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150 Year Old Scotch Whisky
Scotch Whisky, 150 Years Old, Fetches 14,750 Pounds Bloomberg.com: Germany By Peter Woodifield “Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — A half-sized bottle of Scotch whisky that’s about 150 years old sold for 14,750 pounds ($28,820) at auction in London, beating the top presale…
Norman Rockwell Auction Record
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…
Chinese Famille Rose Bowl
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…
Romanee-Conti Wine Auction Record
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,…
Ramses II Lock Of Hair
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…
Religious Icons on eBay
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…
eBay Deal Finder
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…
Stolen Lewis Carroll letter
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…
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 1982
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…
