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Ultra-rare perfectly round egg auctioned off for over $500: ‘One-in-a-billion’

Ultra-rare perfectly round egg auctioned off for over $500: ‘One-in-a-billion’

And you thought eggs in the US were expensive. A single egg…

Arrest over online ancient artefacts auctions in Australia and elsewhere

Authorities in Greece say they have arrested a suspect accused of setting…
Party City to auction off leases to all US stores as it goes out of business

Party City to auction off leases to all US stores as it goes out of business

Party City will be auctioning off the leases for all of its…
Rare dime with misprint sold for $500K at auction after being hidden for decades

Rare dime with misprint sold for $500K at auction after being hidden for decades

This coin is not a dime a dozen. A rare dime with…
$50 painting from Hamptons barn sale nabbed by NY art dealer to fetch six figures at auction: ‘Cinderella discovery’

$50 painting from Hamptons barn sale nabbed by NY art dealer to fetch six figures at auction: ‘Cinderella discovery’

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. A longtime New York-based art…
Stolen 16th-century painting sells for $22M after being recovered from a bus stop

Stolen 16th-century painting sells for $22M after being recovered from a bus stop

A 16th-century painting stolen from an English manor house and later recovered…
Family heirloom almost donated to Goodwill sells for six-figure sum at art auction

Family heirloom almost donated to Goodwill sells for six-figure sum at art auction

A Washington state family that nearly gave away a pricey piece of…
Klimt’s ‘Portrait of Miss Lieser’ fetches $32 million at auction

Klimt’s ‘Portrait of Miss Lieser’ fetches $32 million at auction

Gustav Klimt’s “Portrait of Miss Lieser”, a painting of a young woman…
Case of unopened hockey cards that may contain Wayne Gretzky rookies sells for $3.7M at auction

Case of unopened hockey cards that may contain Wayne Gretzky rookies sells for $3.7M at auction

A case of unopened hockey cards that could feature dozens of Wayne…

Musicians' muse Pattie Boyd auctions love letters from Beatles member

Love letters to Pattie Boyd from both George Harrison and Eric Clapton…