Francis Bacon Triptych Sells for $86 Million

A Francis Bacon painting, "Triptych, 1976" set a world record for a contemporary art auction, when it sold for more than $86 milllion at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday. "A three-panel masterpiece by Francis Bacon broke a record for contemporary art auctions...

Report: GE getting out of appliance business

"General Electric Co. plans to auction off its appliances business, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.GE has hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to run an auction for the appliance division, according to the newspaper, which quoted unidentified sources. The sale could...

Freud work sets new world record

" Freud work sets new world record Sue Tilley posed for Freud over a four-year period in the early 1990s A life-sized Lucian Freud painting of a sleeping, naked woman...

Jurassic Dinosaur Dung Sold at NYC Auction for Nearly $1,000

" NEW YORK (AP)  -- A 130-million-year-old pile of poo goes for $960.A spokeswoman for Bonhams New York says the prehistoric deposit fetched more than its pre-auction estimate of $450 Wednesday night in Manhattan.The auction house says the dinosaur dung is Jurassic...

Pinot at the Airport: Hospices of Sonoma Tasting and Auction (May 3rd)

It's not everyday that a wine tasting lands at the airport.Want to see what Pinot Noir of the 2007 Vintage has to offer and do good at the same time?The Hospices of Sonoma holds a number of events over the week-end including a tasting and auction Saturday afternoon, May 3rd...

Ancient meteorite goes unsold in N.Y. as dung sells

"Some dinosaur dung was snapped up at auction in New York even as a 4.5 billion year old meteorite which was supposed to top the sale went unsold."