Oscar Wilde's greatest work beats estimate by 202%

Oscar Wilde's greatest work beats estimate by 202%

Oscar Wilde's greatest work The Importance of Being Earnest makes $362,500 at Sotheby's New York
Alde auctions $28,102 'greatest achievement of Western literature'

Alde auctions $28,102 'greatest achievement of Western literature'

An influence on Huxley and Orwell, this original Candide ou L'Optimisme book is for sale in Paris
Page from 'greatest illustrated manuscript ever produced' set for $5m Sotheby's sale

Page from 'greatest illustrated manuscript ever produced' set for $5m Sotheby's sale

An illustrated page from a 16th century Persian manuscript will be auctioned next month
'Greatest poet who ever lived' brings seven-times his estimate in Paris

'Greatest poet who ever lived' brings seven-times his estimate in Paris

'Obscene' poems by the Venetian Senator Giorgio Baffo starred at Era's sale, earlier this month
Greatest minds of the classical era are valued at $5,000

Greatest minds of the classical era are valued at $5,000

A volume compiling works by the greatest orators of the 4th-5th century BC is auctioning at Swann
'The Greatest Work in the History of Science' sells for $191k

'The Greatest Work in the History of Science' sells for $191k

Isaac Newton's Principia defies gravity to rise to the top of Heritage's sale

$40m for the greatest Judaica library

'There are very few cultural moments like this one where a collection of such great significance is made available for sale,' says expert

'One of the greatest 20th century artists' books' to sell for $30k

Limited first edition signed by 'two of the most enigmatic artists of our time' is offered in Manhattan

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