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Campo Vaccino to be Auctioned at Sotheby’s London

By Valery Lopez • Jun 30th, 2010 • Category: Collect, News & Noteworthy

Sotheby’s London will be hosting the summer auction, Evening Sale of Old Master and British Paintings on July 7th. An estimated 57 pieces will be showcased, but Joseph Mallord William Turner’s eye-catching Modern Rome –Campo Vaccino will take center stage, as the most anticipated item for sale. The 1839 landscape painting is considered to be [...]



Lupita Island: Africa’s Hidden Paradise

By Valery Lopez • Jun 28th, 2010 • Category: News & Noteworthy, Travel

Staying on an exclusive island is fairly ordinary; having your own island for 12 days is not. Located in the secluded grasslands of western Tanzania, the newly renovated Lupita Island is certain to exceed your expectations. Lupita Island by Firelight, is located in the Rukwa region of western Tanzania on Lake Tanganyika. The island consists of 130 [...]



64-Year-Old Macallan to be Sold in Auction to Honor René Lalique

By Valery Lopez • Jun 28th, 2010 • Category: Collect, News & Noteworthy

Celebrating 150 years of beauty, creativity and quality, Macallan is honoring renowned glassmaker and jewelry designer René Lalique by bottling and auctioning off a unique 64-year-old single malt whisky in a specially made decanter. The one-of-a-kind decanter made by Lalique, features the ‘lost wax’ procedure, which has not been used for at least 80 years.  The [...]



London Art Auction Expected to be Most Valuable Ever

By Valery Lopez • Jun 23rd, 2010 • Category: Collect, News & Noteworthy

A once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece of history has just arrived. On behalf of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, Christie’s department of Impressionist & Modern Art in London will host an auction featuring 63 of the world’s most famous works of art. Among those, Pablo Picasso’s Blue Period “Portrait of Angel [...]