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Billionaire hedge fund owner buys ‘Apex’ stegosaurus fossil for record $44m

The fossil — which is 11ft tall and 27ft long — will be loaned to an institution in the US

The Independent UK

Was Wallis Simpson’s £17m jewellery robbery an inside job?

New book explores theory King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson were complicit in own jewellery heist

The Independent UK

Rare Stegosaurus Fossil Sells For Record .6 Million

Sotheby's auction of the stegosaurus fossil 'Apex' for .6 million sparks debate in the paleontology community over the ownership and preservation of val...

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Most intact stegosaurus fossil sold for record $44.6m at auction

Auction price blew past pre-sale estimate of $4m to $6m

The Independent UK

Stegosaurus skeleton nicknamed Apex sells for record $44.6m

Sotheby’s sells fossil to anonymous American bidder, smashing prior auction record of $31.8m for tyrannosaurus rex Stan.

Al Jazeera

Mystery buyer sets record for most spent at dinosaur auction

The fossil was found near the town of Dinosaur in Colorado

The Independent UK

Largest, most intact stegosaurus fossil ever found sells for $44.6m

The dinosaur remains, which measure 3.4 metres tall and 8.2 metres long, show evidence that it had arthritis

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Dinosaur Skeleton Breaks Auction Record With $44.6 Mn Sale In New York

The largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found, nicknamed Apex, sold for a record breaking $44.6 million at auction in New York on Wednesday, Sotheby's said.

International Business Times

Tadej Pogačar's bike sold for £45,600 at auction

The Tour de France leader's special edition Colnago C68 sells at auction for an astonishing price

Cycling Weekly

A Team GB Brompton, Tadej's custom Colnago and Tom Pidcock’s laundry liquid revealed

It will all come out in the wash - this week’s round-up of our favourite new bike-related products

Cycling Weekly

Rare 161-Million-Year-Old Stegosaurus Fossil To Be Auctioned

Rare nearly complete stegosaurus fossil named Apex up for auction at Sotheby's, estimated -6 million.

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A stegosaurus nicknamed Apex will be auctioned in New York. Its remains show signs of arthritis

The nearly complete fossilized remains of a 161-million-year-old stegosaurus discovered in Colorado in 2022 will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York next week

The Independent UK

Portraits of Keith Richards and Joni Mitchell by legendary photographer feature in Sotheby’s exhibition

The exhibition runs until July 17

The Independent UK

Apex: Largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found to fetch millions at auction

Sale of the 150-million-year-old fossil could draw criticism from scientists who want them to be preserved in museums.

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International Business Times

Stegosaurus Skeleton To Fetch Millions At New York Auction

The largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found is expected to fetch millions of dollars at auction in New York next week, likely fueling objections from paleontologists.

The Independent UK

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone artwork sells for record £1.5m

The watercolour is now the most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold

Evening Standard

The real Withnail: the unseen diaries of Vivian MacKerrell, the man who inspired Withnail & I, go up for sale

Melancholy and hilarious, the diaries of the down-and-out friend and housemate of director Bruce Robinson are a treasure trove for fans of the cult film

The Guardian - UK

Diaries of actor who inspired character of Withnail to be auctioned in London

Vivian MacKerrell – who really did drink lighter fluid – shared a house with Withnail and I director Bruce Robinson

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The Independent UK

Rare Harry Potter book first bought for £1 could fetch thousands at auction

Proof copy mispells author JK Rowling’s name as ‘JA Rowling’

The Guardian - UK

Paula Rego ‘masterpiece’ may set record for artist at Sotheby’s auction

Meadow has top-end initial estimate of about £3m, as Rego’s work about gender and abortion finds new audiences

The Independent UK

Rare bottles of champagne and wine worth up to $140,000 for sale at Sotheby’s first ever dedicated auction

The most expensive champagne is a 1966 Dom Pérignon

The Guardian - UK

‘He thought it was fun’: how Rubens painted over an old master to give it life

Hi-tech imaging reveals the artist tinkered with Herri met de Bles’s painting to improve the composition of figures

Kiplinger

Sports Memorabilia Appear to Have Arrived as Investing Class

The world's most prestigious auction house recently had a Sports Week in which it auctioned off sports collectibles.

International Business Times

Oldest Privately Owned Book Sells For GBP3mn At UK Sale

The world's oldest book in a private collection, and one of the earliest books in existence, sold at auction in London on Tuesday for more than GBP3 million.

The Guardian - UK

Franz Kafka letter shows author’s anguished struggle with writer’s block

Letter to friend and publisher Albert Ehrenstein, to be auctioned in June, details struggle to write at time of tuberculosis diagnosis

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