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Picasso painting of his ‘golden muse’ sells for $139.4m in New York

Femme à la montre, painted in 1932, becomes artist’s second most expensive work sold at auction

The Guardian - UK

Pablo Picasso painting sells for more than $139 million in New York

The 1932 painting 'Femme à la montre' becomes most valuable work of art sold globally at an auction this year

Evening Standard

Picasso masterpiece kicks off auction season forecast to sell $2.5bn in art

The 1932 painting of secret ‘golden muse’ heralds first big lot of autumn with Warhol and Rothko works also up for sale

The Guardian - UK

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Football’s memory keeper: the man with more than 5,000 shirts

Marcelo Ordás’s obsession started after he fainted at a World Cup and now his Madrid museum is a monument to game’s history

The Guardian - UK

Bust of John Gordon could fetch £2.5m – if Highland town agrees to sale

Proceeds from potential sale of Edmé Bouchardon’s 18th-century sculpture could be used for community projects

The Guardian - UK

World’s most expensive dram: bottle of 1926 Macallan whisky could fetch £1.2m

Only 40 bottles of Adami 1926 were produced – but eventual buyer is unlikely to ever taste it

The Guardian - UK

Bottle of 'most-sought after Scotch whisky' to come under hammer at Sotheby's in London next month

A bottle of what is being called “the most-sought after Scotch whisky” is set to be auctioned next month at Sotheby's in London

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Modigliani Female Portrait Tops The Sales In The Sotheby’s Hong Kong Autumn Sales

Sotheby's Hong Kong Celebrated their 50th Anniversary with $170million sales

Zenger

Pablo Picasso painting estimated to fetch $120m goes on display in London

The oil on canvas painting from 1932 forms part of the exhibition, The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined

Evening Standard

Pablo Picasso painting estimated to fetch 120m dollars goes on display in London

The oil on canvas painting from 1932 forms part of the exhibition, The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined.

The Independent UK

Picasso portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter expected to reach $120m at auction

Femme à la Montre, one of artist’s few major works featuring a wristwatch, to be sold by Sotheby’s in New York

The Guardian - UK

56 Porsches From ‘White Collection’ Set To Fetch $36M In Extraordinary Auction

RM Sotheby's presents a rare opportunity to own a unique fleet of Porsches, including a pristine 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder

Zenger

Are NFTs really dead and buried? All signs point to 'yes'

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are in dire straits. With the market in a severe downturn, it’s safe to assume the NFT bubble has well and truly burst.

The Conversation

Princess Diana's sheep sweater smashes records to sell for $1.1 million

A red sweater adorned with a flock of sheep worn by the young Princess Diana has sold at auction for $1.1 million

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Diana’s famous black sheep jumper breaks record in £1m sale

How much would you spend to look like The People’s Princess? Because you’re probably being outbid

Al Jazeera

Princess Diana’s iconic ‘Black Sheep’ sweater sells at auction for $1.1m

Knitted sweater fetches the highest price ever paid at auction for a garment once belonging to Princess Diana.

The Independent UK

Diana’s black sheep jumper sells at auction for almost £1m

The sweater, which shows a black sheep among a row of white ones, was discovered in an attic in March.

The Canberra Times

'Tomb robbers': Looted antiquities discovered at the ANU

Italian police linked 2500-year-old vase to infamous art dealer.

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The Guardian - UK

Diana’s black sheep jumper fetches auction record $1.1m in New York

The piece, which Diana, Princess of Wales wore in 1981, weeks before her wedding, is most valuable sweater sold at auction

Motorsport

Sotheby's Motorsport Debuts New Online Auction Platform Focused On Luxury

Mark Rankin, the Chief Technology Officer for Sotheby's Motorsport (SMS), oversees a pioneering venture in the automotive auction world. SMS, a joint collaboration between Sotheby's and Motorsport Network, has recently introduced a cutting-edge online auction platform designed to bridge the divide between physical and virtual auctions. Last week, Sotheby's Motorsport…

Salon

Auctioning Freddie Mercury's belongings

Some may wonder why Mary Austin is letting Sotheby's sell the late Queen frontman's belongings, but I get it

The Independent UK

Brian May says Freddie Mercury auction is ‘too sad’ to think about as items sell for £12m

Piano owned by ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ musician sold for staggering £1.7m on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Champagne, Elton and million-pound lyrics: Inside the eye-watering Freddie Mercury auction

Fans, millionaires, and millionaire fans descended on Sotheby’s in the hopes of taking home a piece of Freddie Mercury. From fierce bidding wars to Freddie lookalikes, it was a night to remember. Annabel Nugent ventures inside the history-making auction

Motor1

Sotheby's Motorsport Debuts New Online Auction Platform Focused On Luxury

We catch up with Mark Rankin, the Chief Technology Officer for Sotheby's Motorsport (SMS), to gain insights into what makes this new online auction platform a step above the rest.

The Independent UK

Freddie Mercury’s green garden door sells for more than £400,000 as auction attracts huge bids

Victorian-style silver snake bangle sells for whopping £698,500

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