Art Deco Icons Lempicka and The Moore in Miami Poised for a Renaissance
Tamara de Lempicka, a painter favored by celebrities and designers, is being revisited. Plus, a historical Miami building reopens as a hotel and private club.
A Maverick Watch Magazine Lends Some Edge to Sotheby’s
Heist-out, a feisty publication that debuted last year, is working with the auction house on an “underground” sale (scheduled in a wine cellar).
The Rise and Fall of Art Mogul Louise Blouin
After a dramatic rise in business and society, the art-world mogul Louise Blouin finds herself unloading a Hamptons dream home in bankruptcy court.
Gold Air Jordans Worth More Than $10,000 Found in a Donation Bin
A charitable organization in Portland, Ore., usually receives donations of shirts or pants. Maybe socks. This time they received a pair of sneakers created for the director Spike Lee.
Stones Inspire a High Jewelry Collection
“Showing the pebbles with diamonds, it brought out what’s beautiful about the pebble,” the designer Fernando Jorge said.
Watches, Fans and a Giant Blue Whale. It’s RollieFest 2023.
Geoffrey Hess invited what he described as ‘the crème de la crème of the collectors’ community’ to a weekend in Manhattan.
A German Noble Family’s Pearls and Diamonds to Be Auctioned
Sotheby’s has scheduled a November sale in Geneva for more than 200 pieces from the House of Württemberg.
When It Comes to Rubies, Is Mozambique the New Star?
The $34.8 million auction price for a gem discovered in the East African country has the jewelry industry buzzing.
Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ First ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’?
One of Freddie Mercury’s early drafts, which is being auctioned by Sotheby’s, shows that he crossed out “Mongolian” and substituted the now-famous title.