DAVENPORT, Wash. (AP) – A 1936 Academy Award is among the items going up for auction next month from the collection of the late Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne.
Auction of collection of TCM’s Robert Osborne includes Oscar
Solid gold toilet stolen from Winston Churchill’s birthplace
LONDON (AP) – A unique solid gold toilet that was part of an art exhibit was stolen early Saturday from the magnificent home in England where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born.
In new memoir Snowden tells life story and why he leaked info
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has written a memoir, telling his life story in detail for the first time and explaining why he chose to risk his freedom to become perhaps the most famous whistleblower of all time.
Exciting estate discoveries highlight Stephenson’s Sept. 20 auction
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – Stephenson’s Auctions, the Philadelphia area’s estate specialists, will close out the summer season with a 484-lot auction of antiques, decorative art and historical memorabilia on Friday, September 20. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Herend: a porcelain tradition since 1826
NEW YORK – It’s been said that over 90 percent of the original Fortune 500 companies are no longer in business, a fact that makes the Herend Porcelain Manufactory something special. The maker of luxury, hand-painted and gilded porcelain, named for the town in Hungary that serves as its base of operations and home to the Porcelain Museum of Herend, has been producing its beautiful and highly collectible porcelain pieces, uninterrupted, since 1826. That’s quite a feat.