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A gun owned by notorious gangster Al Capone is expected to raise as much as $3 million at auction this May. Capone loved this particular heater so much that he […]
A collection of Pokémon cards could realise £25,000 at auction next Tuesday. And that’s a low estimate says auctioneer Richard Winterton, who sold a set of cards for over £200,000 […]
The first sitar owned by Beatle George Harrison and played on Norwegian Wood has sold at auction for more than £53,000 in Los Angeles. The instrument, bought by Harrison in […]
A letter from the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr thanking jazz singer Tony Bennett for his support of the Selma March has been sold for $78,000. The letter, sold […]
A gold watch owned by John Astor, the richest man to die on the Titanic, has been sold for over £1 million. It is now the most valuable item from […]
Prizes, including four Olympic medals, won by Britain’s jointly most awarded Olympian are being sold at a London auction. You may not know Guy Butler’s name, but it should trip […]
An original of the 2008 Barack Obama “Hope” image is being sold at auction. The picture, originally by street artist, Shepard Fairey, was shared and reproduced perhaps billions of times […]
One of the 12 Rolex Split-Seconds Chronograph 4113 has sold for $3.5 million at auction in Monaco to set a new record for the reference. The Rolex Split-Seconds Chronograph 4113 […]
The helmet worn by F1 star Niki Lauda in a fiery crash that nearly killed him will be sold at an auction before the Miami Grand Prix on May 4. […]
An accoustic guitar played by John Lennon is heading for a potential record auction sale after being found in a loft. The guitar, a 12-string acoustic, was played on the […]
A replica of one of Raquel Welch’s famously undersized costumes has made an outsized price at auction. The faux-fur bikini Raquel Welch wore as a cave woman in One Million […]
A signed Sherlock Holmes manuscript from a surgeon’s private library will be sold in one of the most significant book sales of the 21st Century say auctioneers Sotheby’s. The Swantko […]
A copy of the Velvet Underground’s All Tomorrow’s Parties single has sold for $30,000 setting an online auction record. The 7-inch vinyl promo single from 1966 is one of only […]
Watches owned by Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher are being offered at auction in Geneva on May 13. Schumacher’s Rolex Daytona matches one of history’s greatest drivers with the greatest […]
The boom in value of dresses owned by Diana Princess of Wales will undergo another test at an auction in Ireland in June. The most valuable items carry estimates of […]
