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Christie’s modern art sale in New York Modern French masterpieces – including ‘Le Petit Pâtissier’ by Chaïm Soutine and André Derain’s ‘Madame Matisse au kimono’ – took centre stage at a New York… 08/05/2013
Churchill Daimler up for auction A 1939 Daimler used by the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is being auctioned on ebay. One of only eight built at the time, it is the last… 29/04/2013
The art of beating the economic crisis The global art market is worth 43 billion euros annually, according to the European Fine Art Foundation’s latest report. Europe’s share of the market is 36… 19/04/2013
Daimler sells EADS stake Daimler has sold its remaining stake in EADS. That ends the German carmaker’s link to aerospace activities, nearly 13 years after it helped to found the… 17/04/2013
Thousands for the chef and the food’s not cheap either Europe maybe in recession but a meal for four with celebrated chef Ferran Adria of the elBulli restaurant has sold online for a stomach churning 18,000… 04/04/2013
Rome pays the price of uncertainty The Italian government’s borrowing costs shot up on Tuesday in the wake of the inconclusive parliamentary election. There was a big increase in the amount… 26/02/2013
Political scandal, weak economy impact Spanish bonds Spain’s borrowing costs climbed at its latest bond auction due to an alleged corruption scandal amongst top politicians and concerns over its weak… 07/02/2013
Egypt holds dollar auctions to avert currency crisis Egypt is taking urgent action to avoid a currency crisis and prevent a messy devaluation. After appealing to people to go easy on exchanging the local pound… 30/12/2012
Bond auction beats target for Spain Spain’s treasury has sold 3.9 billion euros of medium and long-term debt, seen as the country’s first step in building funds for a predicted difficult… 22/11/2012
Rare Andy Warhol work goes under the hammer in NYC Christie’s is offering rare, highly sought-after art from Andy Warhol including his 1966 canvas of a leather-clad Marlon Brando on a motorcycle and his Statue… 07/11/2012
Bonaparte’s English letter goes under the hammer A rare letter written by Napoleon Bonaparte in English will be auctioned this weekend in Paris. It is expected to fetch up to 80,000 euros. Bonaparte… 06/06/2012
Italian and Spanish debt costs fall Italy’s borrowing costs plunged in its first auction of government bonds of the new year on Thursday. For bonds that have to be repaid next January, Rome… 12/01/2012
Italian debt sells at record levels in high volumes Italy’s borrowing costs surged to 8 percent in its latest auction of three year bonds. Most analysts would see that as an unsustainable level over a long… 29/11/2011
Italy pays the price in bond auction The cost of Italy’s borrowing has gone up to a record level since the euro zone deal. At the first auction of ten year bonds since the agreement the country… 28/10/2011
Unpublished Beatles photos go under the hammer A collection of unpublished photographs of The Beatles’ first US concerts are going under the hammer in New York. Photographer Mike Mitchell, who was just… 16/06/2011
Diamond weighing 56.15 carats in auction preview in GenevaA Christie’s member of staff displays an unmounted heart-shaped diamond weighing 56.15 carats during an auction preview in Geneva in Switerzland. The item is… 01/04/2011
Gaugin’s tribute to Van Gogh up for auction Christie’s in London has a Van Gogh tribute piece by Paul Gaugin up for auction next week, Nature Morte a l’Esperance, Still Life with Sunflowers, which may… 04/02/2011
Classic cars go under the hammer in ParisThe grandeur of Paris’ Grand Palais has almost been outranked by a display of classic vehicles that are up for auction. Lots range from the aeroplane that… 07/02/2013
Sotheby’s sale proves there is life in fine art yetA portrait of his muse and mistress by Pablo Picasso has sold for the equivalent of 33 million euros at auction in London. The 1932 work came ahead of a… 06/02/2013
Record price for blue fin tuna at Japan annual auctionJapanese businessman Kiyoshi Kimura has paid 1.38 million euros (155.4 million yen) for a blue fin tuna – more than three times the previous high – which he… 05/01/2013
Unpublished photo of Princess Diana up for auctionA photo of a young Princess Diana and a friend on a skiing holiday which a British tabloid decided not to publish is going on sale in the US. The 1979… 05/01/2013
Ben Ali loot to be auctioned in TunisiaThe Tunisian state is trying to claw back some of the Ben Ali family’s ill-gotten gains by selling off the bling they amassed with the people’s money. Forty… 22/12/2012
Casblanca piano goes under the hammerOne of Hollywood’s most iconic film props has been sold for just over 455,000 euros to an unknown buyer. The piano from the classic film Casablanca… 15/12/2012
Napoleon letter breaks auction estimatesA letter written in 1812 by Napoleon Bonaparte in which he vows to blow up the Kremlin has been sold at auction for 187,000 euros. Written in code at the… 03/12/2012
Apple One sells for €400,000An Apple One computer from 1976 has sold for €400,000 at an auction in Cologne. It was bought by an unknown buyer via the internet. The former owner Rudolf… 24/11/2012
Marie Antoinette’s slippers sell for 62,000 eurosA French auction house has sold a pair of slippers once belonging to French Queen, Marie Antoinette, for 62,460 euros including auction fees. They went to a… 17/10/2012
James Bond suit sells for 57,968 €To mark the 50th anniversary of 007’s first screen appearance, Christie’s of London held an auction of James Bond memorabilia. Roger Moore, who starred as… 06/10/2012
First US president’s copy of Constitution in record saleGeorge Washington’s copy of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights has been sold at auction in New York for nearly 10 million dollars, including… 23/06/2012
Records galore at post-war art auctionMark Rothko’s 1961 “Orange Red Yellow” has become the world’s record post-war artwork, selling at Christie’s New York for over 67 million euros. It just… 09/05/2012
