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Christie's brings in the bids as art market stirs

2010-03-16T16:00:15Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Auctioneers Christie's said its mid-season sale of 20th century decorative art and design generated strong interest from U.S. and foreign bidders in New York Tuesday in a sign the struggling ar...

Christie's Press Preview Of Works From The Collection Of Michael Crichton

2010-03-05T01:35:56Z

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MARCH 04: Christie's Deputy Chairmen, Brett Gorvy speaks to a member of the press during the Christie's press preview of works from the collection of Michael Crichton at Christie's on March...

Johns' 'Flag' owned by Michael Crichton to be sold

2010-02-22T11:35:05Z

<div id="subtitle">Jasper Johns 'Flag' from Michael Crichton's art collection to be auctioned by Christie's</div><div><p>Michael Crichton was the mega-selling thriller writer behind "Jurassic Park," "The Andromeda Strain" and TV series ...

Works By Picasso And Renoir Are Unveiled Ahead Of Their Auction

2010-01-20T04:31:42Z

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20: A Christie's employee stands beside a work entitled 'Gitane' by Kees van Dongen on January 20, 2010 in London, England. The piece, with an estimated value of between GBP5.5 and 7.5 Million makes u...

NYC auction house withdraws Yale skull-ballot box

2010-02-22T19:45:09Z

<div id="subtitle">NYC auction house withdraws skull-turned-ballot box used by Yale's Skull and Bones society</div><div><p>A New York City auction house says a human skull that had been used as a ballot box by Yale's elite Skull and Bones society has been withdrawn from sale.</p><p>Yale University's mysterious Skull and Bones society, whose members include former president George W. Bush, are to go on auction in New York this month.</p><p>The human skull and two large bones are estimated to sell for between 10,000 and 20,0...

Skull And Bones Auction

2010-01-05T14:46:10Z

This undated photo provided by Christie's shows the 1872 ballot box belonging to Yale's secretive Skull and Bones society that is being offered for sale at Christie's New York City auction house. The ballot box, made from a human skull, is being sold on Jan. 22 and is estimated to fetch $10,...

NJ gov trims budget as gov-elect plans more cuts

2010-02-23T12:02:35Z

<div id="subtitle">NJ governor trims budget, and governor-elect Christie prepares for sweeping cuts to come</div><div><p>New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine has whacked more than $800 million from the current state budget less than a month before leaving office, he said Tuesday as his successor announced preparations for steep reductions for the fiscal year ahead.</p><p&...

NY court snubs Star Trek fan's memorabilia lawsuit

2010-02-23T12:06:24Z

<div id="subtitle">NY court snubs Star Trek fan's lawsuit over show memorabilia; he says items he bought are fake</div><div><p>A "Star Trek" fan isn't entitled to millions of dollars in damages for buying memorabilia that he says wasn't as out-of-this-world as it seemed, a court said.</p><p>Ted Moustakis wasn't promised he was getting a one-of-a-kind plum when he ...

Raphael drawing sells for $48M at UK auction

2010-02-23T18:39:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Raphael sells for $47.5 million at London auction, Rembrandt goes for $33.7 million</div><div><p>A drawing by Raphael and a Rembrandt portrait have set records and together sold for almost 50 million pounds ($82 million) at an auction in London.</p><p>Christie's employee removes the Raphael painting 'Head of a muse' after it was sold in the 'Old Masters and 19th Century Art' auction held at their premises in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. The painting fetched 26 million pounds (US$42,744,000; euro 28,704,000) and 29.2 millions pounds including fees, a record price for any old master drawing. (AP Photo/Matt Dunh...

Rembrandt, Raphael works break auction price records

2010-02-23T18:43:24Z

<div><p>Two masterpieces by Rembrandt and Raphael have smashed record prices, selling for 20 million pounds and 29 million pounds respectively at an auction of Old Masters in London, organisers said.</p><p>The works went on display for the first time in decades ahead of the major auction, where a painting by Domenichino also sold ...

Rembrandt, Raphael masterpieces break auction price records

2010-02-23T18:43:25Z

<div><p>Two masterpieces by Rembrandt and Raphael smashed record prices Tuesday, selling for 20 million pounds and 29 million pounds respectively at an auction of Old Masters in London, organisers said.</p><p>The works went on display for the first time in decades ahead of the major auction, where a painting by Domenichino also so...

Rembrandt masterpiece fetches record 20 million pounds

2010-02-23T18:43:26Z

<div><p>A masterpiece by Rembrandt sold for a record 20.2 million pounds at auction in London on Tuesday, after not being seen in public for 40 years, organisers said.</p><p>The painting "Portrait of a man, half-length, with his arms akimbo" had been held in private and went on public display for the first time in decades this mon...

George Washington, Poe auction records set in NYC

2010-02-23T20:33:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Rare George Washington letter and Edgar Allen Poe poems set world records at NYC auction</div><div><p>A letter by George Washington has sold for $3,218,500 at auction in New York City, setting a world record for a letter by Christie's in New York shows the Olivetti manual typewriter on which author Cormac McCarthy typed all of his novels from 1958 to 2009, including "The Road" and "No Country for Old Men." The typewriter and its origin...

George Washington letter sells for record $3.2M

2010-02-23T20:34:03Z

<div id="subtitle">George Washington letter to nephew sells for record $3.2 million at NYC auction, a record</div><div><p>A letter by George Washington fetched more than $3.2 million at a New York City auction, setting what auction house

Washington letter, Poe book set auction records

2010-02-23T20:37:15Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - A signed four-page letter written by George Washington to his nephew in 1787 sold for $3.2 million, and two works by Edgar Allen Poe set new sales records on Friday in auctions held by Rembrandt and Raphael went on public display Friday for the first time in decades, ahead of a major auction of Old Masters and 19th century art at Christie's in London.</p><p>A painting by Rembrandt held in private for the last 40 years, "Portrait of a man, ha...

Edgar Allen Poe book from 1827 sells for $662,500

2010-02-23T20:42:03Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - An 1827 first edition copy of poems by Edgar Allan Poe sold for $662,500 on Friday setting a record for a 19th century book of poetry, said a spokeswoman for Christie's auction house.</p><p>"Tamerlan...