#provenance-research

[ follow ]
fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Did this clock belong to JFK? Inside one watchmaker's decades-long obsession

It looked like a ship's wheel, a kitschy bit of decor you might see at a nautically themed bar. But he was drawn to it because of its maker. Timepieces from Chelsea Clock Co. were renowned for their design and precision. The company's clocks could once be found on Navy battleships during World War II, and adorned mantels, walls and desks at the White House for presidents ranging from Dwight Eisenhower to Joe Biden.
Gadgets
Paris food
fromTheartnewspaper
4 months ago

Swiss Buhrle Foundation reaches settlement with heirs of Jewish collector over Manet's 'La Sultane'

Bührle Foundation reaches settlement permitting Manet's painting to stay at Kunsthaus Zurich amidst controversy over collection's history and provenance.
Independent report highlights inadequacies in the Bührle Foundation's provenance research regarding art ownership.
[ Load more ]