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A revealing love letter by the Old West gunslinger and gambler ‘Wild Bill’ Hickok is heading for auction at Heritage this May. Hickok wrote the letter to his wife Agnes […]
Remarkable unseen photographs of the Queen and the British royal family have been discovered at an auction house in the UK. The candid photographs depict a young Queen Elizabeth and […]
A top hat once owned by Winston Churchill has appeared on the British Antiques Roadshow, after it was found discarded at a garbage dump. The historic hat was part of […]
A unique prototype Coca-Cola bottle could sell for up to $150,000 when it goes up for sale at Morphy Auctions next month. The extremely important glass bottle dates from 1915, […]
A Chinese bronze statue discovered on an episode of Antiques Roadshow has sold at a Sotheby’s auction in New York for a remarkable $2.1 million. The 10th century statue had […]
A highly rare Panerai watch worn by German frogmen during WWII could fetch up to $40,000 when it goes up for sale in the U.K next month. The Panerai Ref. […]
Banksy’s 2011 work ‘This Is A Pipe’ will lead an upcoming sale of contemporary art at Christie’s in Hong Kong next week. The work, which parodies the famous René Magritte […]
A 12,000-year-old Woolly Mammoth skeleton is one of the star lots in a sale of historic curiosities at Sotheby’s next month. The Curiosity V sale, which takes place in Hong […]
A pair of John Lennon’s iconic round glasses could sell for over $20,000 when they go up for auction in the U.K next week. The glasses will be offered at […]
One of the most legendary cars in U.S automotive history, the Tucker 48, is heading for auction in Mississippi next month with Bonhams. The historic vehicle is one of only […]
A penny which miraculously saved the life of a British soldier during WWI will be offered for sale at Hanson’s Auctioneers next week. The penny deflected a German bullet aimed […]
An incredibly rare Beatles record sold for $11,000 on eBay this week, after it was ‘accidentally’ given to a U.K thrift store by an anonymous donor. The demo copy of […]
