Auctions
Spain borrowing costs dip despite Cyprus crisis
Mar 21, 2013 12:23 EDT
Spain's borrowing costs dipped in a bond auction Thursday, easing concerns that a feared banking meltdown in Cyprus could scare investors away from other troubled eurozone states.
Original of world's 'most popular' art print sold in London
Mar 20, 2013 13:01 EDT
A picture dubbed the most reproduced fine art print in the world sold at auction in London on Wednesday for almost £1 million, a record for South African artist Vladimir Tretchikoff.
New Zealanders toast end of 'Marmageddon'
Mar 19, 2013 22:36 EDT
Supermarkets across New Zealand have stocked up with Marmite for the first time in more than a year, as a shortage of the salty spread caused by the Christchurch earthquake came to an end.
$3 tag sale find sells at Sotheby's for $2.23 million
Mar 19, 2013 18:53 EDT
A $3 tag sale buy has turned into a massive windfall for the lucky bargain hunter: the Chinese bowl sold for $2.23 million at an auction at Sotheby's on Tuesday.
Forgotten F1 gem unveiled
Mar 19, 2013 02:57 EDT
Auction house Bonhams unveiled a "forgotten" 1954 Formula One car driven by five-time world champion Juan Manuel Fangio which is expected to sell for £5 million at auction in July.
Ex-HK politician's wine collection goes for $6.2 mln
Mar 17, 2013 01:48 EDT
A former Hong Kong politician sold off part of his rare wine collection for over $6 million, auction house Christie's said on Sunday, after a scandal over a wine cellar at his home was partly blamed for his loss in last year's leadership race.
Titanic violin found in attic
Mar 15, 2013 12:20 EDT
The violin from the band that played as the Titanic sank has been found in an attic in England, a British auction house said on Friday.
Liszt letters get record price at Geneva auction
Mar 14, 2013 08:51 EDT
A collection of 14 letters written by 19th century Hungarian composer Franz Liszt raked in record prices late Wednesday, with some topping 50 times their estimate.
Guatemala claims Sotheby's articles
Mar 13, 2013 21:00 EDT
Guatemala made claims to 13 archeological pieces set to go under the hammer at a Sotheby's auction house sale in Paris next week.
Ireland returns to 10-year bond market
Mar 13, 2013 15:14 EDT
Ireland on Wednesday returned to the 10-year bond market for the first time since it benefited from an international bailout in 2010, raising almost double the amount predicted by analysts.
Christie's to auction 'perfect' new 102-carat diamond
Mar 13, 2013 12:41 EDT
Auction house Christie's on Wednesday said it would put up for auction "one of the world's most perfect diamonds" -- a new colourless, pear-shaped gem weighing 101.73 carats.
Rare Blue Note album under Paris hammer
Mar 13, 2013 12:29 EDT
A rare vinyl original of an album by American pianist Sonny Clark will be among the notable items on offer when a collection of more than 10,000 jazz and blues recordings is put up for auction in Paris next week.
Louis XVI post-beheading 'bloodstain' on auction in Paris
Mar 08, 2013 12:44 EST
A piece of cloth smeared with the blood of Louis XVI, the French king who was beheaded after the 1789 revolution, will go on sale next month in Paris, an auction house said on Friday.
Ronaldo's damaged Ferrari to sell on eBay
Mar 07, 2013 08:24 EST
A damaged Ferrari once belonging to Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is to be sold on eBay, after its new owner came to an agreement with the Internet auction site, the vendor's laywer said on Thursday.
Online Warhol auction raises $2.3 million
Mar 06, 2013 20:33 EST
An online-only auction of a trove of Andy Warhol's lesser, but often hitherto unavailable works, raised $2.3 million at Christie's, with a lithograph of Marilyn Monroe's lips coming out on top.
World record price for rare Australian 'Holey Dollar'
Mar 06, 2013 01:54 EST
A private collector has paid a world record Aus$495,000 (US$508,000) for one of Australia's first coins, known as the "Holey Dollar", auctioneers said Wednesday.
World record price for rare Australian 'Holey Dollar'
Mar 05, 2013 23:08 EST
A private collector has paid a world record Aus$495,000 (US$508,000) for one of Australia's first coins, known as the "Holey Dollar", auctioneers said Wednesday.
Global art sales swell despite slowing Chinese market
Mar 05, 2013 16:10 EST
Works by Andy Warhol topped the list of auction sales in 2012, as the global art market thrived thanks to high sales in New York and in China, the French watchdog Artprice told AFP Tuesday.
Cuba cigar auction raises money for health system
Mar 03, 2013 13:39 EST
An auction of luxury cigar humidors in Cuba fetched $1.1 million, which will go toward the public health system, the state news agency said Sunday.
FTSE recovers on Italy bond auctions
Feb 27, 2013 12:52 EST
London shares closed slightly higher on Wednesday on better-than-expected bond auctions in Italy, a day after stocks slumped on inconclusive elections in the debt-laden eurozone country.
