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Nude Carla Bruni fails to excite Paris auction

AFP Global Edition 2 days ago

A nude photo of French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, identical to one sold last year for 91,000 dollars, was Friday withdrawn from a Paris auction after bids failed to hit the reserve price. Bidding for the black and white shot, showing Bruni ...

tibet house auction

WENN 3 days ago

Arden Wohl attends the 2009 Tibet House benefit auction at Christies auction house New York City, USA - 18.11.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Treasury to sell warrants as 3 banks exit bailouts

AP News 3 days ago

As bailouts wind down, Treasury will auction warrants for JPMorgan, Capital One, TCF Financial The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction off warrants for three banks that it acquired as part of last fall's financial bailout. It's the latest government effort ...

Brazil wood maze and nudes top Latam art sale

Reuters Life! Online Report 3 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A volcanic landscape of lifeless nudes and a Brazilian jumble of whitewashed wood topped a sizzling sale of Latin American art that was reminiscent of the heady bidding in better economic times. Sotheby's auction raked in $14.76 ...

Utah auction draws few oil and gas drillers

AP News 3 days ago

Trade groups say Obama administration scaring off oil, gas bidders from public lands in West Drillers say it's getting so hard to obtain an oil-and-gas lease in the Rocky Mountains under the new administration of President Barack Obama that many aren't bothering ...

The Original Model Of King Kong Goes Under The Hammer

Getty Images 3 days ago

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: An armature model of King Kong used in the 1933 film is displayed at Christie's on November 19, 2009 in London. The model is part of the 'Pop Culture: Vintage Film Posters and Film Memorabilia' sale being ...

2009 Tibet House Benefit Auction - Arrivals

Getty Images 4 days ago

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 18: Actress Uma Thurman attends the 2009 Tibet House benefit auction at Christie's on November 18, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images) Copyright 2009 Getty Images

Weighty Botero nude, Chile painting top Latam sale

Reuters Life! Online Report 4 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A one-ton nude sculpture by Colombian Fernando Botero sold for $1.14 million, outstripping its top rival, a delicate portrait of crumpled paper, in a robust sale of Latin American art in New York. Botero's "Smoking Woman" led ...

SPIN METER: Feds buy green cars, auction rejects

AP News 5 days ago

SPIN METER: Federal fleet gets greener, public gets government rejects at automobile auction If you missed out on Washington's cash incentive program to trade in your old clunker, Uncle Sam still has a deal for you: The government will sell you rejects ...

Madoff yacht, boats sold at auction in Fla.

AP News 5 days ago

Madoff yacht, boats and Mercedes-Benz convertible sold at Fla. auction for big prices Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's yacht "Bull", two smaller boats and a Mercedes-Benz convertible were sold at auction Tuesday for more than $1 million combined. Madoff's 1969 Rybovich, a restored ...

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