The painting Lady with a fan was auctioned in London on Tuesday for 85.3 million pounds (converted to 99.2 million euros). Never before has a work of art raised more at an auction in Europe. Lady with a fan (Woman with fan) was the last work of the famous Austrian painter Gustav Klimt. The work … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – A white Lamborghini car… Louis Vuitton bags… and Rolex watches… one of the luxury spoils confiscated from drug dealers, and sold at auction during an “extraordinary sale” by the French state, earlier this week. The Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets (Agrasc), in cooperation … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — A historic document signed by King Charles II, which helped restore the British monarchy after the English Civil War, will be auctioned off. It is expected that its value will reach 600 thousand pounds sterling, equivalent to 749 thousand dollars. This document, known as the Declaration of Breda, was … Read more
He Eternal Pink, a rare and beautiful vivid purple pink diamond, 10.57 caratswill be the protagonist of the Magnificent Jewels auction organized by Sotheby’s next June 8 in New York with a estimated value of 35 million dollars. Cushion-cut and without internal blemishes from the Damtshaa mine in Botswana, this gem is considered the quintessence … Read more
The new NS intercity may be able to run between the Randstad and the north by the end of the year. The Inspectorate for the human environment and transport yesterday approved the use of the train, nicknamed ‘the wasp’, on the Dutch railways. Before summer of this year, the NS will test the new interurban … Read more
A fire raged in an apartment on Thorbeckelaan in Assen on Wednesday evening. A fifth floor apartment caught fire. The fire was outraged and was under control after approximately 45 minutes. One person was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation. “The football match (France-Morocco, ed.) had just finished when we heard a parking lot in … Read more