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Botticelli's "Man of Sorrows" was sold for $45,419,700 at a Sotheby's auction in New York. The rare portrait of Christ by the 15th century Italian old master was painted later in his life. IMAGES
A fully operational and intact Enigma I cypher machine from 1944 is to be auctioned off at the Sotheby's auction house in New York City. British scientists, including Alan Turing, with the aid of previous work from Polish cryptographers, managed to crack the code and decipher Nazi Enigma messages during the course of World War Two. According to historians this work saved countless lives as well as hastening the end of the war by at least two years.
Over 300 personal items collected by US comedian Robin Williams and his wife Marsha Williams are to go on sale at the Sotheby's auction house in New York on October 4.
Some of the most sought-after cars in the world were showcased at Monterey Car Week. Among them were the PB 18 E-Tron, which goes from 0-100k mph in two seconds, the new $5 million Bugatti Divo, and the sleek, all-electric Infiniti P10, which may be the racing car of the future.
Former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's Mercedes-Benz will go on auction at Worldwide Auctioneers in Scottsdale, Arizona on January 17. The 1939 Mercedes-Benz 770, is one of only 88 ever produced and was custom-built for Hitler. It was seized by Allied forces after the fall of Berlin in 1945. The car is expected to sell for several million dollars while 10 percent of the earnings will go to the Simon Wiesenthal Center, an international Jewish human rights organisation.
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