The Harrods Crowns Auction

Lanvin Crown

Harrods Diamond Jubilee window display crowns, designed by Lanvin, Valentino, Roberto Cavalli and Paul Smith are now up for auction.

The crowns were commissioned for Harrods’ Diamond Jubilee window displays earlier in the year. Each designer put their own unique spin on their design.
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Christie’s launches online-exclusive auctions‎

Christies Signature Cellars

Auction house Christie’s is launching its first online-exclusive wine sale that’s expected to attract bids as high as $35,000 for rare fine wines that include names like a 1982 Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Latour and Montrachet.
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Monaco prince puts classic cars up for auction

ferrari 625 trc

Prince Albert II of Monaco is auctioning off part of the luxury car collection started by his father Prince Rainier III, with vehicles by Bentley, Panhard and Porsche among those up for sale.
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1932′s Tintin in America cover fetches record price

tintin in america cover

A rare 1932 cover illustration of “Tintin in America” by Herge, the artist who dreamed up the boy reporter, on Saturday fetched a record $1.6 million at an auction in Paris.

“The work has been sold at 1,338,509.20 euros, costs included, by a person who wishes to remain anonymous,” a spokesman for the auctioneers, Artcurial, told AFP.

The previous owner, another Tintin collector, had bought it for 764,218 euros in 2008, which had until today stood as the record price in this domain.
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Historic diamond ‘Beau Sancy’ sells for $9.7 million

Beau Sancy diamond

A centuries-old diamond passed down through generations of European royalty fetched nine million Swiss francs ($9.7 million) at auction in Geneva on Tuesday.

The 34.98-carat “Beau Sancy” diamond measures 2.3 centimetres in height, is 1.9 cm wide and 1.1 cm deep.

Passed down through the royal families of France, England, Prussia and the Netherlands, the Beau de Sancy has witnessed 400 years of European history.
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For sale: 60 of Britain’s iconic red phone boxes

red telephone box big ben london

They are as emblematic of Britain as Big Ben or the black cab, and now a red telephone box can be yours for as little as £1,950 ($3,200).

British Telecom is selling off 60 of the famous telephone cabins as demand for public payphones dwindles because of rising mobile phone use.
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