A rare functioning Apple 1 computer, the company’s first product, has been sold at an auction for $374,500 , more than double Sotheby’s estimate.
Only known photo of Billy the Kid sold at auction
The only known authenticated portrait of the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid has sold for $2.3m, six times the estimated amount, at auction in Denver, Colorado. The tintype, an early form of photo using metal plates, is believed to have been taken in 1879 or 1880 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
Ghoul event
The pine coffin which used to contain the body of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man widely believed to have shot President John F Kennedy, is to be sold at auction.
Seven banks interested in CajaSur
Seven companies have so far expressed an interest in bidding for the CajaSur bank which will be auctioned off as a complete unit rather than being broken down into smaller units.
Picasso sets new record
Pablo Picasso’s 1932 painting ‘Nu au Plateau de Sculpteur (Nude, Green Leaves and Bust)’ has set a new record for a painting sold at auction, selling for $106 million at Christie’s in New York. The painting, depicting the artist’s mistress, Marie-Thérèse Walter, has only been publicly exhibited once since 1951, the year it changed hands.
Hotel Byblos in Mijas to be sold by auction if debts not paid
The luxury hotel Guadalpín Byblos Andaluz in Mijas Golf is set to be sold by auction if municipal debts and taxes are not forthcoming by July 29th.