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Piaget Named Timekeeper Of Beijing Polo Tournament

Piaget has been named the official timekeeper of the second Beijing International Polo Open Tournament. Scheduled to be held on September 23, the tournament will be hosted at the Beijing Sunny Times Polo Clu...

Jerry Hall Selling Freud & Warhol Paintings

US singer, actress and former supermodel Jerry Hall is selling a few prominent pieces from her art collection including a portrait by Lucian Freud and an Andy Warhol. Reportedly a way of letting go of her pa...

Poussin’s Smuggled Masterpiece To Fetch $31M

A masterpiece by Nicolas Poussin is expected to fetch up to $31 million when it is auctioned by Christie's in December. Painted in the 1630s, "Ordination" was one of the Seven Sacraments created by the artis...

Indebted Cipriani Fights As Bank Sets Auction Date

The heavily indebted Cipriani restaurant empire is waging a battle against the Capitol One bank which has just announced an auction date in which everything owned by the restaurant group must go. Scheduled t...

Santa Toy Fetches $161,000 At Auction

At the beginning of the month, a toy depicting Santa in his sled sold at auction for $161,000, making it the most expensive American tin toy sold in over fifteen years as well as the most expensive toy auctio...

Chopard & Elton John Host White Tie & Tiara Ball

Chopard and Sir Elton John recently joined forces to host the 12th White Tie & Tiara Ball, and in the process raised $5.6 million for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Held in Sir Elton John and David Furn...

Breguet Hosting Munich Orchestra Fundraiser For HKAPA

Breguet will host a Hong Kong concert featuring acclaimed cellist Trey Lee (above) as well as the Munich Chamber Orchestra to raise funds for the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA). Conducted unde...

Warhol’s ‘Silver Liz’ Set To Fetch $11.6 Million

Andy Warhol’s iconic Elizabeth Taylor portrait titled ‘Silver Liz’ is heading to the auction block with a high estimate of $11.6 million. Despite the artist’s fixation with the superstar, it is one of only t...