Someone, somewhere on the US West Coast, casually uploaded a photo of an old sketch to Christie’s online portal, just hoping to get an auction estimate. What came back was not a polite range or a ...

The auction house Christie's says a previously unknown foot sketch by Michelangelo could fetch $1.5 to $2 million (£1.1 to £1.47 million). The piece is set to be offered on Thursday during a live ...

When the owner of a tiny sketch sent a photo of it to an auction house’s online valuation portal, they had no idea of its significance. The drawing is barely bigger than a hand. And it depicts only a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An extremely rare sketch of a foot by Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel has sold for a record €23 million at a Christie's ...

LONDON -- The small, spontaneously drawn red chalk sketch shows a bare right foot. But experts at Christie's say it's not just any foot -- it's that of the male model who posed for one of Michelangelo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michelangelo's sketch, a study for the Sistine Chapel ceiling, sold for more than $27 million. - Christie's When the owner of a ...