This is an intriguing story, with hidden paintings and inheritances…. Rockwell painting fetches record $15.4 million CNN.com From Chris Kokenes November 30, 2006 “NEW YORK (CNN) — Found hidden behind a wall this year, the Norman Rockwell painting...
Small bowl fetches big bucks at Hong Kong auction Yahoo! Canada News Tue Nov 28, 12:19 PM “HONG KONG (AFP) – A tiny bowl believed to be around 270 years old smashed the record for a piece of Chinese ceramic art at auction when it was sold for 151.3 million...
Bottle of Romanee-Conti wine hits record at Swedish auction Yahoo! Canada News Wed Nov 29, 12:27 PM “STOCKHOLM (AFP) – A bottle of 1985 Romanee-Conti Burgundy wine fetched 87,000 kronor (12,610 dollars, 9,571 euros) at a Swedish drinks auction this week,...
Frenchman arrested for trying to sell lock of pharaoh’s hair Yahoo! Canada News Wed Nov 29, 10:45 AM “GRENOBLE, France (AFP) – A 50-year-old Frenchman who tried to sell a lock of hair he said was taken from the mummy of Egypt’s most famous...
Crusader battles eBay over relics Beacon Journal | 11/25/2006 Catholic activist wants auction giant to close loophole that permits sales By Brian Murphy Associated Press “Hardly an hour goes by without Thomas Serafin or one of his cybersleuths checking what eBay...
Vangie Beal at ecommerce-guide.com reported on the following new Ebay Tool on November 17, 2006: eBay Watch: Deal Finder, Fraudsters and Free Listings “Scott Mencken, of eBay’s Marketing team, announced eBay Deal Finder, a new tool that helps you uncover...
Yale’s stolen Lewis Carroll letter surfaces on eBay Boston.com November 26, 2006 “NEW HAVEN, Conn. –A rare letter penned by author Lewis Carroll in 1890 recently surfaced on the Internet auction site eBay, where the seller detailed everything from...
Sotheby’s claims $1million record decanter.com November 22, 2006 Howard G Goldberg in New York “Fifty cases of Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 1982 have been sold for over $1m in New York, in what Sotheby’s claims is a new record for a single lot at...
WWI hero’s Victoria Cross up for auction Yahoo!7 News Friday November 24, 10:01 PM WWI hero’s Victoria Cross up for auction By Dea Clarke “Months after the record-breaking sale of a rare Victoria Cross, another one has come up for auction. Lance...
McCartney lyrics, Hendrix guitar to be sold in NY Wednesday November 22, 2006 Reuters By Christine Kearney “NEW YORK (Reuters) – Original handwritten lyrics by former Beatle Paul McCartney and a guitar owned by legendary rock musician Jimi Hendrix are...