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Human remains ‘found in suitcases’ sold at New Zealand auction
Wellington: New Zealand police have begun a homicide investigation after human remains were allegedly found stashed in suitcases that were…
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The Caravaggio, the American princess and a bitter family dispute
Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi has the rarest of guilty pleasures: gazing up at the world’s only Caravaggio mural, as…
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Roman villa housing Caravaggio up for auction amid legal dispute
A Roman villa housing the only mural by Caravaggio and at the centre of a legal battle between a former…
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‘Majestic’ tiaras of Josephine Bonaparte sold in UK
A pair of “highly rare” centuries-old headpieces encrusted with jewels and believed to have belonged to the French empress Josephine…
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Wikipedia creator’s computer and NFT of first edit up for auction
The personal computer that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales used when programming the online reference resource 20 years ago is going…
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Doomed ‘Dune’ storyboards sell for 2.7million euros
The storyboards for the doomed 1970s film version of sci-fi classic “Dune” sold for 2.66 million euros ($3 million) at…
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Rare Einstein manuscript set to fetch millions
Albert Einstein’s handwritten notes for the theory of relativity are being auctioned in Paris yesterday, expected to fetch millions of…
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Clapton guitar tops $600,000 in rock memorabilia auction
A vintage Eric Clapton guitar sold for $625,000 in New York at a weekend auction of rock memorabilia that fetched…
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Storyboards for doomed ‘Dune’ film up for auction
It has entered film folklore as one of the great missed opportunities: the doomed 1970s adaptation of “Dune” that was…
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New York auction smashes record for Frida Kahlo work
A rare painting by Frida Kahlo sold in a New York auction house for almost $35 million, a record price…
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Marie Antoinette’s bracelets dazzle at auction
Two diamond bracelets once belonging to Marie Antoinette and imbued with her “glamour, glory and drama” according to Christie’s auction…
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Amy Winehouse’s last concert dress to go under the hammer
The dress that singer Amy Winehouse wore for her final performance was auctioned this weekend in California, as part of…
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