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Where is Marina Finlay now? Portrait of an Artist
Marina Finlay began her creative life as an actor. Marina was all over Australian television, film and theatre in the 1980s. Her TV acting...
National Gallery of Victoria and the Chanel Coromandel Coat
National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia has set a new world record for House of Chanel fashion by paying €277,200 ($428,427.35 Australian Dollars) for...
Art Theft at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston
More than three decades after thieves stole 13 works of art during a 1990 heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, the...
Leonardo da Vinci’s Saint John the Baptist in Abu Dhabi
Musée du Louvre has loaned of Saint John the Baptist by Leonardo da Vinci, to Louvre Abu Dhabi to mark their fifth anniversary. Saint John the...
Colonel Blood’s plot to pinch the British Crown Jewels
The 2019 theft of €113.8 million in jewels, including the Queen’s Jewellery, from the Historic Green Vault in the Royal Palace Dresden had us...
Stolen Crown Jewels from the Royal Palace Dresden
Five burglars who stole €113.8 million in jewels, including the Queen's Jewellery from the Jewel Room, Historic Green Vault at the Royal Palace Dresden...
V&A acquires Wedgwood tea & coffee set from Karl Lagerfeld
A rare tea and coffee set designed by Paul Follot for Wedgwood and the accompanying set of design drawings has been acquired for the...
Louis XV And XVI Furniture: Understanding The Obsession
During the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI, a deluge of furniture was produced by Parisian and Provincial ébénistes (artisans specializing in veneered furniture)...
Collecting Old European & Chinese Snuff Bottles
While taking snuff may have fallen out of favor, snuff bottles continue to be treasured. Collectors can now go to eBay and see more...
World’s most exquisite pink diamonds at Melbourne Museum
The largest collection of Australian pink diamonds to be shown in the world will transform the Dynamic Earth gallery at Melbourne Museum into a shimmering wonderland...