Auction
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World
Art Auction in Hong Kong Draws Lower Bids Than Expected
A portrait by Amedeo Modigliani sold for less than expected and several artworks went unsold as China’s best-known art investor…
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World
China’s Top Art Investor Amassed a Big Collection. Now He’s Selling.
Liu Yiqian made global headlines in 2014 and 2015 by paying top prices for paintings and antiquities but is starting…
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Business
A Stairway to Nowhere Sells for $32,000 in London
An entrepreneur saw what others didn’t and now owns the unused set of stairs, which are attached to the back…
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Magazine
An Unopened 2007 iPhone Can Be Yours (for $32,000 or More)
A first-generation Apple smartphone is going up for auction.
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Politics
Want a Giant Neon Twitter Bird? You’ll Have to Bid More Than $17,000.
The company’s artwork, high-end furniture and espresso machines are for sale in an online auction that evoked a more flush…
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Sports
Ball From Aaron Judge’s 62nd Home Run Sells for $1.5 Million
Predicted by an auction house to break records and sell for more than $3 million, the ball went for half…
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Arts
T. Rex Skull Brings $6.1 Million at Sotheby’s, Well Below Estimate
The skull, which weighs more than 200 pounds, was expected to fetch between $15 million and $20 million.