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Ceratosaurus dinosaur could fetch $6 million in Sotheby's auction
Another highlight from the category is the “largest piece of Mars on Earth.” The Martian Meteorite, which Sotheby’s has ...
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See a rare dinosaur or a chunk of Mars during Sotheby’s 'Geek Week'
For those who associate Sotheby’s with blue-chip art sales, Geek Week is a reminder that the auction house doubles as a ...
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A 6-Foot Dino—a T-Rex Cousin—Is Headed to Auction This Month
It’s the only known juvenile specimen of the Ceratosaurus, a carnivorous dinosaur that lived around 149 to 154 million years ...
A Rare Rock from Another Planet Is Up for Auction — and It’s Expected to Sell for This Many Millions
A rare rock from Mars known as Meteorite NWA 16788 will be up for auction at Sotheby's on July 16. The meteorite may sell for ...
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The Largest Martian Meteorite in the World Is Heading to Auction and Could Sell for $4 Million
Discovered in Niger in 2023, the rare chunk weighs 54 pounds and represents more than 6 percent of all Mars material on Earth ...
A rock is expected to fetch up to $4 million in an auction — it's the biggest chunk of Mars on Earth
Sotheby's auction also includes a piece of the moon shaped into a sphere, and a space rock advertised as 'the oldest matter ...
Martian Rock Found In Sahara Desert Goes For Auction This Month; Could Fetch $2M-$4M
The auction house Sotheby's is putting up a rock from Mars for sale this month. Listed as NWA 16788, this rock is a meteorite ...
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Sotheby’s to auction off Jane Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin bag
Sotheby's is auctioning Jane Birkin's original Hermès Birkin bag, a black leather prototype from 1985. Part of the 'Fashion ...
What is happening to the art world’s most famous auction houses?
There’s an air of bleary-eyed exhilaration in the marbled entrance hall of Christie’s in London. Bright young staffers share ...