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Want to own a huge chunk of Mars? It'll likely cost you up to $4 million
A 54-pound meteorite from Mars is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction later this month at ...
For sale: A 25-kilogram rock. Estimated auction price: up to $6 million
New York: For sale: A 25-kilogram rock. Estimated auction price: $US2 million to $US4 million ($6 million). Why so expensive?
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Biggest Piece of Mars on Earth Is Going Up for Auction in New York – Here’s What We Know
The biggest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth is heading to auction in New York. Here is a break down of what makes it ...
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Sotheby’s free Geek Week is back with a $6 million dinosaur and Martian meteorites on view
Sotheby’s may be better known for Warhols and Picassos, but this week, the Upper East Side auction house is going full geek. Through July 15, the annual Geek Week exhibition returns, transforming the ...
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How Third-Party Guarantees Are Quietly (But Significantly) Rewriting the Rules of the Art Auction
The adrenaline once tied to the unpredictability of a straight consignment has been displaced by the measured calm of a ...
Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag sells for over $10 million at Sotheby's auction in Paris
The winning bid for the original Birkin bag set a record for the most valuable handbag ever sold at auction, Sotheby's said.