Fan auctions collection of 8,100 items on Bridget Bardot
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A 74-year old man is auctioning a collection of 8,100 items on one of the greatest sex symbols of all times, Bridget Bardot, which he has collected over a period of 58 years.
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It's an art collection that could hold  as many as 80 works by Vincent van Gogh and nearly half-a-dozen  by Paul Cezanne, that is if the champions of a dead Dutch  furniture dealer are to be believed.
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An auction of items belonged to the late French President Francois Mitterrand, including his famous black felt hat, raised nearly $220,000 for his widow's charity.
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This season collections had a wide range of inspirations, from 18th century painters to 1980s hipsters
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The Boston Archdiocese has announced that its largest fundraiser, the Annual Catholic Appeal, raised $13.8 million last year, a 15 percent increase over 2005.  The collection topped its goal by $800,000.
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Hundreds of fans and bargain-hunters descended on Tori Spelling's yard sale and walked away with wine glasses, paintings, lingerie, roller skates, a rubber duck and other items.
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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 Dallas Museum of Art announced a series of cash gifts and art bequests that will enrich the museum's holdings by more than 800 Modern and contemporary works.
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A review of the Jonathan Saunders, Tuleh, Preen Ohne Titel, Diane Von Furstenberg and Rodnik Fall 2008 collections.
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Is Elton John's fortune going multimedia? The British pop star, who usually makes his living tickling the ivories, netted &#36;900,000 Thursday night by auctioning off a collection of photographs taken by some of the world's most famous photographers.
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Brigitte Bardot, the French former film  goddess turned animal rights activist, quietly celebrated her  70th birthday on Tuesday -- as flocks of devoted fans poured to  a Paris auction to snatch up her memorabilia.
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An auction of hundreds of personal  items belonging to Cher kicked off on Tuesday as fans and  memorabilia shoppers vied for the singer/actress's rhinestone  costumes, Bentley coupe and a pair of Sonny's old fur boots.
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A set of pearls once belonging to Marie Antoinette and taken to Britain by a friend for safekeeping will go on sale in December, and are expected to fetch up to $800,000.
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Rare works by Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens and Anthony Trollope are to be sold at auction.
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By Anna Jeys  TAKE That tickets were up for sale on eBay today for up to 8 TIMES their actual price - moments after the NEC completely sold out in just 30 minutes.
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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 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.