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Pink diamond and ruby make history as they fetch £28 million each at auction

The jewels were sold during Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels sale in New York on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Acclaimed French painter Françoise Gilot, who loved and left Picasso, dies aged 101

France's Françoise Gilot, who died Tuesday aged 101, survived what she called the 'hell' of being Spanish artist Pablo Picasso's mistress and muse to become a renowned artist in her own right.

France 24

Françoise Gilot, the famed artist who loved and then left Picasso, is dead at 101

The French-born Françoise Gilot had long made her frustration clear that despite acclaim for her art she would still be best known for her relationship with the older Picasso.

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Hebrew Speakers In The U.S. Grew More Thank Twice The Size Since The 1980s

Arabic speakers in the United States increased from 215,000 in 1980 to 1.4 million in 2021 where Hebrew speakers sits at 220,000.

Zenger

Sotheby's to buy the Breuer Building in New York

The Breuer Building in New York is to be acquired by famed auction house Sotheby's, it's been announced

Wallpaper

Tinkler company administrator not forcing sale of Coffs Harbour mansion

The 15-bedroom spread at Sapphire Beach is on the market with Sotheby's for an estimated $30 million.

Newcastle Herald

Sotheby's buys modernist Breuer building from Whitney Museum, will move NYC galleries there

The auction house Sotheby’s will buy the modernist Marcel Breuer-designed building that housed New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art for nearly 50 years

The Independent UK

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Mongolian Rhapsody? Secrets from the Freddie Mercury estate

LONDON: A trove of Freddie Mercury's previously unseen handwritten draft lyrics for some of Queen's biggest hits goes on show Thursday in New York, ahead of their sale in London later this year.

Bangkok Post

Mongolian Rhapsody? Newly unearthed writing draft reveals original title for Queen hit

Freddie Mercury’s draft lyrics, to be auctioned at Sotheby’s, also reveals an early version of the ‘Mama, just killed a man’ verse

The Guardian - UK

Inside a revealing Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward auction

Sotheby’s has assembled nearly 400 items from the holdings of the star couple showing a relationship of intense passion

The Guardian - US

The Oldest And Most Expensive Hebrew Bible Returns To Israel After An Auction

The Codex Sassoon was purchased at a Sotheby's auction at $38.1 million, making it the most manuscript ever.

Zenger

Brits ditch formal footwear for trainers as chain tops £10billion sales

The owner of trainer chain JD Sports last week announced its annual sales had topped £10billion for the first time as one in three Brits wear trainers to the office

Daily Mirror

The super rich are getting pickier at art auctions

It’s been prophesied for years, and now it’s finally come to pass: Auction prices for fine art are falling.

Tribune News Service

At $38.1 Million, Codex Sassoon Becomes Most Expensive Book Ever Sold At Auction

Tel Aviv ANU–Museum of the Jewish People buys the oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible.

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A Hebrew Bible that is 1,100 years old sells for $38 million at an auction

The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound, handwritten parchment volume containing a nearly complete Hebrew Bible, was purchased by former U.S. Ambassador to Romania.

Bangkok Post

World's oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38m

NEW YORK: A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old sold for US$38.1 million in New York on Wednesday, setting a record for the most valuable manuscript ever sold at auction.

Al Jazeera

1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible sells for $38m, will head to Israel

One of the world’s oldest surviving Bible manuscripts will be placed in the Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv.

The Independent UK

1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible sells for $38M at auction in New York

A 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible that is one of the world’s oldest surviving biblical manuscripts has sold for $38 million in New York

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World's oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38.1 million

The world's oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible sold for $38.1 million on Wednesday, Sotheby’s said, one of the highest prices ever for a book or document sold at auction.

Chicago Sun-Times

Michael Jordan’s ‘Dream Team’ Olympic jacket up for auction

The red, white and blue Reebok jacket that Jordan — a Nike athlete — was forced to wear on the medal stand at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics could fetch anywhere from $1 million to $3 million.

The Independent UK

Michael Jordan’s famous Reebok ‘Dream Team’ jacket could fetch up to $3 million at auction

Nike-sponsored Michael Jordan was forced to wear a Reebok jacket to receive Olympic gold

Businessweek

The Collectibles Market Is Cooling. What Remains a Good Bet?

Experts weigh in on investing in classic cars, wine, sports memorabilia, watches and handbags.

The Guardian - UK

US man returns antiquities to Italy after reading Guardian report on looted relics

Jay Stanley hands over 30 artefacts, including vases and figurines from 6th to 3rd centuries BC, found in late father’s home

The Independent UK

Diamond brooch gifted by late Queen sells for £70,000 at coronation auction

Sotheby’s was marking the King’s coronation with a sale celebrating eight centuries of royal history.

The New Daily

Freddie Mercury’s ‘exquisite clutter’ to go to auction

Friend of Freddie Mercury Mary Austin is putting her affairs in order and is selling the possessions he left behind for her.

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