Salvador Dali's Iconic Lobster Phone Finds a Home
Regarded as one of the most recognizable Surrealist art objects of the 20th century, a telephone by Salvador Dali was recently acquired by the National Galleries of Scotland for $969,576. "Dali's lobster telephone is among the most famous of all Surrealist objects, typifying the spirit of the movement in its witty, subversive eccentricity," observed Stephen Deuchar, Director of the Art Fund. It cements the museum's position as one of the world's greatest collections of Surrea
Keeping It Real
There is a reason thieves counterfeit handbags. Authentic Kelly and Birken bags, with exotic skins, routinely sell for over $100,000. Due to the accessibility and abundance of handbags online and at auction, there is a proliferation of counterfeit bags in the marketplace. According to the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, $450 billion dollars worth of counterfeit goods were bought and sold last year, which helps fund organized crime, drugs, guns, and hum
