World record for Miro at big buck London auction week
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A painting by Joan Miro sold for a world record figure for the Spanish artist&#39;s work at the start of a bumper series of high-value art sales at Christie&#39;s in London, the auctioneer said Tuesday.
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Eleven works by cult British artist Banksy exceeded their estimates on Wednesday at a London auction, underlining his ongoing appeal to contemporary art collectors.
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The euro hit a record high against the  yen on Thursday and remained within sight of this week's  all-time peak versus the dollar as its bull run continued a  thin market.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Cult British graffiti artist Banksy secured his place among the country's art elite on Wednesday when one of his works fetched a record 102,000 pounds ($201,100) at a Sotheby's auction.
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Christie's is eyeing to break its HK$1.2 billion ($154.2 million) Asia sales record next week when it auctions artworks and jewelry from a region that is all the rage with wealthy international and Chinese buyers.
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A three-canvas painting by the figurative artist Francis Bacon is to be auctioned in London next month, where experts estimate it will break the record for the sale of any British or Irish work.
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Online retailer says it set new records this year.
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Babe Ruth&#39;s 46-ounce bat that ushered in the new Yankee Stadium in 1923 with a monstrous home run was sold yesterday for a record $1.265 million - the most ever paid for a baseball bat.
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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers held its largest sale to date in company history last week in Moerdijk, (Rotterdam), the Netherlands, earning over 51million (approx. US$68 million) in gross auction sales.
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The sale broke the artistâs record and underlined the enduring market influence of the workâs latest owner, the collector Charles Saatchi.
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A London restaurant dished out a record &#36;52,000 for a 2.4-pound Italian white truffle during a charity auction in Tuscany, regional officials said Monday.
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The "Mona Lisa" of baseball cards has sold for a record $2.35 million(1.2 million pounds).
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A rare piece by renowned Chinese artist Xu Beihong has smashed the record for a Chinese oil painting, selling for HK$53.9 million (US$6.9 million) at a Christie's auction in Hong Kong on Sunday.
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A painting that hung for several years in a bank cafeteria has set a new record price for Australian aboriginal artwork, auctioneers Sotheby's said on Wednesday, confirming the ongoing boom for the genre.
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Shares of Internet Auction Co., South Korea&#39;s largest online auctioneer, rose by the 12 percent limit to a record after parent EBay Inc.
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Johnny Cash's instruments and possessions raise almost $4m (Â£2.2) after a three-day auction in New York.
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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.