JEWELS OF MARIA CALLAS UP FOR AUCTION, RECORD SALES
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(AGI) - Geneva, Switzerland, Nov 18 - Eleven pieces of the prestigious jewel collection of the soprano Maria Callas have been sold for the record price of 2.19 million Swiss francs (1.45 million euros) in an auction held in Geneva.
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A collection of items belonging to the late opera star Maria Callas fetches 1.76m Euros (Â£1.26m) at auction.
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A Valentineâs Day charity auction at Sothebyâs in New York raised more than $42.5 million to benefit H.I.V./AIDS relief programs in Africa, far above the presale estimate of about $29 million, The Associated Press reported. Organized by Sothebyâs, Bono, Damien Hirst (whose âWhere Thereâs a Will Thereâs a Way,â above, was among the works sold) and the Gagosian Gallery, the event set sale records for 17 artists, including Howard Hodgkin, Marc Quinn and Keith Tyson, and included pieces by Jasper Johns, Jeff Koons and Ed Ruscha. Proceeds will go the United Nations Foundation and will support programs run by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
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While many works may have fallen short of the auction house's expectations at Thursday's sale, there were still several high, record-breaking prices.
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From love letters to evening dresses,  personal belongings of Greek-American opera diva Maria Callas  will be put up for sale in Milan in December.
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Jewels which belonged to the late Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas fetched 2.19 million Swiss francs (&#36;1.87 million) at auction, triple the pre-sale estimate, Sotheby's said on Wednesday.
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Jewellery worn by the legendary late opera star Maria Callas during her glory years will go under the auctioneer's hammer in the Swiss city of Geneva on Wednesday, stirring up emotions more than 27 years after she died.
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