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...Such rarity was not lost on the artisans of 16th-century Europe, who used burr, often from walnut trees, as a veneer in marquetry along with fine materials such as ivory, brass and mother-of-pearl....
...She notes that artists including the Ivory Coast-born Aboudia and the Ghanaian Gideon Appah have already proved popular in Asia....
...Martin’s minimalist “Untitled #44”, which features alternating bands of powder blue and ivory, sold for $17.7m, including fees....
...Surrey auctioneer Chris Ewbank has spoken out on the UK’s expected near-total ban on trading ivory, which he says is having a negative impact on prices....
...Numbers from Phillips auction house reflect the trend: the auction house reports that total sales in 2019 fell slightly, from $916.5m in 2018 to $907.9m, while online sales gained 50 per cent to turn over...
...One is it is indicative of an ivory tower syndrome often ascribed to fashion; designers decide on a whim that the season is all about PVC or Harris tweed, and care not for the wishes (and sweat patches)...
...Phillips has secured the first public sale of a large 1957-59 Alberto Burri work (up to $15m) and a white-ground 1945 painting by Joan Miró (up to $18m) while Christie’s also fields a $300m-plus collection...
...October 5-8, 1-54.com/london Photographs: Vigo Gallery; Will Amlot/Jack Bell Gallery; John Phillips/Gallery 1957; Susan Barrett...
...Phillips is assessing opportunities in South Africa, and made records for the country’s photographers, including Mikhael Subotzky, last November....
...The auction house Phillips has raised the fees it charges buyers, in a bid to bolster revenues....
...On re-entering my home, a 60-watt lightbulb in the lamp in the hall put me in mind of Phillip Larkin poems about despair....
...Home is where the art is, and many art websites such as Paddle 8 and Phillips allow you to place bids remotely with ease....
...This is the possible provenance of a pocket mirror in ivory and silver being sold at Drouot by auctioneers Kapandji Morhange on Wednesday....
...Do any of you have Iris Benton Rubeo, a red one with pale ivory falls?...
...Jonathan Foyle is chief executive of World Monuments Fund Britain Photographs: Gareth Phillips; Bridgeman...
...But Ishiguro is encouraged on this score by the fact that the rights have been bought by Scott Rudin, a producer whose recent credits include The Grand Budapest Hotel, Captain Phillips and Inside Llewyn...
...Mr Burns, a former head of European equities at Stewart Ivory, has been running his own consultancy in the US....
...Mike Phillips, Wales, scrum-half Age: 30 Caps: 77 (+3 Lions) A polariser of opinion whose role depends on which Mike Phillips turns up....
...Here too is a penchant for tactile materials such as shagreen, parchment, ivory, alabaster and exotic figured woods. Alongside the furniture is period sculpture and painting, ceramics and crystal....
...this small sale includes a rare rhinoceros horn pouring waterdropper, estimated at $1.29m-$1.94m, an imperial white jade Makara vase from the same period, expected to fetch $258,000-$387,000, and a fine ivory...
...Each artist donated one picture to the charity and they are being sold at Phillips de Pury’s in London on Thursday....
...Ivory, the American filmmaker, has collected these pieces for more than 50 years and is now hoping they can be sold in a single group....
...David Phillips is senior corporate reporting partner at PwC...
...The 300 works on show include sumptuous bronzes and ivories, giving an overview of the rise and fall and afterlife of the empire that dominated West Africa from the 16th century until its fatal collision...
...Fendi Cerise with an ivory chiffon overlay? A bit flower fairy floaty nymph. I’m too old to wear ivy in my hair....
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