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Home sellers shy away from auctions as demand dips

Home sellers shy away from auctions as demand dips

More people are looking to sell their homes on the private market as low clearance rates scare vendors away from going to auction.

Fabergé egg fetches record $A46 million at auction

Fabergé egg fetches record $A46 million at auction

Fabergé egg fetches record $A46 million at auction

Fabergé egg fetches record $A46 million at auction

One of the last Fabergé eggs in private hands has sold for $A46.1 million, breaking its own record as the most expensive work by the Russian jeweller.

Kahlo portrait sells for $55m to shatter auction record

Kahlo portrait sells for $55m to shatter auction record

Kahlo portrait sells for $55m to shatter auction record

Kahlo portrait sells for $55m to shatter auction record

Frida Kahlo's self-portrait El sueño (La cama) has set a new record by becoming the most expensive work by a female artist ever auctioned.

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Kahlo self-portrait poised to shatter auction records

Kahlo self-portrait poised to shatter auction records

A paiting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo could fetch the highest price ever for a work by a female artist when it goes under the hammer in New York.

Frida Kahlo painting tipped to fetch $US60m at auction

Frida Kahlo painting tipped to fetch $US60m at auction

Frida Kahlo’s painting El sueño (La cama) is expected to fetch up to $US60 million at auction, potentially making it the most expensive work by a woman.

Lucian Freud painting tipped to sell for up to $A25m

Lucian Freud painting tipped to sell for up to $A25m

A self-portrait by one of Britain's most revered artists Lucian Freud could fetch up to $A25 million at auction in October.

Dali painting bought at clearance sale worth $A61,000

Dali painting bought at clearance sale worth $A61,000

A painting by Spanish Surrealist artist Salvador Dali found in a clearance sale is expected to fetch up to $A61,000 at auction.

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Frans Hals portraits return to Holland after a century

Frans Hals portraits return to Holland after a century

Frans Hals portraits return to Holland after a century

Frans Hals portraits return to Holland after a century

Two paintings by Golden Age master Frans Hals have been brought at auction for $US7.8 million by two museums with support from the Dutch government.

Take a look possums! Dame Edna's spectacles up for sale

Take a look possums! Dame Edna's spectacles up for sale

Take a look possums! Dame Edna's spectacles up for sale

Take a look possums! Dame Edna's spectacles up for sale

The personal collection of Australian satirist Barry Humphries will be auctioned in London on February 13.

Robot makes history as humanoid's art sells at auction

Robot makes history as humanoid's art sells at auction

Robot makes history as humanoid's art sells at auction

Robot makes history as humanoid's art sells at auction

A humanoid robot has become the first to have its artwork sold by a major auction house, with a portrait of Alan Turing going for more than $A1.6 million.

Whiteleys fail to sell at 'Mr Melbourne' art auction

Whiteleys fail to sell at 'Mr Melbourne' art auction

Whiteleys fail to sell at 'Mr Melbourne' art auction

Whiteleys fail to sell at 'Mr Melbourne' art auction

Three valuable artworks by Brett Whiteley were the centre of the late Ron Walker's art collection, but have been passed in at auction.

Auction jump ahead of expected Cup day rate hike

Auction jump ahead of expected Cup day rate hike

Auction jump ahead of expected Cup day rate hike

Auction jump ahead of expected Cup day rate hike

An expected rate hike on Melbourne Cup Day has impacted the number of homes going under the hammer, with clearance rates tipped to jump.

'Exceptional' newly discovered Tom Roberts auctioned

'Exceptional' newly discovered Tom Roberts auctioned

'Exceptional' newly discovered Tom Roberts auctioned

'Exceptional' newly discovered Tom Roberts auctioned

A newly discovered painting by Australian Impressionist Tom Roberts has gone under the hammer in the United Kingdom for $A18,600.

Newly discovered Tom Roberts portrait goes under hammer

Newly discovered Tom Roberts portrait goes under hammer

Newly discovered Tom Roberts portrait goes under hammer

Newly discovered Tom Roberts portrait goes under hammer

A newly found portrait by the leading Australian Impressionist Tom Roberts is up for auction in England.

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