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Magazine/Wirginia Twaróg

Articles by Wirginia Twaróg

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Jewellery2 February 2026

The Top 10 Valentine's Day Gifts for Her

Paris: The Ritz luxury hotel facade, place Vendome. France, December 9, 2021. Photo via Getty Images (detail)
Art24 March 2025

10 Things You Didn’t Know About The Ritz Paris

Vincent van Gogh, Irises, 1889, oil on canvas. Public domain photo (detail)
Painting10 March 2025

The Hidden Language of Flowers

Francis Bacon (1909-1992), Three Studies of Lucian Freud, painted in 1969. Sold at Christie’s auction in November 2013 for USD 142,405,000. Photo © Christie’s.
Works of Art27 February 2025

$142 Million Bacon Tryptic Rumoured to Have Been Destroyed in the LA Fires

A ruby flower brooch, JAR (2003). Auctioned at Christie’s auction in May 2012 for CHF 1,179,000. Photo © Christie’s.
Jewellery25 February 2025

JAR: The Most Mysterious Jewellery Brand in the World

Edvard Munch, Self-Portrait against a Blue Sky, 1908, oil on canvas, Munch Museum Collection. Image in the public domain via Wikimedia Commons (detail).
Memorabilia14 February 2025

Rare Edvard Munch Hand-Painted Postcard Goes to Auction

Karl Lagerfeld's Paris apartment with Eileen Grey screen, Dunand painting and vases, and sofa and chairs from a house decorated by Elsie de Wolfe (Lady Mendl). September, 1974. Photo by Horst P. Horst/Conde Nast via Getty Images.
Furniture10 February 2025

Barnebys' Guide to Buying Furniture

The approach to Venice or Venice from the lagoon by Joseph Mallord William Turner, circa 1840. Sold at Christie’s Auction on the 4th of February 2025 for $327.600 (detail). Photo © Christie’s.
Works of Art5 February 2025

Turner Watercolour Identified via Online Appraisal Sells at Christie's

The Joachim-Ma by Antonio Stradivari, Violin Cremona, Italy, 1714. Photo © Sotheby's
Instruments29 January 2025

A Stradivarius Violin Could Sell For $18 Million

Harry Winston holds the world’s most expensive emerald and diamond necklace. A recent creation of the House of Winston, the necklace is valued at $1,600,000, June 24, 1961. Photo by Bettmann / Getty Images (detail).
Jewellery & Gems24 January 2025

Harry Winston: Jeweller to the Stars

From left to right: Pas d'Art (detail). Photos by James McDonald. T-Centralen Station (detail). Photo by Milton Correa / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Wisdome Stockholm Tekniska museet (detail). Photo by Anna Gerdén.
Art21 January 2025

The Art Lover’s Guide to Stockholm

Brown Derby Instructional Flat Top ACTUAL 42-5 USBCOI 122 GRAIL. Photo © Morean Auctions
Collectibles15 January 2025

$93,600 for a Beer Can? A Rare Brown Derby Sets a New Record

Image © Barnebys
Accessories16 December 2024

Barnebys' Christmas Luxury Gift Guide

James Turrell, All Clear (2024), from the series Ganzfeld (1976). Light installation and mixed media. Dimensions variable, © James Turrell, Photo: Thomas Lannes, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian. (Detail). James Turrell: At Once is on view at Gagosian Le Bourget, France until June 2025. (Link: https://gagosian.com/exhibitions/2024/james-turrell-at-one/)
Art2 December 2024

James Turrell: 8 Facts to Know

Claude Monet, Water Lilies, 1906, oil on canvas, Art Institute of Chicago. Photo in the public domain

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