LONDON (REUTERS).- Britain has temporarily halted the export of a record-breaking painting by English master J.M.W. Turner which was sold at auction in July for 29.7 million pounds ($48 million). “Modern Rome — Campo Vaccino” went under the hammer at …
Part One of Jerry Hall’s Art Collection Sells For Exceptional Sum of £2.3 Million
LONDON.- The first part of the group of artworks from the collection of the world-famous American supermodel and actress, Jerry Hall, went under the hammer in Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Contemporary Art in London tonight, bringing a total of £2,33…
Part One of Jerry Hall’s Art Collection Sells For Exceptional Sum of £2.3 Million
LONDON.- The first part of the group of artworks from the collection of the world-famous American supermodel and actress, Jerry Hall, went under the hammer in Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Contemporary Art in London tonight, bringing a total of £2,33…
First Day of Historic Three-Day Attic Sale at Chatsworth Realises US$7 Million
CHATSWORTH.- The first day of the largest country house sale staged since 1977, Chatsworth: The Attic Sale, has just concluded. Of the total 1422 lots in the three-day sale, 395 came under the hammer today. Estimated to realise a sum in the region of
First Day of Historic Three-Day Attic Sale at Chatsworth Realises US$7 Million
CHATSWORTH.- The first day of the largest country house sale staged since 1977, Chatsworth: The Attic Sale, has just concluded. Of the total 1422 lots in the three-day sale, 395 came under the hammer today. Estimated to realise a sum in the region of
Christie’s to Sell Relics of Robert Falcon Scott’s Ill-Fated Antarctic Expedition
LONDON (AP).- Skis, photos, scientific instruments and other relics from Capt. Robert Falcon Scott’s ill-fated expedition to the South Pole are going under the hammer this week at Christie’s auction house. The items, which belonged to a Canadian member…
Lehman Brothers Art Work to Go Under the Hammer at Christie’s
LONDON.- Art works that once adorned the British and European offices of former banking powerhouse Lehman Brothers are to be auctioned off next month, the bank’s administrators said Sunday. Works by the likes of Lucian Freud and Gary Hume and the sign …
Lehman Brothers Art Work to Go Under the Hammer at Christie’s
LONDON.- Art works that once adorned the British and European offices of former banking powerhouse Lehman Brothers are to be auctioned off next month, the bank’s administrators said Sunday. Works by the likes of Lucian Freud and Gary Hume and the sign …
Marilyn Monroe X-Rays Snapped Up for $45,000
LOS ANGELES, CA (REUTERS).- Three X-rays of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe’s chest and pelvis taken during a hospital visit have sold for more than 10 times their pre-sale estimates, earning $45,000. Auction house Julien’s said in a statement that th…
World’s Largest Gold Coin Sells for $4 Million
VIENNA (AP).- The world’s largest gold coin has been sold at auction in Austria for euro3.27 million ($4 million). The coin — a 2007 maple leaf coin with a face value of 1 million Canadian dollars ($960,000) that weighs 220 pounds (100 kilograms)…