Posts Tagged ‘the-auction’

Warhol’s Elvis painting fetches $37M

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

The Andy Warhol classic painting “Double Elvis (Ferus Type)” sold Wednesday at Sotheby's in New York for $33 million, the auction house said.

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Cézanne Watercolor Sells at Christie’s for $17 Million

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

“The Peonies,” by Matisse, and several works by Picasso were also sold on Tuesday at the auction, which drew just over $117 million.

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Cézanne Watercolor Sells at Christie’s for $17 Million

Oswald’s Coffin Up for Sale

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Calling all history buffs and creepy collectors: JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald’s original coffin will go on the auction block Dec. 16, with bids starting at $1,000. Oswald’s corpse was exhumed in 1981 following a dispute between his brother and his…

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Chinese Vase Sells for $69 Million

Friday, November 12th, 2010

A 16-inch vase found during a house clearing in a London suburb sold for $69 million on Thursday, according to the London auction house Bainbridges. It’s a record price for any Asian piece of art, the auction house said. Helen Porter of Bainbridges…

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Painting Found in Apartment Sells for $3M

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

A 19th-century painting by the Italian artist Giovanni Boldini that was found in an abandoned Paris apartment has sold on the auction block for nearly $3 million. The owner of the apartment had locked the doors at the start of World War II, moved to…

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