Iconic ‘Kiss’ photo sold at Paris auction Tue, 26 Apr 2005 CBC Arts “PARIS – The photographed image of one of the world’s most famous kisses has sold at a Paris auction for approximately 10 times its estimated sale price. Francoise...
Auctions
Map that gave America its name
Map that gave America its name goes on show in Britain AFP Features Yahoo! News Wed Apr 13,11:31 AM ET “LONDON (AFP) – A rare 16th-century map of the world believed to be the first to use the word “America” to describe the continent is to go on...
Bayraider
From Netimperative, comes this pointer to a new blog: New blog looks at dark side of eBay By Robin Langford 06-04-2005 “Publisher Shiny Media has launched a new blog site that offers an alternative look at eBay and other auction sites. Bayraider claims to...
What’s Hot on Ebay
From eBay’s Hot Categories report for March 2005, a slice of what was selling well on the online auction up to that point. What is the Hot Categories report? “The new and improved Hot Categories Report (a.k.a. The Hot List) is updated monthly and lists...
Entertainment and Music Memorabilia Auction
Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers (HGA) will offer a treasure trove of music and entertainment memorabilia in their upcoming Signature auction to be held April 21 & 22 in their Dallas, Texas headquarters. Bidding on this and all other pieces in the 2005 April...
Purple Quahog Pearl
So… you never know what you might find: $14 ‘costume jewelry’ Purple Pearl may be priceless The Arizona Daily Star THE PROVIDENCE (R.I.) JOURNAL Published: 03.23.2005 “The Purple Pearl went west and wowed the jewelry world. The rare, enormous...
Lincoln collectibles
N.C. company auctions Lincoln collectibles ABC7Chicago.com: March 20, 2005 (GRAHAM, N.C.) “A North Carolina company that markets historical collectibles is selling items with ties to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, including a letter written by...
Internet eBay miffs old guard
Internet eBay miffs old guard Online auctioneer takes the fun out of antique-hunting, local dealers say CANOE — CNEWS – Tech News: March 15, 2005 By DAVE PIZER, Ottawa Sun “TREASURE SEEKERS used to have to scour obscure antique shops before coming up...
Toulouse Lautrec’s Divan Japonais
Mishne Estate Auction Lands $32,200 for Poster World wide bidders compete to acquire historians vast collection. Once again the auction gallery in Wellington Ohio attracts large crowd, hundreds of Internet bidders and record prices. (PRWEB) March 3, 2005 — A...
Computing History Auction
Computing History Auctions Semi-successful SAP INFO 24.02.2005 “An auction of rare documents and artifacts related to the evolution of computers and the Internet took place on Wednesday at New York auction house Christie’s. The collection, known as...
