https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A newly discovered canvas by the female 17th-century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi sold for almost 4.8 million euros on Wednesday, a record for the artist, auction house Artcurial said. https://www.thelocal.it/20191114/newly-discovered-artemisia-painting-sells-for-record-48-million Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:28:43 +0100 newly-discovered-artemisia-painting-sells-for-record-48-million Italian auction house Sant'Agostino said on Wednesday that bidders at its next sale will be able to settle up in Bitcoin, a world first according to the auctioneers. https://www.thelocal.it/20171019/italian-auction-bitcoin Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:11:23 +0200 italian-auction-bitcoin The last Leonardo Da Vinci painting still in the hands of a private collector will go under the hammer next month in New York, the Christie's auction house said on Tuesday, estimating its worth at $100 million (€85mn). https://www.thelocal.it/20171011/last-privately-owned-da-vinci-to-go-on-sale-for-100mn Wed, 11 Oct 2017 10:45:13 +0200 last-privately-owned-da-vinci-to-go-on-sale-for-100mn "Our little valley spoke to us like nowhere else had before and we both said together 'this is it!'" said Sarah Fopps, who set up a holiday rental business in Le Marche in 2007. https://www.thelocal.it/20170317/after-the-earthquakes-we-must-pull-together-and-show-that-central-italy-is-open-for-business Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:12:21 +0100 after-the-earthquakes-we-must-pull-together-and-show-that-central-italy-is-open-for-business An Italian woman has paid up an astonishing €70,000 for the chance to dine with former premier and business mogul Silvio Berlusconi. https://www.thelocal.it/20170317/woman-buys-70000-lunch-with-berlusconi-to-aid-quake-victims Fri, 17 Mar 2017 10:45:41 +0100 woman-buys-70000-lunch-with-berlusconi-to-aid-quake-victims Fancy a lunch with Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media tycoon and disgraced ex-prime minister of Italy? You'll be helping the country's earthquake victims if you're ready to pay the price. https://www.thelocal.it/20170224/berlusconi-auctions-himself-off-as-a-lunch-date-to-help-earthquake-victims Fri, 24 Feb 2017 09:51:14 +0100 berlusconi-auctions-himself-off-as-a-lunch-date-to-help-earthquake-victims Cars used by Pope Francis in Poland during the Catholic Church's World Youth Day festival went under the hammer Monday to raise funds for Syrian refugees. https://www.thelocal.it/20160927/pope-cars-auctioned-off-to-help-syrian-refugees Tue, 27 Sep 2016 19:19:49 +0200 pope-cars-auctioned-off-to-help-syrian-refugees A provocative statue of the German dictator Adolf Hitler by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan has sold at auction for €15.1 million. https://www.thelocal.it/20160510/italian-artist-flogs-controversial-hitler-statue-for-151-million Tue, 10 May 2016 14:09:41 +0200 italian-artist-flogs-controversial-hitler-statue-for-151-million How about a Uefa cup for your living room table? Or perhaps the Coppa Italia in your bathroom? Football fans now have the opportunity to get their hands on a slice of sporting history as debt-ridden Parma FC sells off all its assets - including trophies. https://www.thelocal.it/20150814/failed-fc-parma-auction-off-silverware Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:42:06 +0200 failed-fc-parma-auction-off-silverware An iPad that belonged to Argentina-born Pope Francis went under the hammer for $30,500 on Tuesday, autioneers in Uruguay said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150415/popes-ipad-fetches-30500-at-auction Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:17:23 +0200 popes-ipad-fetches-30500-at-auction Italy's defence ministry has put a fleet of official cars up for sale on eBay, including BMW and Fiat models, as part of the government's latest effort to reduce the deficit. https://www.thelocal.it/20150227/italys-defence-ministry-sells-bmws-on-ebay Fri, 27 Feb 2015 12:49:00 +0100 italys-defence-ministry-sells-bmws-on-ebay Pope Francis is raffling off unwanted gifts including a Fiat Panda, tandem bike and coffee machine to raise money for the homeless. https://www.thelocal.it/20141120/pope-turns-santa-with-christmas-giveaway-for-homeless Thu, 20 Nov 2014 10:00:00 +0100 pope-turns-santa-with-christmas-giveaway-for-homeless The passionate letters of the great Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, which shed light on his complicated love life, have been revealed ahead of an auction in London. https://www.thelocal.it/20141107/opera-legend-enrico-carusos-love-letters-revealed Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:57:00 +0100 opera-legend-enrico-carusos-love-letters-revealed Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's official car, an Alfa Romeo convertible, has fetched €180,000 at auction in France, the auctioneer said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140615/mussolinis-alfa-romeo-sold-at-french-auction-2 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 09:40:00 +0200 mussolinis-alfa-romeo-sold-at-french-auction-2 An island in the Venetian lagoon that is said to be "the most haunted place in Italy" has been bought at auction by an Italian businessman. https://www.thelocal.it/20140514/businessman-buys-italys-haunted-island Wed, 14 May 2014 12:45:00 +0200 businessman-buys-italys-haunted-island Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement has mocked the Italian government for trying to claw back money spent on a fleet of luxury cars through eBay, saying that while 170 cars are being sold, “210 are about to be bought”. https://www.thelocal.it/20140328/italy-auctions-fleet-luxury-cars-ebay Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:14:00 +0100 italy-auctions-fleet-luxury-cars-ebay A Harley-Davidson motorbike that briefly belonged to Pope Francis was sold for €210,000, 16 times its highest original valuation, at an auction in Paris on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140206/popes-harley-davidson-sells-for-241500 Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:33:00 +0100 popes-harley-davidson-sells-for-241500 A Harley-Davidson given to Pope Francis in June will be put up for auction in Paris in early February. https://www.thelocal.it/20140114/popes-harley-davidson-put-up-for-auction Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:21:00 +0100 popes-harley-davidson-put-up-for-auction Radio listeners in northern Italy are being given the chance to work with a team of DJs from Radio Number One for the day, with all proceeds from the eBay auction going towards building a new hospital for children suffering from leukaemia. https://www.thelocal.it/20131127/italian-radio-show-auctioned-on-ebay Wed, 27 Nov 2013 11:20:00 +0100 italian-radio-show-auctioned-on-ebay The palatial Miami mansion where iconic fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered goes under the hammer on Tuesday with auctioneers hoping to clinch a sale for as much as $40 million. https://www.thelocal.it/20130917/tragic-versace-mansion-to-go-under-hammer Tue, 17 Sep 2013 10:59:48 +0200 tragic-versace-mansion-to-go-under-hammer