Sotheby’s auctioneer sold a rare cityscape by Austrian artist Egon Schiele There was a world auction record for Egon Schiele at Sotheby’s on June 22. His Häuser mit bunter Wäsche (Vorstadt II) / Houses with Colorful Laundry (Suburb II) made £24,6 million ($40.1 million) almost double the previous auction record for the Austrian artist. Despite the [...]
21 June 2011 
Lady Blunt, a Rare Stradivarius Violin Sets $15.9 Million Auction Record to Help Japan Quake Relief
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A rare Stradivarius violin has smashed the world record after selling for $15.9 million at a London A Rare Stradivarius Violin from 1721 sold to an anonymous bidder for a record £9.8 million ($15.9 million) at auction in a charity sale for Japanese disaster relief. Tarisio, the online auction house for fine instruments, sold the Lady Blunt [...]
15 June 2011 
Hollywood Hills Millitary Base Home on Sale For $6.3 Million
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Legendary Lookout Mountain Motion Picture Squadron Looking for unique home? What do you think about former top-secret Hollywood military base? At first glance this ten bedroom and thirteen bathrooms mansion with views over the Sunset Strip looks like a typical Hollywood Hills home, but for the $6.3 million, you will get luxury home with its [...]
30 May 2011 
Hong Kong Kicks off Big-money Auction Series
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Visitors look at artwork at an auction preview in Hong Kong (AFP, Mike Clarke) (Hong Kong) – A series of auctions of high-end goods from fine wine to Imperial Chinese ceramics goes into full swing this weekend in Hong Kong, as the city challenges the dominance of New York and London. The multi-million-dollar auctions are [...]
24 May 2011 
1945 Romanée-Conti Wine Set World Record Price at Christie’s Auction
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750 ml bottle of 1945 Romainee-Conti One of 600 bottles of Romanée-Conti Wine from 1945 that were produced during the end of World War II, set a new world record price for a 750ml bottle of red burgundy at Christie’s auction sale in Geneva on May 17. The legendary vintage of the bottle was estimated [...]
17 May 2011 
Rare Emerald-cut Fancy Intense Pink Diamond Ring Sold for $10.8 Million
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Emerald-cut 10.99 Carat Pink Damond Ring Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels today’s sale in Geneva has passed in the sign of selling the two top items, Emerald-cut fancy pink diamond ring and Emerald and diamond tiara. Both items have been offered in the third session. LOT 491, very imoportant and Rare Fancy intense pink [...]
17 May 2011 
Sotheby’s Geneva Sale Of Important Watches Fetched Over $8.75 Million
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Extremely Rare Yellow Gold Chronograph Wristwatch Patek Philippe with Perpetual Calendar, Moon Phases and Tachometer Scale Sotheby’s Geneva Sale Of Important Watches that was held on May 15 covered five centuries of watchmaking history, from 1580 to present day, and fetched over $8.75 million. The highlight of sale was a rare Patek Philippe chronograph that [...]
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