Rare blue diamond breaks world record in HK sale Yahoo! News Mon Oct 8, 10:03 AM ET “HONG KONG (Reuters) – One of the rarest gems in the world, a flawless blue diamond, has sold for US$7.98 million (3.91 million pounds) at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong...
Corgi collectables auctioned off BBC NEWS Wednesday, 3 October 2007 Nearly 600 items rare and collectable items from toy firm Corgi, including limited editions and pre-production prototypes, were offered to collectors at the auction hosted by Bonhams in Knowle. A...
Stevens Auction Company of Aberdeen, Mississipi is concluding the fall season with a pair of major estate sales, one slated for Saturday, October 20, beginning at 10 a.m., the other for Saturday, November 3, with an identical start time. Dwight Stevens described the...
Hollywood movie posters on the block TheStar.com | Movies | The 500-plus rare and beautiful movie posters up for auction likely won’t be seen again September 25, 2007 Geoff Pevere, Movie Critic “It was the will of the late Gene Andrewski that other people...
Bargain hunt for kitchen kitsch Entertainment – inRich.com Wednesday, Sep 26, 2007 By ANNMARIE TIMMINS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “Hoosier cabinets, butter churns and ice chests are perennial favorites with kitchen-antiques lovers. But some of today’s...
Dead Sea Scroll of Rock & Roll The Beatles’ “Peace to Monterey,” a psychedelic sketch drawn by all four members, was created for the Monterey Pop Festival program book in 1967. The original artwork, kept in a vault for nearly 40 years, is being...
Wow, now here’s an interesting one – they’re calling them DNA cards, and since these ones actually have a supposedly authentic strand of George Washington’s hair, we suppose you could clone a dead President (if you have an advanced Bio lab)....
The following story is generating quite a lot of controversy, especially in Miami where the story originated. There is no doubt about the historical significance of Che Guevara, and the status he has gained as a cultural icon, but this whole thing borders on the...
After 7-Eleven, Simpsons Move to eBay New York Times By LIA MILLER Published: August 20, 2007 “As Apu, the owner of the Kwik-E-Mart store in “The Simpsons,” would say, “Thank you, come again.” Fans of the TV series have been doing just...
Rags To Riches Raphael Forbes.com Nina P. West, Artfact.com 07.18.07 “How often does a $325 investment turn into a $35 million profit? Never? Yet it happened to one shrewd New Yorker who trusted his instincts and knew how to play the art game. In 1968, Ira...