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Archive for July, 2007

George Michael auctions suit for HIV charity

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

A striking Armani suit worn on tour by George Michael is to be auctioned on eBay to raise money for charity.
The profits from the silver outfit, which he has worn on his 25 Live European Tour, will be donated to the Terrence Higgins Trust, a charity providing services for people living with, and affected by, […]

Rare table fetches 40k at Dickins Auctioneer

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

A RARE 19th Century table was sold for around £40,000 after being identified by an expert from Dickins Auctioneers in Middle Claydon.
The side table, right, had been bought at the Shepton Mallet antiques fair by a dealer, who suspected there was something unusual about the item.
It was initially catalogued as being in the style of […]

Indian government rules out auction of 2G spectrum

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

The government on Tuesday denied any move to auction spectrum for second generation mobile services - a shift from the current subscriber-linked allocation policy.
“There is no question of that (2G auction)… I am not having any such intention,” Telecom Minister A Raja today told reporters here.
The Department of Telecom had earlier said a […]

Classical music autograph collection for Colwyn Bay auction

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

A cellist’s collection of autographs of some of the greatest names in 20th Century classical music is to be sold.
In between rehearsals, Ambrose Gauntlett persuaded the likes of Elgar, Prokofiev, Stravinksy and Toscanini to sign his book.
The collection is being auctioned in Colwyn Bay by his grandson.
Also being sold is a photograph taken secretly inside […]

3.7m euro for Tipperary stud

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Dublin-based estate agents, Knight Frank Ganly Walters, have just offered the Kilbrennal House Stud in Ballynonty, Killenaule, Co Tipperary. The renovated Georgian house includes a new guest wing and sits in the grounds of a working stud. Dating back to the early 1800s, the stud was established in the 1930s. Winners as well known as […]