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Artists making record sales again with $2. 5 B haul at auction for Jackson Pollock, Rothko, Banksy
14+ hour, 50+ min ago (1251+ words) The stock market keeps hitting new heights and 288 new billionaires were minted last year, those with cash are eager to flash it. For the nouveau riche, the best way to make a statement about their wealth is still through art,…...
Section of Eiffel Tower staircase fetches over "450, 000 at auction - AOL
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (298+ words) PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - A spiral segment of the Eiffel Tower's original staircase sold for more than "450, 000 at "auction in Paris on Thursday. The buyer, who was in the "auction room, became the owner of a 14-step section of staircase that…...
Jackson Pollock painting sells for record $181m at auction - AOL
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (301+ words) A Jackson Pollock artwork, described as one of history's "first truly abstract paintings", has sold at auction for $181m (135m) in New York. Number 7 A, 1948, which went under the hammer at the renowned Christie's auction house on Monday, smashed the previous record…...
The Most Expensive Objects Ever Sold at Auction
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1212+ words) By Jaycee Gudoy | Published 35 seconds ago Money makes people do strange things. It makes them bid on paintings they'll never hang, cars they'll never drive, and objects that will sit in climate-controlled rooms for decades. The auction world is where…...
Christie's Sells $1. 1 Billion in Art in One of the Most Lucrative Nights in Auction House History - AOL
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (177+ words) Christie's Sells $1. 1 Billion in Art in One of the Most Lucrative Nights in Auction House History AOL. com "Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Christie's made history on Monday night, shattering…...
Eiffel Tower staircase piece sold for over $500 K at Paris auction
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (291+ words) A spiral segment of the Eiffel Tower's original staircase sold for more "than $500, 000 at auction in Paris on Thursday. The buyer, who was in the "auction room, became the "owner of a 14-step section of staircase that stands nearly 3 meters…...
Priceless Treasures: Rare Ottoman Art and Luxury Antiques Up for Auction
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (39+ words) Yahoo Few things make the heart of any self-respecting member of the upper crust beat faster than crazy expensive and super unique works of art and antiques...
Value at Irish art sales featuring Gerard Dillon, Jane O'Malley, Paul Henry and William Orpen
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (567+ words) Jane O'Malley's 'Still life by the Sea 2007' at de Veres. Art by Paul Henry, Roderic O'Conor and Gerard Dillon will lead the respective evening sales by Whyte's, de Veres and James Adam in Dublin on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. They…...
Eiffel Tower staircase piece sells for "450, 000 in Paris auction
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (205+ words) A 14-step section of the original spiral staircase from the Eiffel Tower has sold for "450, 160 ($522, 343) at an auction held by Artcurial in Paris, significantly exceeding its estimated value. The historic piece, measuring 2. 75 meters in height and weighing approximately 1. 4 tonnes, originates…...
Co Down bookmakers" art collection, "one of the finest in Ireland", on sale at Adam"s
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (561+ words) Buyers of art are often intrigued when an art sale includes works held as part of a lifetime collection. And so it is with the Adam's Important Irish Art auction on Wednesday, May 27th, when 11 works owned by the late Reeta…...