Auction
Princess Diana’s one-of-a-kind Ford Escort goes up for auction
World
August 27, 2022
Princess Diana’s one-of-a-kind Ford Escort goes up for auction
A unique black Ford Escort driven by the late Princess Diana in the 1980s is due to be auctioned this…
Israeli court halts auction of tattoo kit said to have been used at Auschwitz
Middle East
November 9, 2021
Israeli court halts auction of tattoo kit said to have been used at Auschwitz
‘The most shocking Holocaust item’ was on auction. Auschwitz survivors are furious 01:34 An Israeli court suspended on Wednesday the auction…
Photos: Christie’s sets initial price for 13 Egyptian artifacts to be auctioned at US$1.2 million
Archaeology
October 5, 2020
Photos: Christie’s sets initial price for 13 Egyptian artifacts to be auctioned at US$1.2 million
Thirteen Egyptian artifacts are set to be auctioned on October 13 at Christie’s international auctions hall in New York. The…
Photos: Egypt’s Culture Ministry auctions over 100 artworks for coronavirus treatment
Culture
June 20, 2020
Photos: Egypt’s Culture Ministry auctions over 100 artworks for coronavirus treatment
The Egyptian Culture Ministry’s Fine Arts Sector announced on Saturday that it is organizing an auction of over 100 artworks…
Video: Egypt will sue following sale of $5.97 million Tutankhamun statue
Egypt
July 14, 2019
Video: Egypt will sue following sale of $5.97 million Tutankhamun statue
Egypt has said that it will file a civil lawsuit after the sale of an ancient statue at auction last…
Egypt asks to prevent departure of Tutankhamun bust from UK
Egypt
July 7, 2019
Egypt asks to prevent departure of Tutankhamun bust from UK
Egypt has sent an official request to the UK asking that the departure of a 3,000-year-old Tutankhamun stone bust be…
Gun ‘that ended Van Gogh’s life’ goes under hammer
Art news
June 19, 2019
Gun ‘that ended Van Gogh’s life’ goes under hammer
The revolver with which Vincent van Gogh is believed to have shot himself goes under the hammer at a Paris…
Egypt urges Britain to stop selling 32 ancient artifacts
Egypt
June 15, 2019
Egypt urges Britain to stop selling 32 ancient artifacts
Egyptian Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek has appealed to the British Public Prosecution to halt the sale of 32 ancient Egyptian…
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry takes action to stop sale of 32 artifacts on London auction
Archaeology
June 12, 2019
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry takes action to stop sale of 32 artifacts on London auction
Egypt’s Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa al-Waziry, announced that the Ministry of Antiquities in cooperation with…
Egypt to investigate Christie’s auctioning of Tutankhamun bust
Archaeology
June 8, 2019
Egypt to investigate Christie’s auctioning of Tutankhamun bust
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry said on Saturday it would address Christie’s auction house in London regarding their auctioning of a 3,000-year-old…