The famous American chain store Nordstrom announced that will renounce at the clothes and shoe line signed by Ivanka Trump, quoting the decreasing sales, after a boycott campaign, reports the AFP. In a press release, Nordstrom stated that its purchasing decision is taken based on the performance of the products and the renunciation of some of the over 2,000 brands sold in their … [Read more...]
Principia Mathematica of Isaac Newton sold for $3.7 million at an auction
Usually, the scientific works do not obtain high prices of purchase when they participate in auctions, but a copy of the reference work Principia Mathematica of Isaac Newton from 1687 was sold at New York by the Chiristie's house for 3.7 million dollars, writes engadget.com. Initially estimated at 1.5 million dollars, Principia Mathematica is the most expensive work of science … [Read more...]
A Dodo bird skeleton was sold for 280.000 pounds to an auction
An almost complete skeleton belonging to an exemplar of the dodo bird species, entirely disappeared from Earth, was put, Tuesday, in an auction at the Summers Place Auctions in West Sussex, the Great Britain. The skeleton was reconstructed in proportion of 95%, with carefulness, by a man who started to buy the bones from private collections and from auctions from the '70s, … [Read more...]
Marilyn Monroe’s dress worn when she sang ‘Happy Birthday Mrs. President’ was sold for 4.8 million dollars
The famous dress worn by Marilyn Monroe when she sang 'Happy Birthday' to John F. Kennedy, at the age of 45 years, was sold for 4.8 million dollars at an auction organized in Beverly Hills. According to the AFP, the dress of the skin's color, manually embroidered with 2,500 crystals, was estimated at 3 million dollars by Julien's auctions, the house of auctions that organized … [Read more...]
A painting of Willem de Kooning sold for $66,3 million at an auction in New York
'Untitled XXV', a canvas of the contemporary painter Willem de Kooning, was sold for $66,3 million, on Tuesday night, by the auction house Christie's in New York, this representing the highest sum ever reached by a work of this artist. This impressive painting (2 meters on 2,20 meters), made by the Dutch-American artist in 1977, is emblematic for its strong and multicolored … [Read more...]
The art collection of David Bowie was sold for 33 million pounds
The vast collection of art objects that belonged to David Bowie was sold for $41.4 million, exceeding the amount estimated by the organizers, according to a press release issued on Saturday by Sotheby's. The auction took place for two days, Thursday and Friday, and among the most expensive objects which have found their buyer are the canvas 'Air Power' by Jean-Michel Basquiat, … [Read more...]