Now playing Next Culture news Russian billionaire loses art fraud lawsuit against Sotheby's The Russian oligarch alleged that Sotheby's conspired with an art dealer in a scheme involving high-profile artworks, including Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi", which later became the most expensive painting ever sold. 31/01/2024
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Now playing Next Business The world's fastest on-road car is up for auction The Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ could fetch as much as €5 million. 11/01/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Russian oligarch sues Sotheby’s after paying 'inflated prices' for art Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, owner of football club AS Monaco, is suing auction house Sotheby’s for allegedly helping an art dealer cheat him out of tens of millions of euros. 08/01/2024
Now playing Next Art What were the most expensive paintings sold at auction in 2023? Only two artworks fetched prices exceeding $100 million (€91.1 million) in 2023, in contrast to the six works that achieved this milestone in the previous year. 03/01/2024
Now playing Next Art Paperback painter: Unique painting by all four Beatles to be auctioned Each Beatle reportedly sat at a corner, painting something different. It is considered the only artwork created collectively by the four band members. 25/12/2023
Now playing Next Culture news French couple lose court case over African mask worth millions The elderly French couple sold an "extremely rare" African mask for €150, when it was really worth millions. A court ruled their own carelessness was to blame. 19/12/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news The Dude’s iconic robe from ‘The Big Lebowski’ could be yours The famous two-piece outfit will star in a Julien’s Auctions sale celebrating the 25th anniversary of the cult classic film, ‘The Big Lebowski’. 03/12/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Will Messi's World Cup Final shirt break the all-time auction record? A set of six shirts that Lionel Messi wore during Argentina's victorious 2022 World Cup run will be auctioned in December, with Sotheby's estimating their value at more than $10 million (€9.2m). 02/12/2023
Now playing Next Art Meet the animal rescue shelter hosting an auction of art made by dogs Rescue dogs in Bristol are unleashing their inner artists to raise funds for the struggling Animal Rescue Centre (ARC). 29/11/2023
Now playing Next Culture news David Bowie's handwritten lyric sheet to go under the hammer A handwritten lyric sheet from Bowie should break the estimated price tag of £50,000 to £100,000 tomorrow - especially considering the late artist's handwritten lyrics for 'Starman' sold for £165,000 (€190,000) last year. 27/11/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Own a piece of TV royalty: 'The Crown' props to hit the auction block Props from "The Crown," including Princess Diana's "revenge" dress replica and a 10 Downing Street façade, will be auctioned in London in early 2024, allowing fans to own a piece of TV history from the recently concluded Netflix series. 24/11/2023
Now playing Next Design John Lennon’s psychedelic pool mosaic heads to auction A piece of John Lennon’s artistic legacy is about to go up for auction. At the heart of Bonhams ‘Rock, Pop & Film’ sale on 29 November is the iconic ‘Psychedelic Eye’ mosaic, commissioned by the musician in 1965. The work is estimated to fetch up to six figures. 21/11/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Kurt Cobain: Cigarettes and guitar sale break records at auction The Nirvana frontman's pack of cigarettes and his left-handed Fender Mustang electric guitar played in his final public performance before he tragically died in April 1994 both sold for record prices at auction. 20/11/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news Napoleon's hat fetches 1.9 million euros at auction in Paris One of the unique hats that Napoleon Bonaparte was believed to have worn when he ruled 19th century France was bought by an anonymous buyer. 19/11/2023