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Collectible Decoy Auction
Decoys the real thing Expanding market sends value of these collectibles soaring CHICAGO SUN-TIMES May 2, 2007 BY DALE BOWMAN Staff Reporter “The second-greatest decoy auction in history last week suggests nobody really knows the ceiling for collectible decoys. Or if…
Andy Warhol’s Bad set up for auction
Property from the set of the classic 1977 Andy Warhol movie “Bad” to be sold May 6th, 2007 (Stamford, Conn.) Property from the set of the 1977 Andy Warhol movie “Bad” will be sold at auction May 6th by Stamford Auction, in its new showroom…
Philip Weiss Auctions – May to June 2007
(Oceanside, N.Y.) – After already logging several huge multi-estate sales in the early part of this year, Philip Weiss Auctions is preparing for what could be its biggest sale ever – a two-day, three-session monster weekend filled with collectibles from a…
Bolivian Pyramid Find
Rare skeleton, jewels found in Bolivia pyramid Yahoo! News Wed May 2, 2007 “TIWANAKU, Bolivia (Reuters) – Archaeologists have uncovered the 1,300-year-old skeleton of a ruler or priest of the ancient Tiwanaku civilisation together with precious jewels…
Largest pearl on market up for auction
Largest pearl on market up for auction By BARBARA SURK, Associated Press Writer Thu May 3, 2007 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – It has been passed down for 800 years, from Chinese emperors to Marco Polo. The name of its current owner is a secret. But Thursday,…
Blue Sapphire sells for $3 Million Dollars
Sapphire’s sale leaves Minnesotans in shock “The state Historical Society netted about $2.6 million from the sale of a pendant that industrialist James J. Hill gave to his wife. By John Ewoldt, Star Tribune April 28, 2007 Historians can only speculate if…
Mickey Mantle Rookie Card
Baseball Card Collection Sold for $1.6 Million Apr 29, 2007 (AP) Burr Ridge, Ill. “An octogenarian’s collection of rare baseball cards, including a mint-condition Mickey Mantle rookie card, fetched $1.6 million in a three-week auction that ended this…
Heritage Rare Book & Manuscript Auction
Heritage Auction Galleries recently held an auction of rare books and manuscripts on April 16 and 17, 2007 in Dallas, Texas. The auction of 1,237 lots realized $2,333,045, though the final totals will probably be higher after the ongoing sales are completed….
The future value of collectible cars
Don’t bet the farm on future value of collectible cars Bankrate.com Saturday April 21, 2007 Terry Jackson “…there are very few new cars that would appear to qualify as future collectibles. The new Shelby-themed Mustangs are natural contenders….
