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Judith Miller, ‘Antiques Roadshow’ Mainstay, Is Dead at 71
Judith Miller, the author of popular antiques price guides and a member of the team of appraisers who determined what was trash and what was treasure on “Antiques Roadshow,” the beloved long-running BBC program that inspired the American…
Five on Friday: 5 vintage finds that sold for fortunes
SINGAPORE: Last week, a seemingly ordinary Chinese vase sold for an astronomical sum of money at an auction in Paris.
Valued at a respectable €2,000 (US$1,966), it sparked a bidding war among about 30 people at the auction in Fontainebleau…
Egyptian antiques seized from New York’s Met museum as part of Louvre probe
Issued on: 02/06/2022 - 22:55
New York prosecutors have seized five Egyptian antiques from the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of an international trafficking…
Caretaker Sacked After Accidentally Giving Away Royal Artefact Worth 5 Million Pounds
<!-- -->The employment tribunal awarded Wilson 4,065.82 pounds.A caretaker watching over a stately home in the United Kingdom was sacked after he gave away a royal artefact worth £5million thinking it was rotten and destined for a…
Netflix shows robbed: After The Crown, antiques, equipment worth ₹2.5 crore stolen from Lupin sets
Money Heist isn't just a show on Netflix anymore. It seems to be the new reality at the streaming giant. Spokespersons for Netflix confirmed recently that thieves stole antiques, equipment, and props worth over half a million dollars ( ₹4…
Tiffany & Co Accused of Copying Mughal Antiques for Their Custom-Designed Sunglasses Worn By…
Earlier this week Tiffany & Co shared a picture of the singer and entrepreneur in the “custom-made” bejewelled spectacles (Image: Instagram)Tiffany & Co was involved in custom designing a special almond-shaped emerald,…
From trash to treasure: How a 24-year-old entrepreneur is bringing worn out antiques back to life |…
When a piece of furniture gets worn down over the years, most people would throw it out and replace it with something brand new. But one person's trash is another person's treasure, and that's definitely the case for Quinn Monteith.…