Arts Jul 10 Original Hermès bag made for Jane Birkin sells at auction for 7 million euros By John Leicester, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Associated Press
Arts Nov 10 Watch 2:19 Rare presidential artifacts command top dollars on the auction block If you’re in the market for some rare presidential memorabilia, and you’ve got deep pockets, then the Guernsey's Auction in New York is for you. John Yang reports. By Lorna Baldwin
Science Apr 18 T. rex fossil sells for more than $5M at Zurich auction Nearly 300 Tyrannosaurus rex bones that were dug up from three sites in the United States and assembled into a single skeleton sold at Tuesday at a Switzerland auction for 4.8 million francs ($5.3 million), below the expected price. By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press
Nation Nov 08 John Lennon’s stolen guitar fetches record $2.4 million at auction The acoustic guitar that Beatles legend John Lennon is thought to have used to record "Love Me Do" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand", sold at auction on Saturday in California for a record $2.41 million. By Andrew Mach
World Nov 01 Cracker salvaged from sinking Titanic auctioned for $23,000 A collector in Greece purchased what is likely 'the most expensive biscuit ever sold' -- a cracker that survived the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic -- for roughly $23,000 last week. By Andrew Mach
Nov 16 Napoleon’s famed two-cornered hat sold at auction for $2.4 million By Andrew Mach Napoleon Bonaparte's trademark bicorn hat sold at auction near Paris on Sunday for roughly $2.4 million. Continue reading
Jun 24 Dylan’s ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ sells for more than $2 million By Ariel Min The handwritten manuscript for Bob Dylan’s 1965 classic “Like a Rolling Stone” sold Tuesday for more than $2 million at Sotheby’s rock and roll auction. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch Bankrupt Detroit considers putting a price on its priceless art collection Bankrupt Detroit considers putting a price on its priceless art collection… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch ‘Detroit Art City’ promo "Detroit Art City" studies the Institute of Arts Museum relationship to the bankrupt city. Continue watching
May 03 Watch Better $120 Million Status Symbol: ‘The Scream’ or a Yacht? One of the most iconic works of art in the world, a version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream," sold at a record price of $119.9 million in a much-hyped New York auction Wednesday night. Jeffrey Brown and The Wall Street… Continue watching