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A mammoth goes under the hammer in Lyon

The skeleton of a woolly mammoth has sold at auction for 430,000 euros in Lyon, France

Germany

Want to live the dream and buy your own Alpine village? Here's how...

The tiny German village of Alwine in Domsdorf goes under the hammer this weekend

France

15,000-year-old mammoth skeleton heads for auction

'Exceptional specimen' comes armed with 3-metre-long tusks

Earth News

Take a look at this 709-carat diamond

A 709-carat diamond found in Sierra Leone is being shown off before it goes on auction in New York.

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France

Rare Tintin work fetches over half a million euros

Rare Tintin work fetches 505,000 euros at auction.

France

Rare Tintin drawing sells for more than 500,000 euros at Paris auction

The rare artwork was among several items by Belgian artist Hergé to go under the hammer

USA

Listed: the world’s most-expensive paintings sold at auction

What other works of art have collectors paid millions of euros for?

USA

Da Vinci painting sells for world record $450m

The price for Da Vinci's portrait of Christ was more than double the previous record.

Cult

Iconic rock memorabilia goes under the hammer

Memorabilia belonging to some of the 20th Century's biggest icons such as Elvis Presley's pink Cadillac is to go under the hammer in New York.

USA

Rock and roll legends' relics go on auction

Items once owned by Roll and Roll legends such as Elvis and Jimi Hendrix are going under the hammer this weekend.

United Kingdom

Leonardo da Vinci's $100 million rediscovered painting

It's currently on display at Christie's in London before its sale next month in New York.

Israel

How to be happy, according to Einstein (without paying €1.3m)

Physicist's notes sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction

World News

Rare letter by Titanic victim to his mother, is to be auctioned in the UK

A Titanic victim's letter to his mother, written the day before the sinking of the vessel, is expected to sell for thousands at an auction in the UK

France

Asterix drawing sells for record 1.4m euros in Paris

An original illustration for the cover of one of the early Asterix comic books has sold for a record €1.4m at auction in Paris, more than seven times its expected price.

Cult

'Lost' Leonardo Da Vinci painting to be auctioned

The last Leonardo de Vinci painting in private hands is going to auction in New York in November

Cult

Chinese porcelain bowl sells for 32 mln euros

This small 900-year-old dish has shattered auction records in Hong Kong.

China

Dish sold for $37.68 million

This transaction beats a world auction record

Cult

A rare glimpse into Audrey Hepburn's life

Christie’s brings to auction over 300 lots from the personal collection of Audrey Hepburn, one of the most beloved stars in the history of film and fashion

Earth News

A glimpse of Audrey Hepburn

Film scripts, dresses and other treasures from late film legend Audrey Hepburn's attic in Switzerland are going up for sale in London.

United Kingdom

London cinema prop auction

600 iconic movie props memorabilia on sale in London including Indiana Jones' whip and Star Wars Y-wing