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The Business of Art as an Investment
A fine art: warning shot fired as investors buy up modern masters The Business – Global Business News Online By : Abigail Townsend 27/06/2007 “THE one thing you know about asset classes is that they go up and down – and art is no different.” Wise words from the…
Damien Hirst Auction Record
Former bad-boy U.K. artist Hirst nets new record at auction CBC.ca Arts June 22, 2007 “Controversial British artist Damien Hirst has grabbed headlines once again, this time as one of his trademark medicine cabinets has broken the auction sales record for a…
World’s oldest running car to be auctioned
World’s oldest running car to be auctioned By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNNMoney.com staff writer June 27 2007 “NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — A steam-powered car, billed as the oldest car in the world that still runs, will be sold in a Pebble Beach, Calif.,…
Chinese snuff bottle collection auction
Bottles are up to snuff Antique Week June 22, 2007 By Robert Kyle FALLS CHURCH, Va. – A stop at a suburban Maryland home to pickup books for auction resulted in the discovery of a Chinese snuff bottle collection, which later yielded a small fortune with bidders…
Stolen 1956 Thunderbird Recovered after 31 years
Man to be reunited with ’56 Thunderbird Yahoo! News Fri Jun 22, 2007 “PALO ALTO, Calif. – Ronald Leung thought he would never see his beloved 1956 Ford Thunderbird again after it was stolen from his auto-repair shop in downtown Palo Alto in 1976. But…
Philip Weiss Auction results: June 9 – 10, 2007
PHILIP WEISS AUCTIONS TOPS THE $1 MILLION MARK AT TWO-DAY, THREE-SESSION SALE HELD JUNE 9-10 (Oceanside, N.Y.) – Philip Weiss Auctions topped the $1 million mark in a two-day, three-session multi-estate sale held the weekend of June 9-10. Top lots included six…
Civil War Memorabilia Auction
Heritage Auctions will be holding a major auction of Civil War Memorabilia next week on Sunday, June 24, 2007, and Monday, June 25, 2007. The auction contains so much Civil War Memorabilia that Heritage has done three catalogs for the event. Some of the highlights:…
Collectible Roundup: June 15, 2007
The recent issue of Scoop from Diamond Galleries for June 15, 2007, had more than a few highlights of recent auction sales of collectibles: Barks Art Sets Bonhams’ Record “Carl Bark’s Moneybin series painting “Hands Off My Playthings”…
Napoleon’s Sword sells for $6.4 million
Napoleon’s sword sold for $6.4 million Yahoo! News Sun Jun 10, 2007 “FONTAINEBLEAU, France – A gold-encrusted sword Napoleon wore into battle in Italy 200 years ago was sold Sunday for more than $6.4 million, an auction house said. The last of…
