(Worldkings) Auction Market Around the World - P188. Which is the best wine to invest in right now? This estate is ruling the auctions
02-11-2019
(Worldkings.org) - Even if you aren’t a serious wine collector (yet), chances are you would have heard of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. The Grand Cru estate in Burgundy is known as one of the finest wine producers in the world. It inevitably pops up in wine conversations about Burgundy or Pinot Noir, its interlocuters referring to the wine by its acronym DRC; a term, or rather, a code, that separates the wine geeks from the newbies.
(Worldkings) Auction Market Around the World - P187. Lady Gaga's Golden Globes dress is being auctioned off by a hotel housekeeper
01-11-2019
(Worldkings.org) - The dramatic periwinkle dress worn by Lady Gaga at this year's Golden Globes is being auctioned off by a housekeeper who found it in the star's hotel room the day after the awards.
(Worldkings) Auction Market Around the World - P185. The final home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright will go up for auction
31-10-2019
(Worldkings.org) - The legendary Norman Lykes house, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, will be up for auction on Oct. 16. It was the last residence designed by Wright, who designed many iconic homes, including “Fallingwater” in Pennsylvania, as well as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
(Worldkings) Auction Market Around the World - P184. Ming dynasty "chicken cup" smashes record in $36 million sale
31-10-2019
(Worldkings.org) - A rare wine cup fired in the imperial kilns of China’s Ming dynasty more than 500 years ago sold for HK$281.2 million at a Sotheby’s sale in Hong Kong, making it one of the most expensive Chinese cultural relics ever auctioned.
(Worldkings) Auction Market Around the World - P183. The Significance of Cherry Blossoms in Japanese Art & Culture
28-10-2019
(Worldkings.org) - Every year, villages, towns, and cities across Japan warmly welcome spring with waves of cherry blossoms. As one of its national flowers, the cherry blossom— or sakura—holds a special place in Japanese culture.
(Worldkings) Auction Market Around the World - P179. Kurt Cobain cardigan sells at auction for $334,000
27-10-2019
(Worldkings.org) - A stained, cigarette-burned cardigan unwashed in nearly three decades has sold at auction for $334,000 (£260,000).
(Worldkings) Auction Market Around the World - P178. Christie's Rakes In Over $100 Million From Auction of Indian-Themed Jewelry and Artifacts
27-10-2019
(Worldkings.org) - Christie’s Maharaja Mughal Magnificence auction in New York totaled $109,271,875, the highest total for any auction of Indian art and Mughal objects, and the second highest auction total for a private jewelry collection
(Worldkings) Auction Market Around the World - P177. This bottle of rare whisky sold for nearly $1.9 million, shattering auction record
26-10-2019
(Worldkings.org) - A rare bottle of Scotch whisky shattered pre-sale estimates when it sold for almost $1.9 million at auction, setting a new auction record for any bottle of wine or spirit, Sotheby's said.
(Worldkings) Auction Market Around the World - P176. World's Most Expensive Earrings Fetch $57 Million at Sotheby's
25-10-2019
(Worldkings.org) - Sotheby’s set the record auction price for a pair of earrings, selling a duo of blue and pink diamond jewels for $57 million in Geneva.
(Worldkings) Auction Market Around the World - P175. Researchers Discover the Unique Origin of Blue Diamonds
25-10-2019
(Worldkings.org) - Blue diamonds, among the rarest of all colored diamonds, form at extreme depths – approximately four times deeper than most diamonds – and may get their color from a surprising source: the element boron, contained in the floors of ancient oceans carried deep into the Earth’s mantle by the movement of tectonic plates, according to new research featured on the cover of Nature, a distinguished international scientific journal.
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