Contact the author of these articles at simon@justcollecting.com
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 […]
A super-rare Rolex made for Switzerland’s mountain research crews is one of the top items at a huge luxury watch sale in May. The watch is Rolex’s most famous racing […]
A leather violin case could sell for £120,000 at auction. The price is down to its final use, holding the instrument of tragic Titanic bandmaster Wallace Hartley. That instrument is […]
A watch given by Frank Sinatra to fellow crooner Tony Bennett is among the top items in early bidding at a sale of Bennett’s personal collection. Engraved, “To Tony Thanks […]
A document written in Egypt in the 3rd or 4th century will be sold at auction in London in June. The Crosby-Schøyen Codex is among the first books according to […]
A copy of Action Comics Number 1, the first Superman publication, has realised $6 million at auction: a new record for a comic book. Superman landed on news vendors’ shelves […]
The computer revolution has changed all of our lives. Now, its early pioneers are historic figures. And they’re very collectible, as a recent $1.6-million auction of early Apple memorabilia proves. […]
