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At $121 Million, Rare Painting Sets "World Record" For Surreal Work Of Art
A painting by the 'Master of Surrealism' Rene Magritte has smashed the auction record for any of his works by selling for an astonishing $121 million at a Christie's auction in New York on Tuesday.
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Albert Einstein's 1939 Atomic Bomb Warning Letter Sells For Rs 32.7 Crore
This letter, which played a pivotal role in the development of the atomic bomb, was originally addressed to the US president.
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At New York Auction, Elton John's Belongings Fetch $8 Million
Christie's auction house is running a series of eight sales, both in person and online, for the collection of the 76-year-old legend's belongings
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Albert Einstein's Signed Manuscript Fetches Rs 10.7 Crore At Shanghai Auction
A rare autographed manuscript by renowned physicist Albert Einstein explaining the development of his famous contributions to science fetched Rs 10.7 crore at the recently held Christie's '20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale'.
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Albert Einstein's Rare Manuscript Explaining His Theories Set For Auction
A rare autographed manuscript by renowned physicist Albert Einstein explaining the development of his famous theories is set to go under the hammer at Christie's on September 23.
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Christie's Auction House Slammed For Selling Jewels With Nazi Connection
The auction house is predicting that jewels from the estate of Heidi Horten, the heiress who died last year, will bring in more than $150 million.
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French Auction House Halts Sale Of Nataraj Idol As Tamil Nadu Flags Issue
Well-known international auctioning house Christies in France has halted the sale of a 500-year-old Nataraj idol, stolen from a Tamil Nadu temple in 1972, after the state police flagged the issue.
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Controversial Dinosaur Skeleton Auction Cancelled In Hong Kong
Christie's has called off the auction of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, the auction house told AFP on Monday, days before it was due to go under the hammer in Hong Kong.
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Christie’s Adopts Blockchain, Launches NFT Auction Platform Built on Ethereum
Christie’s auction house , has launched an online auction platform for the auctions of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). NFT minting firm Manifold.xyz, crypto research firm Chainalysis along with metaverse firm Statial came together to create Christie’s 3.0. For every auction conducted on this platform, all the transactions will automatically be reco...
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"Largest In History": Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen's Art Collection Up For Auction
Christie's announced plans on Thursday to auction off the art collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, which it estimated to be worth more than $1 billion.
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Christie's NFT Specialist Noah Davis Joins CryptoPunks Project With Yuga Labs
After acquiring popular non-fungible token (NFT) project CryptoPunks back in March, Yuga Labs is bringing on Noah Davis, a key part of the NFT team at auction house Christie’s, to be the project’s brand lead.
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Rediscovered 15th Century Michelangelo Sketch Sells For 23 Million Euros
A recently rediscovered sketch by Michelangelo, the artist's first known nude, sold at auction at Christie's in Paris on Wednesday for 23 million euros ($24 million), a record for one of the Italian master's drawings.
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Marilyn Monroe Portrait Becomes Most Expensive 20th Century Artwork Sold
An iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe by American pop art visionary Andy Warhol went under the hammer for a record $195 million Monday at Christie's.
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World's Largest White Diamond, 'The Rock', Expected To Sell For $30 Million
The largest white diamond ever auctioned will go under the hammer in Geneva next week, part of a sale by Christie's that features two stones weighing more than 200 carats each.
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NFT Prices May Drop Sharply After Initial Surge, Say Experts
The NFT bubble isn't popping, but it may have sprung a leak. A year on from when a single non-fungible token sold for $69.3 million in crypto at Christie's auction house, with the buyer paying to be recorded on blockchain as the owner of a digital file that anyone can see online for free, this weird and wild market is showing some signs of slowing ...
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At $121 Million, Rare Painting Sets "World Record" For Surreal Work Of Art
A painting by the 'Master of Surrealism' Rene Magritte has smashed the auction record for any of his works by selling for an astonishing $121 million at a Christie's auction in New York on Tuesday.
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Albert Einstein's 1939 Atomic Bomb Warning Letter Sells For Rs 32.7 Crore
This letter, which played a pivotal role in the development of the atomic bomb, was originally addressed to the US president.
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At New York Auction, Elton John's Belongings Fetch $8 Million
Christie's auction house is running a series of eight sales, both in person and online, for the collection of the 76-year-old legend's belongings
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Albert Einstein's Signed Manuscript Fetches Rs 10.7 Crore At Shanghai Auction
A rare autographed manuscript by renowned physicist Albert Einstein explaining the development of his famous contributions to science fetched Rs 10.7 crore at the recently held Christie's '20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale'.
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Albert Einstein's Rare Manuscript Explaining His Theories Set For Auction
A rare autographed manuscript by renowned physicist Albert Einstein explaining the development of his famous theories is set to go under the hammer at Christie's on September 23.
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Christie's Auction House Slammed For Selling Jewels With Nazi Connection
The auction house is predicting that jewels from the estate of Heidi Horten, the heiress who died last year, will bring in more than $150 million.
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French Auction House Halts Sale Of Nataraj Idol As Tamil Nadu Flags Issue
Well-known international auctioning house Christies in France has halted the sale of a 500-year-old Nataraj idol, stolen from a Tamil Nadu temple in 1972, after the state police flagged the issue.
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Controversial Dinosaur Skeleton Auction Cancelled In Hong Kong
Christie's has called off the auction of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, the auction house told AFP on Monday, days before it was due to go under the hammer in Hong Kong.
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Christie’s Adopts Blockchain, Launches NFT Auction Platform Built on Ethereum
Christie’s auction house , has launched an online auction platform for the auctions of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). NFT minting firm Manifold.xyz, crypto research firm Chainalysis along with metaverse firm Statial came together to create Christie’s 3.0. For every auction conducted on this platform, all the transactions will automatically be reco...
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"Largest In History": Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen's Art Collection Up For Auction
Christie's announced plans on Thursday to auction off the art collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, which it estimated to be worth more than $1 billion.
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Christie's NFT Specialist Noah Davis Joins CryptoPunks Project With Yuga Labs
After acquiring popular non-fungible token (NFT) project CryptoPunks back in March, Yuga Labs is bringing on Noah Davis, a key part of the NFT team at auction house Christie’s, to be the project’s brand lead.
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Rediscovered 15th Century Michelangelo Sketch Sells For 23 Million Euros
A recently rediscovered sketch by Michelangelo, the artist's first known nude, sold at auction at Christie's in Paris on Wednesday for 23 million euros ($24 million), a record for one of the Italian master's drawings.
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Marilyn Monroe Portrait Becomes Most Expensive 20th Century Artwork Sold
An iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe by American pop art visionary Andy Warhol went under the hammer for a record $195 million Monday at Christie's.
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World's Largest White Diamond, 'The Rock', Expected To Sell For $30 Million
The largest white diamond ever auctioned will go under the hammer in Geneva next week, part of a sale by Christie's that features two stones weighing more than 200 carats each.
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NFT Prices May Drop Sharply After Initial Surge, Say Experts
The NFT bubble isn't popping, but it may have sprung a leak. A year on from when a single non-fungible token sold for $69.3 million in crypto at Christie's auction house, with the buyer paying to be recorded on blockchain as the owner of a digital file that anyone can see online for free, this weird and wild market is showing some signs of slowing ...
