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A car in which D-Day was plotted has been sold at auction. The legendary Green Car of Field Marshall Montgomery was a witness to history.
Collectors and investors are setting high prices for classic handbags. This incredible, rare, beautiful bag is yours for £30,000,
Lowry’s style has made his work instantly recognisable, but when he sold this painting, he was an unknown and was worried the £10 he charged was ripping off the buyer.
The Daytona is a legend. And this version, a special edition in yellow gold for the centenary of Le Mans was only made available to special Rolex clients.
Invert errors are always a big hit with stamp collectors and this is one of the most attractive in philatelic history. Meet the Australian Jenny.
The Honus Wagner T206, a legend among baseball cards. Another big sale has been added to its extensive and record-breaking history this week, just shy of $2 million for a tiny sliver of card.
Lowry’s work today is really well known, but he was an unknown when he sold this picture for £10 and threw in another work for free. Now just one will sell for £1 million.
The tragedy of the Titanic continues to fascinate us all and drive big auction prices. This letter sets a record, and it’s obvious why.
Napoleon said he didn’t do it, but he very obviously did. Read the shameless denial by the Emperor in a letter that’s just been sold for $30,000.
Patek Philippe have added another entry to the list of most expensive watches with the sale of a £1.6-million watch in Hong Kong.
John Adams is one of the most significant of the US Founding Fathers and one of the most collectible. This seems a great price for a piece of the man himself.
A machine raced at a very high level and still going strong, this 1920s Brough motorcycle is one of the best bikes of its era and could make £350,000. Find out why here.
One of only 700 people to attend saw their choice to go to a 1991 Nirvana gig pay off this week. See how much their signed album went for at auction.
A complete set of the four Shakespeare Folios will be sold by auction in London this May with a top estimate of £4.5 million. Sotheby’s are selling the four volumes, […]
A Magritte on eBay? Sounds surreal, but a drawing sold for just over $1,500 might be worth 100 times that at auction next month.
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