🪷 #FreddieMercury's replica #Lansdowne #Antinous/#Dionysus bust sold at Sotheby's today for $41,250 (£33,020), far above the $1,500 estimate. The 60 cm (2 ft) bronze bust (Paris, pre-1930) was among art and furnishings from Freddie's home. More images: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/09/freddie-mercurys-antinous-bust-sells-at.html 🪷

🪷 Happy Birthday to #FreddieMercury, born 5 September 1946. His replica #Lansdowne #Antinous/#Dionysus bust is up for auction at Sotheby's London at 10 a.m. on 8 Sept. The 60 cm (2 ft) bronze bust is among art from his estate. The #Antinoos bust is Lot 577: https://www.sothebys.com/en/auction-catalogue/2023/freddie-mercury-a-world-of-his-own-at-home 🪷

🪷 #FreddieMercury's replica #Lansdowne #Antinous/#Dionysus bust is up for auction at Sotheby's London at 10 a.m. on 8 Sept. The 60 cm (2 ft) bronze bust (Paris, pre-1930) is among art and furnishings from Freddie's home. The #Antinoos bust is Lot 577: https://www.sothebys.com/en/auction-catalogue/2023/freddie-mercury-a-world-of-his-own-at-home 🪷

🪷 "Antinous of the Fields" collage art by Ntinos Petratos based on the #Lansdowne #Antinous/#Dionysus bust. 🪷

🪷 You can own #FreddieMercury's personal replica of the famous #Lansdowne #Antinous/#Dionysus bust! Up for auction at Sotheby's in London on September 8th. The exquisite bronze bust was made in Paris 100 years ago and measures 60 cm (2 feet) in height. An opening bid of £1,500 ($1,900) has been placed. The auction, entitled: "Freddie Mercury: A World Of His Own / At Home," will begin at 10:00 a.m. London time on September 8th. The Antinous bust is Lot 577: https://www.sothebys.com/en/auction-catalogue/2023/freddie-mercury-a-world-of-his-own-at-home 🪷

RIP, this city employee’s inbox. #ottawa #theglebe #lansdowne #otttraffic

Earlier known as Kalundanda, the town was renamed as #Lansdowne after the then Viceroy of India, Lord Lansdowne

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/proposed-name-change-of-lansdowne-hill-town-to-jaswantgarh-likely-to-be-challenged-in-uttarakhand-high-court-101688497436206.html #press

#Lansdowne to be renamed #Jaswantgarh?

The Lansdowne Cantonment Board in Pauri Garhwal district has passed a proposal to change the name of the hill town - regarded as one of the most idyllic hill stations set up by the British - to Jaswantgarh

http://toi.in/62XgRb/a24gk #press

City of Ottawa officials say they received over 100 noise complaints due to the Escapade concert at Lansdowne this weekend. Noise readings exceeded legal limits. When they tried to contact the organizers, they received no response. Apparently charges are coming for violations of the city bylaws concerning excessive noise. #ottawa #lansdowne #theglebe

🪷 #Antinous/#Dionysus/#Bacchus #Lansdowne bust at the @FitzMuseum_UK. Now #Venus is in opposition to #Pluto and the Star of Antinous to remind you love entails rediscovering your lover over and over, every day, every heartbeat. #Astrology forecast: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/06/astro-forecast-june-1st-2023.html 🪷

Anybody been to the #Ottawa #Lansdowne market this morning? Wondering if the parking garage is full. Planning to get more plants than we can fit on the bike, but worried about extra traffic for the #TulipFestival

The #Lansdowne #Antinous/#Dionysus, originally found at #Hadrian's Villa, now adorns Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge. It is on the British Art Fund's list of 5 must-see ancient sculptures in Britain!