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A rare bottle of Pétrus wine aged in outer space aboard the International Space Station is up for sale at Christie’s. The space-aged Pétrus 2000 spent 14 months aboard the […]
A single signed photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon has sold for more than $90,000 at auction in the U.S. The rare image, taken from NASA’s original video footage, […]
Kanye West’s prototype Nike Air Yeezy 1 sneakers worn at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards have sold for a world-record $1.8 million. The shoes sold privately through Sotheby’s this week, […]
A collection of Queen Victoria’s black mourning jewellery will be offered for sale at Sotheby’s in London this month. The four items have remained in Victoria’s family, and will be […]
A bowl found at a yard sale will auction at Sotheby’s this month, after it was discovered to be an 600-year-old Chinese antique. According to reports, the bowl was found […]
A pair of Winston Churchill’s favourite slippers could sell for over £10,000 when they go up for auction in the U.K next month. The velvet slippers were worn by Churchill […]
A Porsche owned by football legend Diego Maradona is heading for the auction block at Bonhams in Paris next month. The Grand Marques Du Monde à Paris Salen will include […]
A highly rare Michael Jordan card has sold for $1.44 million at Heritage Auctions, setting a new record for a card featuring the basketball legend. The autographed 1997 Upper Deck […]
A copy of Batman #1 has set a new record as the world’s most valuable Batman comic book, days before it even goes up for auction at Heritage. Bidding is […]
The world’s finest Brasher Doubloon, the most legendary U.S gold coin ever produced, has sold for $9.36 million at Heritage this month. The 18th century coin is described as “arguably […]
A rare piece of airmail that survived the Hindenburg disaster in 1937 will be offered for sale at Cowan’s Auctions this week. The charred postal cover was recovered by U.S […]
Sean Connery’s gun from the very first James Bond film Dr No is heading to auction in Beverly Hills next month at Julien’s. The company’s Icons & Idols sale on […]
A Winston Churchill painting featuring his favourite bottle of Johnnie Walker whisky has sold for almost £1 million at auction in London this week. The British WWII leader’s still life […]
The original Santa Claus and Rudolph puppets from the classic TV special Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer have sold at auction in the U.S for more than $350,000. The stop-motion […]
A Rolex Daytona watch owned by Paul Newman could rewrite the record books when it goes up for auction at Phillips next month. The historic timepiece will be offered as […]
