China punishes auction house for the sale of bronze sculptures

Chinese authorities are threatening to punish the auction house that sold two relic bronze sculptures that once adorned the residence of the Emperor of China. The Christie’s auction house sold two bronze...

Lennon's 'Give Peace A Chance' Lyrics To Be Sold

Although I'm not one to criticize the prospect of someone spending £300,000 to own Lennon's indelible image of possible peace, it's still an incredible amount of money to pay for poetry."John Lennon's lyrics for...

Korea's Shame - Samsung Corporation

66 year old Lee Kun-hee is and has for many years been the chairman of the South Korean Samsung corporation for two decades.If Korean culture is anything like Chinese or Japanese culture - the high profile...

Paris, France: Mammoth at auction

Paris, France: Mammoth at auction On april 16, Cristie's auction house sold the skeleton of a prehistoric mammoth for $420,200. 12.5 feet tall and 16 feet long, the 15,000 years old siberian mammoth was the...

Auction at Christie's Features New York School

Christie's to hold auction of work by Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Arshile Gorky, Franz Kline, and Robert Motherwell of the New York School, or Abstract Expressionists, on May 11, 2005. A 1964 Rothko going up...