| Hodgins Auctioneers reports strong spring season; prices well up over 2007 (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) Hodgins Auctioneers Inc. is pleased to provide an update on its spring auction season. Hodgins conducted 42 auctions in the 31 business-day-period beginning March 27. The season began with a Farmland and Equipment Auction near Stettler, Alberta, with the showcase Acreage and Home selling for $510,000. us.rd.yahoo.com |
China Seeks to Stop Paris Sale of Bronzes China is pressing Christie’s auction house to withdraw two bronzes from its sale of Yves Saint Laurent’s vast collection next week, saying they were looted. nytimes.com |
Museum Family Denounces Brandeis The Rose family sharply criticized Brandeis University officials for what it called a planned “plundering” of its collection. nytimes.com |
A Famed Paris Restaurant to Auction Its Wines In a downturn, the restaurant La Tour d’Argent will sell a modest 4 percent of its 450,000-bottle collection, a first since the restaurant opened in 1582. nytimes.com |
Filly Winner at Breeders’ Cupis Sold for $2.3. Million Awesome Feather, the winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies race Friday, was sold at auction two days later for $2.3 million at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale in Lexington, Ky. nytimes.com |