Tag: Arts and collectibles auctions
Armband Ronaldo threw away sold at auction for $75,000
BELGRADE, Serbia — The captain’s armband that Cristiano Ronaldo angrily threw to the ground during Portugal’s World Cup qualifier in Belgrade last week has...
Unopened Super Mario Bros. game from 1986 sells for $660,000
DALLAS — An unopened copy of Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. that was bought in 1986 and then forgotten about in a desk drawer has...
Rarely seen Van Gogh masterpiece goes under hammer in Paris
<p>PARIS — A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was being put up for auction Thursday by Sotheby’s Paris and is expected to sell...
Rarely seen Van Gogh masterpiece goes under hammer in Paris
PARIS — A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was being put up for auction Thursday by Sotheby’s Paris and is expected to sell...
Bottas targets an improved mindset in latest F1 title bid
PARIS — After finishing even further behind his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton last season, Valtteri Bottas took stock.
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Banksy painting raises $23 million for UK health charities
LONDON — A Banksy painting honoring Britain’s health workers in the pandemic has sold for a record 16.8 million pounds ($23.2 million,) auction house...
15th century bowl found at yard sale sells for $722,000
<p>HARTFORD, Conn. — An exceptionally rare 15th century porcelain bowl made in China that somehow turned up at a Connecticut yard sale and sold...
15th century bowl found at yard sale sells for $722,000
HARTFORD, Conn. — An exceptionally rare 15th century porcelain bowl made in China that somehow turned up at a Connecticut yard sale and sold...
EXPLAINER: What’s this craze for ‘NFTs’ all about, anyway?
LONDON — A digital art piece, tweaked using cryptocurrency technology to make it one-of-a-kind, sold at auction this week for nearly $70 million. That...
EXPLAINER: What’s this craze for ‘NFTs’ all about, anyway?
<p>LONDON — A digital art piece, tweaked using cryptocurrency technology to make it one-of-a-kind, sold at auction this week for nearly $70 million. That...