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Stradivarius violin up for auction
Violin set to sell for $2.5m The Australian From correspondents in New York May 12, 2006 “AUCTION house Christie’s unveiled a Stradivarius violin today that it said could fetch more than $US2 million next week to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold…
Andy Warhol – Soup Can
Broad Buys Warhol ‘Soup Can’ in $143 Million Christie’s Auction Bloomberg.com: Canada May 10, 2006 Lindsay Pollock Philip Boroff “May 10 (Bloomberg) — Billionaire collector Eli Broad paid $11.8 million last night for Andy Warhol’s…
Aboriginal art and artifact auction
Western officials to vie for aboriginal artifacts at auction Thu, 04 May 2006 CBC Arts “Western Canadian museum officials and historians have expressed alarm at an upcoming New York auction. A Sotheby’s auction of aboriginal art and artifacts collected…
Alex Gordon Rookie Trading Card
Trading card boo-boo sends price through the ceiling This card costs ’cause you aren’t supposed to have it’ ESPN.com – MLB Updated: May 2, 2006 By Darren Rovell ESPN.com “Alex Gordon has yet to play a single game in the major leagues and…
Where to sell your junk for cash
Where to sell your junk for cash Financial News – Yahoo! Finance Bankrate.com Dana Dratch Monday May 1, 2006 “If you’re spring-cleaning the garage, basement, attic or closet, you might be able to make a little money in the process. Ebay and a host of…
Rare Books by Isaac Newton and Louis Pasteur
Huntington’s Old-Tech Windfall Los Angeles Times By Amanda Covarrubias, Times Staff Writer May 2, 2006 “Louis Pasteur’s books and works by Isaac Newton are among rare volumes donated to the San Marino library. A collection of rare books and reference…
Forgotten Jerry Lewis Comic Book Cover
This story from Scoop is just a nice nostalgic trip back to the early fifties, with a great synopsis of the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis dynamic: Did you Know…?: Forgotten Jerry Lewis Cover? Scoop, Friday, April 28, 2006 “Every comic fan alive loves a…
Original Chaykin Star Wars Poster
Scoop, from Diamond Galleries reports on the following: “The 1976 Star Wars 1 sheet poster featuring the art of artist Howard Chaykin closed at $2,495. This classic poster is one of the grail items for serious Star Wars poster collectors with few examples…
Titanic Auction results
‘World record’ at Titanic auction BBC NEWS | UK | England | Wiltshire Saturday, 29 April 2006 “A collection of memorabilia from the Titanic is believed to have broken a world record at auction. Among more than 370 lots in the sale in Wiltshire was a…
