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Rare 161-Million-Year-Old Stegosaurus Fossil To Be Auctioned

Rare nearly complete stegosaurus fossil named Apex up for auction at Sotheby's, estimated -6 million.

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A stegosaurus nicknamed Apex will be auctioned in New York. Its remains show signs of arthritis

The nearly complete fossilized remains of a 161-million-year-old stegosaurus discovered in Colorado in 2022 will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York next week

The Independent UK

Portraits of Keith Richards and Joni Mitchell by legendary photographer feature in Sotheby’s exhibition

The exhibition runs until July 17

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Apex: Largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found to fetch millions at auction

Sale of the 150-million-year-old fossil could draw criticism from scientists who want them to be preserved in museums.

Al Jazeera

Stegosaurus Skeleton To Fetch Millions At New York Auction

The largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found is expected to fetch millions of dollars at auction in New York next week, likely fueling objections from paleontologists.

International Business Times

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone artwork sells for record £1.5m

The watercolour is now the most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold

The Independent UK

The real Withnail: the unseen diaries of Vivian MacKerrell, the man who inspired Withnail & I, go up for sale

Melancholy and hilarious, the diaries of the down-and-out friend and housemate of director Bruce Robinson are a treasure trove for fans of the cult film

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Diaries of actor who inspired character of Withnail to be auctioned in London

Vivian MacKerrell – who really did drink lighter fluid – shared a house with Withnail and I director Bruce Robinson

The Guardian - UK

Rare Harry Potter book first bought for £1 could fetch thousands at auction

Proof copy mispells author JK Rowling’s name as ‘JA Rowling’

The Independent UK

Paula Rego ‘masterpiece’ may set record for artist at Sotheby’s auction

Meadow has top-end initial estimate of about £3m, as Rego’s work about gender and abortion finds new audiences

The Guardian - UK

Rare bottles of champagne and wine worth up to $140,000 for sale at Sotheby’s first ever dedicated auction

The most expensive champagne is a 1966 Dom Pérignon

The Independent UK

‘He thought it was fun’: how Rubens painted over an old master to give it life

Hi-tech imaging reveals the artist tinkered with Herri met de Bles’s painting to improve the composition of figures

The Guardian - UK

Sports Memorabilia Appear to Have Arrived as Investing Class

The world's most prestigious auction house recently had a Sports Week in which it auctioned off sports collectibles.

Kiplinger

Oldest Privately Owned Book Sells For GBP3mn At UK Sale

The world's oldest book in a private collection, and one of the earliest books in existence, sold at auction in London on Tuesday for more than GBP3 million.

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The Guardian - UK

Franz Kafka letter shows author’s anguished struggle with writer’s block

Letter to friend and publisher Albert Ehrenstein, to be auctioned in June, details struggle to write at time of tuberculosis diagnosis

The Guardian - UK

‘Virtually complete’ Stegosaurus fossil to be auctioned at Sotheby’s geek week

The 11ft and tall and 20ft long fossil, nicknamed Apex, could fetch up to $6m as it’s celebrated as ‘one of the best unearthed’

Marie Claire

There’s A Perfectly Good Reason Why Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle Didn’t Wear the Spencer Tiara on Their Respective Wedding Days

Their late mother-in-law, Lady Diana Spencer, famously—and beautifully—wore her family heirloom tiara when she married Prince Charles in 1981, and wore it again multiple times throughout her royal life.

The Guardian - UK

£161,000 for 20 days? Nick Candy bemoans One Hyde Park service charge

Billionaire developer jokes he in fact spends no time at penthouse with record-breaking £175m asking price

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The Independent UK

Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Frank Auerbach form part of Sotheby’s summer exhibition

Exhibition showing Britain as ‘melting pot’ for world renowned artists

Evening Standard

Why Sotheby's is bringing 12 masterpieces to London – from Bacon to Freud

Sotheby’s has a major exhibition opening in London tomorrow. The company’s deputy chairman, UK André Zlattinger on why the show is flying the flag for the capital

Evening Standard

Sotheby's summer show: creatives from Grayson Perry to Bella Freud on the art event celebrating London

To celebrate a new exhibition at Sotheby’s, art and design leaders pick their favourite works from a mix of masterpieces and reveal why they think London inspires so many artists

Evening Standard

Rare cigars and at-home spas: Meet the man who can get billionaires whatever they want

Ever wondered who it is that fixes up billionaires with everything their hearts desire? Will Hosie meets Marcus O’Brien, who heads up a new division at UK Sotheby’s International Realty that can arrange anything, from the rarest cigar to London’s most expensive house

The Guardian - US

Painting by surrealist painter Leonora Carrington fetches $28m at auction

Late British painter’s Les Distractions de Dagobert, ‘the apotheosis of Carrington’s oeuvre’, was inspired by Hieronymus Bosch

The Guardian - UK

Leonora Carrington painting auctioned for £22.5m in record for UK-born female artist

Les Distractions de Dagobert was the surrealist’s ‘definitive masterpiece’, says Sotheby’s expert in New York

International Business Times

Monet Painting Fetches $35 Million At New York Auction

A Monet sold for nearly $35 million at auction Wednesday evening, Sotheby's said, marking a solid start to New York's spring art sales.

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