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Boy Accidentally Punches Hole Through $1.5 Million Baroque Painting……………..

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Sotheby’s to Auction Bob Dylan’s Manuscript for ‘A Hard Rain’s A Gonna Fall $315,000

1953 Jaguar Sells for $13.2 Million at RM Sotheby’s Auction…………..

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10 Most Expensive Living Women Artists…………………….

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Top Treasures Recently Discovered
Aug/24   Brush Strokes on Very Ancient Murals May Rewrite the History of Art in China – Ancient Origins
Aug/21   $1 Billion in Gold Found on Nazi Train in Poland – UPI
Aug/21   Divers Recover $4.5 Million in Gold Coin off Florida Beach – Fox News
Aug/18   Metal Detectorist Believes He Has Found Part of Sword from William the Conqueror’s Army – Ports Mouth
Aug/17  $17,000, Teen Finds Gold Bar While Swimming In German Lake –

Treasures Found at Garage Sales
Aug/03  Slovakian Makes Fortune with Resale of $33 Million Bernini Bust that Turned out to be by Bernini – Artnet
Jul/31    $90 Thrift Store Painting May Be Worth Millions – ABC News
Jul/31    $1 Yard Sale Jug for $92,000 – Antiques and The Arts Weekly

Tips for Treasure Hunters and Collectors
Aug/06  5 Things You Can Learn from the Back of a Painting – Christie’s
Jul/31    Ebay Selling Secrets Revealed TOP 10 SECRETS – ABC News

Antiques News

Cars News
Aug/18   Nearly $400 Million in Cars Sold on Monterey – KSBW
Aug/18   1935 Duesenberg Model SJ Dual-Cowl Phaeton in the style of LaGrande Sold for $852,500 – RM Sotheby’s
Aug/17   Private Collection of 25 Cars That Includes Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Bugattis Fetched a Record $67 Million – Bloomberg
Aug/12   New Top Gear Host Chris Evans is Having an £11 Million Car Sale – Daily Mail
Jul/20    1930′s Aston Martin Race Car Fetches $4.6 Million – Blouiartinfo

Diamond News
Jul/21   Pigeon Blood Ruby Ring Sold for a Record $30 Million – Business Insider
Jul/03  Rare Cartier Ring Sells for $4.1 Million at Auction – Christie’s Auction

Guitar News
Jul/22  Grateful Dead Guitar Sells for $526,000 – Los Angeles Times

Motorcycle News
Jul/23  Marlon Brando’s 1969 Harley Fetches $256,000 – Julien’s Live

Most Expensive
Aug/24   The 10 Best Beers in The World – Business Insider
Aug/10  Clive Christian Perfue Imperial Majesty $435,000 – Walstaful

Record News
Aug/18   The Beatles’ First Record Contract Could Fetch $150,000 – BBC News
Jul/18  High Bid for Beatles Record, $12,000 on eBay – eBay

Auction News
Aug/24   Post-War Jets to Auction for Just £3 Million – Daily Mail
Aug/21   The Andrew’s Collection Record Setting Sale $53.9 Million – RM Sotheby’s
Aug/12   1934 Auburn Twelve Salon Speedster Sells for $506,000 at RM Auctions – RM Sotheby’s
Aug/10   Want to Hang Like Tom Cruise? His Suspension Suit is for Sale – Christie’s
Aug/06   Rocky Selling His Movie Memorabilia – Heritage

Painting (Art) News
Jul/22  Painting Stolen by the Nazis, Recovered and Sold for $ 2.9 Million – Yahoo
Jul/21   1967 Francis Bacon Painting Sells for $19 Million – Blouiartinfo
Jul/20   1902 Gustav Klimt Painting Sells for $39 Million – The New York Times
Jul/19   Picasso in Kirkcaldy Man’s Attic Could be Worth Millions
Jul/18   Monet Painting Fetches $17 Million at Christie’s London Auction – Bloomberg

Watch News
Jul/04   Pocket Patek Philippe Watch Fetches $353,000 – Christie’s

Celebrity Auctions
Aug/24   Marilyn Monroe’s Madcaps Floppy Black Hat at $20,000 in Auction – Florida News Time
Aug/21   Elvis Presley Memorabilia Auction Sees 150 Items up for Sale – International Business Times
Aug/10   Take a Look Behind The Scenes of The UK’s Busiest Saleroom – Christie’s