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Egg-Sized Diamond Fetches Over $21M With Fees at Geneva Sale
Christie’s says “The Rock,” an egg-sized white diamond billed as the largest of its kind to go up for auction, sold Wednesday for more than 21.6 million Swiss francs ($21.75 million), including fees — though at the low end of the expected range. The 228-carat pear-shaped G-Color stone, with its platinum pendant mounting, has a gross weight of 61.3 grams…
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Dinosaur Skeleton That Inspired the ‘Jurassic Park' Velociraptor Up for Auction
With a handful of recorded specimens found and only two skeletons in museum collections, The Raptor being sold by Christie’s is the most complete skeleton of its kind known to exist and the only privately owned specimen.
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Van Gogh Artwork Looted by Nazis to Be Auctioned in New York
The watercolor “Wheatstacks” by Vincent van Gough will be auctioned Nov. 11 along with other artworks from the collection of Edwin L. Cox, a Texas oilman who died last year in Dallas at age 99.
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Digital Artwork Auctions for $69 Million Amid Online Craze
Christie’s says it has auctioned off a digital collage by an artist named Beeple for nearly $70 million.
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Picasso Fiasco: Painting Expected to Fetch $70 Million Damaged Before Auction
A Pablo Picasso painting expected to fetch $70 million at auction was “accidentally” damaged on Friday, according to a statement from auction house Christie’s.
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Gov. Chris Christie Delivers Final State of the State Address
Outgoing Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that New Jersey needed “tough and plain-spoken leadership” when he took office eight years ago and he delivered it, pulling the state from “the brink of financial ruin” by confronting problems leaders of both parties had ignored for decades. “I ran to be different. I ran to talk bluntly. I ran to shine lights...
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$1 Million in Art Stolen From 81-Year-Old Publisher's Home During Ritzy Upper East Side Party
The co-founder of a New York-based publishing house says police are investigating the theft of $1 million in artwork during a party at his Manhattan apartment.
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Rare da Vinci Painting Fetches $450M in NYC Auction
A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci sold for a record $450 million at auction on Wednesday, smashing previous records for artworks sold at auction or privately. The painting, called “Salvator Mundi,” Italian for “Savior of the World,” is one of fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo known to exist and the only one in private...
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Trump, Christie Vows to Step Up Efforts to Combat Nation's Opioid Addiction
President Donald Trump is vowing to step up efforts to combat the nation’s opioid addiction crisis, and he’s tapped New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to lead the fight. Trump convened an emotional roundtable Wednesday with Christie, members of his cabinet, law enforcement chiefs, recovering addicts and advocates. It was the first public event tied to the launch of a new...