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How To Buy A Property At Auction
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Duxford Classic Car Auction 17 October 2018
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Fine French Wine Sells at Auction for Record £424,000
Only 600 Made in 1945 by Romanee-Conti A bottle of French wine has fetched a record-breaking $558,000 (£424,000) at an auction in New York, and is considered to be the best Burgundy wine. Exceeded Expert Valuation The 1945 Romanee-Conti sold for 17 times its upper estimate of $32,000 at Sotheby’s in New York on Saturday.The previous record for a standard wine bottle was $233,000 – an 1869 Chateau Lafite Rothschild sold in Hong Kong in 2010.But the record for any size is $310,700 for a three-litre 1945 Mouton-Rothschild in 2007.The 1945 bottle is one of just 600 made that year by Romanee-Conti, considered to be the best Burgundy wine.It is produced…
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Auction World Record For A Bottle Of Whisky
Auction World Record For A Bottle Of Whisky The bottle of 1926 Macallan Valerio Adami was bought for £848,750, including a hammer price of £700,000 and a buyer’s premium of £148,750. The whisky, which fetched the vast sum due to its rarity, vintage and unique artwork, had been expected to go for between £700,000 and £900,000. Its label was designed by well-known Italian pop artist Valerio Adami. Macallan had commissioned Adami and Briton Peter Blake to come up with labels for a very limited edition of 24 bottles. Twelve carried the Adami label and 12 had the Blake design. It is not known how many of them still exist.…