New Orleans to hold city-owned property auction
The city of New Orleans is holding a city-owned property auction Friday. Full story
Basquiat painting fetches record $48.8M in NY
A Jean-Michel Basquiat (zhahn mee-SHEHL' BAH'-skee-aht) painting has set a new auction record for the graffiti artist at a sale of postwar and contemporary art in New York. Full story
1st day of 2-day Andy Williams auction brings $46M
Singer Andy Williams' eclectic art collection has brought $46 million at a New York City auction. Full story
Huge colorless diamond goes for record $27 million at auction
(Reuters) - A pear-shaped colorless diamond that is the largest ever offered at auction sold for a record of nearly $27 million in a Geneva auction, where records were also set for the prices of pearls and sapphires, auctioneer Christie's said. Full story
Richter painting breaks record for living artist at N.Y. auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 1968 oil painting by German artist Gerhard Richter sold for some $37 million at Sotheby's contemporary art auction on Tuesday, a new record for a work by a living artist. Full story
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Art Bubble About to Pop?
The art auctions in New York this week are fetching some huge prices, with CNBC's Robert Frank.
Big Price For 'Big Mike' Mega Diamond
Christie's auction house is gearing up to put the 101 carat gem on display which is expected to sell for between $20M to $30M, reports CNBC's Robert Frank.
3-Year Auction Results
CNBC's Rick Santelli reports 3-year notes are up for auction.
Rare Nickel Sells For $3.17 Million
The 1913 Liberty Head nickel sold at auction for more than expected. The winning buyer said it is "one of the greatest coins at that price range."
Austrian emperor's hair sells at auction
Items belonging to Austrian Emperor Franz-Joseph, who died in 1916, are sold at auction where a lock of hair from the Habsburg monarch sold for nearly $18K. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
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