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Actress Gina Lollobrigida's Diamonds Fetch $4.9 Million At Auction
(Reuters) - Diamond jewelry belonging to Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida sold for more than 4.74 million Swiss francs ($4.9 million) on Tuesday in Geneva and set a record for pearl earrings, auctioneer Sotheby's said. Lollobrigida, a leading sex symbol...
Tags: Italy, Medical Research, Celebrities, Auction Service, Human Accomplishments
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Mick Jagger's Love Letters Sold In London Auction
A set of letters written by Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to a secret lover in the late 1960s sold big at a London auction Wednesday, with a buyer dropping more than 187,250 pounds ($301,000) on the notes. The collection of 10 letters, dated...
Tags: The Rolling Stones (music group), Auction Service, Mick Jagger
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A subasta la primera edición de 'Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal'
Reuters18 may (Reuters) - ¿Alguna vez se preguntó lo que se le pasaba por la cabeza a la autora J.K. Rowling cuando escribió su primera novela de "Harry Potter"? Los aficionados a los libros sobre el joven mago tendrán la oportunidad de pujar por una...Tags: Fiction
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'Harry Potter' first edition annotated by author up for auction
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - Ever wondered what went through author J.K. Rowling's mind when she wrote the first "Harry Potter" novel? Fans of books about the boy wizard will have a chance to bid on a unique first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's...Tags: Helen Fielding, Harry Potter (fictional character), Religion and Belief, Literature, Philosophy
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"Harry Potter" first edition annotated by author up for auction
Reuters(Reuters) - Ever wondered what went through author J.K. Rowling's mind when she wrote the first "Harry Potter" novel? Fans of books about the boy wizard will have a chance to bid on a unique first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,"...Tags: Helen Fielding, Religion and Belief, Literature, Philosophy, Fiction
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Turks see art as good investment but also path to prestige
ReutersBy Asli Kandemir ISTANBUL, May 15 (Reuters) - Turkey's contemporary art scene is buzzing. Collectors pay millions for the hottest works at exclusive auctions, high-end galleries are springing up by the dozen, and more and more Turkish artists are holding...Tags: Istanbul (Turkey), Sculpture, Photography, Fine Artists, Services and Shopping
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Caroline Baum: Federal Reserve handicaps race of its own making
Ed Koch, the late mayor of New York City, used to stop residents on the street and ask, "How am I doing?" With next month marking the four-year anniversary of the end of the 2007-2009 recession, the longest and deepest since the Great Depression, it...Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Ben Bernanke, Services and Shopping, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Freedom of Information Act
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Topless Beatrice Arthur painting part of record $495-million auction
Did it come with a card attached that says, "Thank you for being a friend"? A 1991 painting depicting a topless Bea Arthur that was created by artist John Currin has sold at an auction Wednesday for $1.9 million. The sale was part of a larger Christie's...Tags: Gerhard Richter, J. Crew, Jackson Pollock, Eli Broad, Arts
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Christie's contemporary sale is biggest auction in history
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The spring auctions ended on a record-shattering high on Wednesday as Christie's contemporary art sale achieved the highest total - $495 million - in the history of art auctions. Artists' records fell one after another, led by...Tags: Artists, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Fine Artists, Andy Williams
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Huge colourless diamond goes for record $27 million at auction
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - A pear-shaped colourless diamond that is the largest ever offered at auction sold for a record of nearly $27 million in a Geneva auction, where records were also set for the prices of pearls and sapphires, auctioneer Christie's said....Tags: Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Human Accomplishments, Auction Service
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Huge colorless diamond goes for record $27 million at auction
Reuters(Reuters) - A pear-shaped colorless diamond that is the largest ever offered at auction sold for a record of nearly $27 million in a Geneva auction, where records were also set for the prices of pearls and sapphires, auctioneer Christie's said. The 101....Tags: Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Human Accomplishments, Auction Service
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Artworks by Barnett Newman and Gerhard Richter set auction records
A painting by Barnett Newman set an artist record at auction on Tuesday, selling for $43.8 million in New York. Sotheby's had expected "Onement VI," an abstract work in dark blue, to go for between $30 million and $40 million. The sale was part of a...
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