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Museum grade: Vladimir Tretchikoff’s 1949 painting Herb Seller was his first painting to be exhibited in the South African National Gallery, in 2010.

Tretchi, the original meme artist, enjoys lift off at auction

Passion, profit, prestige … the popularity of ‘the people’s artist’ endures, despite his work being rejected as kitsch

Irma Stern’s ‘Arum Lilies and Bananas’ (1925)

Going, going, gone … for millions

South African artworks on a Strauss & Co auction are set to fetch some hefty prices

Reselling the city. (Alaister Russell/Gallo Images/Sunday Times)

The heart of Maboneng beats on

Debt hit the original developer hard, but the district isn’t just waiting for the hammer to fall

People from Sierra Leone hold the 709-carat diamond as it is presented during a news conference before auction in New York. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)

Sierra Leone’s ‘peace diamond’ dividend slow in coming

The idea of handing the diamond over to the government to sell was that it would generate money to be put back into developing the local community

Buying a second-hand car is always a risky business, as one never knows how the previous owner/s took care of it. In such a situation, trusted brands become important.
(Photos: Oupa Nkosi & Supplied)

Father knows best

There’s more to a car than the way it looks

Employees prepare for a flower auction at the Multiflora flower market in Jeppe
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​Love drives up prices at Africa’s only flower auction

It’s the last big sale before Valentine’s Day and flower buyers are stocking up on bestsellers — everything that is red.

Bull run on wildlife sees prices soar

The rush of investors and selective breeding is unnerving the established hunting market, but market forces will prevail.

DON’T MISS THIS: Traditional heritage art on auction

Nearly R4.5-million worth of traditional African art will go on auction in Cape Town.

The violin played by bandmaster Wallace Hartley during the final moments before the sinking of the Titanic is displayed with a leather carrying case initialed W H H.

Violin from Titanic sold for world record price of £900 000

The violin played by the bandmaster of the Titanic as it sank sold at an auction on Saturday, for a world record fee for memorabilia.

The violin played by bandmaster Wallace Hartley during the final moments before the sinking of the Titanic is displayed with a leather carrying case initialed W H H. (Getty)

Violin from Titanic expected to fetch record price

The violin played by the bandmaster of the Titanic as it sank is set to fetch a world record fee for memorabilia when it goes on sale on Saturday.

A hobbit goes forth: Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

‘Lord of the Rings’ memorabilia go on auction

Hobbit feet and Frodo’s sword are among the "Lord of the Rings" items that will go on auction in Beverly Hills.

Going

Great whites make a meal out of full-blooded reds

A happy whiff of change wafts over the wines to be sold at the Cape Winemakers’ Guild auction in October.

This is not the economic freedom Julius Malema imagined. It’s time to face the naked truth

Pimples: Going, going, gone, Malema

This is not the economic freedom Julius Malema imagined. It’s time to face the naked truth, Juju: not even the clothes on your back are safe.

Malema’s house auctioned for R1.45-million

Julius Malema’s house has been sold for R1.45-million to an ANC member, who said the suburban home would be converted to an office for his company.

Journalists waited outside Winnie Mandela’s Soweto home for an auction to offset a debt

Winnie auction: Knock, knock?

Journalists waited outside Winnie Mandela’s Soweto home for an auction to offset a debt, but were left hanging.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s Soweto home. (Oupa Nkosi, M&G)

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and the auction that wasn’t

With no bidders and a rumoured settlement, dozens of journalists were left to wander around outside Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s Soweto home.

Bidders a no-show at Madikizela auction

The sheriff of the court would not auction Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s personal items as planned because there were no bidders.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

Last-minute push by Winnie’s lawyers to halt auction

Eleventh-hour negotiations are under way to prevent the auction of some of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s personal items to cover a debt to a college.

Malema auction: Going, going gone … for R5.9-million

The auction by Sars of Julius Malema’s half-finished mansion in Sandown, a suburb in Johannesburg’s deep north, goes like any other auction.

A huge

Rare diamond sells for record $21.5-million

A huge, internally flawless diamond from India’s fabled Golconda mines has been sold at auction in Geneva for a record $21.48-million.