A $3.76 Million 1935 Mercedes 500K Roadster Was Confiscated By German...
When Franz van Haren paid $3.76 million at auction last year for a 1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K Roadster, how could he have imagined that the vehicle—of which 342 were built—would later be confiscated by...
View ArticleMeet The Auctioneer Who Is Selling Some Of The World's Most Expensive Cars
The gig: David Gooding, 45, is president and founder of Gooding & Co. in Santa Monica, which sells classic cars -- from antiques such as a 1912 Model T Speedster to hot sports cars such as a 1973...
View ArticleThis Guy Just Bought $18.2 Million Worth Of Diamonds
Brett Stettner is having a very expensive week. Stettner, a diamond dealer who runs a diamond investment fund, bought the top lots at both Christie's and Sotheby's jewelry auctions in New York City...
View ArticleSee How China Is Absolutely Dominating The Global Art Market
We've written again and again about how the art market in China is skyrocketing. Our friends at Statista are taking a data-driven look at all the art records China has broken in the past year, and how...
View ArticleWe Are Giving $50 To Whoever Guesses How Much 'The Scream' Sells For
This week could be one of the biggest ever for the art world: Edvward Munch's haunting portrait "The Scream" will be auctioned off Wednesday and could set a major record. Sotheby's, which is selling...
View ArticleThey May Not Be 'The Scream,' But A Bunch Of Edvard Munch Murals Are Also For...
(Newser) – The painter of The Scream was also an interior decorator of sorts: Edvard Munch painted a set of murals long displayed in the dining hall of an Oslo factory. Now, that canteen—currently...
View ArticleOne Business Insider Reader Came Awfully Close To Guessing The Price Of 'The...
Congratulations to Business Insider reader Vasu Raju, who came closest to guessing the hammer price of "The Scream." The painting sold last night at Sotheby's for $107 million ( or $119.9 million...
View ArticleWho Paid A Record-Breaking $120 Million For 'The Scream' Last Night?
A version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" sold at Sotheby's last night for $119.9 million, shattering the previous record for a piece of art sold at auction. The auction house was packed for the...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Expensive Works Of Art Ever Sold
"The Scream" created some big buzz when it sold last night at Sotheby's to an anonymous buyer. And while the $119.9 million price tag set an auction house record for Sotheby's and for artist Edvard...
View ArticleThe 11 Most Expensive Watches Ever Sold
A nice car, a large home, an expensive watch—they're all status symbols. But some folks will break the bank to buy a rare timepiece. These are the most expensive watches ever sold at Sotheby's and...
View ArticleFOR SALE: Tons Of Ridiculous Items That Were Seized In Police Raids
If you're a fan of Antiques Roadshow and Storage Wars, you might want to check out propertyroom.com. The website takes property seized by law enforcement and puts it up for auction at a steep...
View ArticleChristie's Brought In $388 Million At A Record-Breaking Contemporary Art Sale...
People are still talking about Sotheby's sale of "The Scream" for a record-breaking $119.9 million last week. But last night at rival auction house Christie's post-war and contemporary sale, several...
View ArticleNaomi Campbell's Russian Billionaire Boyfriend Dropped $3.3 Million On A...
Last night was huge for Christie's which brought in a whopping $388 million at its postwar and contemporary evening sale. While most of the big winners remained anonymous, Bloomberg's Katya Kazakina...
View ArticleBillionaire Banking Heiress Lily Safra Just Sold $38 Million Worth Of Jewelry...
In an impressive philanthropic move, billionaire heiress Lily Safra has sold off a chunk of her jewelry collection to benefit nearly three dozen charities. The 70-piece collection was auctioned off...
View ArticleThis Abandoned French Village Was Finally Sold To A Korean Photographer For...
A deserted French village that made global news a few months ago for not being able to find a buyer has finally been sold to a U.S.-based Korean photographer for just €520,000 ($663,000), The Local...
View ArticleCandy Spelling: Auction House Botched The Sale Of My Giant Doll Collection
WASHINGTON (AP) — The widow of TV producer Aaron Spelling is suing a Maryland auction house that sold part of her extensive collection of antique dolls, claiming it owes her money and failed to return...
View ArticleSotheby's Sold This Patek Phillipe Wrist Watch For A Record $3 Million Last...
Buyers went crazy last night at Sotheby's watch auction of the collection from Reginald H. Fullerton Jr. and his grandfather Henry Graves Jr. The sale racked in a total of $8.4 million. A Patek...
View ArticleTurns Out You're Not Allowed To Sell Your Soul On eBay (EBAY)
You know Lori N., the Albuquerque woman who was auctioning off her soul on eBay? No sale. eBay has cancelled her listing, under a longstanding policy that specifically forbids selling your soul. An...
View ArticleThis Classic Bentley From 1912 Just Sold For A Record-Breaking $7 Million
A 1912 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost — nicknamed the "Corgi" after a toy that was modeled after the car — made a big splash over the weekend at a British auction house, selling for nearly $7.1 million to...
View ArticleMan Finds Rare $3 Million Baseball Card Collection In The Attic
Karl Kissner, 51, was going through his grandfather's attic in Defiance, Ohio this past winter when he came upon a collection of turn-of-the-century baseball cards estimated to be worth around $3...
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