing, eating, lounging, the list is endless. And next March 4th, the Parisian […]
Small clock in gilded bronze and cloisonné enamel depicting a crane from the house of Cartier to be auctioned by Ader Watches in Belgium on November 17th, 2025. Photo courtesy Cartier. Handout […]
Paris, France — One of the world’s best known globe makers was the Italian Franciscan friar and cosmographer Vincenzo Coronelli who was commissioned to make globes for, among others, the Duke of […]
The Boucheron Question Mark timepiece in white gold was commissioned by the City of Paris and brought out in a limited edition of two timepieces. Photo courtesy Ivoire/Primardeco. Handout via The Gourmet […]
Paris, France — It was one of the highlights of the traditional autumn of the arts scene in Paris in the photography chapter whose centrepiece is Paris Photo which was held this […]
Dampierre-en-Yvelines, France —The skeleton of a 150-million-year-old herbivore named Vulcain sold at auction for over $US 6 million in France last November 16th defying all estimates and joining the top ten club […]
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 exceptional collection of clocks amassed by the late Leonard Fuller is slated to be auctioned off on September 12th during an exceptional auction: Dreweatts Fine Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments. The […]
Dampierre-en-Yvelines —His name is Vulcain and he is a gigantic Apatosaurus that roamed the face of the Earth in the Late Jurassic period some 160 million years ago. But today he, or […]
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