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A model of  a Temple devoted to the Ancient Greek God, Poseidon, fashioned out of cork, has exceeded all expectations and been sold by Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers for 25,000 pounds - about 50 times its guide price of...

90 year-old Betty White is so white-hot that people can bid to go on a date with her...all for a good cause. The part-Greek actress is auctioning off a dinner date for The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to...

Among the top works significant Greek artists on auction in the  Greek Sale at Bonhams on Nov. 27 is the The Painter in the East by Nikolaos Gysis, which is expected to bring between in between $240,000-$320,000 as a...

Lady Gaga superfans are now being given the chance to get their hands on a piece of their idol's vast wardrobe - if their pockets are deep enough.Some of the more eccentric creations ever worn by Lady Gaga go...

Sotheby’s has announced the sale of 11 works from the estate of Greek shipping magnate George Embiricos in a series of auctions to be held from November 2012 through March 2013 in New York and London. The collection, between many...

Authorities in Hong Kong have auctioned off the Russian-flagged "Sakhalin" freighter, four weeks after impounding it on its way from eastern China to southern Russia with a cargo of sheet steel on board. The proceeds will go to pay...

In a most caustic attitude towards everything that has been going on in crisis-hit Greece for the past few years, a Greek citizen uploaded an advertisement on eBay trying to sell his country. During the auction, Greece got 75 bids,...

Greek authorities on Monday successfully auctioned a new range of radio frequencies (in the range between 900 and 1800 MHz) to the country's three mobile telephone operators Cosmote, Vodafone, and Wind, raising more than 380 million euros. The National Commission of...