High prices in sale of items from Damien Hirst restaurant
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LONDON: Sold to collectors of modern art: the set of bar stools shaped like aspirins, towering medical cabinets, the DNA-themed sculptures and the molecule-inspired ashtrays.
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Art collectors, sensing that the market, may soon reach its peak have consigned hundreds of millions of dollarsÂ worth of works for November sales.
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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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An auction of 40 paintings by Scottish artist Jack Vettriano fetches more than Â£2.5m during fierce bidding.
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A top London gallery owner and   international auctioneers on Wednesday announced plans to cash   in on the booming contemporary art market ahead of an annual   fair that attracts hundreds of collectors to the city.
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NEW YORK - Bidding was fierce for a few big-name works at Sotheby&#39;s fall sale of Impressionist and modern art in New York Thursday evening, but others fell short of pre-sale estimates and about a fifth of the offerings went unsold.
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A work by artist Damien Hirst, famed for preserving a shark in formaldehyde, on Thursday became the most expensive by a living artist ever sold at auction, the auctioneers said.
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A new work by Damien Hirst is one of the sculptures by the world's best known artists on display at Chatsworth House.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britart superstar Damien Hirst, famed for his pickled sharks and sheep, is taking his "New Religion" to church.
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Sotheby&#39;s Holdings Inc. set six artist records at its auction last night of Impressionist and Modern artwork, as a Paul Gauguin painting fetched $39.
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A collection of works by artists including Henri Matisse sell for a total cost of $395m in New York.
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Controversial artist Damien Hirst reveals his latest work - a jewel-encrusted skull worth Â£50m.
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Aspirin-styled bar stools, medical cabinets and other fittings from artist Damien Hirst&#39;s restaurant Pharmacy have sold for a record Â£11.
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Rock 'n' roll fans with deep pockets can buy a Beatles guitar or a mugshot of the pop star formerly known as Cat Stevens at what Christie's said on Wednesday was its biggest auction of show business memorabilia.
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Damien Hirst donates four of his major works to the Tate galleries, including a pickled cow.
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Multi-millionaire English artist Damien  Hirst said on Thursday he was donating four major works to  Britain's Tate Gallery, including a sliced and pickled cow and  calf.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britart superstar Damien Hirst, famed for his pickled sharks and sheep, is taking his "New Religion" to church. With the skull of a child cast in silver and a heart pierced with syringes and razor blades, one of Britain's most controversial artists is staging his provocative show next month at an Anglican church in London.