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Sotheby’s hopes to sell 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible for $30 million

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Sotheby’s hopes to sell 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible for million

One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, could soon be yours — for a cool $30 million. The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound, handwritten parchment tome containing almost the entirety of the Hebrew Bible, is set to go on the block at Sotheby’s in New York in May. Its anticipated … Read more

Poop-covered van Dyck painting found in NY shed sells for $3M

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Poop-covered van Dyck painting found in NY shed sells for M

It seemed like a lot of money for such a crappy painting. An Anthony van Dyck piece found in a shed in upstate New York has sold for a staggering $3.1 million at auction. The long-lost work was auctioned off at Sotheby’s “Master Paintings Part 1” sale on Thursday, alongside pieces by Agnolo “Bronzino” di … Read more