Munch’s ‘The Scream’ sells for record $120 millionOne of the most iconic paintings in history has become the most expensive art work ever sold at auction. In twelve minutes of frantic bidding at Sotheby’s… 03/05/2012
‘The Scream’ breaks art record at auctionOne of the art world’s most recognisable images – Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” has been sold in New York for a record $119.9 million, that is over 91 million… 03/05/2012
One-man US town sold for $900,000America’s smallest town, with a population of just one, has been snapped up by investors from Vietnam for 900,000 dollars (690,000 euros). Buford, Wyoming… 06/04/2012
France ‘torture’ auction cancelled amid Algeria rowThey are tools of torture from the distant past. Yet recent French history has got in the way of an auction that was due to put a chilling collection of… 03/04/2012
Ceausescu memorabilia goes under the hammerSymbols of corruption and opulence in the final years of communism in Romania have been put up for auction. The list includes trinkets and lavish gifts given… 26/01/2012
Salvaged Titanic artefacts to be auctionedMore than 5,000 artefacts retrieved from the wreckage of Titanic are to be auctioned off on the 100 year anniversary of the ship’s sinking. The items, which… 06/01/2012
Apple contract nets more than 1m euros at auctionIt is only a simple black and white document but the contract that established Apple as a company has been sold at auction in New York for more than a million… 14/12/2011
Sun-Drop diamond sells for a record priceOne of the world’s largest pear shaped diamonds, the huge yellow “Sun-Drop” has fetched a record price at auction in Geneva. The gem which weighs over 110… 16/11/2011
‘€11m’ rare jewel to go on sale in GenevaIf you’ve got a spare 11 million euros burning a hole in your pocket, a rare 110-carat jewel is up for grabs in Geneva next week. Auction house Sotheby’s… 09/11/2011
Dinosaurs for saleThree rare dinosaur skeletons have been put on show in Paris with the aim of auctioning them at Sotheby’s next week. The specimens, some almost complete… 08/10/2011
200-year-old wine fetches record priceA 200-year-old bottle of wine has set a new record for the most expensive bottle of white wine ever sold. The 1811 Chateau d’Yquem was bought for £75,000… 27/07/2011
Beatles auction nets photographer quarter million eurosUnpublished photos of The Beatles have fetched more than 250,000 euros at auction in New York. The man who took the shots of the Fab Four’s first concerts in… 21/07/2011
Beatles for sale: unseen Fab Four photos up for grabsA series of never before seen photographs of the Beatles first ever concert tour of the United States in 1964 is to go under the hammer at Christie’s in New… 20/07/2011
Original manuscript tops estimatesAt Sotheby’s auction house in London the earliest surviving Jane Austen manuscript sold for just over one point one million euros. The handwritten draft for… 15/07/2011
Soviet space capsule sold for nearly 2 million eurosIt may look like a rusty ball but the Vostok 3KA-2 capsule is part of Soviet space history – and now it is heading home. With a live dog and a life-sized… 13/04/2011
Erotic Picasso work tops Sotheby’s auctionOne of Picasso’s most sensual works is to be auctioned by Sotheby’s after almost 80 years out of the public eye in Europe. “La Lecture” or “Reading”… 20/01/2011
007 outguns Darth Vader at auctionIt features in perhaps James Bond’s most famous pose… now the pistol Sean Connery used in the publicity shot for the 1963 film “From Russia with Love” has… 26/11/2010
The pot that cost 50 million eurosA Chinese vase, uncovered during a routine house clearance in London, has sold for a record shattering 50 million euros. The vase dates from 1740s and lived… 12/11/2010
Bond’s Aston Martin sold for 3 million eurosThe Aston Martin DB5 driven by Sean Connery as James Bond in ‘Goldfinger’ was sold at an auction in London on Wednesday for three million euros. … 28/10/2010
London auction tests art market recoveryArt collectors and buyers are gathering at Christie’s in London for the Post War and Contemporary Art Auctions. For many, the one to watch is British artist… 14/10/2010
Beatles For SaleMoney might not buy you love but it could get your own personal piece of the Fab Four. Some of South America’s largest collection of Beatles memorabilia is… 06/10/2010
Turner painting sells for record auction priceAn oil painting by Turner has gone under the hammer for just over 35 million euros, a new record at auction for the British master. The Getty Museum in Los… 08/07/2010
Lost art treasures sold in ParisA treasure trove of long lost works of Impressionist and Modern art were sold at auction yesterday in Paris. The stash of paintings and prints had been… 30/06/2010
Russian art, Impressionist, and unseen Faberge works up for saleIn the art world, impression, cubism and the work of Fabergé are rarely found together. But international auction house Sotheby’s has challenged that view… 24/05/2010
Picasso fetches record priceA Pablo Picasso painting has set a new world record for a piece of art sold at auction. ‘Nude, Green leaves and Bust’, said to be a depiction of the Spanish… 05/05/2010
Flag for auctionChristie’s will be auctioning works from the private collection of U.S. author Michael Crichton at their keenly-anticipated “Post-War & Contemporary Art… 16/03/2010
Clinton sax auctioned at Cannes Aids galaThe actress Sharon Stone and the former US President Bill Clinton have lead this year’s Aids charity bash at the Cannes film festival. Among the items… 22/05/2009
Protest at NY auction of foreclosed homesIt is a sign of the growing impact of the financial crisis in the US: hundreds of homes have gone under the hammer at what is being described as one of New… 09/03/2009
Chinese buyer won’t pay for YSL’s statuesThe controversial sale at auction of two ancient statues has taken another twist with the man who bought them saying he has no intention of paying as by… 02/03/2009
