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André Leon Talley arrives at the 2011 Met Gala. Hundreds of items of clothing, artwork, accessories, furniture belonging to the late fashion journalist fetched more than $3.5 million at auction this week.

Arts

André Leon Talley's belongings, including capes and art, net $3.5 million at auction

3:03pm February 17, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Christie's auctioned off hundreds of items belonging to the late fashion icon this week. Top-selling items included Andy Warhol paintings and some of Talley's signature custom coats.

A digital collage called "Everydays — The First Five Thousand Days" by the artist Beeple sold for almost $70 million by Christie's in an online auction Thursday.

Arts

Beeple JPG File Sells For $69 Million, Setting Crypto Art Record

5:14pm March 11, 2021

by Chloee Weiner

The artwork, a digital collage called "Everydays — The First Five Thousand Days," signals a new milestone for the increasingly popular market for nonfungible tokens, or NFTs.

Diamond brooch with five different cuts of diamonds (left), Shah Jahan's dagger and The Mirror of Paradise is a 52.58-carat diamond ring are part of an auction expected to fetch more than $115 million.

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Tipu Sultan's Magic Box, Shah Jahan's Jade Dagger: Stunning Jewels Up For Auction

12:15pm June 19, 2019

A collection of Indian gems, jewelry and artifacts is expected to fetch more than $115 million — which would break a record set by Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry collection.

Assyrian artifacts are displayed at Iraq's National Museum in Baghdad in 2016. The $30 million sale of a 3,000-year-old Assyrian relief is sparking concern that similar artifacts will be looted.

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Record-Setting Sale Of An Ancient Assyrian Stone Relief Sparks Looting Fears In Iraq

7:48am November 04, 2018

by Jane Arraf

The 3,000-year-old relief fetched more than $28 million at Christie's, more than any other similar work. But some archaeologists worry the high price could trigger looting of other ancient artifacts.

Salvator Mundi is one of only a score of Leonardo da Vinci's works still in existence and the only one held privately.

Leonardo Da Vinci Portrait Of Christ Sells For Record-Shattering $450 Million

12:22pm November 16, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The sale at Christie's of Salvator Mundi, which dates from around 1500, easily tops previous records set in 2015 for a Picasso sold at auction and a Willem de Kooning sold privately.