The search for priceless treasures stolen in Dresden continues
Just over a day into the hunt for a trove of treasures stolen from the Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault) in Dresden and it seems that police have still not found […]
The Bouvier Affair: The Art of Deception?
The art world most commonly makes front-page news when there’s a daring heist, such as the stunning theft this week of up to a billion euros of treasures from Dresden’s […]
Fertitta brothers pull plug on Vegas nightclub boasting works by Damien Hirst
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas…but that won’t be the case for the nightclub boasting millions worth of works by English artist Damien Hirst. Having only opened about eight […]
Artworks by Monet and Basquiat included in $700 million settlement between US Justice Department and Jho Low
As of last week, Low Taek Jho, the now disgraced Malaysian financier and art collector better known as Jho Low, will be required to hand over $700 million worth of […]
Visitors can now see the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel like never before…if you’ve got money to spend
Navigating your way around the highlights of the Vatican are not for the faint of heart…or those who can’t stand a crowd. Each day, around 30,000 people (totalling up to […]
Panel by Cimabue sells for €24.2 million, shattering pre-sale estimates
In a packed-out auction house of around 900 people on Sunday in the French town of Senlis, a panel painting believed to be by Cimabue busted its pre-sale estimate when […]
Search for ‘America,’ a.k.a. the golden toilet, continues
The search for what is easily the most ‘luxurious loo,’ as one BBC article put it, in the world continues, but three more suspects have been arrested by police. The […]
