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Belfast property firm owes £50m

Administrators of a failed Belfast property firm take control of antique paintings and a 500 acre Scottish estate.

‘Old Masters’ Paintings Auctioned at Christie’s and Sotheby’s for $120 Million

The eagerly anticipated "Old Masters" paintings auction, conducted separately at international auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's, fetched over $120 million in sales, with certain pieces of art selling for more than $4 million each.

Many local art galleries are reporting strong winter sales

For some, buying art isn't an extra or frivolous expense.

Lady Trojans Squeak Past Coyotes

BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Island High School girls’ varsity basketball team prevailed Monday in a nail-biter over the Old Town Coyotes, 38-33. The Trojans outscored the Coyotes 16-7 in the fourth quarter with a series of impressive foul shots. Throughout the game, MDI went 18 for 26 from the foul line, compared to Old Town’s 3 of 5. Hannah Shaw of the Trojans scored a game-high 27 points ...

Old Masters auctions total more than $120 million

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Old Masters paintings brought in more than $120 million at auction sales this week, with several works selling for more than $5 million each and records set for some artists. The top price in several days of sales at Christie's and Sotheby's was $5.9 million for Giambattista Tiepolo's "The Arrival of Henry VIII at the Villa Contarini" at Christie's, an auction record that ...