NEW YORK AUCTION

Titanic's wealthiest passenger's gold pocket watch sells for record £1.17 million at auction

A gold watch belonging to John Jacob Astor, the wealthiest passenger on the Titanic, was sold for £1.17 million ($1.46 million) at an auction in England, setting a record for the highest amount ever fetched by an item associated with the 1912 tragedy. The watch, engraved with "JJA," was recovered from Astor's personal effects after his death on the Titanic, where he ensured his wife's safety before perishing in the disaster. The auction also featured other Titanic-related items, including a violin case that belonged to the orchestra leader.

O.J. Simpson, football star turned celebrity murder defendant, dead at 76

O.J. Simpson, the football star famously acquitted in a 1995 murder trial, died at 76. His life saw triumphs on the field, legal battles off it, and a legacy forever linked to the infamous trial.

Muhammad Ali's 'Thrilla in Manila' shorts up for auction

​Bids -- including the latest for $3.8 million -- have been rolling in since late March for the Everlast-brand shorts, which are white with black stripes and are signed by Ali.

Haute House: Karl Lagerfeld's luxurious, 8-room Parisian home fetches $10 mn at auction

​​.Lagerfeld found the eight-room apartment, which is on the third floor of a 17th-century building and overlooks the Seine and the Tuileries, 20 years ago while reading Maison & Demeure magazine.

2,000-yr-old book, written by the 1st Christian monks, may fetch $2.6 mn at auction

​The Crosby-Schoyen Codex - written in Coptic on papyrus around 250-350 AD, and produced in one of the first Christian monasteries - has an estimated sale value of $2.6 million to $3.8 million, according to Christie's.

Court agrees to block collection of Trump's $454 million civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175M

Trump's lawyers had pleaded for a state appeals court to halt collection, claiming it was "a practical impossibility" to get an underwriter to sign off on a bond for such a large sum. The ruling was issued by the state's intermediate appeals court, the Appellate Division of the state's trial court, where Trump is fighting to overturn a judge's Feb. 16 finding that he lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom and the presidency.

Will you be able to buy Trump Tower at auction? Not anytime soon

New York state could move to seize Donald Trump's properties if he fails to post a bond covering a $454 million judgment, including Trump Tower and Mar-a-Lago. The process is complex and could take over a year, resembling a bank foreclosure rather than an immediate takeover. Legal battles and potential property auctions loom ahead.

Stolen slippers worn by 'Wizard Of Oz' star Judy Garland, to be returned to be auctioned off

​The memorabilia collector who owns the iconic footwear immediately turned them over to an auction company, which plans to take them on an international tour before offering them at auction in December, an official with Dallas-based Heritage Auctions said Monday.

Eagles co-founder Don Henley testifies in the 'Hotel California' trial

​A rare-book dealer, Glenn Horowitz, is accused along with two other men of conspiring to possess stolen property -- some 100 pages of Henley's handwritten notes and drafts for hits such as 'New Kid in Town,' 'Hotel California' and 'Life in the Fast Lane.'

Elton John's prized possessions, including a pair of silver boots, fetch $8 million at New York auction

​Christie's auction house is running a series of eight sales, both in person and online, through February 28 for the collection of the 76-year-old's belongings, including an ivory and gold glam rock jumpsuit from the early 1970s designed by Annie Reavey, which sold for $12,600.

Rene Magritte's 80-yr-old painting may fetch $64 mn at British auction

​Christie's auction house announced Saturday that it will offer 'L'ami intime' (The Intimate Friend) at a March 7 sale in London marking a century of the surrealist movement in art.

David Hockney's rare 'California' pool painting, unseen for 40 years, heads to Christie's auction

An early work by renowned British artist David Hockney, titled "California," is set to go up for auction at Christie's "20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale" on March 7. Painted in 1965, the artwork features Hockney's iconic pool motif and depicts two naked figures in an outdoor swimming pool. The painting, not publicly displayed since 1979, is estimated to fetch around $20 million.

Vintage 1962 Ferrari race car fetches Rs 340 cr at New York auction

​The bright red roadster had been the property of an American collector for the past 38 years.

1962 Ferrari auctioned for $51.7 mn in New York: Sotheby's

The bright red roadster had been the property of an American collector for the past 38 years, and its auction price was surpassed only by that of a Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe that went for 135 million euros in 2022, the auction house said. That would be $144 million at today's exchange rate.

Picasso's iconic painting 'Woman with a Watch' fetches $139.3 mn at New York auction

One of Pablo Picasso's masterpieces, 'Woman with a Watch', was sold at auction Wednesday night for $139.3 million by Sotheby's in New York, the second-highest price ever achieved for the artist.

6 artworks stolen by the Nazis to be auctioned in New York soon

Three of the works -- watercolors on paper, thought to be worth up to $2.5 million each -- will be auctioned on November 9 and three others will go up two days later as part of Christie's fall auctions.

Pablo Picasso's 1932 masterpiece 'Femme a la montre' may fetch $120 mn at New York auction in November

The November auction of a Pablo Picasso masterpiece, the late Spanish painter's "Femme a la montre" from 1932, is expected to fetch at least $120 million, Sotheby's announced Wednesday.

Late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury's prized bangle sells for $881K at New York auction

The item broke a record set when John Lennon's leather and bead talisman sold for 295,000 pounds ($368,000) in 2008, Sotheby's said.

Tupac Shakur's ruby-diamond gold ring fetches $1 mn at New York auction

A gold, ruby, and diamond ring worn by rap legend Tupac Shakur during his final public appearance was sold for $1 million in New York. The winning bid surpassed Sotheby’s pre-sale estimate of between $200,000 and $300,000.

Original 2007 iPhone creates a new record, fetches $190K at New York auction

A first-generation 4GB iPhone has been sold at auction for $190,373, which is almost 380 times its original price of $499 when the device first went on sale in 2007. The rare model is 20 times rarer than the 8GB model sold at the time and was discontinued two months after launch.

Loch Ness monster-like dinosaur skeletons may fetch $800K at New York auction

Sotheby's is auctioning two dinosaur skeletons, a Loch Ness monster-like plesiosaur and a Jurassic Park-style pteranodon, estimated to draw between $600,000 and $800,000, and $4m to $6m respectively.

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Investor wins New York's iconic Flatiron Building after $190 bn auction, later backs out

The Manhattan skyscraper may go back on the block.