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There’s increasing interest in the fate of a life-sized gorilla painted to look like Agatha Christie's famous detective, Hercule Poirot.

He is one of the star lots in a grand charity auction that takes place on Wednesday 6 November.

Poirot was created as part of The Great Gorillas Project, marking Paignton Zoo’s 90th birthday. Paignton Zoo spokesperson Phil Knowling said: “The question now is not so much “Whodunnit?” as “Whowillbuyit?”

The dapper gorilla is wearing a smart blue jacket and comes complete with spats, pince-nez and wing collar. Poirot was on display in...

Exeter City's Football in the Community Charitable Trust and St Loye’s Foundation have teamed up to offer a great eBay auction prize for two people of a VIP visit to the match against Rochdale on Easter Monday at St James Park.

The lucky winner will receive two Premium tickets for the Flybe Grandstand, a tour of the stadium, two-course lunch, a shirt signed by the players, a pitch-side photo opportunity and matchday programmes.

The proceeds of the auction will be split equally between Football in the Community and St Loye’s Foundation’s Transitions and Positive...

A host of acclaimed artists are donating work to an auction to be held at The Art Room in Topsham in support of Devon in Sight on Saturday 23rd February from 2.30pm.

GENEVA (AP) — Christie's has auctioned off the famed Archduke Joseph Diamond for $21,474,525 including commission, a world auction record price per carat for a colorless diamond.

The price was well above the expected $15 million and more than triple the price paid for it at auction almost two decades ago. The auction took place in Geneva.

The 76.02-carat diamond, with perfect color and internally flawless clarity, came from the ancient Golconda mines in India. It was named for Archduke Joseph August of Austria, the great grandson of both a Holy Roman emperor and a French...

GENEVA (AP) — Geneva's jewelry auctions, held in five-star hotels along its elegant lakefront, can seem a continent if not a world away from the grim austerity gripping much of Europe. Two out-of-this-world diamonds are being auctioned off this week, joining a long list of other fabulous jewels, watches and other luxury goods sold in Geneva. Here's a look at the city's most eye-popping diamonds:

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On Tuesday, Christie's auctions off the Archduke Joseph Diamond, which is expected to fetch more than $15 million. The 76.02 carat diamond, with perfect color...