Brancusi ‘Bird’ goes for $24.5 million RelishNow | Sold: Sunday, August 7, 2005 By Linda Sandler BLOOMBERG NEWS “Constantin Brancusi’s marble sculpture Bird in Space sold for $24.5 million in New York in May, the highest record of the many best...
Recently, we were introduced to ArtFact which is an impressive online service that should be in every art and antique collector or dealers arsenal. Their full database contains over 6 million objects from over 500 auction houses. “Artfact is a true one-stop...
Beatles’ ‘All You Need Is Love’ Lyrics Manuscript Sells For $1.25 Million Antiques and the Arts Online LONDON – Just 12 handwritten lines on one piece of paper yielded $1.25 million when The Beatles’ ‘All You Need Is Love’...
Profiles In History: Historical Autographs, Hollywood Memorabilia, Auctions Profiles In History (www.profilesinhistory.com just completed a recent auction of Hollywood memorabilia, and reports some of the highlights from their recent sale, with the top items being...
From prweb.com, comes this unusual press release: Mystery Inheritance Worth $1.3 Million Dollars Up For Bid on eBay Rich daddy’s girl asks for an early inheritance and puts it up for bid on ebay. The first ever ‘Mystery Inheritance’ is valued to be...
Chinese vase left in dogs’ room fetches record 3 million pounds at auction Telegraph | News | By Will Bennett (Filed: 16/07/2005) “A unique Chinese vase left on a shelf in a room where the owners’ dogs slept became the most expensive work of art ever...
This is a great one, you have to read the full story: Swept Off His Feet by a Carpet Yahoo! News By Catherine Collins and Douglas Frantz Special to The Times Sat Jul 16, “Only a few people in the North Carolina auction room paid much attention when bidding...
If you are a fan or collector of classic rock memorabilia, this is one auction you shouldn’t miss: Backstage Auctions Announces Dates for Rock Art Poster Auction From prweb.com: Largest online auction of classic rock memorabilia begins August 14th at...
As well as offering an alternative online auction, Overstock.com also offers online shopping for all kinds of consumer goods ranging from Home and Garden, Jewelry & Watches to Electronics & Computers and more. Right now they are offering the following for...
A fascinating look at an auction of rare manuscripts which include a copy of “Consolatio Philosophiae”, a three-volume manuscript of the Bible illuminated in Paris in the middle of the 13th century, and the following: At manuscript sale, images prevail...