THE MILLING ROOM, NEW YORK CITY Photographs by Roman Makhmutov The second round of Heritage Auctions’ Blind Wine Challenge attracted 65 contestants from the New York area. Co-sponsored by The Intelligent Collector magazine, the event was hosted at the Milling Room on the Upper West Side. “Contestants blind-tasted eight different wines across the major ‘collectible […]
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Winner in Utah
REAL ESTATE AUCTION SEES RECORD PARTICIPATION AS SKI RETREAT REALIZES $4.2 MILLION A record number of qualified bidders pushed the auction price of a sophisticated mountain retreat nestled among the ski and film scene in Park City, Utah, to $4.2 million when Heritage Luxury Real Estate Auctions offered the estate this spring. With access to […]
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Pebble Pups to Rock Hounds
COLLECTING MINERALS AND STONES CAN OPEN DOORS TO EARTH HISTORY AND SCIENCE By Pamela Y. Wiggins Don’t overlook rocks if you’re looking for a low- to no-cost collection you can share with a youngster. Children are fascinated by the colors, shapes and textures of stones, and they can be found virtually everywhere. But can picking […]
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Making Everyone a Princess
CYNTHIA BACH’S FLARE FOR COLORED STONES AND REGAL IMAGERY CAPTURES COLLECTOR ATTENTION By Lynn Morgan She always dreamed of being a jeweler. Today, Los Angeles-based designer Cynthia Bach has realized that ambition and more. She wants to be known as “America’s Crown Jeweler.” That’s appropriate, since her design career began with a collection of tiny […]
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