The market for contemporary African art, which has been cited as one of the next boom areas, is bubbling but still on hold. Reports from the 1 – 54 Contemporary African Art Fair held at Somerset House this month were generally positive as the fair gradually attracts more people from all ove…
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Johnnie Walker Launches Its First 50-Year-Old Whisky
The John Walker Masters’ Edition from Johnnie Walker Crafted from six exceptionally rare whiskies, each aged for a minimum of 50 years and packaged in a black crystal Baccarat decanter, promises to be one of the most memorable Scotch whiskeys from the world famous distillery. This triple-matured …
Is There Really A Boom in Contemporary African Art?
At Bonhams in London last week, an important rediscovered portrait of an African princess by the Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu (1921-1994) grabbed the headlines, selling for a record £1.2 million. The 1974 painting, which has an almost mythical status in Nigeria where it is thought of as the Africa…
The Ferrari game-changer: Your Chance to Own a 1956 250GT
Driving a modern Ferrari is easy. It may look and sound intimidating, but it is no more difficult to drive than a Ford Focus. Providing you exercise a little bit of restraint with your right foot, the car will do everything it can to keep you out of trouble – electronic systems work full-time to …
African Art on the Rise
The Late Ben Enwonwu’s ‘Spirit of Ogolo’ painting sold for £218,500 at the Bonham’s Africa auction on 26 May 2016. This is very high in terms of the sale of African art but this is not his highest selling work. In 2013, a set of sculptures were sold for £361,250, which is…