auction

Rich art: French pastry chefs auction chocolate sculptures

The Paris auction is organised by the pastry chef Pierre Herme

The auction is expected to yield a minimum of 110 million pesos which will be remitted to the National Treasury, according to the customs agency.

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

The scandal has slowed economic growth and soured investor sentiment on the South-east Asian nation

Christie's 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”.

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

A court blocks export authorisation of ‘La Pascaline’

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.

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

The most expensive painting ever sold at auction remains the ‘Salvator Mundi’

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

Rare Patek Philippe watch sells for 14.2 million Swiss francs

A PATEK Philippe timepiece that in 2016 became the most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction fetched an even higher price this weekend, auctioneers Phillips said on Sunday (Nov 9).

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

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

Noel’s Takamine acoustic guitar, used to record the hit song Wonderwall, will go on the auction block.

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

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

About S$420 million, comprising cash and liquidated proceeds, has been paid into the Consolidated Fund as at end-March

Bidders are being urged to submit non-binding indications of interest by Nov 21 and lawyers overseeing the properties have proposed a Dec 21 bid deadline.

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

Any transaction for all or a portion of the buildings “will not impact the existing tenant leases at any of the debtors’ properties”, according to the court filings

Besides the six-person meal, the successful bidder will also join Tan Su Shan (above) and her husband on a private tour at the art museum.

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

The event, part of National Gallery Singapore’s 2025 auction, is a rare instance of a fundraising in Asia featuring a leading corporate executive

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

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

The collection includes selections from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Petrus and Chateau Palmer