Read more about the article Classic Porsche 911 Once Owned By Drug Overlord Pablo Escobar Fails To Sell At Auction
A Porsche 911 once owned by famous drug lord Pablo Escobar goes up for auction in Boca Raton, Florida, in the United States. (Collecting Cars/Newsflash)
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Classic Porsche 911 Once Owned By Drug Overlord Pablo Escobar Fails To Sell At Auction

A vintage Porsche 911 once owned by notorious drug overlord Pablo Escobar has apparently failed to find a buyer at auction. For Formula 1 star Emerson Fittipaldi, the 911 raced in the 1974 International Race of Champions (IROC) all-star competition before it was eventually acquired by Pablo Escobar. The car…

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October 10, 2021
Read more about the article Painting Once Attacked With A Knife By Artist Because It Was Poor Quality Sold At Record Price At Auction In Austria
The painting by Marie Bashkirtseff that was once destroyed by the artist, on an auction of the 'Dorotheum Classic Week' in June 2021. (Dorotheum/Newsflash).
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Painting Once Attacked With A Knife By Artist Because It Was Poor Quality Sold At Record Price At Auction In Austria

A painting that was once almost destroyed by its artist after she attacked it with a knife because she considered it below standard, but then patched back together after her death, has been sold for a record price of EUR 150,000 (GBP 128,647) at an auction in Austria. The painting…

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June 15, 2021
Read more about the article Lost Watercolour Kandinsky Artwork Reappears After 70 Years
Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky, who was a Russian painter and art theorist credited as the pioneer of abstract art and artists of the long-lost "Bent tips" watercolour artwork which reappeared after 70 years. (Real Press)
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Lost Watercolour Kandinsky Artwork Reappears After 70 Years

A lost watercolour painting which was made by Russian expressionist painter Wassily Kandinsky has reappeared after 70 years in an auction house in the German city of Munich. The aquarelle masterpiece painted on paper but originally mounted on cardboard named "Curved tips", which was created by Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky…

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May 28, 2021
Read more about the article Hotelier Spends GBP 300K On Paintings From Long-Lost Treasure Of King Ludwig III
Doctor and hotelier Andreas Greither, 73, who comes from the Bavarian town of Tegernsee standing in front of the portraits, accompanied by the journalist and historian Sonja Still, who wrote a biography about the painter Joseph Stieler. (Newsflash)
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Hotelier Spends GBP 300K On Paintings From Long-Lost Treasure Of King Ludwig III

A German hotelier has spent GBP 300,000 on four paintings from the long-lost treasure of the ‘Last Bavarian King’ Ludwig III during an auction in Munich. Ludwig III was the last king of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918 and leading Bavaria into World War I, after which he lost…

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April 1, 2021
Read more about the article UK Firms Pays GBP 9M For Colombian Guerrilla Groups Gold At Auction
The gold of FARC that was sold (@SAESAS1/Newsflash)
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UK Firms Pays GBP 9M For Colombian Guerrilla Groups Gold At Auction

A British firm has paid nearly GBP 9 million at auction for gold formerly owned by the guerrilla group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. The unprecedented auction took place in the city of Medellin in the Colombian department of Antioquia yesterday (15 December). The auction was organised by the…

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January 25, 2021