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Wed, Jul 10 2013

Manuscript of Beckett's first novel sells for nearly $1.5 million

LONDON - A manuscript of Irish author Samuel Beckett's first novel, "Murphy", sold at auction in London on Wednesday for nearly one million pounds ($1.5 million), meeting pre-auction estimates, according to auction house Sotheby's.

Manuscript of Beckett's first novel sells for nearly $1.5 mln

LONDON, July 10 - A manuscript of Irish author Samuel Beckett's first novel, "Murphy", sold at auction in London on Wednesday for nearly one million pounds ($1.5 million), meeting pre-auction estimates, according to auction house Sotheby's.

Civil War general blindsided at pivotal Gettysburg battle

- Confederate General Robert E. Lee was "virtually blind" to the superior positions held by Union troops hidden by rolling hills and valleys, which contributed to his downfall at the pivotal battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War, researchers said on Friday.

London art market woos "uber-collectors" to buoy summer sales

LONDON, June 8 - Auctioneers are pinning their hopes on "uber-collectors" to help London summer art sales top last year's $1 billion total when the series kicks off later this month.

High hopes for Latin American art auction amid buoyant market

NEW YORK - Art experts are hoping strong interest from Asian buyers and a buoyant market, sparked by a record-breaking sale of contemporary art earlier this month, will boost two Latin American auctions in New York this week.

Christie's contemporary sale is biggest auction in history

NEW YORK - The spring auctions ended on a record-shattering high on Wednesday as Christie's contemporary art sale achieved the highest total - $495 million - in the history of art auctions.

Big numbers for Impressionist art as New York auctions kick off

NEW YORK - The spring auctions got off to a strong start on Tuesday with Sotheby's solid sale of Impressionist and modern art which took in $230 million, led by a $42 million Cezanne still life and a $26 million Modigliani portrait.

Colonial psalm book could sell for $30 million at NY auction

NEW YORK - One of 11 surviving copies of the first book printed in America is hitting the auction block later this year and is expected to fetch as much as $30 million, which would make it the most valuable book in history, Sotheby's said on Friday.

Colonial psalm book could sell for $30 million at NY auction

NEW YORK, April 12 - One of 11 surviving copies of the first book printed in America is hitting the auction block later this year and is expected to fetch as much as $30 million, which would make it the most valuable book in history, Sotheby's said on Friday.

Painter Bacon's portrait of lover to be auctioned in New York

NEW YORK - A 1962 painting by artist Francis Bacon of his lover Peter Lacy is expected to sell for as much as $40 million when it is auctioned in New York next month, Sotheby's said on Monday.

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