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Warner Bros Discovery gets mostly cash offer from Netflix, Bloomberg News reports

Warner Bros Discovery was fielding a second round of bids, including a mostly cash offer from Netflix, in an auction that could conclude in the coming days or weeks, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

2025-12-02

Chagall’s 'Bouquet de Fleurs' sells for record 9.4 billion won at Seoul Auction

Marc Chagall’s 1937 oil painting “Bouquet de Fleurs” sold for 9.4 billion won ($6.38 million) at a Seoul Auction sale on Monday. Including fees, the final price came to 10.4 billion won, the highest ever recorded at a domestic auction.

2025-11-25

Kim Whanki's 1971 painting fetches $8.4M at auction, second-highest for Korean art

A 1971 dot painting by Korean abstract master Kim Whanki (1913-1974) has sold for $8.4 million at a Christie's auction held in New York, achieving the second-highest auction price ever for a Korean artwork.

2025-11-18

Kim Whanki's iconic blue dot painting to auction at Christie's New York

Korean artist Kim Whanki's (1913-1974) iconic 1971 blue dot painting "19-VI-71 #206" will be auctioned at the 20th Century Evening Sale at Christie’s New York on Nov. 17.

2025-10-21

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for public television stations suffering from cuts in federal funding.

2025-10-08

Jane Birkin’s original Hermes bag sells at auction for whopping 8.6 million euros

Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion's must-have accessory — sold for a staggering 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including fees, on Thursday in Paris.

2025-07-11

Sotheby's postpones auction of jewels associated with Buddha after backlash from India's government

Sotheby’s on Wednesday postponed an auction of jewels associated with Buddha’s remains after the Indian government opposed the sale and demanded it be halted.

2025-05-07

Rare 19th-century map could fetch up to $685,000 at Seoul Auction

A rare 1861 Daedongyeojido map of Korea is expected to sell for up to $685,500 at Seoul Auction on Feb. 18.

2025-02-07

Gmarket's 'Star Delivery' promises next-day delivery — or your money back

Gmarket, an e-commerce subsidiary of Shinsegae, will offer “guaranteed” next-day delivery in collaboration with CJ Logistics under a preexisting partnership with its parent conglomerate.

2024-09-23

G-Dragon's artwork pulled from auction by owner

The anonymous owner of G-Dragon's "Youth is Flower" artwork pulled it from the auction at the last minute, according to Seoul Auction.

2024-03-29