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The first auction night of this year’s International Falcon Breeders Auction on Friday saw a large crowd of falcon enthusiasts gather to witness the auction of two exceptional falcons. The event, organized by the Saudi Falcons Club, is…
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Two pistols that Napoleon Bonaparte once intended to use to kill himself are up for auction this weekend, expected to reach up to €1.5 million ($1.6 million), an auction house said Monday. The richly decorated guns inlaid with gold and…
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A book from Egypt put up for auction in London may be the oldest in the world, experts have suggested. The Crosby-Schoyen Codex “revolutionised the study of Christianity” and could be sold for more than £3 million ($3.813 million).…
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The auction of a trophy awarded to the late Diego Maradona that was planned this week has been postponed, French auction house Aguttes said on Sunday amid a judicial investigation looking into the possible resale of stolen goods.…
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To the untrained eye, it might look like just another used napkin. But the serviette, expected to fetch up to $635,000, was actually soccer legend Lionel Messi’s springboard to greatness at FC Barcelona, and records the promise of a…
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A map of the world centered on Makkah created in Safavid Persia in the 17th century has been sold for £1.86 million ($2.33 million) in London through auction house Bonhams. Nima Sagharchi, the director of Middle Eastern and Islamic art…
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The Saudi Falcon Club concluded the fourth falcon auction with total sales of more than SR7 million ($1.9 million), the Saudi Press Agency reported. The auction was held at the club’s Malham headquarters near Riyadh from Oct. 1 to Nov.…
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The fourth Saudi Falcons Club auction featured the sale of the priciest peregrine falcon, known as a shaheen. The event was launched on Oct. 1 and will continue until Nov. 15 at the club’s Malham headquarters near Riyadh. With a…
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Two falcons were sold for $41,000 on Friday night at the Saudi Falcons Club auction in Riyadh. Both falcons are young peregrines. The first, from Hail city, was sold for $23,000, while the other, from Al-Nairyah, was sold for $17,000.…
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Sales at the fourth Saudi Falcons Club auction exceeded SR2 million ($533,000) after two birds were sold for SR192,000, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The auction was launched at the club’s Malham headquarters near Riyadh on Oct. 1 and…
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