Sotheby"s: Pearl pendant once belonging to Marie Antoinette sells for record $32 million hammer price at Geneva auction

From Marie Antoinette's $32 million pearl pendant to an original Picasso, here are 20 fascinating and expensive items sold at auctions this decade......»»

The pearl and diamond pendant hasn't been seen in public for 200 years A pearl and diamond pendant that once adorned the neck of ill-fated French Queen Marie Antoine.....»»

As US stocks hit record highs, a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO offered by RM Sotheby's sold in Monterey, California on Saturday for a record $48.4 million - the highest price ever fetched at auction, and 25% h.....»»

RM Sotheby's/Darin Schnabel A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sold for a record price of $48.4 million dollars at an RM Sotheby's Auction in Monterey, California on Saturday.  The $48.4 million dollar price tag was the most.....»»

Seen as merging eastern and western styles, Zao Wou-ki's "Juin-Octobre 1985" has netted the highest price ever for a work from an Asian artist, according to Sotheby's. Rough Cut. (No reporter narration)......»»

Christie's has sold the "Pink Legacy" diamond at auction for more than $50 million including fees, saying it's a new world record price per carat for a pink diamond......»»

Christie's has sold the "Pink Legacy" diamond at auction for more than $50 million including fees, saying it's a new world record price per carat for a pink diamond. Christie's says that renowned jeweler Harry Winston is the buyer......»»

A royal treasure trove including jewels that belonged to French Queen Marie-Antoinette fetched $53.2 million on Wednesday, setting a world record for a royal collection, Sotheby's said. Francesca Lynagh reports......»»

The tallest building in Fort Worth, Texas, has been bought by a bank for $12.3 million, three years after it sold $137.5 million. Burnett Plaza has 40 stories and is 567 feet tall......»»

Villa Firenze, a nearly 10-acre estate.....»»

A piece of Hollywood history went for a record price Friday, when the green 1968 Ford Mustang GT used in the Steve McQueen movie "Bullitt" sold for $3.74 million at a Florida auction house......»»

A high-rise apartment building in The Gulch has sold for what seems to be a record price. Security Properties and Pacific Life Insurance Co. paid almost $81 million for the 238-unit Broadstone Gulch building at 803 Division St., according to a news r.....»»

Sale of "The Beverly Hillbilli.....»»

The Bel-Air residence of late media mogul A. Jerrold Perenchio has sold for the highest price in California history, about $150 million. Alt.....»»

The Bel-Air residence of late media mogul A. Jerrold Perenchio has sold for the highest price in California history, about $150 million. Alt.....»»

Sale of "The Beverly Hil.....»»

Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver has set a record away from the world of basketball by selling his Paradise Valley house for $19.25 million. The sale, announced Monday, is the highest price ever paid in Arizona for a single-family home. The home.....»»

Sotheby's announced that the bottle of Macallan 60-Year-Old 1926 sold for $1,8.....»»

Frank Lloyd Wright’s final residential design home in Phoenix sold for a relative bargain Wednesday at nearly $1.7 million. The 3,095-square-foot Norman Lykes house on the edge of the Phoenix Mountains preserve sold for $1,677,500 at a live, no re.....»»

A 21-story residential tower on Harbour Island has sold for a record-setting price per unit. 500 Harbour Island was sold to Northwestern Mutual for $103.45 million or $440,212 per apartment, according to JLL, which announced the deal Thursday. JLL .....»»