October 15, 2021

Ruth Handler
Feature Stories

The Amazing Ruth Handler, The Woman Behind Barbie

Oct 13, 2021
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Toys

10 Things You Didn't Know About Barbie

Oct 13, 2021
PromoSandArt
Folk Art

Rare Sand Art By Andrew Clemens Sets World Record

Oct 13, 2021
Al Capone and associates
News

Capone Auction Proves Crime Pays

Oct 12, 2021
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Auctions

Magical Mughal-Era Eyeglasses Could Fetch Millions

Oct 12, 2021
This miniature grand piano in Louis XVI style was made by Mikhail Perkhin. It’s made of nephrite with mounts of red and green gold, and the keyboard is opaque black and white enamel. Foliate swag mounts are around the edge and the top is hinged; 2” x 2.8” x 2”. Judging by her acquisitions, Queen Mary was particularly fond of Fabergé’s miniature objets de fantasie, which include several examples of miniature furniture in the form of bonbonnières. These objects afforded the craftsman the opportunity to demonstrate skill in applying specialist techniques to replicate the real materials of the full-scale object. This miniature piano of Siberian nephrite is carved and polished to resemble ebonized wood. The lid opens for use as a bonbonnière and the front drops down to reveal the keyboard in gold and enamel, inscribed “C. Fabergé.” The piano belonged originally to Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna and is also seen in one of the display cases in photographs of the exhibition of Fabergé held in St. Petersburg in 1902. Queen Mary acquired it sometime between 1922-1931.
Collectibles

Queen Elizabeth's Collection of Miniatures

Oct 6, 2021
Robert Peak's Apocalypse Now movie poster illustration featuring Marlon Brando, 1979, sold for an artist-record $212,500. The illustration was the final, published poster for the European release of the film. It was then later published for the trilogy of posters in America.
Auctions

Apocalypse Wow: Original Poster Art Fetches Record $212,500

Oct 5, 2021
Monet 1954 Harper's Bazaar Oct_2
Costume Jewelry

Monet Jewelers Rediscovered

Oct 5, 2021
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Minnesota

K-BID Online Auctions

Oct 4, 2021