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11 hrs ago | FiveThirtyEight

Bits Blog: Vintage Apple-1 Sells for Record $671,400

Apple's stock price may be well down from its peaks last year, but the market for the company's oldest computers continues to set records.

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Related Topix: Apple, Startups, Computers, Retail, Sothebys Holdings, World News, Germany

17 hrs ago | Art Daily

Sotheby's to offer African & Oceanic Art from the Françoise et Jean Corlay Collection

Some fifty objects from the Francoise & Jean Corlay Collection of African Art will be offered for sale at Sotheby's Paris on June 18.

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Related Topix: Retail, Sothebys Holdings, Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, World News

Fri May 24, 2013

Art Daily

Sotheby's Paris announces details of its Old Master & 19th Century Paintings & Drawings Sale

Louise Moillon: Still Life with Peaches on a Ledge. Estimate: 250,000-350,000/$324,000-454,000. Photo: Sotheby's. Sotheby's announced details of the forthcoming Sale of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings & Drawings to be held in Paris on 27 June 2013.

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Related Topix: Retail, Sothebys Holdings, Netherlands, World News,

Bloomberg

Latour '82 Cases With Petrus Double Magnum Top Sotheby's London Wine Sale

Five cases of Chateau Latour 1982 from Bordeaux 's Pauillac region fetched 12,925 pounds each to lead bids at a Sotheby's wine sale in London this week as a double magnum of Chateau Petrus 1982 sold for 9,988 pounds.

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Related Topix: Drink, Wine, Retail, Sothebys Holdings, 9

BroadwayWorld.com

The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Presents Bezalel on Tour

The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, the first cultural institution of Israel and one of the most important art and design academies in the world, concluded its U.S. traveling exhibition, Bezalel on Tour, in New York at G91 Loft in Soho.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, us Travel, Travel, New York, Retail, Sothebys Holdings, North America Travel, Washington D.C. Travel, Photography, Arts

The New York Observer

Could a Mega Mansion Be In the Works On East 64th Street?

On March 19, the charming 11-room townhouse at 159 East 64th Street came on the market for $14 million, joining its once-removed neighbor at 163 East 64th, which was asking $24.9 million at the time.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Retail, Sothebys Holdings

Art Daily

Sotheby's to offer a first edition of The Great Gatsby among other Fitzgerald material

On 11 June 2013 the Books and Manuscripts sale at Sotheby's New York will include a particularly important First edition of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald which once belonged to the critic and author Malcolm Cowley.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, Retail, Sothebys Holdings, Pop/Rock, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Arts, Literature, Deco, TX

Star Tribune

Demand is soaring for Apple's first product

More than a decade ago, at a vintage computer fair in Silicon Valley, Dag Spicer had an opportunity to buy an original Apple-1 for $2,000. He passed.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, Startups, Computers, Retail, Sothebys Holdings, World News, Germany, Jobs

Thu May 23, 2013

Art Daily

Sotheby's to sell original receipt for Goya painting in Danny Boyle's art heist movie Trance

The receipt is estimated to achieve 25,000-30,000 in Sotheby's London Music and Manuscripts Sale.

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Related Topix: Trance, Retail, Sothebys Holdings, Arts, Painting

The Huffington Post

Edward Hopper Painting, 'Blackwell's Island,' Sells For $19 Million At Christie's

This image provided by Christie's auction house shows the painting "Blackwell's Island" by Edward Hopper.

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Related Topix: Painting, Arts, Fine Arts, New York, Retail, Sothebys Holdings

WPTF-AM Raleigh

NC Collector To Auction Off 1st Edition Of 'The Great Gatsby'

Now, a New York auction house is offering a first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Retail, Sothebys Holdings

Forbes.com

The Art Of Dividends

My mentor Al Frank referred often to the Miracle of Compounding as one does not have to earn an exorbitant annual return for money to grow handsomely over the long-term. By way of illustration, consider the recent auction of Impressionist and Modern Art at Sotheby's. The third highest grossing lot was Georges Braque's Fauvist landscape Paysage la ... (more)

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Related Topix: Retail, Sothebys Holdings, Painting, Arts, Financial Services

Art Daily

Outstanding Modern and Contemporary South Asian masterpieces at Sotheby's London

Hot on the heels of the landmark Amaya Collection, its first Evening Auction of Indian art, Sothebys has sourced an exceptional line-up of works - many fresh to the market and with outstanding provenances - for its Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art sale in London on 11th June.

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Related Topix: Retail, Sothebys Holdings, Painting, Arts

Wed May 22, 2013

Bloomberg

Porsche 911s Join Disputed Banksy Work, Chinese Vases at Auction: Art Buzz

Sports cars that the "baby boomer" generation grew up with -- including six Porsche 911s priced at as much as $644,000 -- will star in a Bonhams auction.

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Related Topix: Coupe, Porsche, Hatchback, Convertible, Porsche 911, Monterey, CA, Greater London County, England, United Kingdom, Retail, Sothebys Holdings

Christian Science Monitor

J.K. Rowling's 'Potter' first edition raises $228,000 for charity

The first-edition copy of " Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" by J.K. Rowling , with annotations by the author, sold for $228,000 yesterday at Sotheby's in London.

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Related Topix: Easy-Listening, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Authors, Books, Philosopher's Stone, Ambient, Retail, Sothebys Holdings

Tue May 21, 2013

Connecticut Post

Harry Potter book with author notes sold for $228K

Sotheby's director of the department of printed books and manuscripts Dr Philip Errington poses for photographers with a first edition copy of the first Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" containing annotations and illustrations by author J.K. Rowling, during a photocall organized for the media at the auction house's ... (more)

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Related Topix: Harry Potter, Books, Retail, Sothebys Holdings, Philosopher's Stone, Ambient, Easy-Listening, J.K. Rowling, Authors

Mon May 20, 2013

AmericanBankingNews.com

Copart Lowered to Neutral at Northcoast Research

They currently have a $36.00 target price on the stock. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.

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Related Topix: Retail, Copart

MarketNewsVideo

Monday Sector Laggards: Consumer Services, Agriculture & Farm Products

In trading on Monday, consumer services shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.7%. Helping drag down the group were shares of TEAM, Inc.

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Related Topix: Team, Collectors Universe, Video, Business News

Seeking Alpha

Is The Art Market A Bubble That's About To Burst? Maybe Not...

I was in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art today and while walking through the galleries mentally comparing a seemingly endless number of 16th century European masterpieces to the quality of work that's been selling lately at widely publicized auctions , I began thinking about what a bubble the art market has once again become and how great it ... (more)

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Related Topix: Retail, Sothebys Holdings

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Annotated 'Harry Potter' 1st edition on auction

Sotheby's director of the department of printed books and manuscripts Dr Philip Errington poses for photographers with a first edition copy of the first Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" containing annotations and illustrations by author J.K. Rowling, during a photocall organized for the media at the auction house's ... (more)

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Related Topix: Harry Potter, Books, Retail, Sothebys Holdings, Philosopher's Stone, Ambient, Easy-Listening, J.K. Rowling, Authors

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