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Russian Group Buys Auction House (New York Times)
Phillips de Pury & Company, the auction house and art dealership, has been acquired by the Mercury Group, a luxury distributor in Moscow.
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Auction house eBay axes 1,000 jobs (Guardian Unlimited)
Online auction house eBay is axing 1,000 jobs or 10% of its global workforce as it looks to save $150m (£85m) a year in the face of slowing sales, in the latest evidence that gloom in the world economy is starting to impact major dotcom companies. But the company also shocked Wall Street by announcing it is spending $1.3bn on acquisitions, including $820m in cash on internet payments company ...
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An auction will determine the fate of the popular all-you-can-eat restaurant. (The Saginaw News)
Gracie's Country House, one of the Saginaw Valley's most popular and longtime all-you-can-eat buffet venues, is on the auction block. Auctioneer Joe Schmitt of Masterbid Inc. of the Grand Blanc-based auction house thinks sale of the property will draw a...
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Rat House Sold At Auction (WKYT Lexington)
An upscale home once infested with rats was sold Monday afternoon at an auction block at the Fayette County Courthouse.
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Support Kelley House auction (Mendocino Beacon)
For almost 30 years, the Silent Auction has been the major source of operating funds for Mendocino's Kelley House Museum. It remains a reliable source of income due to the continued generosity of the community.
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Rare Middle East ewer sells for $5.6 mln at auction (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A 1,000-year-old carved rock crystal ewer, one of only seven known surviving examples, fetched 3.2 million pounds ($5.6 million) at auction on Tuesday, Christie's said.
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Ancient crystal decanter brings $6M Cdn at auction (CBC)
A rare treasure from an ancient Islamic dynasty sold for more than $6 million Cdn at a London auction on Tuesday.
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U.S. House Democrats Finish Draft Climate-Change Bill (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. House lawmakers released draft climate-change legislation that would establish a nationwide cap on greenhouse gases to reduce emissions by as much as 80 percent.
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Online auction of jewellery starts Tuesday (Calcutta News)
India is set to witness this October what Saffronart officials say is the first ever online auction of rare Indian jewellery and customised watches. Mumbai-based Saffronart, an auction house, will use the online platform for two days beginning Oct 7 to sell fine jewels and watches.
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Necklace With 102-Carat Diamond May Boost Hong Kong Art Auction (Bloomberg)
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- A necklace set with a 102.56-carat yellow diamond -- the biggest of its kind to appear at auction -- is the highlight of a jewelry sale in Hong Kong today that Sotheby's estimates will total HK$500 million ($64 million).
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