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Diego Maradona shirt auction opens with bid of $5 million

A few hours after bidding opened, the site showed that a first offer of £4 million ($5.2 million) had been registered. That would set a new record price for a football jersey at auction.

Rare blue diamond expected to fetch $48 million at auction: All about this precious gem

The ‘De Beers Cullinan Blue', a 15.10- carat diamond, was found in the Cullinan mine, South Africa, in 2021 and has attained the highest rankings

Shredded Banksy artwork sells for $25.4 million at auction

The auction for 'Love is in the Bin' at Sotheby's in London consists of a half-shredded canvas in an ornate frame bearing a spray-painted image of a girl reaching for a heart-shaped red balloon

Sotheby's hosts first NFT sale where artist Pak's 'The Fungible' collection sells for $16.8 million

NFT stands for non-fungible token, an authentication certificate meant to ensure that ownership of a digital work — animations, videos, photos or music, for example — cannot be forged or otherwise manipulated.

Van Gogh masterpiece 'Street Scene in Montmartre' sells for $15.4 million in Paris Sotheby's auction

It was painted in 1887, one year after Van Gogh moved to Paris and lived in Montmartre while he was lodging with his brother Theo.

Rare Van Gogh painting titled Street Scene in Montmartre to be sold at highly-anticipated auction by Sotheby's

The 1887 work by the Dutch post-Impressionist master, one of more than 200 paintings he made during two years spent in Paris, portrays one of the windmills that dotted Montmartre when it was still just a village on the northern outskirts of the French capital of Paris.

Yard sale turns up rare, 15th century Chinese ceramic bowl worth up to $500,000

The bowl was made in the shape of a lotus bud or chicken heart. Inside, it is decorated with a medallion at the bottom and a quatrefoil motif surrounded by flowers. The outside includes four blossoms of lotus, peony, chrysanthemum and pomegranate flower.

Sotheby's India MD Gaurav Bhatia resigns after month-long leave following #MeToo allegations

Gaurav Bhatia, who was accused of forcibly kissing, inappropriately touching and physical assault, reportedly put down his papers on 20 December, 2018

Sotheby India's managing director Gaurav Bhatia sent on leave following accusations of sexual misconduct

The accusations that have surfaced on Instagram against Sotheby's Gaurav Bhatia range from inappropriate touches to forcible kissing to physical assault

Rare Picasso painting to make its debut in Hong Kong, expected to fetch $50 million

The painting is a colourful and angular depiction of Picasso's French lover with a dark silhouette looming behind her face.