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Princess Diana's Well-Traveled Dresses Face Auction Again

Socialite Maureen Dunkel Force by Bankruptcy to Sell

By , on February 21st, 2013

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Princess Diana wearing one of the dresses up for auction in March.

Ten of Princess Diana’s most iconic dresses, once owned by Florida socialite Maureen Dunkel, are up for auction to satisfy creditors in her bankruptcy case, creating a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a piece of fashion history.

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Picasso Painting of Mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter Sells for $45M

Called His Golden Muse During Highly Productive Period

By , on February 6th, 2013

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“Woman sitting near a window” is of Picasso’s young mistress.

Pablo Picasso rivaled other modern-era painters with the sale of a 1932 painting of his “golden muse” for a stunning $45 million at Sotheby’s in London. The impressionist and modern art sale also included Monet, Edgar Degas and others.

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Buyer of $120M Edvard Munch Scream Pastel Revealed

Record-Setting Price Stunned Art World at Time of Sale

By , on July 12th, 2012

black scream front Buyer of $120M Edvard Munch Scream Pastel RevealedNew York billionaire Leon Black spent $120 million in 12 minutes of furious bidding to become the proud owner of one of four copies of Edvard Munch’s masterpiece “The Scream.”

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George Washington Read This: Documents Sell for $9.8M

Personal Copy of Constitution, Bill of Rights Set Record for U.S. Docs

By , on June 24th, 2012

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George Washington at the signing of the U.S. Constitution from the famous Howard Chandler Christy painting.

George Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention that drafted the U.S. Constitution so it was only natural that he got a copy of the august document and Bill of Rights, both of which just set a record at auction for U.S. documents.

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Rothko, Munch Sales Records Suggest Red Hot Art Market

Chinese and Asian Buyers Are Paying Record Prices for Art

By , on May 10th, 2012

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Roy Lichtenstein's Sleeping Girl was expected to sell for $40 million

The art market shows no signs of cooling off after record sale prices in the past week for works like Andy Warhol’s “Double Elvis,” Roy Lichtenstein’s “Sleeping Girl,” and Mark Rothko’s “Orange, Red, Yellow.”

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Fine Wines, 1820 Cognac, Up for Auction at Skinner in Boston

First growth horizontal lot wines from 2000 in France Also Featured

By , on April 19th, 2012

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de Luze et Fils Grand Fine Champagne Cognac 1820

A bottle of 1820 A. De Luze et Fils grand fine champagne cognac is one of the highlights of a fine wine auction in Boston next month. Wines from Bordeaux, Napa, Burgundy and the Champagne region of France will also be featured.

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Warhol's Double Elvis (1963) Expected to Fetch $50 Million

Hot Market for Contemporary Art Could Push Up Price Even More

By , on March 18th, 2012

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