The Copy That Saved the Original
In 1820, John Quincy Adams commissioned a perfect copy of a deteriorating Declaration of Independence. The result was an engraving that became more famous than the original.
Collecting
Inside a £420 Million Week at Sotheby's London
A packed house, fierce bidding wars, and the most valuable single-owner collection ever sold in London. This is how Sotheby's set a new European auction record.
The F.P. Journe That Just Sold for $13.9 Million
The record auction of an F.P. Journe Souscription watch is about more than a price. It’s about the value of being there at the beginning.
Warhol, Woven
The artist’s most famous images are finding new life as limited-edition woolen tapestries, moving Pop Art from the wall into the room itself.
A Billion Dollars in 48 Hours at Christie's
Sir Jony Ive built the rostrum. The LoveFrom team made it by hand in oak, for Christie's 260th anniversary, and on Monday night in Rockefeller Center two auctioneers stood behind it and spent seven minutes selling a single Pollock.Number 7A, 1948. Thirty-five inches tall, one hundred and thirty-one
The Cartier Crash Keeps Bending the Market
A 1990 Cartier London Crash sold at Christie's Geneva for $2,024,956, the highest price ever paid for any Cartier watch at auction. It surpasses the record set at Sotheby's just two weeks earlier, and lands inside a $42.3 million sale that broke multiple other benchmarks.A record that lasts two week
The Picasso That Witnessed a Revolution
In the spring of 1909, Pablo Picasso created Arlequin, a work that fractured perspective and marked the instant his vision became a revolution.
Louis XIII Finds Its Role at Cannes
As official supplier to the 79th Film Festival, the cognac house creates a tribute to the performance of luxury itself, marked by a special gold-leaf decorated gift box.
The Venice Biennale Finds Its Voice in Minor Keys
Conceived by the late Koyo Kouoh, the 61st Venice Biennale is an examination of history, colonialism, and environmental ruin, delivered with a sense of poetic justice.
The Bugatti That Refuses to Become a Museum Piece
A century after its debut, the Bugatti Type 35 is not a relic. It’s a living, breathing machine raced by a devoted few who choose raw experience over modern comfort.
The Rolex Pepsi and the Persistence of a Simple Idea
The red and blue bezel is more than a color choice. It's a design signature that has turned a pilot's tool into a collector's obsession.
The Cartier Crash and the Value of Imperfection
The shape is the first thing that registers. It is a familiar oval, but one that seems to have survived a moment of intense heat or pressure. The Cartier Crash does not look like it was designed. It looks like it happened. The Roman numerals stretch and contort to fit the warped frame. The whole obj