Etichetta: auction
Otto Dix’s ‘apocalyptic’ depictions of life on western front up for auction
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One of the most extensive collections of prints by Otto Dix is to be offered at auction this month in which the German artist’s unique perspective of fighting in the first world war and coping with its aftermath is gi...
Rare Andy Warhol cookbook Wild Raspberries goes to auction
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Collection of recipes written in 1959 with Suzie Frankfurt to poke fun at fashionable haute cuisine is one of only 34 copies madeA rare self-published cookbook by Andy Warhol, in which the pop artist who gave iconic s...
‘Epoch-making’ paper on importance of handwashing goes to auction
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After the last year, handwashing is anything but a novelty. But a 19th-century Hungarian doctor’s “epoch-making” – and controversial – announcement on the importance of clean hands is going up for auction. Ignaz Semme...
Janet Jackson to sell personal treasures in celebrity auction
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Intent on making sure her birthday weekend will be one to remember for fans across the world, Janet Jackson has finally agreed to auction more than 1,000 pieces from a career spanning four decades. The star, who has s...
Star Wars: Darth Vader actor David Prowse’s items up for auction
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The lots up for auction include an iconic movie script (minus a crucial plot spoiler), a mask that has terrified generations of sci-fi fans and even a chunk of a beloved starship. Più di 700 possessions of David Pr...
Darth Vader’s helmet raises charity funds in May the 4th auction
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In an auction house far, far away (bene, Bristol actually), the enduring power of the force was clear. A Darth Vader helmet sold for five times the estimate and a signed picture of Alec Guinness in his Obi-Wan Kenobi ...
Leonardo da Vinci bear drawing is expected to fetch £12m at auction
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A drawing of a bear by Leonardo da Vinci is expected to fetch up to £12m at auction. The picture, titled Head of a Bear, is being sold in London by Christie’s. It will go on display in New York and Hong Kong before be...
Leonardo da Vinci bear drawing expected to fetch £12m at auction
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A drawing of a bear by Leonardo da Vinci is expected to fetch up to £12m at auction. The picture, titled Head of a Bear, is being sold in London by Christie’s. It will go on display in New York and Hong Kong before be...
Le poesie scritte a mano di Emily Brontë sono il momento clou dell'asta della "biblioteca perduta"
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Un manoscritto “incredibilmente raro” delle poesie di Emily Brontë, con correzioni a matita di sua sorella Charlotte, is going up for auction as part of a “lost library” that has been out of public view for nearly a c...
Looted artefacts withdrawn from UK auction after Ethiopia’s appeal
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Two artefacts that were taken during colonial-era looting by British forces in Ethiopia have been withdrawn from auction after the Ethiopian government appealed to an auction house selling them to “stop the cycle of d...
Tim Berners-Lee defends auction of NFT representing web’s source code
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Tim Berners-Lee has defended his decision to auction an NFT (non-fungible token) representing the source code to the web, comparing the sale to an autographed book or a speaking tour. The creator of the world wide web...
Philip Morris and Carlyle face possible auction contest for Vectura
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Tobacco company Philip Morris International and US private equity group Carlyle could go head-to-head in a rare auction process to resolve the £1bn takeover battle for Vectura, the asthma inhaler maker. A five-day auc...
‘Forgotten masters’: auction shines light on India’s overlooked artists
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Remarkable paintings of the flora and fauna of India, including a work once owned by Jackie Kennedy Onassis depicting a stork eating a snail, are to go on sale in the first auction dedicated to Company School art. Sot...
Big John, largest known triceratops skeleton, goes on display before auction
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In its time, approximately 66m years ago, the triceratops, with its massive collared skull and three attacking horns, was one of the most dangerous and daunting of dinosaurs. Now the remains of one of the giants of th...
Medieval Hebrew prayer book expected to fetch up to $6m at auction
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A 700-year-old illustrated and annotated Hebrew prayer book that provides a window into the lives and rituals of Jewish communities in medieval Europe is expected to fetch up to $6m when it is sold at auction next mon...
Newly discovered Napoleon hat with his DNA up for auction
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A newly discovered hat with DNA evidence proving it belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte has gone on display at auction house Bonhams in Hong Kong. Described by Bonhams as the “first hat to bear the emperor’s DNA“, it is be...