La Fortune, Donald E. Donald E. “Joe” La Fortune, 65, Oconto, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 8th, 2011 with his family by his side. Donald was born June 22nd, 1945 to the late Calvin “Swede” and Esther La Fortune in Oconto, WI. On October 9th, 1976 he...
The most expensive musical instrument sold at auction is the ‘Lady Blunt’ Stradivarius violin and was sold at £9,808,000 ($15,875,800) by Tarisio Auctions (USA) in London, UK, on 20 June 2011. The auction was organised online on behalf of the Nippon Music...
The highest price realized for a single emerald is $6,578,500 (£4,212,400; €4,949,740) – including buyer’s premium – for a BVLGARI emerald and diamond pendant brooch sold at Christie’s in New York City, USA, on 13 December 2011. The emerald, believed to...
The most valuable jacket sold at auction was the black and red calf leather jacket with winged shoulders worn by singer Michael Jackson (USA) in his renowned 1983 Thriller video, which was sold to Milton Verret of Austin, Texas, USA, for £1.1m ($1.8m) at a sale...
A wall calendar featuring sketches of costume designs for characters from Alice in Wonderland was sold to an anonymous bidder for £36,000 (then US$57,848; €39,804) as part of a fundraising auction held in aid of the Muir Maxwell Trust and the Fettes Foundation (both...