The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
For the ultimate in high-level luxury, buyers are commissioning timepieces that are special enough to be passed down through generations.
Category: Sotheby’s
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Ward Landrigan, Jeweler to the Stars, Dies at 84
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
At Sotheby’s, he provided famous diamonds to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton before reviving Verdura, a venerable jewelry company founded by a Sicilian duke.
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Bob Mackie Dresses Worn by Cher and Tina Turner Head to Auction
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A collection of items from Bob Mackie and other fashion greats is the latest example of how auction houses are reshaping shopping through exclusivity and provenance.
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A 311-Year-Old Stradivarius Violin Sells for $11.25 Million at Sotheby’s
The New York Times – Music:
The money from the sale of the violin, which was once owned by the 19th-century virtuoso Joseph Joachim, will benefit a scholarship program at the New England Conservatory.
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Art Deco Icons Lempicka and The Moore in Miami Poised for a Renaissance
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
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.
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A Maverick Watch Magazine Lends Some Edge to Sotheby’s
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Heist-out, a feisty publication that debuted last year, is working with the auction house on an “underground” sale (scheduled in a wine cellar).
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The Rise and Fall of Art Mogul Louise Blouin
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
After a dramatic rise in business and society, the art-world mogul Louise Blouin finds herself unloading a Hamptons dream home in bankruptcy court.
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Gold Air Jordans Worth More Than $10,000 Found in a Donation Bin
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
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.
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Stones Inspire a High Jewelry Collection
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
“Showing the pebbles with diamonds, it brought out what’s beautiful about the pebble,” the designer Fernando Jorge said.