It isn’t everyday that a 900-year old artefact goes under the hammer. The 900-year old Rare Chinese Porcelain Bowl, Ruyao Washer was only estimated to be sold at about $10 million from previous speculations, but an anonymous bidder paid a staggering $26.7 million for Chinese Northern Song Dynasty ceramics Ruyao Washer (960-1127). The price sets a new record for [...]
19 March 2012 
Andy Warhol’s DOUBLE ELVIS Could Fetch $50 Million
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On May 9, Auction house Sotheby’s will put a portrait of Elvis Presley done by Andy Warhol up for bid. An Andy Warhol portrait of Elvis Presley depicted as a cowboy is expected to sell for between $30 million and $50 million at Sotheby’s New York Contemporary Art Evening Sale. The DOUBLE ELVIS painting which is one of the [...]
6 March 2012 
Beau Sancy – 400 Year-old Royal Diamond to go Under the Hammer
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The Beau Sancy, one of the most important diamonds in historic, having been passed down through the Royal Families of France, England, Prussia and the House of Orange and witness of 400 years of European history, will go under Sotheby’s hammer at Geneva on May 15. Weighing 34.98 carats, the modified pear double rose cut diamond comes [...]
1 March 2012 
A Rare 15 Liter Bottle of Masseto Wine Sells for $49,000 at Sotheby’s Auction
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After a lengthy bidding battle, Sotheby’s New York auctioned a Rare Nebuchadnezzar 15 Liter Bottle of Masseto 2007 for $49,000 at February’s wine auction. The rare bottle is one of only eight ever produced by esteemed Italian winery, Tenuta dell’Ornellaia. CEO and President of Sotheby’s Wine Jamie Ritchie said in a statement Monday that the sale confirmed [...]
27 February 2012 
The Milhous Collection Achieves Impressive $38.3 Million in Sale
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Highly anticipated Milhous Collection generates $38.3 million in sales with 100% of all lots sold Presented by RM Auctions in association with Sotheby’s, sale features an unprecedented collection of automobiles, mechanical musical instruments and collectibles Top-seller: 1912 Oldsmobile Limited Five-Passenger Touring establishes a world auction record, achieving $3,300,000 RM Auctions continues its 2012 calendar, March [...]
23 February 2012 
Edvard Munch’s The Scream Masterpiece to Fetch $80 Million
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Sotheby’s will offer the only privately owned version of Edvard Munch’s masterpiece The Scream at an auction in New York on May 2, where it expects to fetch over $80 million, the highest pre-sale value the auctioneer has ever put on a work of art. The painting is owned by Norwegian businessman Petter Olsen, whose father [...]
17 November 2011 
Sun-Drop Diamond – The World’s Largest Yellow Diamond Sells for $10.91 Million
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A 110-carat yellow jewel called the Sun Drop Diamond, thought the biggest of its kind in the world, sold for a record $10.9 million at Sotheby’s auction in Geneva. Including commission the unidentified telephone bidder paid almost $12.4 million for the gem, putting it within the $11 million to $15 million range Sotheby’s had estimated before the [...]
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