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100-Ounce Gold Nugget Falling Under The Hammer

A 100-ounce gold nugget is to fall under the hammer on March 15 when it is expected to fetch $225,000-$400,000. Discovered last year in Sierra Nevada, the unpolished chunk of gold is the largest to be uneart...

Eskimo Mask Fetches Auction Record Of $4.6M

An Eskimo mask fetched $4.6 million at the Winter Antiques Show in Manhattan, believed to be a record price for Native American art. The mask was created by Yup'ik Eskimos in Alaska and was used for winter c...

Picasso Painting Of Beloved Muse Heads To Auction

A Picasso painting of a beloved muse is the highlight of Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Art Auction in London next month. The 1932 expression of Picasso’s love for his young mistress, Marie-Therese Walte...

Royal Salute Sponsors Golden Jubilee Cup India

Royal Salute sponsored The Royal Salute Maharaja of Jodhpur Golden Jubilee Cup in India for the second year in a row. The high-profile tournament took place from December 26-30 in the foothills of the Royal ...

Malcolm Forbes’ Toy Collection Rakes In $2.3M

Malcom Forbes’ legendary toy collection raked in $2.3 million when it was recently sold through Sotheby’s. One of the highlights of the auction was a three-foot-long replica of the Lusitania which fetched $1...

Tianjin Hosting Asia’s First Snow Polo Tournament

The recently opened Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club will host Asia’s first snow polo tournament from February 15 - 20, 2011. The competition will feature six teams from some of the world’s leading polo...

World’s Most Expensive Guqin Fetches $8.71M

A guqin recently fetched 58 million yuan (approx. US$8.71 million) making it the world’s most expensive guqin. It was sold by the Suzhou Wumen Auction Company and swept past the previous record price for a g...

Richard Avedon Prints Fetch $7.5 Million

A selection of prints by the late, great Richard Avedon fetched $7.5 million at a recent Christie’s auction in Paris. Leading the way was a large photograph of model Dovima posing with elephants at a circus....