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S. Korean strongman's art collection sold to pay fines Art works confiscated from the family of former South Korean dictator Chun Doo-Hwan have been auctioned to pay multi-million-dollar fines imposed for bribes the disgraced military strongman received in office.
13 March 2014
Australia's first banknote going under hammer The only known specimen of the first official banknote issued in Australia, uncovered in Scotland, is expected to fetch at least Aus$250,000 (US$224,000) at an auction in Sydney this month.
12 March 2014
Hitler-signed 'Mein Kampf' copies sell for $65,000 Two rare copies of "Mein Kampf" signed by the young Nazi leader Adolf Hitler went under the hammer for $64,850 Thursday in Los Angeles.
28 February 2014
Photo courtesy of  wikipedia.org Kyrgyzstan sells seized Kazakhstan jades for $2 million Kyrgyzstan has replenished its budget with $1.9 million at the account of Kazakhstan's greenstones.
21 February 2014
A staff member points to the "British Guiana One-Cent Stamp" at the Sotheby's gallery. ©Reuters/Eduardo Munoz New York to auction world's most famous stamp The world's most famous postage stamp, a tiny piece of British colonial memorabilia from 19th century South America, is going under the hammer in New York for $10 to $20 million.
15 February 2014
Auction record smashed for Spanish cubist artist Gris Juan Gris's Cubist still life "Nature Morte a la Nappe a Carreaux" ("The Checked Tablecloth") sold for £34.8 million at a London sale Tuesday, smashing the auction record for the Spanish artist.
05 February 2014
New York to auction art looted by Hitler deputy Four Old Masters stolen by the Nazis, including Hitler's deputy Hermann Goering, go under the hammer in New York this week where they are expected to fetch up to $1 million.
28 January 2014
George Zimmerman. ©Reuters/Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Pool Zimmerman painting sells for $100,000 A painting by George Zimmerman, whose fatal 2012 shooting of a black teenager triggered an outcry across the United States, sold for just over $100,000 on eBay.
24 December 2013
A Stradivarius violin. ©Reuters/Brendan McDermid Once-stolen Stradivarius sells for £1.3 million A rare Stradivarius violin, which was once stolen and offered for just £100 ($162, 118 euros) by thieves, sold at auction in Britain on Wednesday for £1.3 million ($2.3 million, 1.6 million euros).
19 December 2013
Marcelo Odebrecht, CEO of Brazilian construction group Odebrecht. ©Reuters/Enrique Castro-Mendivil Odebrecht wins auction for part of key Brazil highway Engineering giant Odebrecht on Wednesday won the right to operate a 855-kilometer (534-mile) stretch of highway in Brazil's key central grain-producing region of Mato Grosso, authorities said.
28 November 2013
World's most expensive printed book sells for $14.2mn The first book written in what is today the United States of America fetched $14.2 million in New York on Tuesday, becoming the world's most expensive printed book sold at auction.
27 November 2013
World's largest orange diamond fetches record $35.5 mn A spectacular and rare orange diamond, the largest known gem of its kind, was on Tuesday auctioned for a record $35.54 million in Geneva.
14 November 2013
Copy of Napoleon's will fetches $480,000 at Paris auction A copy of Napoleon Bonaparte's will, drawn up in 1821 when the former French emperor was living in exile, has been sold at auction for 357,000 euros ($480,000).
08 November 2013
©Alisher Akhmetov BonArt auction house holds painting and graphics exhibition in Almaty BonArt international auction house is holding a pre-sale exhibition before its 5th Collectors' Painting and Graphics auction.
07 November 2013
Impressionist, modern art falls short in New York sale Some of the finest Impressionist and Modern art offered for auction by Christie's in New York fell short of expectations Tuesday despite strong interest from buyers in the middle market.
06 November 2013
From North Pole to the stars: Russia's thrill-seeking tycoon Other tycoons may plough their millions into yachts or private jets, but Vasily Klyukin prefers a good "adventure". On his diary for next year? A space trip with Leonardo DiCaprio.
04 November 2013
Ornamental plate "Kazakh Urt" Kazakh souvenir auctioned for $5,000 at Miss Universe A Kazakh souvenir has been sold for $5 thousand at the charity auction of the beauty contest Miss Universe 2013.
31 October 2013
Hollywood actor Brad Pitt and actress Angelina Jolie. ©Reuters/Issei Kato Cask of Pitt-Jolie wine auctioned for 10,100 euros A single cask of organic white wine from the French vineyard owned by Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie fetched more than 10,000 euros ($18,000) at auction.
31 October 2013
©Reuters/Sergio Moraes Chinese oil firms, Europe's giants win Brazil auction China's CNOOC and CNPC, Anglo-Dutch giant Royal Dutch Shell and France's Total joined Brazilian state operator Petrobras on Monday in winning production rights to the huge "Libra" Atlantic oilfield.
22 October 2013
Tengrinews.kz file photo Paintings of Dali and Gauguin to be exhibited in Almaty BonArt auction housewill exhibit the pieces of visual art for everyone to enjoy on November 7-12 in Almaty.
20 October 2013
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