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 [...]
At Only Watch 2011 40 magnificent timepieces were auctioned to benefit research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy, was held in Monaco at Hotel Hermitage on 23rd of September 2011 in presence Prince Albert II. The charity auction of best 40 watches created special for occasion was huge success. The auction arranged by the Association Monégasque contre [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
The people fetish with Royal family is far from over and special of all was Princess Diana who was elegant, stylish and very beautiful. Inspite of all controversies she was true beauty and is still admired by millions. Recently two of her dress fetched over $276,000 at a pop culture auction in Beverly Hills, Los [...]
Magnificent life-size portrait of Mughal Emperor Jahangir who reigned from 1605-1627 became the most expensive Mughal painting sold at auction. The painting went under the hammer at Bonhams Indian and Islamic Sale in London and fetched humongous — 1.4 million pounds or about Rs 10.2 crore. Credited to Abu’l Hasan, Nadir al-Zaman and dated AH [...]