Pursuit of Good Things in Life
A bulletproof Rolls-Royce Sliver Shadow used by Princess Diana on her first trip to the U.S. is going under hammer. The princess ride is expected to fetch anything around $2 million at auction. The Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was bought new in 1979 by the British embassy, but was not used for many years. It took [...]
A black velvet dress that belonged to Whitney Houston and a pair of earrings she wore in movie ‘’The Bodyguard’’ will go under hammer at auction and sold to the highest bidder next month. The piece and other dress were available after Whitney Houston unexpected demise on 11th February. She was only 48 years old. [...]
The dazzling and magnificent pear shaped yellow Sun-Drop Diamond of South Africa weighing 110-carat jewel has been sold for a record 10 million francs ($10.9 million) at auction by auction house Sotheby’s. Including commission anonymous bidder paid over $12.4 million for the gem which is within the estimated range of $11 million to $15 million [...]
Andreas Gursky, German visual artist, photograph of the Rhine River, called Rhein II became the world’s most expensive photograph when an anonymous buyer paid a record-breaking $4.34 million for it at Christie‘s impressionist and modern art auction in New York. Gursky’s print, made in 1999 is sized at 73 x 143 in. (185.4 x 363.5 [...]
The auction house Sotheby’s will be auctioning one of the Rolex watch belonging to the first president of independent India Dr. Rajendra Prasad along with other Rolex watches on 13th Nov in Geneva. The lot of total 270 Rolex watches which go under hammer are estimated to collect over $8.9 million. The rare Rolex belonging [...]
The yesteryear beautiful actress Elizabeth Taylor jewelry collection will go under hammer at a 2 day auction to be held in December 13 and 14. The two day sale will be managed by auction house Christie’s and is expected to raise a minimum of £20 million. At sale you can see total of 269 diamonds, [...]
LVMH Champagne brand Moët & Chandon will be sole Champagne sponsor for 2011 US Open in New York. Moët & Chandon has been involved with other sporting event including likes of Le Mans auto race and the America’s Cup yachting challenges. Moët & Chandon will create on-site suite at the US Open, which will be [...]
Michael Jackson is music legend and his legacy is hard to die. Michael Jackson iconic Swarovski crystal glove from his “Thriller” era along with his Swarovski crystal helmet from Triumph tour (1981) and a black fedora from his stage performance of Billie Jean will go under hammer at auction at Premiere Props auctions. MJ gifted [...]
One of the rarest stamps, The Mauritius “Post Office” issued by the British Colony Mauritius in September 1847 fetched a record amount of £1,053,090 ($1,600,000) at an auction at Spink in London. This is a record price for stamp sold in UK. The stamp was one of the highlights of the Chartwell collection, which consist [...]