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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Saturday, October 30, 2010

Skinner, Inc. will host its fall auction of Fine Wines on November 2nd at 4 p.m. in its Boston gallery at 63 Park Plaza.

Chateau Lafite leads international wine market
ArtfixDaily Staff - October 29th, 2010 20:07

Three bottles of Chateau Lafite’s 1869 vintage each sold for a world record price of HK$1.8 million ($230,000) at a sold-out Sotheby's wine sale in Hong Kong on Thursday. Asian buyers battled for the top ten lots, including a 12-bottle case of the Lafite 1982 vintage that went for a steep HK$1 million (US$131,859). On Nov. 2, Boston-based Skinner's is offering First Growth 1982 Lafite Rothschild in various quantities including a full case (estimated at $30,000-$45,000) in its Fine Wines auction. The 700-lot sale offers a variety of makers and vintages at many price points.

An 1833 engraving of a scene from Chapter 59 of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice fetches auction record

A rare first edition of Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice sold for a world record price of £139,250 at auctioneers Sotheby’s in London last Thursday. Retaining ...

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