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A volcanic landscape of lifeless nudes and a Brazilian jumble of whitewashed wood topped a sizzling sale of Latin American art that was reminiscent of the heady bidding in better economic times.

When a collection of the stencil artist Banksy's work was sold at auction last year, Sotheby's said it was unusual for the company to see works with "spray paints". But Banksy collectors who saw works from Britain's most prominent stencil artist sell for more than 50,000 apiece are now cashing in, and selling up.

It's Barbie in a burkha: World-famous doll gets a makeover to go under the hammer for 50th anniversary By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:24 AM on 21st November 2009 One of the world's most famous children's toys, Barbie, has been given a makeover - wearing a burkha.

Posted Nov 21st 2009 at 8:00AM by Lesley Kennedy Audrey's Givenchy dresses : Chantilly lace gown; turquoise cocktail dress; black cloque silk dress; and pink silk crepe sheath.

NEWPORT BEACH The Newport Beach estate of Elizabeth Colyear Vincent, daughter of well-known Los Angeles businessman Curtis Calhoun Colyear, fetched more than $2 million earlier this month during an estate auction.

What $14 million gets you in SF ... A "single family" home , of course! Actually, this remodeled 6,500-square-footer at 2342 Broadway in Pacific Heights could house half the families living in San Francisco .

Minnesota businessman Tom Petters says he suspected fraud in the company at the heart of his empire, but the government shut down it down in 2008 before he could get to the bottom of it.

At least once a year, I like to attend a wine tasting at Sotheby's to remind myself that there is no shortage of multi-hundred-dollar wines that I don't like.

Jan Schoonhoven, "Relief R 69-1", 104 x 104 cm. Executed in 1969. Estimate: 180,000 GBP - 250,000 GBP.

Carlos Luna's "Esas La Mia," left, highlights a wall of artworks that are part of a Latin American art sale on display at Sotheby's in New York, Monday, Nov.

A bronze of a voluptuous nude holding a cigarette and a volcanic landscape strewn with lifeless limbs top this week's Latin American art auctions.

Collectors Universe F1Q10 Earnings Call November 09, 2009 4:30 pm ET Executives David Hall - President, Director Analysts Garrett King - Unidentified Company Andrew Kaplan - Harvest Capital Presentation Operator Good afternoon everyone, and thank you for joining us to discuss Collectors Universe financial result for the first quarter ended ...

The designer discusses Louis Vuitton dog carriers, why he loves Victoria Beckham, and when he'll be tying the knot You're known for your love of dogs - your English bull terrier, Daisy, shares a name with one of your perfumes.

Damien Hirst's new show at the Wallace Collection is nothing like as bad as everyone says.

A- Shares of Sotheby's climbed to a new year high Thursday, the day after the auction house exceeded expectations at its contemporary sale Wednesday evening in New York.

William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, based in Stamford, is going through a growth spurt.

The Cleveland Museum of Art has won an auction and is paying $1.56 million for a painting by 20th century artist Alice Neel.

An Andy Warhol silkscreen of dollar bills sold at Sotheby's in New York for $43.8m after a dramatic bidding war.

Tom Petters siphoned millions from Petters Co. Inc. for his personal use and filed false tax returns to hide the additional income, according to testimony presented at Petters' fraud trial on Tuesday afternoon.

An auctioneer says a fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex that failed to sell at auction in Las Vegas last month has been bought by a private buyer who intends to have it displayed in a museum.Tom Lindgren of auction house Bonhams & Butterfields told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the buyer is talking with two museums.The fossilized bones are of a ...