Sotheby's sold to billionaire art collector Patrick Drahi for $3.7 billion
Telecom billionaire and art collector Patrick Drahi has emerged as the winning bidder for Sotheby's, the 275-year-old auction house.
collectors and collectibles
Lost chessman worth over $1 million found in drawer
When an antiques dealer in Scotland bought an ivory chessman for £5 ($6) in 1964, he probably had no inkling that he had taken possession of one of the most famous chess pieces in the world.
Rare 1943 copper coin could fetch a pretty penny in auction
Don Lutes Jr. kept the 1943 copper penny he stumbled upon in his high school cafeteria seven decades ago in a safe behind a wall in his Massachusetts home.
Auction house cancels controversial rhino horn sale
International auction house Bonhams has canceled an upcoming sale of rhino products amid mounting pressure from environmental groups, it was announced Friday.
The 25 most beautiful hotels in Italy
In search of la dolce vita? These glorious hotels perched on ancient streets, Tuscan hills and seaside cliffs deliver it in spades.
