At Jacques Brel Auction, What Economic Meltdown?
"Fans of Jacques Brel battled to buy the singer's possessions, including guitars, photos and manuscripts, at a Sotheby's auction last night in Paris. Admirers of the Belgian-born star of French chanson spent a combined 1.03 million euros ($1.4 million), beating a presale estimate of as much as 470,000 euros. Only one lot was unsold...." Bloomberg 10/09/08

Posted October 9, 2008 04:41 AM