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Napoleon's Exquisite Flintlock Pistols Fetch $1.83 Million At Auction
Held at Osenat auction house in Fontainebleau, France, the pistols surpassed their estimated value of $1.3 million- $1.63 million.
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Original Cover For Comic Book Asterix For Auction Despite Legal Challenge
An original cover painting from the 1963 comic book Asterix and Cleopatre was to go under the hammer on Sunday despite a legal challenge from the artist's daughter.
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Napoleon Bonaparte's Hat Sells For Record $2.1 Million At French Auction
A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly two million euros at a French auction on Sunday, the auction house said.
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France Probes Notre-Dame Stained Glass Sale For Theft
French police were on Thursday probing theft accusations linked to the sale of valuable stained glass that once adorned Notre-Dame, with auction house Sotheby's insisting it had done everything by the book.
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French Brand Launches Bag Made Of Real Meteorites, Costs Rs 35 Lakh
'Mini Meteorite Swipe Bag' is a limited-edition bag made of dark grey stone with an incorporated meteorite.
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Bugatti Sells Its Last Purely Gas-Powered Car For Record Rs 88 Crore
French luxury carmaker Buggati has set a new record by selling its last purely gas-powered supercar at a Paris auction for more than $10 million, which is approximately Rs 88 crore.
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Marlon Brando's Breakup Letter To French Girlfriend Could Fetch $15,000 At Auction
In the letter, the legendary Oscar-winning actor of "The Godfather" franchise said "it's not you, it's me" as he attempted to end the affair with the dancer and actress.
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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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Rare Guitar That Belonged To Queen Of France To Be Auctioned For $84,000
The body of the guitar is in fruitwood decorated with ivory and ebony fillets, with an openwork ivory rosette depicting a pair of doves.
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Mistaken For Rare Artefact, Chinese Vase Worth $1,900 Sold For $9 Million
A Chinese vase that a French auction house placed up for auction has sold for $9 million, nearly 4,000 times its estimated value.
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"Secret Masterpiece" By French Artist Sold For 1.44 Million Dollars In Paris
A monumental sculpture by the late French artist Claude Lalanne that sat on the grounds of a school for decades unknown to art lovers has fetched 1.24 million euros ($1.44 million) at auction, blowing past estimates.
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A Home Renovation In France Yields Gold Treasure Of $1.2 Million
Hundreds of rare gold coins dug out of the walls of a remote French mansion fetched more than one million euros ($1.2 million) at auction on Wednesday.
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Rare Paul Gauguin Painting Sells For 9.5 Million Euros At Paris Auction
A rare canvas by French artist Paul Gauguin from his time in Tahiti fetched 9.5 million euros ($10.5 million) in Paris on Tuesday, nearly twice its estimated value, the auction house said.
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Long-Lost Italian Painting Could Fetch $6 Million At French Auction
A long-lost painting by a 13th century Italian master discovered in the kitchen of an elderly French woman has been valued at up to six million euros and will be sold at auction next month.
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Sotheby's To Be Acquired By French Billionaire Patrick Drahi In $3.7 Billion Deal
French telecoms and media mogul Patrick Drahi is acquiring Sotheby's auction house, one of the world's biggest art brokers, in a $3.7 billion deal, the British-founded company announced Monday.
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Napoleon's Exquisite Flintlock Pistols Fetch $1.83 Million At Auction
Held at Osenat auction house in Fontainebleau, France, the pistols surpassed their estimated value of $1.3 million- $1.63 million.
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Original Cover For Comic Book Asterix For Auction Despite Legal Challenge
An original cover painting from the 1963 comic book Asterix and Cleopatre was to go under the hammer on Sunday despite a legal challenge from the artist's daughter.
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Napoleon Bonaparte's Hat Sells For Record $2.1 Million At French Auction
A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly two million euros at a French auction on Sunday, the auction house said.
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France Probes Notre-Dame Stained Glass Sale For Theft
French police were on Thursday probing theft accusations linked to the sale of valuable stained glass that once adorned Notre-Dame, with auction house Sotheby's insisting it had done everything by the book.
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French Brand Launches Bag Made Of Real Meteorites, Costs Rs 35 Lakh
'Mini Meteorite Swipe Bag' is a limited-edition bag made of dark grey stone with an incorporated meteorite.
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Bugatti Sells Its Last Purely Gas-Powered Car For Record Rs 88 Crore
French luxury carmaker Buggati has set a new record by selling its last purely gas-powered supercar at a Paris auction for more than $10 million, which is approximately Rs 88 crore.
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Marlon Brando's Breakup Letter To French Girlfriend Could Fetch $15,000 At Auction
In the letter, the legendary Oscar-winning actor of "The Godfather" franchise said "it's not you, it's me" as he attempted to end the affair with the dancer and actress.
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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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Rare Guitar That Belonged To Queen Of France To Be Auctioned For $84,000
The body of the guitar is in fruitwood decorated with ivory and ebony fillets, with an openwork ivory rosette depicting a pair of doves.
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Mistaken For Rare Artefact, Chinese Vase Worth $1,900 Sold For $9 Million
A Chinese vase that a French auction house placed up for auction has sold for $9 million, nearly 4,000 times its estimated value.
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"Secret Masterpiece" By French Artist Sold For 1.44 Million Dollars In Paris
A monumental sculpture by the late French artist Claude Lalanne that sat on the grounds of a school for decades unknown to art lovers has fetched 1.24 million euros ($1.44 million) at auction, blowing past estimates.
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A Home Renovation In France Yields Gold Treasure Of $1.2 Million
Hundreds of rare gold coins dug out of the walls of a remote French mansion fetched more than one million euros ($1.2 million) at auction on Wednesday.
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Rare Paul Gauguin Painting Sells For 9.5 Million Euros At Paris Auction
A rare canvas by French artist Paul Gauguin from his time in Tahiti fetched 9.5 million euros ($10.5 million) in Paris on Tuesday, nearly twice its estimated value, the auction house said.
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Long-Lost Italian Painting Could Fetch $6 Million At French Auction
A long-lost painting by a 13th century Italian master discovered in the kitchen of an elderly French woman has been valued at up to six million euros and will be sold at auction next month.
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Sotheby's To Be Acquired By French Billionaire Patrick Drahi In $3.7 Billion Deal
French telecoms and media mogul Patrick Drahi is acquiring Sotheby's auction house, one of the world's biggest art brokers, in a $3.7 billion deal, the British-founded company announced Monday.
