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Spain’s oldest known iron sword ‘rescued’ from illegal internet auction
A JEWEL of Spanish military history has been 'rescued' from an illegal internet auction.
The item, of great historical relevance, is believed to be the...
Nazi and Franco medals owned by deceased German expat on Spain’s Costa Blanca to be auctioned-off
A German woman has pumped in over €1.6 million into Valencian coffers because she never made a will and had no remaining family members.
The...
Mammoth tooth donated to raise money for chef Jose Andres to feed refugees in Ukraine
FISHERMEN who netted a 12,000 year-old woolly mammoth tooth from the ocean floor as they dredged for crustaceans are to auction it and donate...
Guns under the hammer in bumper weapons auction in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A bumper public auction of seized weapons is being organised by the Guardia Civil in Alicante Province.
It's the first sale since November 2019, when...
Gold coins plus Nazi and Francoist treasures owned by deceased German are discovered on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A collection of Nazi and Francoist medals as well as valuable gold coins owned by a deceased German Costa Blanca resident are set to...
Picasso artworks sold off by Las Vegas hotel fetch over €90million at auction
ELEVEN artworks by Spanish artist Picasso have been sold for over €93,6 million at an auction held in Las Vegas.
The works had been displayed...
Giant teddy bears raise funds for family-run animal shelter on Costa del Sol
FAMILY run animal shelter, Palevlas Protectora de Animales, held a fundraising event on Tuesday, September 28.
Kim Arthurs, the event planner, said that she really...
OH MY GOGH: Gun Van Gogh ‘killed himself with’ to be auctioned off while southern Spain tour of his...
He died in a field near the French town of Auvers-sur-Oise, where the revolver was located some 70 years later
Claire Leibovich delivers a masterclass on Spain’s most astronomically-priced paintings you can’t afford
Les Femmes d´Algers (Version O) set a world record price when it was sold for US$179 million (€125 million) at Christie's New York in 2015
Marbella seize huge estates worth €6.5 million from disgraced Malaya town planner Roca
One of the properties, the 30 acre Finca Siete Colchones, could now become a sports complex for local residents
Spanish student auctioning her virginity has already been offered €250k
A SPANISH teenager is auctioning her virginity after stating she has been 'too busy' studying to find a boyfriend.
Alice Hayson, 19, originally from Spain...
Malaga-born Picasso’s ‘hidden mistress’ becomes most expensive piece sold at European auction
A PAINTING by Spanish artist Picasso has smashed estimates to reach the highest auction price paid for art in Europe in pounds.
His portrait of...
Ill-gotten gains of Marbella’s disgraced town planning advisor go under the hammer
Roca was convicted of being the ringleader of the Malaya Plot, which saw 53 officials across dozens of Andalusian municipalities tried for embezzlement of public funds, breaches of trust, influence peddling and more
Rare Spanish treasure found among child’s ‘toy’ set by British owner
Worth up to €300,000, the rare Queen Anne Vigo five guinea piece was given to an anonymous owner by his grandfather
British expats forced to hand over holiday home after Spanish neighbour buys it at ‘secret’ auction
EXCLUSIVE: The €50,000 property was sold off after neighbour Adoracion Gonzales submitted a complaint about damp in her house
Antonio Banderas hosts auction at Marbella’s Starlite music festival
The Zorro star posed for photos with fans before hosting the annual auction
Auction of Manilva plot owned by property swindlers falls short of price
The land was seized off Forum Filatelico, which swindled 270,000 people in a bogus stamp investment scheme
King Juan Carlos’s Ferraris up for auction
The former king was given the two Ferrari FF models by the prime minister of United Arab Emirates in 2011
Picasso painting smashes record for most expensive art ever sold at auction
Women of Algiers sold for 160 million euros
EXCLUSIVE: Mystery consortium set to bid for Ciudad Real ghost airport
Mystery consortium, led by a Briton, set to make a bid for Spain’s ghost airport
Ghost airport at Ciudad Real goes up for auction with NO starting price
Another monument to Spain’s boomtime of overspending goes up auction for the ninth time, but this time … with no reserve price
Picasso masterpiece set for world-record €130 million auction sale
Pablo Picasso’s ‘Women of Algiers’ is set for a world record fee when it goes under the hammer in May
Spain’s ex-king Juan Carlos hands ‘excessive’ Ferraris over to state
The gift was considered excessive in times of austerity for Spain
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