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The super rich are getting pickier at art auctions

It’s been prophesied for years, and now it’s finally come to pass: Auction prices for fine art are falling.

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At $38.1 Million, Codex Sassoon Becomes Most Expensive Book Ever Sold At Auction

Tel Aviv ANU–Museum of the Jewish People buys the oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible.

Zenger

A Hebrew Bible that is 1,100 years old sells for $38 million at an auction

The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound, handwritten parchment volume containing a nearly complete Hebrew Bible, was purchased by former U.S. Ambassador to Romania.

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World's oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38m

NEW YORK: A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old sold for US$38.1 million in New York on Wednesday, setting a record for the most valuable manuscript ever sold at auction.

Bangkok Post

1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible sells for $38m, will head to Israel

One of the world’s oldest surviving Bible manuscripts will be placed in the Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv.

Al Jazeera

1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible sells for $38M at auction in New York

A 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible that is one of the world’s oldest surviving biblical manuscripts has sold for $38 million in New York

The Independent UK

World's oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38.1 million

The world's oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible sold for $38.1 million on Wednesday, Sotheby’s said, one of the highest prices ever for a book or document sold at auction.

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Michael Jordan’s ‘Dream Team’ Olympic jacket up for auction

The red, white and blue Reebok jacket that Jordan — a Nike athlete — was forced to wear on the medal stand at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics could fetch anywhere from $1 million to $3 million.

Chicago Sun-Times

Michael Jordan’s famous Reebok ‘Dream Team’ jacket could fetch up to $3 million at auction

Nike-sponsored Michael Jordan was forced to wear a Reebok jacket to receive Olympic gold

The Independent UK

The Collectibles Market Is Cooling. What Remains a Good Bet?

Experts weigh in on investing in classic cars, wine, sports memorabilia, watches and handbags.

Businessweek

US man returns antiquities to Italy after reading Guardian report on looted relics

Jay Stanley hands over 30 artefacts, including vases and figurines from 6th to 3rd centuries BC, found in late father’s home

The Guardian - UK

Diamond brooch gifted by late Queen sells for £70,000 at coronation auction

Sotheby’s was marking the King’s coronation with a sale celebrating eight centuries of royal history.

The Independent UK

Freddie Mercury’s ‘exquisite clutter’ to go to auction

Friend of Freddie Mercury Mary Austin is putting her affairs in order and is selling the possessions he left behind for her.

The New Daily

Sotheby's prepares to sell one of the rarest collection of whiskys on earth

142 bottles of some of the hardest-to-find whiskys around go up for bids in May.

Fortune

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Freddie Mercury’s Martin D-35, reportedly used to write and record Crazy Little Thing Called Love, is going up for auction

The guitar will go under the hammer as part of a much larger Sotheby's auction of the late Queen frontman's private collection of art and music-related memorabilia

Bangkok Post

Freddie Mercury's private collection to be sold

LONDON: More than 1,500 items from Freddie Mercury's private collection, including costumes, unique objects and previously unseen handwritten draft lyrics, will be auctioned later this year, Sotheby's announced on Wednesday.

Wales Online

Items from Freddie Mercury's private collection to go on show before being sold

It includes some of his most well-known stage costumes and props

Evening Standard

Queen singer Freddie Mercury’s private collection to be auctioned

‘Hammer to fall’ on 1,500 objects kept at Queen frontman’s west London home, including handwritten lyrics and some of his favourite stage costumes

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The Independent UK

Collection of 1,500 items from Freddie Mercury’s private collection to go on sale

Items from the Queen frontman’s beloved home will go on display from August 4 until September 5, which would have marked his 77th birthday.

Louder

Freddie Mercury's amazing private collection of everything to be exhibited before being sold at auction

Freddie Mercury's iconic crown and cloak can be yours, as can the guitar on which Crazy Little Thing Called Love was written and the handwritten lyrics for We Are The Champions

MusicRadar

Eddie Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher Kramer sells at auction for just under $4 million

The red-white-and-black S-style electric guitar that Paul Unkert built Eddie becomes one of the most expensive guitars of all time

Guitar World

Eddie Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher Kramer sells at auction for nearly $4,000,000

The Kramer exceeded its auction estimate by almost $1,000,000, and is now one of the most expensive guitars ever sold

Daily Mirror

Woman buys grubby sculpture for £28 only to discover it's priceless artwork

Art collector Laura Young bought the sculpture from a Goodwill store in Texas, America, for £28 but later discovered it's actually a 2,000-year-old ancient Roman work of art

Homes & Gardens

Miley Cyrus chose this iconic LA home for her 'Flowers' video – here's where you may have seen it before

Before serving as Miley's backdrop, the William Pereira-designed property served Frank Sinatra and a certain Netflix show...

Woman & Home

Madonna's obsession with Wallis Simpson revealed as the Queen of Pop shares heartbreaking reason she feels connected to the late royal

Madonna's obsession with Wallis Simpson shows her deepest vulnerabilities as well as a shared passion for the finer things in life

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