Lladro have added some new pieces to their Naturofantastic Collection. The Naturofantastic Collection features functional and decorative pieces with shapes borrowed from nature to create a stylish dinner service.
Other News
Robert Best 2011 Holiday Barbie
Set for release on 1st August is the new 2011 Holiday Barbie designed by Robert Best. Dressed in a fabulous green and gold gown she is sure to be a hit this holiday season.
Kissed, Autographed Marilyn Monroe 1952 Yankees Baseball
A 1952 New York Yankees team-signed baseball, signed by both Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe, and still bearing Marilyn’s lipstick, kept in a box in a closet for years, is expected to bring in excess of $20,000 when it is offered at auction.
Genie & Winnie the Pooh Disney Pins
The second set of pins have been released in the Hong Kong Disneyland Oil Painting Pin series – Oil Painting Winnie the Pooh and Oil Painting Genie.
Swarovski Annual Edition Ornament 2011 and Christmas Set
2011 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Annual Edition Swarovski Ornament. As well as the Annual Edition Ornament, Swarovski have also introduced a special edition Christmas Set, which includes the Christmas Ornament Annual Edition 2011 and two Little Star ornaments.
1865 Civil War Painting Our Flag is There at Auction
The signature is indecipherable however the Gray’s Auctioneers appraisal team has discovered a sketch by Thomas Nast which was featured on the cover of Harper’s Weekly, February 13, 1864. The sketch is an exact study for the painting.
FAO Schwarz and The Smurfs
FAO Schwarz® Celebrates Star Turn In The Smurfs’ First Live Action Adventuresmurf Happens At Legendary Toy Store With Incredible Product Display, Movie Props,Smurf Week Events And Special Appearance By Hank Azaria, A.K.A. Gargamel
New Flirt Butterfly Range from Carlton Ware
Carlton Ware have introduced a number of new ranges including the Flirt Butterfly Collection. The iconic Flirt Butterfly image and design are taken from the French advert of the 1920’s.
The Beatles Illuminated
On July 20, Christie’s present The Beatles Illuminated: The Discovered Works of Mike Mitchell, a sale comprised of 50 lots of unpublished and never-before-seen photographs of the Beatles’ first hysteria-inducing visits to America in 1964.
Oil Painting Disney Pin Series
Hong Kong Disneyland are releasing a very sepcial series of pins in an oil painting style. There will be 12 pins in the collection with 2 released each week starting on the 17th July. Each pin is being released in a series of 800 and is priced at $150 Hong Kong dollars.
