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An Albert Einstein letter on the existence of God will be offered for auction at Sotheby’s in New York this week. The letter is expected to sell for $70,000 – […]
A control stick used by Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission has sold for $370,000 at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills. The ‘Legends and Explorers’ auction on July 17-18 […]
A LeBron James rookie card has sold at auction for a remarkable $1.8 million, setting a new world record for a modern-day sports card. The 2003-04 LeBron James Upper Deck […]
A handwritten Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle could fetch up to $450,000 when it goes up for sale at Sotheby’s next week. The 34-page manuscript is Doyle’s original […]
An upcoming sale of rare vintage video games at Heritage Auctions will see Mario facing off against Mike Tyson for the auction’s top spot. The sale in Dallas, texas on […]
The world’s first live watch auction since the beginning of the Covid-19 global pandemic has raised more than $31 million at Phillips in Geneva. The auction’s top-selling watches originated from […]
An incredibly rare space suit worn in the classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey will be offered for sale at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills next month. The prop suit […]
A Sega prototype video game console known as “Project Pluto” is up for sale at Heritage Auctions, having remained a secret for more than 20 years. The prototype is one […]
John F. Kennedy’s Presidential bomber jacket is heading for sale next month, during an auction of historic memorabilia at Profiles in History. The U.S Navy leather flight jacket was worn […]
One of Thomas Edison’s earliest lightbulbs and hand-drawn designs for his invention have gone up for auction at Christie’s this week. The online sale, which runs until July 16, focuses […]
The original artwork for the cover of Led Zeppelin’s first album has sold for more than ten times its estimate at Christie’s. The iconic illustration, which appeared on the band’s […]
Kurt Cobain’s guitar used during Nirvana’s iconic MTV Unplugged performance has sold for a remarkable $6 million at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills. The guitar was originally estimated to sell […]
A rare pair of running shoes made by Nike founder Bill Bowerman could sell for more than $100,000 when they hit the block at Sotheby’s next week. The spiked running […]
1775 – Battle of Bunker Hill Today in 1775, The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought during the Siege of Boston in the early days of the American Revolutionary War. […]
An “exceptional” joint letter written by artists Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin has sold for more than $230,000 at auction in Paris this week. The letter, which dates from […]
