An Italian white truffle weighing just over 1 kg sold at an auction on Saturday for $200,000.
The auction ran held simultaneously in Rome, London, Abu Dhabi and Macau, auction organisers said.
The 1.08-kg truffle, the largest found in Italy this year, was found on November 21 in the central Molise region.

Sotheby’s has announced its first ever major international auction series in the Middle East will take place on Wednesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 19, 2009 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha, Qatar.
Sotheby’s two-day international auction series will include sales of Orientalist Art, Watches, Arab, Iranian and International Contemporary Art. Highlights from all [...]

Bonhams forthcoming sale in Dubai on 24 November will feature a wide range of modern and contemporary works by Middle Eastern, Iranian, Indian and Pakistani artists. Included is a sculpture, “Mountain” made by Turner Prize winning Anish Kapoor, originally commissioned by City of Malm, in Sweden for the Bo01 exhibition.

Bonhams, will host a Collectors’ Motor Car Introduction at the Royal Mirage Hotel, Dubai on Thursday 20th November 2008.
‘This Collectors Motors Cars presentation is aimed at providing new and potential collectors an overview of the classic car market, and provide a rundown on what sort of cars to buy, periods and styles, acquisition costs, running [...]

Total proceeds of the 59th Distinguished Number Plates Auction organized by the Dubai Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) exceeded Dhs23.5m, led by the number plate E-30, which was sold for Dh4 million, such that the two-digit numbers on offer (E-30 and F-59) topped Dh6m.
Ahmed Bahrozyan, CEO of RTA Licensing Agency, said that the Auction attracted [...]

WWA Group, Inc. has announced the successful conclusion of the most recent auction held at WWA Group’s Dubai facility during the period October 18, 19, and 20, 2008. Gross auction sales exceeded US$20.34 million. 1,392 items, was sold to 183 successful bidders.
Actual sale prices for all items sold at our auctions are published for members [...]

A German court in Munich has suspended the sale of an ancient Iranian relic, belonging to the Elamite civilization, PressTV reported.
The silver cup, which dates backs to around 2,000 BCE and bears cuneiform inscriptions, went under hammer in Munich on June 22, 2007 for over $80,000.
?The German embassy notified the Iranian government about the auction [...]

Sotheby’s, the international art auction house, today announced plans to open an office in Doha in 2008, and to hold its first major international series of auctions in Doha in early 2009.
At a press conference in Doha announcing Sotheby’s future activities in Qatar, Bill Ruprecht, President and Chief Executive of Sotheby’s said “Doha is [...]

Bidz.com, a leading online retailer of jewelry, announced today the launch of a complete Arabic-language version of its online auction site, Bidz.com. This version of the Web site can be accessed by clicking the “Arabic” banner on the Company’s homepage, www.bidz.com. The Company has also hired Arabic speaking marketing personnel to better assist the new [...]

Christie’s, have announced their fifth auction of International Modern and Contemporary Art in Dubai which will take place on 30 October 2008 and which will offer the strongest and most important selection of works to date in the region. The auction will present 157 exceptional paintings and sculptures from the leading artists of the UAE, [...]