N.Y. Queen of Mean's possessions up for auction
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The queen's possessions are going up for public auction -- the so-called Queen of Mean, the late real estate billionaire Leona Helmsley, that is.
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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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The estate of Mexican screen legend Maria Felix goes up for sale in New York next month.
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A rare set of eight letters written by  George Washington to one of his generals in 1776 during the  Revolutionary War will be auctioned this month in New York,  Sotheby's said on Wednesday.
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Actress Elizabeth Taylor announced Wednesday that all future sales of her jewelry, artwork, clothing, furniture and memorabilia will be through Christie's, which has already auctioned some of her possessions including the dress she wore to the 1969 Academy Awards.
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Strong sales for Impressionist and modern works were evident this week at New York&#39;s premier auction houses, with Paul Gauguin&#39;s &quot;Maternite (II)&quot; bringing in $39.
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Some of the world's most famous meteorites are up for sale in a New York auction called the first of its kind.
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Cameron Mathison is putting himself up for auction.
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Million-dollar Antebellum beauties are up for grabs in New Orleans' history-rich part of town.
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When New York City artist Megan Foster  was working on a painting of a kitchen whose cabinets were  overflowing with useless appliances, she turned to auction site  eBay Inc.
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A collection of books, photos and letters relating to Oscar Wilde are being sold at auction in London.
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Come October, the highest bidder can sleep in Cher's bed. It's one of 700 items from the superstar's Malibu home that will be auctioned beginning Oct. 3. The sale includes furniture, artwork, jewelry, a 2003 H2 Hummer and original costumes by Bob Mackie.
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Bidders flipped their wigs Thursday at a Manhattan auction where one of pop art icon Andy Warhol&#039;s signature silver hairpieces sold for &#36;10,800.
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The widow of late French President Francois Mitterrand is putting many of his clothes and personal effects up for sale 12 years after his death, including silk suits, top hats, crocodile-skin cases and a shapely piggy-bank.
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Collection sold at Christie's sparks bidding in person, by phone and via internet.
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A collection of Maria Callas memorabilia from her husband's estate, including letters, photographs and musical scores, will be auctioned later this year.
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A Chilean collector outbids the Met for prize couture. His mother is his muse.