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Gorgosaurus skeleton sells for $6.1 million at Sotheby’s New York auction

Paleontologists say Gorgosaurus was fiercer and faster than the T-Rex, with a stronger bite of around 42,000 newtons compared to 35,000

The Hindu

Gorgosaurus: Rare ancient dinosaur skeleton sells for $6m at Sotheby’s auction

A rare ancient dinosaur has been sold at auction in the US to an unknown buyer for just over $6m (£5m).

Evening Standard

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 Flight Jacket Fetches $2.8 Million

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin's flight jacket, which he wore on the historic mission to the moon in 1969, was sold for about $2.8 million in New York, auction house Sotheby's said. The jacket front displays NASA's logo and the Apollo 11 mission emblem, which is slightly below Aldrin's name…

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Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 flight jacket fetches $2.8m

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin's flight jacket, which he wore on the historic mission to the moon in 1969, was sold for about US$2.8 million in New York, auction house Sotheby's said.

Bangkok Post

Buzz Aldrin’s moon jacket sells for record $2.8m

The jacket worn by astronaut Buzz Aldrin on his historic first mission to the moon has become the most valuable American space artefact ever sold at auction, after fetching over £2 million.

Evening Standard

Buzz Aldrin jacket becomes most valuable US space-artefact after selling for £2m

The article was sold by Sotheby’s in New York on Tuesday as part of the most valuable single space exploration sale ever staged.

The Independent UK

Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 moon jacket sells at auction for an astronomical $2.8M

The $2,772,500 paid for the Apollo 11 Inflight Coverall Jacket is the highest for any American space-flown artifact sold at auction, according to Sotheby's, which handled the sale.

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Bidder pays $2.8M for jacket worn in space by 'Buzz' Aldrin

A bidder has paid nearly $2.8 million at auction for a jacket worn by astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin on the historic first mission to the moon's surface in 1969

The Independent UK

Rare copy of Shakespeare’s first folio from 1623 sells for £2m

Book containing 36 of the bard’s plays was compiled seven years after his death.

The Independent UK

‘It was opportunistic in the best sense’: how the US constitution inspired an exhibition

After a frenzied auction, a rare first printing of the US constitution was lent to a museum in Arkansas where it’s led to an exhibition on democracy

The Guardian - US

Unpublished Ted Hughes poems about partner Assia Wevill to be sold

The recently found notebook of fragments and finished work has been described as the poet’s ‘most direct’ response to the suicide of his partner and daughter in 1969

The Guardian - UK

17th century Dutch portrait that was looted by Nazis sells at auction

Portrait Of Steven Wolters went under the hammer some 80 years after being plundered.

The Independent UK

Karl Lagerfeld drawings sold for almost three times auction estimate

Unprecedented assembly of late fashion designer’s illustrations raise total of £300,212 at Sotheby’s in Paris

The Guardian - UK

Gorgosaurus Tipped to Fetch $8 Mn at New York Auction

A skeleton of a Gorgosaurus dinosaur is going up for auction for the first time and is expected to fetch between $5 million and $8 million, Sotheby's said Tuesday. The auction house will put the specimen, which is 10 feet tall (three meters) and 22 feet long, under the hammer…

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A 76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton will be auctioned in New York City

All of the other known Gorgosaurus skeletons are in museum collections, making this one the only specimen available for private ownership, Sotheby's said.

The Independent UK

77-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton to go under the hammer for the first time

This will be the first time a Gorgosaurus dinosaur skeleton has been offered at auction.

The Independent UK

76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton to be auctioned in NYC

The fossilized skeleton of a T

Evening Standard

Francis Bacon portrait of Lucian Freud sells for £43 million

A Francis Bacon painting of Lucian Freud has sold for a record-breaking £43.4 million at auction.

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The Independent UK

Francis Bacon portrait of Lucian Freud sets records in £43.4 million sale

The painting has become the most valuable work of art sold at auction in London this summer season so far, according to Sotheby’s.

The Guardian - UK

‘Everyone wants them’: the trainers that sold for $150,000

Several pairs of Nike Air Force 1s were auctioned at Sotheby’s this week to celebrate the shoe’s 40th anniversary. These five commanded the top prices – just don’t expect them to be worn

Evening Standard

Iconic Banksy ‘Love Rat’ graffiti goes unsold after £50k estimate

The piece was expected to be sold for between £30,000-50,000

The Guardian - UK

Francis Bacon portrait of Lucian Freud expected to sell for over £35m at auction

Painting, based on black and white photograph, last exhibited in 1965 as part of a triptych

The Independent UK

Francis Bacon portrait unseen for 60 years to make auction debut

Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud was painted by British artist Bacon in 1964

The Guardian - UK

‘I am amazed’: 101-year-old Dutch woman reunited with painting looted by Nazis

Exclusive: she will sell the 1683 portrait of Steven Wolters by Caspar Netscher through Sotheby’s so her family can benefit from the proceeds

The Guardian - UK

No talent required in the new and lucrative era of the gentleman amateur

Pierce Brosnan and Robbie Williams are modern-day dabblers gaining undue attention

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