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The famous napkin is to be offered by Bonhams from March 18 to 27.

Sports

Napkin used to secure Messi's first contract with FC Barcelona to be sold at auction

5:08pm February 02, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

Soccer star Lionel Messi's first unofficial contract with FC Barcelona was done on a napkin. It's now going to auction with a starting bid of nearly $400,000.

National

A watch that belonged to Adolf Hitler sells for $1.1 million

2:32am August 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

Jewish leaders and others objected to the sale at a Maryland auction house, saying it had little to no historical value.

A Sotheby's New York employee demonstrates the size of a Gorgosaurus dinosaur skeleton on Tuesday in New York.

A 76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton will be auctioned in New York City

8:43pm July 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

All of the other known Gorgosaurus skeletons are in museum collections, making this one the only specimen available for private ownership, Sotheby's said.

A woman takes a photo of Andy Warhol's 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' on April 29 during Christie's 20th and 21st Century Art press preview in New York City.

Arts

Art values are booming as New York auctions make billions of dollars in sales

2:31pm May 20, 2022

by Robert Griffiths

Sotheby's, Christie's and Phillips total sales have hit more than $2.5 billion for 2022 already, led by works by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Pablo Picasso.

Rhino horns are prized in Asian countries and can garner tens of thousands of dollars per pound. Wildlife conservationists argue that the appetite for the endangered species' appendage in legal and illegal markets has decimated the population across Afric

World News

Sotheby's and Bonhams Bow To Pressure, Ban The Sale of Rhino Horn Artifacts

6:42pm November 26, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Both companies announced they are canceling separate auctions featuring antique carvings made of the endangered species' horns. The sales would have taken place in Hong Kong this week.

In this 1933 photo released by Alexander Historical Auctions, Adolf Hitler embraces Rosa Bernile Nienau at his mountainside Bavarian retreat in Germany. The photograph is inscribed by Hitler himself in dark blue ink.

World News

Photo Of Hitler Posing With A Girl Who Had A Jewish Grandmother Auctioned For $11.5K

7:47pm November 14, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Rosa Bernile Nienau was apparently a favorite of the man responsible for the murder of 6 million Jews. Hitler personally inscribed the photo.

Edmond de Belamy, created using artificial intelligence, will be auctioned at Christie's on Thursday.

A.I. Produced 'Portrait' Will Go Up For Auction At Christie's

10:08pm October 22, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The print, called Edmond de Belamy, is a blurry depiction of what could be a "a man of the church" floating within a gilt frame. In place of the artist's signature is a math equation.

Elvis Presley's customized watch will be auctioned in Geneva, Switzerland on Saturday.

Elvis Presley's Diamond-Encrusted Omega Watch To Be Auctioned Off

12:40pm May 12, 2018

A watch given to Elvis Presley is going up for auction this weekend in Switzerland. Elvis was presented with a special Omega watch in February 1961 to mark him selling 75 million records.

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National

Rare 'Inverted Jenny' Stamp Turns Up 60 Years After Theft

9:46pm April 15, 2016

by Laura Wagner

In 1955, a block of four rare postage stamps was stolen from a display case at a convention. Over the years, two were recovered, but there were no signs of the others — until now.

A sandstone statue of Rishabhanata, from Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, India, in the 10th century A.D., flanked by a pair of attendants. It is valued at approximately $150,000.

Feds Recover Stolen Indian Antiquities From Major New York Auction House

11:34pm March 11, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations seized two ancient sandstone statues just days before they were scheduled to go to auction.