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Waterloo was a terrible, bloody end to Napoleon’s sometimes glorious military career. As he fled to Paris, Prussian officers went through his possessions – one of them took this jewelled pin.
Ancient Egypt still fascinates us, and the chance to buy a genuine relic from that distant time rarely comes up. Big buyers will no doubt be in Paris on November 18 for this major sale.
This watch was one of the first big-name sports endorsements and it helped to make the Rolex Oyster a legendary watch. Find out more here.
The original painting for the best-known poster of the first Star Wars film is for sale for the first time with a $1-million starting price next month. The poster for […]
As an incentive to get your garden in order how’s this? One couple set out to mend their fence posts and have ended up seeing the Tudor coins they found sell for hundreds of thousands.
As a Hapsburg, Ferdinand III had money to burn, which is what he used these giant gold coins for. As Europe burned again, the coin was collected and hidden during WWII.
A 1544 Latin parchment containing a historically significant document signed by Henry VIII is on the market with a British collectibles dealer. Paul Fraser Collectibles are selling the large document, […]
Bowie, on a stool, when a makeup artist suggests a lightning flash on his face and the photographer says “make it bigger”. So was born a legendary image that has just been sold.
Imprisoned after some typically devil-may-care war reporting in South Africa, Churchill wrote to the woman who was probably his first love.
A Boba Fett original is bound to get Star Wars fans up into orbit. This gun from The Empire Strikes back is a one-off with a generational price tag.
They printed around 1 million copies of this debut magazine featuring a super-popular new hero. But, they asked kids to cut off the back page and intact examples are worth a mint.
Steve McQueen still epitomises cool. And it’s a cool closely associated with fast cars. Start you engines then for the perfect sale for lovers of elegant, beautiful, superfast machinery.
There’s still a cult following for 1960s TV shows and a big market for memorabilia as a major sale has just proved. Holy mackerel, you need to see the prices on these costumes.
The two greatest tragedies in American political history are also the most collectible moments. Lincoln and Kennedy have proved their value yet again. Read more here.
In the chaos and confusion of the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon’s carriages went astray. Now one of the most precious items found inside will be sold at auction.
