Articles tagged with "Auction"

John Lennon’s "A Day In The Life" fetches 1.2 million

On Friday, John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to Beatles song "A Day In The Life" were sold for 1.2 million dollars at an auction in New York. The buyer of the lyrics was an unidentified American telephone bidder. Earlier at Sotheby’s auction house, the price of the lyrics was estimated to be between $500,000 and $800,000. [...]

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Auction of Maharajah Duleep Singh’s Ceremonial Jacket

Popular UK Auction House Lyon and Turnbull are ready to auction a ceremonial jacket that once belonged to Maharajah Duleep Singh, the last Sikh ruler of the Punjab, India. The jacket with gold braid raised work on a maroon velvet ground is expected to fetch between £60,000 – £80,000, and a pair of shoes worn [...]

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Michael Jackson’s glove sold for 350,000 dollars

On Saturday, King of Pop Michael Jackson’s famous sequined white glove, introduced at his first moonwalking concert, fetched an astounding 350,000 dollars in an auction at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City. The buyer was identified as a Hong Kong hotel executive Hoffman Ma, who plans to display it as part of the [...]

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Auction for Sale of Govt of India Stocks

Government of India have announced the sale (re-issue) of (i) “7.02 percent Government Stock 2016” for a notified amount of Rs.3,000 crore (nominal) (ii) “6.90 percent Government Stock 2019” for a notified amount of Rs.4,000 crore (nominal) and (iii) "8.24 percent Government Stock 2027" for a notified amount of Rs.3,000 crore (nominal) through price based [...]

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Vijay Mallya buys Gandhi items for $1.8 million

Mahatma Gandhi’s five personal items, including the iconic round eye glasses, finally went under the hammer in New York and an Indian gave the winning bid. It is Indian liquor baron Vijay Mallya who bought them for for USD 1.8 million.
But the sale would take two weeks to finalise as the owner of Gandhi’s prized [...]

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Auction of Mahatma Gandhi’s personal items

India’s attempt to stop the auction of personal items that belonged to Mahatma Gandhi has failed after the Indian government today rejected a proposal by the owner to halt the sale in exchange for commitments to fighting poverty. So, now if Indian Government wants to keep those items, they must enter the auction and bid [...]

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