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The original Birkin bag made some forty years ago for the late singer and actor Jane Birkin sold to a Japanese buyer for a record $10 million at auction, showing demand remains robust for unique luxury collectibles. japantimes.co.jp/business/2025 #business #companies #birkin #hermes #auctions

The Japan Times · Hermes’ original Birkin bag sells for $10 million at auction to a Japanese buyerBy Angelina Rascouet

Subasta de un lote de ZX Spectrum 48K Plus con juegos y accesorios en el programa 'The Yorkshire Auction House', justo hace un rato en la televisión inglesa. Buena suma las 110 libras alcanzadas.

#QuestChannel #ZXSpectrum #Auctions #Antiques #antigüedades #subastas #televisión

Este tipo de programas de subastas tendríamos que importarlo a nuestra televisión, aunque probablemente acaben en la parrilla de tarde o noche en La 2 de RTVE.

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This fossil is valued at millions of dollars and brings some dinosaur experts dread.

With the looming ceratosaur sale, paleontologists of both the academic and commercial varieties are expressing concern that another multimillion-dollar auction will distort the fossil marketplace. Driving more speculation, they worry, could further spike the already rising prices of fossil digs and lead to the duping of investors.

archive.ph/8at8g #fossils #dinosaurs #auctions #globalmuseum #museums

India TV: ‘Inalienable cultural heritage’: India seeks to halt auction of Buddhist relics by Sotheby’s Hong Kong. “India has intervened to stop the auction of a portion of the sacred Buddhist relics at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, which were excavated in the northern parts of the country in 1898. New Delhi has demanded their repatriation.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/06/inalienable-cultural-heritage-india-seeks-to-halt-auction-of-buddhist-relics-by-sothebys-hong-kong-india-tv/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · ‘Inalienable cultural heritage’: India seeks to halt auction of Buddhist relics by Sotheby’s Hong Kong (India TV) | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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A total of 100,164 tons of the government-stockpiled rice was sold in a third auction at an average price of ¥20,302 per 60 kilograms, down ¥420 from the second auction, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/ #japan #rice #maff #auctions

The Japan Times · Government-stockpiled rice sold ¥420 cheaper in third auctionBy The Japan Times

Iceland Monitor: One of Iceland’s oldest photographs lost at auction. “Historian Árni Freyr Magnússon discovered the photograph while browsing the auction catalog and, upon checking, realized that the National Museum of Iceland did not have a copy. Determined to preserve the image for the nation, he entered the auction with the intention of donating the photograph to the Icelandic Museum […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/28/iceland-monitor-one-of-icelands-oldest-photographs-lost-at-auction/

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AFP: Christie’s first AI art auction sees hits… and plenty of misses. “Christie’s first auction of art made by artificial intelligence (AI) ended Wednesday with mixed results, providing scant clues as to the future of the new and controversial medium. Fourteen of the 34 lots put on the block during the 14-day online auction either received no qualifying bids or were sold for less than the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/24/afp-christies-first-ai-art-auction-sees-hits-and-plenty-of-misses/

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#ai#AIGenerated#art

Engadget: The 560-pound Twitter logo has sold for $34,000. “Twitter may be dead, but the 12-foot tall bird logo from its San Francisco headquarters will live on. The sign — one of two birds that formerly adorned Twitter’s office — has been sold at auction for $34,375. That’s a bit less than $40,000 auctioneers RR House estimated it would fetch, but is nonetheless a pricey piece of […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/23/engadget-the-560-pound-twitter-logo-has-sold-for-34000/

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