The most daring will sport it on their wrists; others will prefer to keep it safely hidden. With a six-figure estimate, this watch by François-Paul Journe consolidates the success the designer has enjoyed in recent years. It is not fragile and can be worn every day…which is reassuring. But only if...

While Monet, Cézanne and Renoir are among the most expensive artists in the market, the Artprice 2021 report also provides a glimpse of the next generation. The new French rising star is a woman barely 40 years old: in 2021, Claire Tabouret totaled $5.8 M with 20 works sold at auction....

A keen promoter of the wide-ranging Arts & Crafts movement, the son of designer François-Joseph Graf is poised to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his gallery with a new venue in Paris. With an antique dealer grandmother and an interior designer father, you are a chip off the old block! Was...

After over three years of work, the Danish museum has reopened with a new extension housing its Impressionist works. An occasion to look at an institution famous for both its French and Scandinavian collections and its architecture. In 1918, Wilhelm Hansen (1868-1936), the head of the Hafnia...

An American report that minimizes the risks of money laundering in the art market rekindles the controversy in Europe. Following the release of a rather cautious official American report on the risks of money laundering, the International Confederation of Art & Antique Market Professionals...

The next two sales of autographs from the Aristophil Collection include a few items that have never come up for auction before, but also a collection of historic objects and some treasures, paintings and drawings. The 47th and 48th Aristophil sales, the French investment company that went...

Impressive automobiles hold no secrets for him. Simon Kidston, a charismatic figure in the classic car world, divides his time between London, Geneva and Dubai. Some of the world's most splendid cars pass through his hands. Over the past 30 years, Simon Kidston has built up an unrivaled reputation...

Foundations, museums and collectors showed a keen appetite for the 40th anniversary of the Spanish fair, which took place from February 23 to 27. The event directed by Maribel Lopez returned in fine form after coming through unscathed in 2020, when the pandemic was starting in Europe, and...

Free-spirited, headstrong Jeanne Tachard ranks among the 1920s’ leading patrons. She commissioned works from French cabinetmaker and designer Pierre Legrain and was a pioneering collector of African art. "Jeanne Tachard deserves serious research by art historians," says auctioneer Bertrand de...