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Want to Wear Wallis Simpson's Lingerie? It's Up for Auction

Elegant lingerie, luggage and handbags once owned by Wallis Simpson -- the American socialite whose affair with Great Britain's King Edward VIII resulted in his abdication -- will be auctioned for charity in London, the BBC reports. Some of the items set for the March 17 sale by Kerry Taylor Auctioneers include a 1964...

Audubon's 'Birds of America' Fetches $10 Million at Auction

LONDON (Dec. 7) -- It's quite a nest egg. John James Audubon's "Birds of America," a rare blend of art, natural history and craftsmanship, fetched more than $10 million at auction on Tuesday, making it the world's most expensive published book. With its 435 hand-colored illustrations of birds drawn to size, the volume is...

Rare Pink Diamond Smashes World Record at Auction

GENEVA (Nov. 16) -- A rare pink diamond smashed the world record for a jewel at auction Tuesday, selling for more than $46 million to a well-known gem dealer. London jeweler Laurence Graff paid $46,158,674, for the 24.78-carat "fancy intense pink" diamond, which he immediately named "The Graff Pink." AFP / Getty...

RFK-Owned Emancipation Proclamation for Sale

NEW YORK (Oct. 6) -- A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln and bought by Robert F. Kennedy, who drew inspiration from the document as he enforced civil rights legislation in the 1960s, is going up for auction and could fetch as much as $1.5 million. Kennedy bought the printed copy of the 1863 document...

Rare Pink Diamond Could Fetch $38 Million at Auction

GENEVA (Oct. 5) -- A rare pink diamond that goes on sale next month could fetch up to $38 million, according to auctioneers Sotheby's. The "fancy intense pink" 24.78 carat gem is being sold by an unidentified private collector, the auction house said. "We're able to say it's been in the possession of the same owner for...

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5 Record-Breaking Prices At NYC Auctions

May 2, Sotheby's; $119.9 million, the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

The Scream Auction: Munch's Painting Is Not The Most Expensive Work Of Art Ever Auctioned

Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait Du Docteur Gachet" sold at Christie's for $82.5 million in 1990, according to U.S.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Sotheby's $3.4 Billion Record

Just weeks after auction house Christie's announced record profits for first half 2011, Sotheby's announced its own record of $3.4 billion in six months, edging out Christie's $3.2 billion.

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Rare Toy Collection On Display At Sotheby's

A selection from a collection of tens of thousands of European and American toys and trains is on display at Sotheby's York Avenue headquarters in New York through January and February.

Background on Sothebys

Sotheby's ([http://www.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=NYSE:BID NYSE:BID]) is a multinational corporation, originally English but now owned and headquartered in the United States, that is one of the world's largest auctioneers of fine and decorative art, jewelry, and collectibles.

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