Auctions

Antiques Appraiser Reveals Trash For Cash Secrets

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Ebay, Flea Market, Trash Into Cash, Appraisal, Cash in the Attic, Antiques, Junk, Hidden Value, Auctions, Yard Sale, Money News

In the world of yard sales and antiques auctions, the thrill is in the hunt for hidden treasures. Take those old dentures from Grandpa, especially if ...

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How Much For Judy Garland's 'Wizard Of Oz' Ruby Slippers?

Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Hollywood Treasure, Ruby Slippers, Joe Maddalena, The Wizard of Oz, Syfy, Tv Replay, Judy Garland, Auctions, TV News

On the season premiere of "Hollywood Treasure" (Tue., 10 p.m. ET on Syfy) auctioneer Joe Maddalena got his hands on a legendary piece of Hollywood his...

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5 Record-Breaking Prices At Auction

Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Video, Art, Auction Record, Auction, Art Auction Records, Auction Records, Slideexpand, Auction Records Paintings, Record Breaking Auctions, Auctions, Culture News

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Here are the top five works that set record-breaking prices for contemporary, impressionist and modern art at Christie's and S...

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How Much For Elvis Presley's Gold Bracelet?

Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Elvis, Auction Kings, Elvis Presley Bracelet, Tv Replay, Elvis Presley, Auctions, TV News

How much for Elvis Presley's bracelet? That was the question facing the "Auction Kings" (Wed., 10 p.m. ET on Discovery) when they found themselves han...

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Ric Savage Finds Buried Treasure In Brooklyn

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Ric Savage, Brooklyn, American Digger, Buried Treasure, Tv Replay, Auctions, TV News

Ric Savage and the "American Digger" (Wed., 10 p.m. ET on Spike) crew travelled to Brooklyn, New York in search of buried treasure. Working on the ...

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'Auction Kings' Season Premiere: Nineteenth-Century Iron Maiden

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Iron Maiden, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Gallery 63, Auction Kings, Antiques, Tv Replay, Auctions, Paul Brown, TV News

The "Auction Kings" (Wed., 10 p.m. ET on Discovery) returned for Season 3 with a new day and new timeslot, plus new pickers. New pickers the Garret...

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Ric Savage Finds A Cougar On 'American Digger'

Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Ric Savage, American Digger, Cougar, Spike TV, Buried Treasure, Tv Replay, Treasure Hunting, Auctions, TV News

On Wednesday night's "American Digger" (Wed., 10 p.m. ET on Spike) Ric Savage had an uncharacteristically subdued reaction to something he found in th...

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Ric Savage Finds Medieval Religious Relic On 'American Digger'

Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Video, Ric Savage, Pilgrim's Cross, American Digger, Spike TV, Tv Replay, Treasure Hunting, Auctions, The Crusades, TV News

On "American Digger" (Wed., 10 p.m. ET on Spike) Ric Savage and his crew were digging for treasure in Detroit, Michigan. Although they dug up a bunch ...

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'Auction Hunters': Ton Fires The Most Powerful Handgun In The World

Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Auction Hunters, Spike TV, Tv Replay, Handguns, Auctions, Smith and Wesson, TV News

It is amazing what some people leave behind in abandoned storage lockers. On Wednesday night's episode of "Auction Hunters" (Wed., 9 p.m. ET on Spike)...

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'American Digger' Premiere: Ric Savage Digs For Buried Treasure In Alaska

Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Ric Savage, Gold Rush, American Digger, Spike TV, Spike, Alaska, Treasure Hunting, Tv Replay, Series Premiere, Auctions, TV News

The series premiere of Spike's new show "American Digger" (Wed., 10 p.m. ET on Spike) saw the return to television of former pro wrestler "Heavy Metal...

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Anti-J.F.K. Memorabilia On 'Storage Wars: Texas'

Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Kennedy Memorabilia, Storage Wars, TV Canada, Video, Storage Wars: Texas, Jfk Memorabilia, President Kennedy, Tv Replay, Bidding on Storage Lockers, Aetv, Jfk, Auctions, TV News

On "Storage Wars: Texas" (Tues., 10 p.m. ET on A&E) Lesa Lewis discovered a piece of potentially valuable memorabilia related to President Kennedy's a...

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Radioactive Glassware On 'Storage Wars: Texas'

Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Texas, Video, Canada Tv, Storage Lockers, Storage Wars: Texas, Storage Wars, Bidding on Storage Lockers, Tv Replay, Aetv, Auctions, TV News

It was the calm before the storm on "Storage Wars: Texas" (Tue., 10 p.m. EST on A&E) when Lesa Lewis and Jerry Simpson came across some brightly color...

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Move Over Picasso: New Top Auction Earner

Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Andy Warhol, Video, Zhang Daqian, Art Auctions, Chinese Artists, Pablo Picasso, Picasso Auctions, Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, Chinese Art, Chinese Art Auctions, Picasso, Auctions, Arts News

Chinese artist Zhang Daqian has knocked Picasso from a very high pedestal. The artist generated $506.7 million from auctions in 2011 alone. Close ...

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'Storage Wars': Books, Books & More Books

Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Storage Lockers, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Books, Dave Hester, Storage Wars, Tv Replay, Auctions, TV News

Dave Hester scored a rather unique haul on "Storage Wars" (Tue., 10 p.m. EST on A&E). The locker he bought turned out to be packed wall-to-wall and fr...

