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Napoleon pistols up for auction
Jul 2, 2024Napoleon Bonaparte once planned to kill himself with two pistols, which will be auctioned off this weekend with a potential price tag of up to 1.5 million euros, the auction house announced on Monday. An etched... -
Picasso masterpiece to fetch $120 mn in November auction
Sep 19, 2023According to a statement released by Sotheby’s on Wednesday, a masterwork by the late Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, “Femme a la montre” from 1932, is likely to bring at least $120 million at auction in November.... -
Record $32.8 Million for Louise Bourgeois Spider Sculpture at Auction
May 19, 2023A large spindly spider sculpture by French-American artist Louise Bourgeois got $32.8 million at auction on Thursday, setting a record for a work by a female sculptor, according to Sotheby’s. Bourgeoise completed the work, which stands... -
Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball to go up for auction
Oct 14, 2022The soccer ball used by Diego Maradona to score Argentina’s infamous “Hand of God” World Cup goal against England in 1986 will be auctioned off next month and might bring up to £3 million. Graham Budd... -
Big-ticket items go unsold in auction of Maradona assets
Dec 20, 2021On Sunday, a virtual auction of around 90 things belonging to late football legend Diego Maradona failed to draw any major buyers, with a coastal apartment, two BMWs, and the house he bought for his parents... -
Sword carried by Napoleon in 1799 coup up for auction in US
Dec 2, 2021The dress sword used by Napoleon Bonaparte when he attempted a coup in 1799 will be auctioned off this weekend, along with five other weapons owned by the French emperor, according to US auctioneers. The lot... -
Churchill painting from Onassis superyacht to auction in New York
Jun 24, 2021A piece of art weaving together one of the great statesmen of the 20th century, an icon of the jet-set and the world’s first “superyacht” will go under the hammer at the New York auction House... -
Shakib al Hasan listed for highest base price for IPL auction
Feb 6, 2021Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was listed at the highest base price of INR 2 crore (approx. the US $274,000) for the Indian Premier League (IPL). The auction of the world’s most glamorous domestic cricket... -
Rapper Biggie’s crown sells for $595,000 at hip hop auction
Sep 17, 2020A plastic crown worn by rapper Biggie through a photoshoot just days before his assassination has sold at auction for 594750 USD in New York. The crown headlined Sotheby’s first-ever sale devoted to hip hop that... -
Kurt Cobain’s ‘Unplugged’ guitar expecting $1 million in auction
May 11, 2020last year, Kurt Cobain’s cardigan sold in an auction for a record of $334,000. Now his acoustic guitar is expected to bring around $1 million dollars, He played the guitar for Nirvana’s “MTV Unplugged” session, just...
