Woman’s huge collection of deodorant cans causes giant explosion, nearly killing her

• A German woman’s collection of deodorant cans ignited and nearly killed her 
• German cops in Oberhausen are trying to figure out how the cans were lit
• The woman is responsive, but suffered serious burns during the incident 

By Perkin Amalaraj

Published: 10:12 EDT, 19 September 2023 | Updated: 10:14 EDT, 19 September 2023

That’s one way of getting your artworks into an exhibition… Pictures left on public transport are given their own show

By Lauren Paxman
Updated: 12:31 EDT, 17 May 2011

Struggling artists take note, rather than trudging around galleries trying to generate interest in your work, the quickest way to get exhibited might just be to leave a painting on the Tube.

A London gallery is featuring 60 artworks, most of them unnamed, that were left on public transport in an exhibition, aptly called Lost Collection, that opens next month.

They include works from an entire end-of-year project that Wimbledon College of Art student Regis Gautier-Cochfert lost at Earl’s Court and never reclaimed.

He has since been in touch with the organisers and is excited to be reunited with his work which was a moving photography project that dealt with the death of his father.

Losing his portfolio clearly didn’t hinder Regis’ progress, he is now Head of Art at the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

Other pictures in the exhibition range from still lifes to moody black and white portraits, all found on the capital’s Tubes, buses, trains and black cabs.

It is hoped, but not expected, that some of the pieces might be revealed as hidden great works.

Danielle Pender, one of the show’s curators said: ‘Who were these creators? What were they trying to communicate and, most importantly, do they have any talent?’

Almost 200,000 items were found on London’s public transport network last year.

Books are the most commonly deserted items, with more than 38,000 found last year, but more unusual finds include a coffin, a jar of bull’s sperm and a park bench.

Staff at the Lost Property Office in Baker Street office carry out Sherlock Holmes-style investigations of their finds, and one in three are usually reunited with their owners.

Julie Haley, TfL’s Lost Property Office Manager, said: ‘Reuniting two urns of ashes with the families who had lost them was particularly heart-warming – it was very emotional for all of us.

‘Having said that, all items are important to their owners and returning even the smallest of items can make a big difference.’

The curators of KK Outlet’s Lost Collection, which runs from June 3 to 30 in Hoxton, East London, hope that they will be able to offer a similar service for the artists behind their exhibits.

Perfection, down to a tea: The Royal Family’s private Fabergé collection goes on display in Buckingham Palace

By Daily Mail Reporter
Updated: 09:22 EDT, 14 July 2011

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It’s a tea set fit for a queen – although it’s unlikely to help quench her thirst.

This stunning collection of intricate works of art by Russian jeweller and goldsmith Peter Carl Fabergé is what the Royal family has amassed over more than a century.

The works were unveiled – some of them publicly for the first time – as part of an exhibition at Buckingham Palace’s summer opening.

The Royal Fabergé collection includes more than 100 items from the celebrated artist who was first collected by Queen Victoria in the late 19th century.

Sine then, six generations of Royals including Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Charles have been fascinated by the priceless baubles.

Among the collection is an Imperial Easter egg with an ornate basket of flowers that was commissioned by Tsar Nicholas II for Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna in 1901.

The famous Mosaic Imperial Easter Egg is made from tiny cut emeralds, rubies and diamonds with  portraits of the five children of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra.

The Egg was a gift from the Tsar to his wife in 1914 and was confiscated during the Russian Revolution before being purchased by King George V in 1933, probably for Queen Mary’s birthday.

Also going on display are a miniature gold tea set that originally belonged to Queen Alexandra and the only known Fabergé figure of a Chelsea Pensioner, acquired by King Edward VII in 1909.

The summer opening also includes a display of the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress.

One of the most striking items is a red and white enamelled notebook that Queen Victoria used for autographs for foreign rulers who attended her diamond jubilee.

Among the exhibition highlights is a crystal inkwell presented to The Queen (then Princess Elizabeth) and The Duke of Edinburgh on the occasion of their wedding in November 1947.  

Fabergé produced a diverse range of works, often turning the most routine object into a miniature work of art.  The vast majority of his designs were never repeated and most pieces were made entirely by hand.

The success of Fabergé’s business was inextricably linked to the patronage of the Romanov Dynasty and the close ties between the British, Danish and Russian royal families.

The Danish Princess Alexandra married the future King Edward VII in 1863, and her sister Dagmar became Tsarina Maria Feodorovna after her marriage to Tsar Alexander III in 1866. 

There was a constant exchange of gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, and to commemorate occasions when the families met – many of the objects on display are therefore intimately connected to the royal families.

Royal Fabergé is part of a visit to the Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace, 23 July – 3 October 2011.