JEWELS OF MARIA CALLAS UP FOR AUCTION, RECORD SALES
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(AGI) - Geneva, Switzerland, Nov 18 - Eleven pieces of the prestigious jewel collection of the soprano Maria Callas have been sold for the record price of 2.19 million Swiss francs (1.45 million euros) in an auction held in Geneva.
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A book of fairy tales created, handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling sold for nearly $4 million at auction Thursday.
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An auction of more than 700 items  belonging to singer and actress Cher raised over $3.5 million  -- more than double pre-sale estimates -- as celebrity  collectors snapped up her possessions.
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LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters Life!) - In what could be the most valuable sale they have ever staged in Europe, auctioneers Sotheby's said on Wednesday they expect to raise more than 100 million pounds ($195 million) from an Impressionists' auction next week.
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A three-day auction of items owned by  the late Johnny and June Carter Cash raised nearly $4 million,  more than twice the amount expected, as over 1,000 bidders  snapped up property from the country music icons.
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A diamond-encrusted skull by British artist Damien Hirst sold on Thursday for 100 million dollars (75 million euros), a record price for work sold by a living artist, a London gallery announced.
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The first known recordings by Judy Garland -- made when she was just 12 years old and never heard in public -- are expected to fetch about $40,000 when they go up for auction next week.
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Jackson family memorabilia brought in about half a million dollars on the first of a two-day auction at the Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino, auctioneer Guernsey's said Thursday. The auction, which wraps up late Thursday, displayed more than 1,100 lots, mostly costumes, documents, awards and other memorabilia.
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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 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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A collector's treasure trove of more than 6 million songs -- on vinyl and CDs, in genres from rock and jazz to country and Broadway -- goes up for auction. Bidding starts at $3 million.
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More than 200 people packed a Paris auction house for the sale of thousands of objects tracing the career of French screen siren Brigitte Bardot, whose 70th birthday coincided with the event.
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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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Barbie in Midnight Red, dating from 1965, sold for a record 9,000 pounds on Tuesday as collectors from around the world gathered to bid for a piece of a unique private collection of 4,000 Barbie family dolls.
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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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CALABASAS, Calif.  Â A photograph of Soviet film pioneer Sergei Eisenstein and a poster from an early Bette Davis movie commanded huge prices Thursday at the opening day of an auction of Hollywood memorabilia.
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Diva Maria Callas&#39; jewelry, including an 11.7-carat diamond ring, is being sold in Switzerland, the BBC reported Wednesday. Sotheby&#39;s says the ring, a ruby bracelet, large pearl-drop earrings, and eight other