Continuing with our Paddington Bear series, I’ll be examining Paddington and the Old Master[i] and Too Much Off the Top[ii], where Paddington learns a great deal about art and antiques from his friend Mr. Gruber, who owns a shop in the Portobello Road. Their friendship not only affords cocoa and buns every morning, but provides […]
A Paddington Bear Guide to Auctions
Like many little girls, I was once crazy for teddy bears, evidenced by the storage boxes collecting dust in my mother’s attic. Paddington, a “very rare bear” from “Darkest Peru”, was the bear that started it all. As a child, I identified with Paddington Bear because he resembled me: well-intentioned, but out of his depth. […]
The Enigma of Joan Clarke: Numismatist
Like many Holidays-makers (happy to be off work, though desperate to escape their relatives), I recently saw The Imitation Game. Based on true events, The Imitation Game chronicles the struggle of Alan Turing, father of the digital computer, to break the “unbreakable” Nazi Enigma code during World War II. I initially went to see Benedict […]
A Moment of Peace during a Time of War: The Christmas Truce of 1914
Christmas is a magical time of year for me. I come from a fairly German family (my mother hails from a small town near Ludwigsburg in the German state of Baden-Württemberg) and there is no time of year that I feel more “German” than around Christmas. While we celebrate like most Americans (my father, like […]
Hermès Scarves: Ties That Bind
My love affair with scarves began at the age of eleven when I inherited my grandmother’s collection. The rest of her clothes were given to charity when she died, but her scarves seemed too full of memory to let go – the many times had I seen her drape her shoulders or tie a knot […]
Heritage’s Top Picks from Paris Photo
The 18th year of Paris Photo open from November 13-16th, is comprised of 35 countries, 143 galleries, and 26 art book dealers and publishers on display at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. The City of Lights is filled with photographs, artists, gallery owners, curators, and collectors making Paris even more enchanting. Below are just […]
TOP 10 MOST EXPENSIVE HANDBAGS SOLD AT AUCTION
To celebrate PurseBlog‘s National Handbag Day, we curated a list of our Top 10 Most Expensive Handbags ever sold at Heritage Auctions. Happy Bidding!
A Jewelry Empire Near Miss: The Story of Marianne Ostier
One of the many perks for working in the jewelry department is that I am fortunate to see many gorgeous pieces from the major names in the industry such as Cartier, Tiffany & Co., Van Cleef and Arpels, and others. However, for every sale, designers come across our desks who are not well-known today, and […]
