End of the road for one-stop property shop (Guardian Unlimited)
Further trouble looms for Erinaceous - already facing a fraud inquiry. Nick Mathiason reports us.rd.yahoo.com |
Buyer of Gandhi Effects Is No Ascetic Father of India
Vijay Mallya, the business tycoon who calls himself the “King of Good Times,” is worth an estimated $390 million. nytimes.com |
Optimistic Buyers Push Up Sales of Contemporary Art
The contemporary art sales in New York this week went remarkably well. Sotheby's sold works totaling $47 million; Christie's took in $93.73 million. nytimes.com |
On the Block, a Peek Into the Lifestyle of Bob Guccione
Architectural contents from the Manhattan town house that the former publisher of Penthouse magazine lost to creditors in 2006 were sold at auction. nytimes.com |
Washington and Poe on the Auction Block
George Washington and Edgar Allan Poe made waves at Christie’s last week. nytimes.com |