June 5, 2023
Arts, Culture
A painting by Yiannis Tsarouchis (1910-1989) was sold at a world record-breaking price for his work in an auction held in Athens on Thursday, it was reported on Friday. The painting ‘May’ was sold for 475,542 euros by Vergos Auctions at Zappeion Hall. It was the highest price ever achieved …
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May 24, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
A rare ancient Greek coin fetched a record-breaking six million dollars at an auction held on May 19 at the Numismatica Ars Classica auction house in Zurich. The 2,400-year-old gold stater, minted around 340–25 B.C.E., was bought by a private collector, Artnet Magazine reported. Known as a Panticapaeum stater, after …
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February 17, 2023
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
Greece’s long jumper and Olympic gold medalist Miltos Tentoglou will auction his “inappropriate shoes” that had cancelled his 8.40m long jump. The money from the auction will be donated for the children victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The auction was proposed by his trainer Giorgos Pomaski and …
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February 10, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
The Greek Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that servicers based in Greece have the right to participate in court actions and carry residential auctions under their brand name and not as representatives of funds. The decision was issued in an unprecedented speed for Greece’s justice, in just two weeks after …
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January 8, 2021
Archeology, FEATURED
A mystery with an ancient Greek marble slab is taking place in London. No one knows how the artefact with an ancient Greek inscription was found in the yard of a house in Whiteparish, a village in southern England. The artifact that is to be auctioned in February was used …
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November 26, 2020
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
The Benaki Museum in Athens is fighting for its survival due to the imposed closure s part of the measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic in Greece had led to a monthly loss of revenue totaling about 400,000 euros. To respond to the crisis, The Benaki Museum Fundraising & Development …
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October 15, 2018
Archeology
An Ancient Greek Amphora is to go on auction in New York at the end of the month. Too bad that the ownership is currently disputed by Greek forensic archaeologists who have alerted authorities to investigate the issue. The black-figured amphora may end back to Greece, local media report. The …
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September 12, 2018
Archeology, Culture
An Ancient Greek marble tombstone return to its home in Greece before it was sold at an action of antiquities at the Sotheby’s house of London. The Greek Ministry of Culture said the engraved tombstone from the Attica was illegally exported form Greece and was repatriated on September 7, 2018. …
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June 7, 2018
Archeology, Culture
A small bronze horse figure from Ancient Greece is the subject of a lawsuit by Sotheby’s auction house against Greece, in an unprecedented legal case, where the auction house sues a government, media report. The antic figure dated from the 8th century BC was owned by art collectors Howard and …
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November 24, 2017
Economy
Several hotel units in Greece are set to go on the auction block in the upcoming period, with most coming under foreclosure due to defaults on bank loans. According to narfemporiki, one company in bankruptcy liquidation is the Lakitira S.A. company, which managed three units on the holiday island of …
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September 2, 2016
Politics
After a marathon process that lasted 66 hours, the TV licenses tender concluded with old and two aspiring media bosses to have won the bid. SKAI TV (Alafouzos) secured the first license of the first day of the bid with 43.6 million euro. New media player Vladimiros Kalogritsas won the …
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August 31, 2016
Politics
The controversial TV licenses auction is unfolding in full speed and one or two out of four licenses in total have apparently been already secured by the competitors. However, at the same time the wall of the building where the auction is taking place under strict secrecy and strong security …
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March 4, 2015
Economy
Greece sold its targeted amount at a Treasury bill auction Wednesday, although the allotment yield increased from last month. The Greek Public Debt Management Agency sold EUR1.138 billion in 26-week T-bills, with the allotment including a 30% non-competitive tranche above the EUR875 million offer size, in line with Greek auction …
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January 20, 2015
Society
These days I try to avoid watching on television candidates from political parties praising their program and their positions. It mostly makes me sad to see either new and totally unknown faces or veterans MPs of all colors and ideological directions insisting that they know how to economically save me; …
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