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Annenberg Diamond Sold For $7.7 Million At Christie's Auction

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — A square, 32.01-carat emerald-cut diamond that billionaire philanthropist Leonore Annenberg bought for her 90th birthday sold for $7....

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Christie's Slashing Costs, Jobs As Art Market Slows

New York Times | JULIA WERDIGIER | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

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LONDON -- When works by the British artist Damien Hirst sold for a record $127 million on the same day in September that Lehman Brothers filed for ban...

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Christie's Fails To Find Buyers For 14 Works

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.15.2008 | Business

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For the first time in four years, Christie's fell short of its pre-sale estimate at an evening art auction. The auction house sold off $277 million wo...

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Stradivari Violin Sells For $1.2 Million

AP | Posted 04.12.2008 | Business

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A Stradivari owned by the first woman to play in the strings section of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has sold for $1.2 million. Christie's auctio...

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Trekkie Sues Auction House Over "Fake" Visor

AP | David B. Caruso | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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A Trekkie who paid $6,000 for a poker visor that was supposedly worn by the android Data on the television show "Star Trek: The Next Generation" claim...

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