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Aussie captain most expensive player at WPL auction
Sophie Molineux is the most expensive buy at the Indian Women's Premier League player auction, and is set to reunite with an Australian legend.
Family row over George Michael items up for auction - including Faith guitar
The brother of the singer's late personal assistant says she would not have wanted the items to be sold.
An Iconic Piece Of Gaming Artwork Just Fetched A Princely Sum At Auction
If you were an arcade operator 45 years ago, your first look at a game that would change the history of the medium came in the form of a humble sales flyer . On the front was a detailed cartoon illustration that envisioned the game's premise: an ape throwing barrels down scaffolding, a terrified damsel in distress posing behind it, and a smug, mustachioed ma
How much more house sellers can make by going to auction
Sellers can fetch a premium by going to auction rather than accepting the highest offer prior, but the gap between the two is narrowing.
Nanotyrannus skeleton sells for $47.3m in New York auction
The sale of the rare skeleton reignites debate in the scientific community about whether dinosaur remains should end up in private hands or public view.
Distinctive CC44 number plate fetches Dh6.72 million at lucrative Dubai auction
A motoring enthusiast is set to stand out in traffic after snapping up a distinctive CC44 vehicle number plate for Dh6.7 million ($1.8 million) at a lucrative auction in Dubai. The major sale to the unnamed bidder proved to be the biggest of the night, as 60 rare number plates went under the hammer at an event held by the Roads and Transport Authority at Hil
Investors eye N800bn T-bill auction amid N7tn liquidity
Investors are set to bid for N800bn in Nigerian Treasury bills as banking system liquidity approaches N7tn, with strong demand expected for the auction. Read More: https://punchng.com/investors-eye-n800bn-t-bill-auction-amid-n7tn-liquidity/
This Massive, 'Mega-Rare' Monet Painting Is Now the Most Expensive Artwork Ever Sold at Auction in France
The Impressionist painted "Iris" a year or two before his death, at a time when his work was becoming increasingly abstract and falling out of favor with critics. Now, it’s considered a masterpiece ahead of its time
Monet, Warhol and pioneering Emiratis to feature in Sotheby’s first Abu Dhabi fine art auction
Works by Claude Monet and Andy Warhol will go under the hammer alongside paintings by pioneering Emirati artists when Sotheby’s holds its first fine art auction in Abu Dhabi this December. Titled Breaking Ground, the December 10 sale will include Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, Hassan Sharif and Najat Makki. It is the main addition to the second edition of Collectors
Claude Monet’s ‘Iris’ becomes most expensive artwork sold at auction in France, Sotheby’s says
Claude Monet's "Iris" was sold late on Thursday for €50 million ($56.05 million), becoming the most expensive work of art sold at auction in France, Sotheby's said.
Norwegian auction house withdraws sale of SS-looted Torah fragment following Israeli outcry
<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1081,w_1000/743228' alt='A fragment of a Jewish Torah scroll stolen by Nazis during the Holocaust, formerly on sale by Valkyrie Historical Auctions. (photo credit: Screenshot/Valkyrie Auctions)' title='A fragment of a Jewish Torah scroll stolen by Naz
Second thylacine head hits UK auction house after years stashed under bed
They say lightning never strikes twice, but a UK auction house is preparing to sell a second rare thylacine head — and this time, there's not a googly eye in sight.
Seized matcha leaves tea lovers hoping for auction
The seizure of almost 1,000 packs of undeclared matcha green tea powder from Japan, worth more than 500,000 baht, has eager Thai matcha lovers asking whether and when the goods will be put up for auction.
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