Einstein note on modest living sells for $1.56 million
by Jonah Mandel Agence France Presse JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) -- A note that Albert Einstein gave to a courier in…
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Titanic victim’s letter sells for record $166,000
WILTSHIRE, United Kingdom (Reuters) -- A personal letter found on the body of a man killed in the sinking of…
8 years ago
Da Vinci’s last work in private hands arrives in Asia for first time
HONG KONG, China (Reuters) -- The last privately-owned painting, Salvator Mundi, by Leonardo da Vinci was unveiled in Hong Kong…
8 years ago
Neil Armstrong moon bag on sale for up to $4 million
by Jennie Matthew Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Once nearly thrown out with the trash, a…
8 years ago
Little Prince’ watercolors top 500,000 euros at auction
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Two watercolors of "The Little Prince," French polymath Antoine de Saint-Exupery's world-famous golden-haired creation, fetched more…
9 years ago
Original Disneyland map could fetch $900,000 at LA auction
ANAHEIM, California (Reuters) -- Walt Disney's first map of his planned Disneyland theme park in Southern California is going up…
9 years ago
Basquiat sells for $110.5mn in artist’s auction record
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A 1982 untitled Basquiat sold for $110.5 million in New York on Thursday, setting a…
9 years ago
Heart-shaped diamond sells for record $15 million
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The largest flawless heart-shaped diamond has sold for nearly $15 million in Geneva Wednesday, breaking a world…
9 years ago
Warhol Mao portrait fetches $12.7m in Hong Kong auction
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A classic Andy Warhol portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong fetched US$12.7 million at…
9 years ago
Captain Cook 250-year-old waistcoat referred at auction for $575,000 AUD
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- A waistcoat owned by the British explorer credited with discovering Australia has been referred at an…
9 years ago
The “Pink Star” diamond returns to auction; is expected to fetch a record $60 mn
LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) -- A 59.60-carat diamond known as "The Pink Star" is returning to auction next month and…
9 years ago
Vast collection of Beatles memorabilia goes on auction in Paris
PARIS, France (Reuters) -- One of the largest Beatles collections in France, including rare vinyl records, dolls and photographs, went…
9 years ago
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