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Napoleon and Josephine's marriage certificate for sale

It was one of the greatest love stories in history and now the marriage certificate that sealed the union of Napoleon and his first wife Josephine is to be sold at auction in September.

Napoleon and Josephine's marriage certificate for sale
"The Magistrate Of Brussels" by Van Dyck. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org
Van Dyck discovered by British TV programme fails to sell

A lost Van Dyck painting spotted on a British television programme failed to find a buyer at a Tuesday auction despite estimates it would fetch 1,000 times its original price.

Van Dyck discovered by British TV programme fails to sell
Flawless blue diamond sells for $24 million

A spectacular blue diamond, the largest in its category, fetched a total of $23.79 million (17.35 million euros) at a Christie's auction in Geneva.

Flawless blue diamond sells for $24 million
Barnett Newman, "Black Fire I". Photo courtesy of uploads4.wikipaintings.org
Barnett Newman painting sells at auction for $84 million

A painting by American Barnett Newman, "Black Fire I," went under the gavel for $84 million Tuesday at Christie's postwar and contemporary art auction in New York, a record price for the artist.

Barnett Newman painting sells at auction for $84 million
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.

Auction record smashed for Spanish cubist artist Gris

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