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5 Most Expensive Items Ever Sold at Auction In the Last Decade

From rare art to luxury cars, discover the 5 most expensive items sold at auction in the last decade—and what made them worth millions.

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David Hockney iPad drawings of Yorkshire Wolds to be sold at auction

Seventeen prints from The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate are largest group of Hockney’s iPad works to come to market

The Guardian - UK

AI analysis reveals £71,000 painting thought to be a copy is a genuine Caravaggio

The Badminton House version of ‘The Lute Player’ is currently in the UK

The Independent UK

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AI analysis finds £71,000 painting dismissed as copy is a Caravaggio

Exclusive: Study gives 85.7% probability Badminton House version of The Lute Player is by 17th-century master

The Guardian - UK

Frida Kahlo portrait could sell for $60 million and shatter records at Sotheby's

A self-portrait by Frida Kahlo’ could set records when it is sold at auction in November

The Independent UK

Don't Let Disco Is Leading the Luxury-ification of Beaded Jewelry

Ashley Moubayed's brand, Don't Let Disco, aims to elevate the humble bead to the realm of fine diamonds.

Marie Claire

Trump's Son-In-Law Jared Kushner Co-Founds Brain Co., A $30M AI Startup Partnered With OpenAI And Backed By Silicon Valley Billionaires

President Donald Trump's son-in-law and former White House advisor Jared Kushner has entered the artificial intelligence sector with Brain Co., a startup that announced on Sept. 11 that it raised $30 million in Series A funding to help governments and large enterprises adopt AI in practical ways.

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Picasso, Warhol and Magritte lead Sotheby’s sale of Pauline Karpidas’ stunning collection

The sale features works by Picasso, Warhol, Magritte and Jeff Koons, alongside bespoke design pieces by French designer Claude Lalanne.

Euronews

Sotheby’s losses more than double to $248m as art market slumps

Sotheby’s also takes hit from hefty severance costs, despite its headcount only dropping by 24 employees

The Guardian - UK

Why is Scandinavia’s largest international art fair going bananas for Thyra Hilden’s ‘Equal Satire’?

A new banana-centric artwork by Danish artist Thyra Hilden has been exhibited and sold at Copenhagen’s Enter Art Fair. Here's why it has been one of the standouts of this year's edition.

Euronews

Would You Buy This Billionaire’s $23 Million McLaren?

This McLaren comes with an interesting history and a well-known former owner.

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Actress Jane Birkin's Well-Worn Hermès Tote Sells For $10.1 Million, Breaking The Record For The Most Valuable Handbag

The original Hermès Birkin bag sold at Sotheby's in Paris in July for €8.6 million ($10.1 million).

Benzinga

Eddie Van Halen's 1982 iconic Kramer guitar to be auctioned

The instrument is based on Van Halen’s original “Frankenstrat” guitar from 1975. Five years after Van Halen's death, this is the first of his guitars with this trademark design to ever be auctioned. It is expected to fetch more than $2million during an October auction led by Sotheby's.

Euronews

“What Les Paul was for Gibson, Edward Van Halen is for Kramer”: Eddie Van Halen’s Kramer Ad guitar surfaces for sale – and is expected to reach $3,000,000 at auction

The early 1980s custom build, which was played on tour and once owned by Mick Mars, ushered in a watershed moment for Kramer and the guitar industry

Guitar World

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MusicRadar

“Back of headstock reveals:#1 Edward Van Halen Model”: Eddie Van Halen’s 1982 Kramer – also owned by Mick Mars – heads to the auction block. Is this the next multi-million dollar guitar?

Dressed up to look like Frankie, a precursor to the 5150, this transitional Kramer was stage-played by Eddie Van Halen and appeared on Mötley Crüe's Dr Feelgood

International Business Times

Auction Of World's Largest Mars Meteorite Sparks Ownership Debate

The recent auction of a Martian meteorite -- for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby's New York -- has sparked questions over its provenance and renewed debate over who gets to claim rocks fallen from the heavens.

Euronews

The world's biggest Mars rock sold at auction, but Niger wants to know how it got there

A 25-kilo rock from Mars sold for over $5 million (€4.3 million) at Sotheby’s in New York last month. But Niger, where the meteorite was found, has launched an investigation into whether it was illegally smuggled out of the country.

The Independent UK

Mystery deepens over largest Martian rock ever found on Earth

The meteorite, which sold for US$5 million, is now the subject of an investigation

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Marie Claire

This Luxury Watch is the New Celebrity Favourite—but It's Almost Impossible to Get Ahold Of

Introducing the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Mini

The Independent UK

The Buddha jewels at auction that caused global outcry

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The Independent UK

Sotheby’s returns ancient gems linked to Buddha to India

Indian government accused auction house of ‘participating in continued colonial exploitation’ after it planned to put relics on sale

The Guardian - UK

‘A joyous day’: India celebrates return of ancient gems linked to the Buddha

Culture ministry had threatened legal action over planned auction of Piprahwa precious stones

The Independent UK

Eagle-eyed buyer snaps up £30k Dalí painting for £150 at house clearance sale

The artwork had previously been offered for sale at Sotheby’s in the 1990s

Evening Standard

Salvador Dali painting bought at house clearance sale identified as original

The art dealer who purchased the mixed media piece discovered it had been offered for sale at Sotheby’s in the 1990s fully attributed to Dali.

The Guardian - UK

Salvador Dalí painting bought for £150 at house clearance sale valued at £20-30,000

Unusual illustration, to be sold by Cheffins, was part of surrealist artist’s abandoned Arabian Nights project

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