Callas jewels a huge hit at auction
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Jewels which belonged to the late Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas have fetched 2.19 million Swiss francs (1 million pounds) at auction, triple the pre-sale estimate, Sotheby&#39;s says.
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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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(260 sec.) A look at some Silver Age gems that are selling for top dollar.
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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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Jewels which belonged to the late  Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas fetched 2.19 million  Swiss francs ($1.87 million) at auction, triple the pre-sale  estimate, Sotheby's said on Wednesday.
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In New York, the auction of Johnny and June Cash&#39;s belongings brought more than twice the pre-sale estimate, bringing in nearly $4 million.
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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 ...
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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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A 603-carat diamond, the biggest found in 13 years and the 15th largest in the world, went on sale in Antwerp on Wednesday after being uncovered in Lesotho in southern Africa, the owners said.
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Bid $5m on own auctions, attorney general claims A jewellery company which allegedly bid on its own eBay auctions to "illegally drive up prices by as much as 20 per cent" will pay $400,000 (Â£204,000) in "restitution and penalties", Reuters reports.â¦
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A love letter from Napoleon to his mistress Josephine sold for $557,000, more than five times its estimate, at a London auction that attracted spirited bidding for several rare items.
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Collectors have consigned hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of art for the November sales in New York.
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Pearls that Marie Antoinette purportedly gave to a British countess for safekeeping after the French queen was imprisoned will go up for auction, Christie's said Thursday.
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Tâs womenâs fashion market directorâs $135 diamond earrings...
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Collection sold at Christie's sparks bidding in person, by phone and via internet.
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Gauguin and Modigliani help an auction reach the highest total for an impressionist and modern art sale since 1990.
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A three-day auction of items owned by the late Johnny and June Carter Cash raised nearly &#36;4 million, more than twice the amount expected, as over 1,000 bidders snapped up property from the country music icons.