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You can’t get any closer to Nelson’s final triumph than this flag complete with ammunition holes and shrapnel from the Battle of Trafalgar.
A major Paris sale of artefacts relating to Napoleon Bonaparte has surpassed pre-sale predictions to make nearly $10 million. Sotheby’s, who hosted the sale, said paintings performed especially well. Paintings, […]
Charlton Heston was Moses. But the director of the movie in which he received The Ten Commandments had his own copy of the word of God made. Meet Cecil B DeMille’s tablets.
Fancy a drink? You’ll need serious money to take a taste from this extraordinary collection assembled by a US billionaire.
A knife signed by the child star of the Shining and that features on screen in the legendary horror movie is for sale at a British collectibles firm. The knife […]
Definitely one of the all-time greats, Rafa Nadal is also one of the most collectible tennis players of all times. This racquet sale sets a new benchmark for the player.
A frank, personal 1962 letter from John Lennon to future first-wife Cynthia Powell will be auctioned in London in July. The young Beatle was in Hamburg, where in the bunk […]
Al Capone loved this watch so much he had his initials diamond-embossed on the case. Find out how Scarface’s timepiece proved to be worth nearly $100,000.
Jane Birkin needed a bag so she could travel with her child. The person she told was a director at the world’s leading luxury bag maker and the result was a legend.
An extraordinary Cartier piece has been sold at auction in London for a surprise price. Discover the Astor Tiara and its links to Charlie Chaplin and British political history.
On January 14, 2024 in the fever pitch of campaigning for the Iowa Caucuses, Donald Trump signed a piece of paper for a fan and donor. That paper was a […]
Ada Lovelace lived a short but impactful life and was captured by a pioneering London photographer for these moving portraits that will sell this month.
Maybe it’s the greatest film ever made. And this humble wooden prop is what it’s all about. Discover the “Lost Rosebud” that’s about to become a movie collecting legend.
Time and fashion move on in music collecting as it does in the charts. Taylor and Miley now bring in more than Van Halen, Dylan and Lennon.
Princess Amelia died young, plunging her father George III into despair – and perhaps madness. This beautiful ring marked her life but was found in a charity shop for less than £20.
