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This work product is part of the ongoing series of articles about Superman costumes in the marketplace, tracking public auction house sales of costume items attributed to use by Christopher Reeve in the Superman films of the 70s and 80s (see “Questions About Superman Costumes in the Marketplace: Authenticity, Sources, Quantity“).

The ultimate YSL auction! By Dino-Ray Ramos Monday, June 16th, 2008 at 4:12 pm in Accessories, Christie's Auction House, Clothes, Clothing, Coats, Designers, Fashion, Fashion Labels, Jewelry, News, Shopping, Style, Women's, YSL, Yves Saint Laurent

Scientific Treasures on the Auction Block at Christies Christies FOR SALE Christie’s is auctioning a 1543 volume by Copernicus, as well as the first phone book. One thing you can say about the copy of Nicolaus Copernicus’s book “De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium” (&... Arts 0

That’s some serious BLING! By Dino-Ray Ramos Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 at 1:25 pm in Celebrities, Christie's Auction House, Christina Onassis, Diamonds, Fashion, Harry Winston, Jewelry, Style, Women's

At Christie’s, Bidding Is Strong for Even a House In an overflowing salesroom at Christie’s, bidders from all parts of the globe were happy to pay top dollar Tuesday night for everything from an abstract canvas by Mark Rothko to a painting of a monumentally fat woman by Lucian Freud.

Christie’s and Sotheby’s made news recently with announcements about raising their Buyer’s Premiums (the amount the winning bidder pays on top of the hammer price of an item at auction). Per AntiquesAndTheHearts.com, Sotheby’s made the first announcement, characterizing the changes as follows:

Filed under: Auctions, Big Givers In the wake of tragedy the auction of a historically significant piece will come to the rescue. Providing huge funds for relief efforts after the earthquake that killed more than 65,000 people in China on May 12th, computer chip tycoon Robert Tsao auctioned a palm-size antique glass pot from the imperial Qing Dynasty raising over HK$65 million ($8.3 million).

Lucian Freud record breaker $$$A lifesized Lucian Freud painting of a sleeping, naked woman has set a new world record price for a work by a living artist. The 1995 portrait, titled Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, sold for $33.6m (17.2m) at Christie's in New York.

Amanda Broomer sells the skulls of martyrs, the teeth of saints, and splinters from the cross of Jesus. In Manhattan’s Upper East Side, in New York, A. R. Broomer Limited deals in religious antiques.

eBay Vice President Jim Ambach announced today that eBay is discontinuing its Live Auction format services at the end of the year, citing an effort to improve “buying and selling experiences”. The “Live Auction” format differs from eBay’s traditional business model of scheduled, “online-only” auctions,