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Titanic Auction: Largest Trove Of Artifacts From Infamous Shipwreck To Be Sold

AP | By STEVE SZKOTAK | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Titanic Artifacts for Sale 2012, Titanic Artifacts, Video, Weird Lost and Found, Weird Auction, Titanic Auction, Titanic, Lost and Found, Auction, Titanic Artifacts for Sale, Guernsey's, Titanic Auction 2011, Auctions, Shipwreck, Premier Exhibitions, Weird News News

RICHMOND, Va. -- The owner of the largest trove of artifacts salvaged from the Titanic is putting the vast collection up for auction as a single lot i...

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Fashionably Late: Style News You Might Have Missed This Week

The Huffington Post | Marielle Bingham | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Chloe Sevigny, Kate Moss, Vogue, Kate Moss Photograph, The Row, Jennifer Garner Pregnant, Lady GaGa, Marilyn Monroe, Commercials, Maternity Style, Lily Cole Protests, Gwen Stefani Target Line, Vandalism, Barneys New York, Harajuku Mini, Magazine Sales, Dolce and Gabbana, Duchess of Cambridge, Marilyn Monroe Beauty Secrets, Donatella Versace, Graffiti on Celine Flagship, Rachel Zoe, Amy Winehouse, Versace for H&M, Snooki, Alber Elbaz, Marykate and Ashley Olsen, Designers, Celine, Gagas Workshop, Kate Middleton, Cambridge University, Auctions, Style News

Welcome to Fashionably Late, where we round up the Style scraps that didn't make it to our news page this week. Click through and catch up on what els...

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Manuscript By Teenage Charlotte Brontë To Potentially Sell For How Much?!

AP | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Charlotte Bronte Auction, Charlotte Bronte Writings, Charlotte Bronte Books, Auctions, Charlotte Bronte Manuscript, Charlotte Bronte, Books News

LONDON -- Sotheby's says an unpublished work by the teenage Charlotte Bronte could sell for 300,000 pounds ($482,000) at an auction next month The au...

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PHOTO: The Original Granny Panties

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Royalty, British Royals, Queen Victoria's Underwear, Video, Queen Victoria, Auctions, Queen Victoria Underwear, Queen Victoria Panties, Style News

A pair of generously-sized underwear -- granny panties, if we may? -- once belonging to Queen Victoria sold for $14,000 at an Edinburgh auction yester...

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Saddam Hussein's Bronze Buttock Could Be Yours

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Saddam Hussein Statue, Video, Saddam Hussein, Saddam Hussein Statue Auction, Saddam Hussein's Buttock, War Memorabilia, Iraq, Auctions, Weird News News

A British auction house plans to open bidding on a slab of metal rump severed from the bronze statue of Saddam Hussein famously toppled by American tr...

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WATCH: Bravo's 'Work Of Art' Returns For Season 2

Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Reality Television, Video, Reality TV, Brooklyn Museum, Artists, Art Tv Show, Work of Art, China Chow, Television, Art Show, Art, Simon De Pury, Art Auctions, Art Television Series, Auctions, Emerging Artists, Arts News

Bravo's art world version of Project Runway will return for a season 2. The competition, called "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist," pits 14 artists ...

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How Much Did Jane Austen's Unfinished Manuscript Auction For?

AP | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: The Watsons, Gabriel Heaton, Jane Austen Manuscript, Jane Austen, Sotheby's, Auctions, Pride and Prejudice, Books News

LONDON — An unfinished early Jane Austen manuscript sold at auction in London on Thursday for almost $1.6 million, triple its highest pre-sale e...

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For Sale: Al Capone Gun, Price Tag $100K

Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Chicago Crime History, Christie's London, Crime, Chicago, Ralph Capone, Christie's, Speakeasies, Auctions, Madeleine Capone Morichetti, Prohibition Era, Al Capone, Chicago News

Collectors hoping to call an unusual and rare piece of Chicago history their own will be bidding Wednesday on a six-shot revolver formerly owned by le...

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WATCH: Single Mom Selling Handwritten Obama Letter To Avoid Eviction

HuffingtonPost.com | Jen Sabella | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Destiny Mathis, Obama Letter Destiny Mathis, Unemployment, Gary Zimet, Destiny Mathis Obama Letter, Eviction, Single Mom Obama Letter, Joblessness, Moments in Time, Obama Letter for Sale, Auctions, Video, Chicago News

When 26-year-old Destiny Mathis began campaigning for Barack Obama in 2008, her life was tough--but she had hope. After graduating at the top of h...

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The Butterfly Art Of Vladimir Nabokov: A Love Story

Stephen J. Gertz | Posted 08.12.2011

Read More: Modern Literature, Art, Lepidoptery, Rare Books, Auctions, Books, Butterflies, Arts News

Nabokov disliked ineffective, syrupy sentiment. Consider his butterfly drawings to Vera as mash-notes without the slop.

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How Much Did Jackie O's Love Letters Auction For?

cnn.com | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Christie's, Jackie Kennedy, Harvard, Jackie O Love Letters, Auctions, Jackie O, Books News

What price love -- or more accurately, what price a love letter?...

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