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The hat and shoes worn by Michael Jackson at his famous 2001 Madison Square concert will go on sale at Bonhams 16th December auction of Entertainment Memorabilia in Knightsbridge and are estimated to fetch as much as £12,000.

The Madison square garden concerts took place over two days and finished the night before the 9/11 attacks […]

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Outfit Worn by Michael Jackson at Landmark 30th Anniversary Concert for Auction At Bonhams

Christie’s will present two sales of ancient art, Antiquities and Ancient Jewelry in New York, on December 11 featuring over 350 lots showcasing the broad range of works from Predynastic Egypt through to the Roman period.
Highlights of the Antiquities sale include a stunning Roman marble torso of Venus, a Roman marble portrait head of the […]

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Christie’s New York will offer a highly important George Washington letter to his trusted nephew Bushrod Washington, in the sale of Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana on December 4 (estimate: $1.5-2.5 million).
The revealing, four-page letter has never been publicly exhibited and has remained in the possession of English descendants of Bushrod Washington for […]

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Sotheby’s December 3 sale in Paris reflects a successful encounter between several African art enthusiasts – two collectors, a journalist and a scientist – united by the fate of an exceptional Dogon figure (Plateau of Bandiagara, Mali) that had been split into two for nearly 50 years on either side of the Atlantic.
Now the two […]

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The four-day sale of the Collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, part II, at Theatre Marigny in Paris offered by Christie’s in association with Pierre Bergé & Associates auctioneers, realized in total € 8,990,213 / £ 7,978,814 / $ 13,449,358. A remarkable 98% of lots sold, and the sale was 98% sold by […]

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Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé Part II Auction Achieves $ 13,449,358