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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), Auction Service, Human Accomplishments
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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...
Tags: Fine Artists, Auction Service, The Wall Street Journal, Arts and Culture, Gerhard Richter
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It's galactic glam on the 'Star Trek: Into Darkness' red carpet
If the premiere of "Star Trek: Into Darkness" is any indication, high style will be alive and well in the 23rd century. The film's cast and celebrity supporters were in full galactic glam at Tuesday night's premiere. Zoe Saldana chose a nude silk...
Tags: Auction Service, Prabal Gurung, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Rodarte
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Richter painting breaks record for living artist at N.Y. auction
ReutersBy Chris Michaud NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - A 1968 oil painting by German artist Gerhard Richter sold for some $37 million at Sotheby's contemporary art auction on Tuesday, a new record for a work by a living artist. The sale took in $293,587,000,...Tags: Jackson Pollock, Auction Service, Arts, Hyatt Hotels Corp., Arts and Culture
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The day ahead in business May 9
Reports: Initial jobless claims for week ended May 4, 7:30 a.m.; Wholesale inventories for March, 9 a.m.; Mortgage rates for week ended May 9, 9 a.m.; Natural gas inventories for week ended May 4, 9:30 a.m. Local earnings: Allscripts Healthcare...
Tags: Apache Corporation, priceline.com Inc., Equitable Group Incorporated, Real Estate, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Incorporated
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New Soutine record set as Christie's meets Impressionist goal
ReutersBy Chris Michaud NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - A record was set for French artist Chaim Soutine on Wednesday at Christie's auction of Impressionist and modern art, which met expectations with a total of just under $160 million. The tightly edited sale...Tags: Auction Service, Arts and Culture, Petroleum Industry, Human Accomplishments
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Colgate University to return aboriginal artwork to Australia
A collection of artwork by aboriginal Australian children that was given to Colgate University in 1966 is being voluntarily returned to Australia. The upstate New York school said Tuesday that it would transfer 119 pieces from the collection to Curtin...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Australia, Arts, Arts and Culture, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Madonna sells Fernand Leger painting for $7.2 million
A Fernand Léger painting owned by pop star Madonna sold for $7.2 million at a New York auction Tuesday. Madonna had put the painting up for sale to benefit her charitable group, the Ray of Light Foundation. The sale, which was part of a larger Sotheby's...Tags: Madonna, Auction Service, Pakistan, Arts and Culture, The New York Times
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Bangkok hotels: As luxe would have it
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThis is for travelers who think it does matter where you stay. You know who you are. Sightseeing is OK, but you get a warm, fuzzy feeling when the hotel operator calls you by name. You can't wait to wake up in the morning for room-service breakfast and...Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Shrimp, Shortbread, Customs and Tradition, Travel
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YOUR MONEY-Speed your home sale by shooting a YouTube video
Reuters(The writer is a Reuters contributor.) By Lou Carlozo CHICAGO, May 2 (Reuters) - Nicholas Kennedy was in a rush to sell his condo in Sherman Oaks, California. He and his wife have a 3-month-old girl, and the couple wanted to be close to their families...Tags: Music, Social Media, Photography and Video, Real Estate Agents, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Speed your home sale by shooting a YouTube video
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Nicholas Kennedy was in a rush to sell his condo in Sherman Oaks, California. He and his wife have a 3-month-old girl, and the couple wanted to be close to their families in the Dallas, Texas area. So they met with area real estate...Tags: Music, Social Media, Photography and Video, Real Estate Agents, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Field has mulled selling artifacts
When the Field Museum sold more than 30 works of 19th-century Western art for millions of dollars in 2004, it eased controversy by announcing plans to spend the proceeds on new artifacts and by holding on to four of the best paintings from the collection....
Tags: Ethics, Environmental Issues, Education, Science, Culture
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