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Gianni Versace Auction Expected to Fetch Upwards of £2 Million

By Affluent Page Editor • Feb 26th, 2009 • Category: Collect, News & Noteworthy

On March 18, Sotheby’s London is expected to fetch more than £2 million for the sale of an exquisite collection of paintings, sculptures and works from the late designer Gianni Versace’s Villa Fontalle, on Lake Cuomo, Italy, comprising of 550 lots.  The house was built by and eccentric visiting Englishman, Lord Charles Currie in 1776 [...]



Platinum Patek Made for Graves at Antiquorum Auction

By Affluent Page Editor • Feb 24th, 2009 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

A Patek Philippe platinum minute repeater wristwatch made for Henry Graves, Jr., one of the world’s foremost Patek collectors, in 1927, will be auctioned off by Antiquorum in New York next week. This is first time this watch has been offered at auction, having been kept in a private collection for over 50 years. Born [...]



Cubist Masterpiece by Picasso to be Sold by Sotheby’s

By Affluent Page Editor • Sep 26th, 2008 • Category: Collect, News & Noteworthy

Picasso’s Cubist Harlequin Withdrawn From Sotheby’s Sale “A Picasso Cubist painting that was to have been a star of Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern art sale on Nov. 3 has been abruptly withdrawn from the auction. … It had been rumored for weeks that the work would be taken off the market because of fears that [...]