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Kobe Bryant was a legend. The first time he wore the number 24, a landmark moment. This jersey is a unique memento of that night.
“One of the finest complete collections of first editions by Jane Austen to ever come to auction” will be sold in New York next month. The Austen works lead Christie’s […]
Nirvana in concert? Never seen before? Buyers will surely be queueing up to buy these tapes in Los Angeles next week.
Downton Abbey is winding down as a franchise, but this record-setting sale shows there’s an appetite for collectibles from the series.
There’s no mistaking the brooding violence of this painting, which has become the iconic portrayal of Conan the Barbarian, and is now a record setting piece of fantasy art.
Einstein loved music. It must have hurt to leave the first violin he ever bought himself behind in Germany. Find out about this amazing instrument here.
Jimmy Page is a great guitarist. But he didn’t horde great guitars, making sales few and far between. This £100,000 instrument will appear a bargain in time.
The helmet behind which Sauron hid his face in the Lord of the Rings movies has sold for nearly $300,000 at a Los Angeles movie memorabilia sale. The prop realised […]
The jersey worn by Wayne Gretzky, the greatest ice hockey player of all time, in his final ever game will be auctioned in a single lot sale at Sotheby’s in […]
German Enigma machines and their eventual decoding are one of the great stories of World War II. This 1944 machine’s sale shows they still fascinate collectors.
Will the Star Wars bubble ever burst? Not with a big anniversary on the way and a museum opening in Los Angeles. Find out why this blade set a new series prop record.
A letter stamped with a Penny Black and cancelled with the latest-dated known example of a rare, handmade hand-stamp is for sale at a British collectibles company. The latest known […]
An example of the Nazi’s Enigma coding machine will be sold in London next week and is already valued at £180,000 by one bidder. Bonhams are auctioning the machine in […]
Brooding, dark, and violent, Frank Frazetta’s pictures perfectly captured the world of Conan the Barbarian, and now, one of the best of them is likely to set a record.
An extraordinary remnant from Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt will undoubtedly attract bidders this month. Will it make its £50,000 top estimate?
