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Alternative Investments: Beijing hosts China's first fine French wine auction

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Passion Collecting for Profit. Friday, May 29, 2009. Beijing hosts China's first fine French wine auction. BEIJING, May 29, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) - MRGX Quote Chart News PowerRating - From famous chateaux ranging from Lafite to Margaux and Mouton, wine lovers had a chance to bid for top French wine in Beijing on Friday at the first wine auction yet on the Chinese mainland. Http:/ www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2350925/. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). D B Waters Rare Books. Few Wor...

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Alternative Investments: October 2008

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Passion Collecting for Profit. Thursday, October 30, 2008. Colored diamonds double their value every two to three years. That's more than we can say about the stock market these days. . By Nina P. West, Artfact.com. IAA Autograph Auction - 13th December 2008. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art [L08213]. London, New Bond Street. Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale including Important Russian Paintings [N08486]. Important French Furniture [N08487]. London, New Bond Street. London, New Bond Street.

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Alternative Investments: March 2009

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Passion Collecting for Profit. Tuesday, March 31, 2009. Opportunity knocks at European fine art fair. Kenneth Baker, Chronicle Art Critic. Sunday, March 29, 2009. As in years past, some of the most desirable artworks and antiques available for purchase anywhere, in a dozen categories, graced the European Fine Art Fair, the grandest event of its kind in the world. Yet on the day of press and private previews, everyone was thinking about money. Http:/ www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi? By  CAROL VOGEL.

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Alternative Investments: January 2009

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Passion Collecting for Profit. Thursday, January 29, 2009. Old Masters' paintings soar at Christie's sale. Published: January 29, 2009. 160;The Old Master paintings market is as vigorous as ever. Such is the essential message that came across as Christie's conducted the first auction of the season that included some truly major pictures. Http:/ www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/29/arts/melik30.1-418401.php. Sunday, January 25, 2009. Antique dealers hang on hope in recession. DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER. Schaffer ...

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Alternative Investments: Wine: First Growth Indices since June 2008

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Passion Collecting for Profit. Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Wine: First Growth Indices since June 2008. The graph below charts the performance of the five first growths since June 08. However, those now wanting to take advantage of the current conditions could do worse than to reconsider the 2005 and 1996 vintages. A switch perhaps out the 1982s? Http:/ liv-ex.typepad.com/livex fine wine market bl/2009/07/first-growth-indices-since-june-2008.html. Very true, consider GreenWorlds alternative investments.

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Alternative Investments: December 2008

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Passion Collecting for Profit. Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Artworks of Yves Saint Laurent and Bergé to be sold. Yves Saint Laurent in his drawing room with a couture model in 1995; with Léger's "The Black Profile" behind him and a Jean Dunand vase to his left . Published: December 15, 2008. Fashion has no connection with art - the entire idea of discourse between art and fashion has been invented," says Bergé, who spent 50 years with Saint Laurent acquiring fine art and supporting high fashion. Golf is a...

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Alternative Investments: Surprises and Perils of a French Sale

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Passion Collecting for Profit. Friday, May 29, 2009. Surprises and Perils of a French Sale. The medieval sculpture collected by Charles Mayer, a physician who, in later life, changed his name to Charles Maillant and died in 1993, illustrated the French capacity to come up with artistic surprises. Interestingly, it also highlighted the perils awaiting those who eagerly pick up the fragments of vanished monuments of the past. Http:/ www.nytimes.com/2009/05/30/arts/30iht-melik30.html? D B Waters Rare Books.

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Alternative Investments: Interest grows in collecting antique farm toys

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Passion Collecting for Profit. Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Interest grows in collecting antique farm toys. Now that vegetable gardens are in the news — there’s one at the White House and cities are encouraging residents to plant them on vacant lots — collectors are looking at farm-related toys with more interest. Toy manufacturers made cast-iron farm toys in the early 1900s, lithographed tin toys by the 1930s and, after World War II, aluminum and plastic toys. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Alternative Investments: A horse? A triple-gallop investment!

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Passion Collecting for Profit. Thursday, June 4, 2009. The passage of each metre sets your heart racing, the minutes stretch on like hours and then comes the euphoria of seeing the jacket,bearing your own colours, boldly cross the finish line… Indeed, being the owner of a horse is packed with emotions, and it also potentially offers you fairly decent tax deductions, so why not take the jump this year and invest in a horse! The acquisition of a race horse: a wise investment. D B Waters Rare Books.

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Alternative Investments: Snatching Big Names, Aesthetics Aside

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Passion Collecting for Profit. Friday, July 3, 2009. Snatching Big Names, Aesthetics Aside. LONDON — The surprising success of the contemporary art sales at Sotheby’s on June 25 and at Christie’s on Tuesday has again confirmed that the art market operates as if the buyers had never heard of the recession. Interestingly, it also puts its performance in a new perspective. Http:/ www.nytimes.com/2009/07/04/arts/04iht-melik4.html? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Art Exhibitions around the world.