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Most of the stories written about Moët & Chandon’s legendary champagne brand Dom Pérignon focus on the myth of the eponymous monk that supposedly invented champagne. What we’re wondering is a bit more practical. What does it taste like? Is...
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The invention of the cultured pearl at the beginning of the 20th century changed the pearl trade in drastic and fascinating ways. In a bid to understand these changes, we spoke to pearl expert Yvonne van den Heuvel.
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Here to offer some advice, reassurance, and useful tips are Asian Art expert, Surya Rutten and one of our top sellers in the Asian Art category: Asian African Art Gallery.
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She’s been labelled the architect amongst dressmakers and the queen of the bias cut. To the mainstream audience, her name might not ring a bell, but to designers and historians, Madeleine Vionnet is a pioneer and a genius. Her life...
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When it comes to Modern Design, very few concepts will be as recognisable as the Staatliches Bauhaus, or Bauhaus in short. Founded as a school in the German city of Weimar in 1919, its modernist ideas and principles are just...
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Jochem Borren is here to tell us what he loves about pocket watches, why they are an excellent investment and how they captured his imagination at a young age.
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La Dolce Vita has become synonymous with the best of Italy. Literally translated it means ‘the sweet life’, but that hardly says it all. It's difficult to capture in words. Let’s use images instead.
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Carrozzeria Castagna was once a pioneer of luxury carriages, is now one of the most interesting designers of custom cars. This innovative Italian company built the first minivan and collaborated on designing the Orient Express.
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Motorcycle expert, Davide Marelli, reveals how this iconic scooter arose from the ashes of WWII.
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We’re going back in time to discover how Pétrus wines grew from humble roots to become a favourite of icons like JFK, and one of the most expensive wines on the market.
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We’re celebrating the weird and wonderful antiques treasures of Italy by launching a new auction: the Italian Wunderkammer. Antiques expert Silvia Fini tells us more.
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With his colourful paintings of familiar faces from pop culture, artist Joaquim Falcó – also known as ‘Falcó’ – has become one of the most interesting Spanish street artists on Catawiki.
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For Valentine’s Day this year we decided to do what we do best: celebrate our shared love for unique and hard-to-find objects. To do so, we asked some of our passionate experts, sellers and users a couple of questions. Today,...
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For Valentine’s Day this year we decided to do what we do best: celebrate our shared love for unique and hard-to-find objects. To do so, we asked some of our passionate experts, sellers and users a couple of questions. Below...
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Comic expert Tim Plumbe shares his story on how his passion for (US) comics started.