Auction house hopes bidders will get all shook up over clump of Elvis Presley's hairOctober 12th, 2009 Auction house all shook up over Elvis hairCHICAGO — The King may be dead, but that doesn't mean it's too late to run your fingers through his hair. A Chicago auction house is putting a clump of what it says is Elvis Presley's hair up for auction — along with some of his clothes, sweat-stained scarves and memorabilia.
Michael Jackson's glove, Elvis' guitar, Indy's whip sold at memorabilia auction in Los AngelesOctober 10th, 2009 Jackson's glove, Elvis' guitar sold at auctionLOS ANGELES — An illuminating glove worn by Michael Jackson during the 1984 Victory Tour has brought in $70,800 at an auction of entertainment memorabilia. A bidder paid $106,200 for a Martin D-28 guitar played by Elvis Presley during his final Las Vegas peformance.
Ala. auction set for imprisoned HealthSouth Corp. founder's $6.2M lakeside mansion, boatsOctober 7th, 2009 Auction of Scrushy's lake estate set in AlabamaDADEVILLE, Ala. — Imprisoned HealthSouth Corp.
Rare American goose decoy to be auctioned in NYC after time in Pennsylvania, ArgentinaAugust 28th, 2009 Rare American goose decoy to be auctioned in NYCNEW YORK — A rare 19th-century hand-carved goose decoy that worked the Susquehanna (suhs-kwuh-HAN'-uh) River in northern Pennsylvania is going on the auction block in New York City. It could sell for as much as $400,000.
"Mein Kampf" copy signed by Hitler fetches £21k at auctionAugust 14th, 2009 LONDON - A signed copy of Adolf Hitler's infamous manifesto "Mein Kampf" has fetch 21,000 pounds at an auction. The semi-autobiographical work outlining Hitler's anti-Semitic ideology was sold at Mullock's auctions at Ludlow racecourse, Shropshire.
Surfboard sells for record $40,000 at Hawaiian surf auctionJuly 20th, 2009 Surf auction raises record $767,000HONOLULU — Surf's up! But you might want to leave that old board on the beach. A surfboard more than a half-century old has sold for a record $40,000.
World record set for blue diamond at Swiss auctionMay 13th, 2009 GENEVA - A rare blue diamond fetched a world record 9.3 million Swiss francs ($8.4 million) at an auction by Sotheby's in Geneva Tuesday. The cut and polished gem weighing 7.03 carats was sold by Cullinan Mine in South Africa to an as yet unknown telephone bidder, who will also pay a buyer's premium.
2 watercolors signed 'Adolf Hitler' fetch total euro32,000 at auction in GermanyApril 25th, 2009 2 Hitler watercolors auctioned in GermanyFRANKFURT — A pair of watercolors signed "Adolf Hitler" and depicting farm scenes fetched a combined total of euro32,000 ($42,000) at an auction in Germany on Saturday, an auction house official said. Kathrin Weidler, a manager at the Weidler Auction House in Nuremberg, declined to identify the new owner of the two paintings — "Farmstead," which went for euro18,000, and "Farm Buildings on the River," which sold for euro14,000.
Dog's medal for World War II heroics sold at UK auction for 24,250 pounds ($35,700)April 24th, 2009 Hero dog's medal sold at UK auction for $35,700LONDON — A medal awarded to a dog who sniffed out scores of survivors in rubble of the Blitz was sold at auction Friday for 24,250 pounds ($35,700.)
Auctioneers said the buyer chose to remain anonymous. The sale price was 10,000 pounds higher than the estimate.
Dog's medal for World War II heroics sold at British auctionApril 24th, 2009 Hero dog's World War II medal sold in UK auctionLONDON — A medal awarded to a dog who sniffed out survivors in rubble of the Blitz was sold at auction in London on Friday for 24,250 pounds ($35,700.)
The buyer at the sale at Spink auctioneers chose to remain anonymous. The sale price was 10,000 pounds higher than the estimate, and beat the previous record of 23,000 pounds for the Dickin Medal awarded to Simon, the ship's cat on HMS Amethyst.
Vijay wins silver in shooting World CupApril 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian shooter Vijay Kumar won the silver in the men's 25 meters rapid fire pistol event in the ISSF World Cup in Beijing Wednesday. Vijay, who had won a gold in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, shot 581 in the qualifying round and was at the fourth position.
Rare champagne sets world record at Hong Kong wine auctionMarch 29th, 2009 HONG KONG - A bottle of rare champagne fetched 164,560 Hong Kong dollars ($21,097) at a wine auction here, setting a new world record for the price of any bottle of champagne sold at an auction. The auction collected an impressive 35 million Hong Kong dollars ($4.5 million), with 96 percent of the stocks sold to buyers from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Indonesia, among others.
Gandhi memorabilia sold for $1.8 mnMarch 6th, 2009 NEW YORK - Despite intense protests from Indian government, a set of Mahatma Gandhi's personal items were sold for $1.8 million at an auction in New York Thursday. However, the US justice department has asked the New York's Antiquorum Auctioneers auction house to hold the lot for two weeks pending a resolution between the new owner, and the US and Indian governments.
Nude Madonna pic nets $37,000February 13th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - A nude photograph of Madonna, taken when she was a struggling dancer in 1979, was sold for $37,000 at auction - more than double the $15,000 it was expected to fetch, Christie's auction house said Friday. The buyer was identified as a European collector.
Blair named for American honour but ignores gold medalJanuary 5th, 2009 LONDON - Former British premier Tony Blair is to be presented with one of America's highest civilian honours but is yet to pick up a Congressional gold medal awarded to him in 2003. Blair will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Jan 13 along with President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia, and former premier John Howard of Australia.
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