Spain’s culture ministry said Wednesday it had purchased one of celebrated poet Federico Garcia Lorca’s manuscripts for more than 30,000 euros through a Sotheby’s auction in London.Read full story

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Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) — Sotheby’s in London sold 38.7 million pounds ($79.8 million) of Russian paintings, Orthodox icons, Faberge works and porcelain over the past two days, setting a record for the biggest Russian-art sale.Read full story

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Bonhams’ October 18th auction of Fine Jewelry featured Art Deco signed pieces from private collections from across the United States. Collectors, members of the trade and jewelry aficionados assembled for the 3-City simulcast sale, placing bids in the New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles salesrooms, as well as via telephone during the spirited [...]

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This could be a dream holiday for your favorite cycling fan or even you. Beginning Nov. 26, for 10 days, you can bid on three ultra-exclusive, one-of-a-kind Team CSC cycling gifts on eBay.
All proceeds from this auction will benefit Velokhaya, the fundraising initiative of South Africa’s Life Cycling Academy. Team CSC, Cervelo and Computer Sciences [...]

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A set of 14 gunpowder paintings by Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang sold for $9.5 million at an auction in Hong Kong, breaking records for the artist and for Chinese contemporary art, Christie’s auction house said Monday.Read full story

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London’s auction houses hope to smash new records this week as a treasure trove of Russian art goes under the hammer here starting Monday.Read full story

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Four Sidney Nolan paintings from the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) have fetched more than $700,000 in Sydney, far exceeding auction house Sotheby’s previous expectations of $340,000 to $470,000.Read full story
Sidney Nolan art for sale here.

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A carpet which was estimated to sell for hundreds of pounds sold for a massive £11,000 at the Charterhouse auction in Sherborne on Friday 16th November.
“It was a classic tale. The West Country lady client was moving to be near her family in London and took advantage of the free home visit service we offer [...]

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Bloomsbury’s inaugural Vintage and Modern Poster sale on 13th December 2007 will be eclectic and encompass all genres and styles. The Art nouveau and Art Deco movements will be the mainstay with Toulouse-Lautrec, Mucha, Cheret, Kurzweil as well as Cassandre, Carlu, Bernard and Colin being represented.
The sale contains approximately 250 lots and has a strong [...]

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Bonhams & Butterfields, international fine arts auctioneers, presents entertainment memorabilia at auction twice yearly, the Sunday, December 9, 2007 sale to feature vintage and contemporary film and television props, animation cels, costumes and rock memorabilia in Los Angeles. Up for auction is an original cel from Fantasia, the 1940 Disney film widely considered one of [...]

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