| Watch Out for Blood and Bullet Holes The secret to buying confiscated cars at the police auction, regulars say, is knowing what not to bid on. nytimes.com |
$80 Million? Try a Tenth of That. Art’s New Numbers. The buzzword for this spring’s important auctions of Impressionist, modern and contemporary art is conservative, with catalogs filled with blue-chip artists rather than emerging names. nytimes.com |
Qwest Ends Auction of Its Long-Distance Network The telecommunications company said that it was calling off the auction for its nationwide long-haul data and telephone network. nytimes.com |
A Late Picasso Goes to Auction A late Picasso painting, being sold by the son of Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy Lawford, will be auctioned at Sotheby’s in May. nytimes.com |
Art Auction Highlights a Financial Downfall The sale at Phillips de Pury totaled $37.9 million, but many seasoned collectors who attended declined to bid. nytimes.com |