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Image shows Ling Fengmian's "Uproar in Heaven', undated photo. It sold for CHF 375,000 (GBP 330,449) in Zurich, Switzerland. (Koller Auctions, Zurich/Newsflash)

Flea Market Painting Goes Under The Hammer For GBP 330,000

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:July 7, 2024

A man who bought a painting at a local flea market for a few hundred pounds was stunned to learn it was the work of a famous artist and worth…

Image shows Empress Sisi's jacket from 1880, undated photo. It sold for EUR 62.400 (GBP 52,733) in Vienna, Austria. (Dorotheum/Newsflash)

Empress Sisi’s Hungarian Velvet Jacket Sells For GBP 52,000 At Austrian Auction

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:July 4, 2024

A Hungarian velvet jacket that once belonged to Empress Sisi has sold for GBP 52,000 at auction in Austria. The auction took place in Vienna on 11th June, and saw…

Image shows the auction in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2024. Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Fraeulein Lieser" fetched nearly GBP 26 million. (Auktionshaus im Kinsky GmbH, Wien/Newsflash)

Long-Lost Gustav Klimt Portrait Sells For ‘Only’ GBP 26 Million At Auction

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:May 9, 2024

A long-lost portrait by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt has sold for nearly GBP 26 million at auction, considerably less than expected. The auction took place in the Austrian capital Vienna…

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South African Miss Used N-Word In Tweets

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:May 25, 2020

This blonde beauty queen hopeful who stormed to the top of the popularity list after bidding to become Miss South Africa has been exposed over racist and insulting tweets she…

Robot wants to be the governor in a Russian province

Robot Makes Bid To Become Russian Governor

Post author:Anastasia Smirnova
Post published:January 28, 2020

This is the robot that is apparently bidding to become governor of a Russian district. Its campaign pitch includes plans to build a new bridge and cut down hospital waiting…