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ASEAN Business

Philippines auctions off Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz cars linked to graft scandal

Christie's auction house described La Pascaline, first mechanical calculating machine invented by French polymathe Blaise Pascalthe, as “nothing less than the first attempt in history to substitute the work of a machine for that of the human mind”.
Lifestyle

Christie’s suspends Paris sale of world’s ‘first calculator’

The piece depicts the daughter of Klimt’s main patron dressed in a white imperial Chinese dress, standing before a blue tapestry with Asian-inspired motifs.
Lifestyle

Klimt portrait fetches US$236.4 million at auction, becomes 2nd most expensive artwork sold

A rare Patek Philippe steel watch manufactured in 1943 beat records to be the most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction.
Lifestyle

Rare Patek Philippe watch sells for 14.2 million Swiss francs

With interest in them “growing and growing and growing”, music specialist Mark Hochman believes Oasis will become “one of the most collectable bands” in the long term.
International

Oasis guitars among music memorabilia worth £3 million at UK auction

Seventeen units at Canninghill Piers in Clarke Quay owned by Wu Shuiying and Wang Ruiyan were sold since August 2024 for a total of S$81.8 million.
Property

Some 22 luxury condos linked to S$3 billion money laundering case resold for S$116 million since August 2024 

The timing coincides with rising interest expenses and operating costs at the company.
Property

Over 5,000 New York City rent-stabilised apartments headed for auction

The winning bid for dinner with Tan Su Shan was more than double Sotheby's pre-sale estimate of S$6,000 to S$8,000.
Lifestyle

Winning bidder pays S$18,900 to dine with DBS CEO Tan Su Shan in charity auction

Hong Kong is an important wine hub in Asia, with zero duties attracting the global wealthy to store their collections in the city.
Lifestyle

Hong Kong tycoon Albert Yeung fetches HK$17.7 million in wine auction

The collection, titled “The Majestic Cellar of Dr Albert Yeung”, includes selections from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Petrus and Chateau Palmer.
Lifestyle

Hong Kong tycoon Albert Yeung to sell HK$10 million wine collection

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