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Daniel Craig's Aston Martin fetches $468,500 in New York

JamesBondactorDanielCraig'sAstonMartin,numberedwiththecharacter'ssignature007,soldatauctionFridayfor$468,500.Christie's,whichannouncedresultsofthebidding,hadest

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Collection on Albert Einstein to be auctioned in May

Christie'splanstoauctionacollectionofletters,postcardsandphotographsofGermanscientistAlbertEinsteininearlyMay,accordingtolocalmedia.Theassortmenthasbeenpreserve

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Rockefeller's Picasso could be part of biggest art collection ever sold

ArarePicassoonceownedbyGertrudeSteinispartofanarttrovebelongingtotheRockefellerdynastythatcouldraisehalfabilliondollarsthisyear,inwhatauctioneerChristie’ssaysco

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Tennis:Lin Dan suffers shock exit in the first round of China Open

Two-timeOlympicchampionLinDansufferedashockingdefeattoJonatanChristieofIndonesiainthefirstroundoftheTahoeChinaBadmintonOpeninthecityofFuzhouonWednesday.Withthen

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Largest diamond ever auctioned fetches record $34 mln at Christie's

Adiamondnecklacefeaturinga163.41-caratflawlessdiamondhasbeensoldfornearly34millionUSdollarsataChristie'sauctioninGenevaonTuesdayevening.TheDcolordiamond,suspend

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Louis XIV, Napoleon diamond to be auctioned off in Geneva

Alarge,pinkdiamondoncesetinthecrownsofnumerousFrenchkingsandemperorswillgounderthehammerinGenevanextmonth,theChristie'sauctionhousesaidWednesday."LeGrandMazarin

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Audrey Hepburn's personal memorabilia auction tops $6 million

AnauctionofitemsfromscreeniconAudreyHepburn'spersonalcollectionhasmademorethan6millionUSdollars,includingaworldrecordforherscriptofthe1961film"BreakfastatTiffan

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Audrey Hepburn auction: Star's clothes and memorabilia on auction

Christie'sisauctioningnearly500lotsofAudreyHepburn's"personalworld",whichincludeclothes,filmscriptsandjewellery.Thefamousauctionhouseisofferingforsaleitemsfromt

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China's auction market going digital

Theglobalauctionindustryhasbeeninadownturnforthepastsixyears.ButparticipantsinthefourthChineseAntiquesandArtworkAuctionInternationalForuminShanghaiovertheweeken

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Audrey Hepburn's personal collection up for auction

Ever fancied owning a piece of actress Audrey Hepburn? Well, you might just get your chance this September.

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Audrey Hepburn's personal collection up for auction

EverfanciedowningapieceofactressAudreyHepburn?Well,youmightjustgetyourchancethisSeptember.ItemsfromherpersonalcollectionaretogoonsaleatChristie'sinLondon,amongt

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Rockefeller's artworks to be sold

Some 2,000 artworks from the estate of the late US banker and philanthropist David Rockefeller will go under the hammer in New York in early 2018.

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Rockefeller's artworks to be sold

Some2,000artworksfromtheestateofthelateUSbankerandphilanthropistDavidRockefellerwillgounderthehammerinNewYorkinearly2018.ButbeforetheyareauctionedbyChristie's,s

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Brancusi bronze sells for $57mn in New York

Abronzesoldfor$57.37millioninNewYorkonMonday,settinganewauctionrecordforRomanian-bornsculptorConstantinBrancusiandfetchingmorethantwiceitslowestpre-saleestimate

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Basquiat headlines New York art auction season

Jean-MichelBasquiatoccupiesstarbillingontheauctionblockinNewYorkthisseason,catapultingtheartistintotherostrumof20thcenturygreatsnearlythreedecadesafterhisdeath.

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"Bridgegate" jury in New Jersey to hear closing arguments

Lawyers in New Jersey's "Bridgegate" trial will begin delivering closing arguments on Thursday, seeking to sway jurors deliberating the fate of two former allies of Governor Chris Christie.

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Christie's Hong Kong spring auction sales fall 13pc; Chinese works of art fare poorly

One sale sees fewer than half the lots knocked down, and at others a quarter or more fail to find buyers; auction house’s global president confident that sale volumes have bottomed out