MOST of what makes up Wat Siri Saothong, including a half-built, ornately-designed chanting hall, could go under the hammer unless the Financial Sector Restructuring Authority makes an exemption in its massive drive to liquidate the bad assets of failed finance companies.
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The liquidators who organized the six-day auction, which saw everything from gold-plated toilet paper holders to piles of cut marble go under the hammer, had tried unsuccessfully for several months to serve the summons on Jefri, who lives mainly in London and Paris.
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A black suit from Sir Elton John, sunglasses worn by Bono in his Elevation video, and a green embroidered dress designed and worn to the 2001 Oscars ceremony by Donatella Versace will go under the hammer Oct . 22 for the benefit of the charity Cancer and Leukemia in Childhood.
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Other entertainment relics to go under the hammer will include Charlie Chaplin's mustache from the 1940 film " The Great Dictator, " a stormtrooper helmet used in the 1980 sci-fi flick " Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back " and scripts from British radio's Goon Show.
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Although investigations were made at the time, no trace was found until the medal was presented for auction in London in late 2009 . The medal was due to go under the hammer on 2 December 2009, but after the widow, Brahmi Devi, was alerted to the sale, steps were taken to suspend the sale.
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Of the lots that did go under the hammer, a one-page cartoon strip that Lennon drew for the " Daily Howl, " a comic he drew while at school, had been expected to fetch up to 12, 000 pounds ( dlrs 17, 400 ) but eventually went for 32, 900 ( 47, 700 ).
