The police in Gloucestershire, England, will use the proceeds from the sale of 55 pairs of shoes to fund crime prevention initiatives.
Tag: Auctions
Want to Name a New Frog? A Whiskered Mouse? An Orchid? Be the Highest Bidder
Auctioning off the rights to name a new species is a decades-old practice. Some scientists think it’s ethically questionable.
Renoir Estimated at $180,000 Is Stolen From Austrian Auction House
The Vienna police are investigating the robbery at the Dorotheum, where three suspects simply walked up and took a painting — a rare crime in the auction world.
