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An Albert Einstein letter on his religious beliefs, known as the “God letter”, has sold for almost $3 million during an auction at Christie’s in New York. Offered with a […]
Banksy’s artworks regularly sell for six or seven-figure sums at auction – but now one of his most famous recent sculptures could be yours for just $2.50. The sculpture depicting […]
A typewriter used by Hugh Hefner to create the first Playboy magazine has sold for more than $150,000 at an auction in Los Angeles. The sale at Julien’s Auctions on […]
A Steve Jobs handwritten description of the Apple-1 computer is amongst the highlights of an upcoming Bonhams science and technology auction. The auction in New York on December 5 will […]
A unique hand-painted bottle of Macallan whisky has sold for $1.5 million at Christie’s, setting a new record as the world’s most expensive bottle of whisky. The Macallan 1926 60-Year-Old […]
A collection of lunar rocks has sold for $855,000 during a Sotheby’s sale of space memorabilia in New York on November 29. The three rocks were collected in 1970 during […]
A psychedelic painting created as the original album artwork for The Beatles classic Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is up for sale at Sotheby’s. The unused artwork, by Dutch […]
A staircase from the iconic Eiffel Tower has sold for almost $200,000 at auction in Paris. The 25-step spiral staircase measured four meters tall, and was originally part of the […]
An original drawing from the landmark Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat Willie will lead a sale of animation art at Heritage Auctions next week. Released in November 1928, the animated short […]
Tupac Shakur’s prison I.D card from his infamous 1995 incarceration is currently up for grabs in an online sale at Goldin Auctions. The iconic rapper served nine months behind bars […]
The pair of handcuffs used to arrest JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald are currently up for sale at Goldin Auctions. The handcuffs belonged to Dallas Police officer Ray Hawkins, who […]
The original studio console used to record Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven is heading for auction at Bonhams next month. The Helios console, which was also used by the likes […]
A highly rare and newly-discovered carving by the mysterious American folk artist Asa Ames is heading for auction in New Jersey next week. The remarkable wooden carving of a young […]
A famous ‘lost’ portrait of Charles Dickens has been rediscovered after 175 years, hidden amongst a box of trinkets in a South African auction The miniature portrait was painted by […]
A tiny Caterpillar pin with a remarkable backstory stunned auctioneers in the U.K recently, selling for more than five times its estimate. The gold pin set with amethyst eyes measured […]
