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LVMH, the world’s leading luxury group, will significantly increase its presence in the ultimate luxury hotel sphere. LVMH is to acquire Belmond, the owner of 46 luxury hotels, restaurants, trains and river cruise properties. LVMH will pay $25.00 per share in cash. This represents an equity value of $2.6 billion in a transaction with an … Read more
The gallery, priced out of New Bond Street after 142 years, is auctioning more than 300 works
Concierge Auctions has announced that auction bidding is now open for 6855 La Valle Plateada, a Rancho Santa Fe, California estate owned by former Larry King Live CNN Producer Wendy Walker. Originally listed for $9.2 million, the 11,155-square-foot home will sell in cooperation with Deborah Greenspan of Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty. Nestled within the … Read more
Fine wines, oysters and fancy restaurants up by 5.9% in past year, says Queen’s bank
In November, Sotheby’s concluded a month of worldwide sales spanning New York, Geneva, London, Paris and online, with 1,675 lots sold over twelve auctions for a total of more than $1 billion. Across the auctions, nineteen lots exceeded $10 million and ten lots exceeded $20 million. From 20th- and 21st-century art to magnificent jewels … Read more
eBay’s Authenticate service, which launched in the luxury handbags category in 2017 and luxury watches category earlier this year, now includes listings for necklaces, earrings, rings, and bracelets, all marked with an “Authenticity Verified” label. eBay Authenticate offers ‘authenticity verified’ high-end jewelry, watches and handbags for the holidays. eBay ‘s Authenticate is offering holiday … Read more