In this post we continue with the series of articles dedicated to prominent authors in 19th century paintings, in this case we talk about the life and work of Adolfo ...
Read more>At auction a jewel that belonged to the ancestors of the Spanish Royal House
In June of this year an important jewelry auction took place, including a tiara that belonged to the grandmother of King Emeritus Juan Carlos I, ...
Read more>José Villegas Cordero: Portraitist, landscape designer and specialist in period scenes
Article dedicated to the life and work of José Villegas Cordero, a prominent author in 19th century painting. We will talk about his beginnings, the most outstanding jobs and portraits ...
Read more>Abraham-Louis Breguet and his advances in watchmaking
Abraham-Louis Breguet was born in Neuchâtel, but lived mainly in the capital of France, Paris. He studied all aspects of watchmaking and achieved advances and inventions so important that ...
Read more>The most expensive jewel sold at auction
Last year the pink diamond known as the Pink Star (nearly 60 carats) was auctioned in Hong Kong and became the most expensive jewel auctioned in history ....
Read more>Gonzalo Bilbao, influential painter in the 19th century
In a previous article on prominent 19th century painters, we already told you a bit about the great Sevillian artist Gonzalo Bilbao Martínez, but we want to focus on his life and ...
Read more>Online auctions of unique watches
The world of online auctions is booming and there are many collectors who bid on the net for acquiring both a wristwatch and a watch ...
Read more>Outstanding 19th Century Painters (Part II)
In the first part of this article on outstanding painters of the 19th century, we told you the biography and most outstanding works of some painters such as: Luis Menéndez Pidal or Adolfo Giráldez ...
Read more>Outstanding 19th Century Painters (Part I)
In this post we bring you the first part of the outstanding Painters of the 19th century, where we will tell you the life and work of several of these painters who were considered ...
Read more>Spanish School of Fine Arts in Rome, the origins
Several of the most important 19th century paintings of the time were created by artists from the Spanish Academy in Rome founded in 1873. But what are ...
Read more>Welcome to Figaro Auctions
Welcome to our new Figaro Auction Blog. The rise of online auctions worldwide and, at a closer level, in Spain, is undoubted. Every time they are ...
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