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Michael Jackson’s first recording contract with the Jackson Five is heading for auction in New York next month. The landmark document will be offered for sale by Guernsey’s, as part […]
A collection of rare Disneyland memorabilia will lead a forthcoming auction at California’s Van Eaton Galleries next month. The sale on July 7, ‘A Brief History of the Walt Disney […]
A hat believed to have been worn by Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 has sold at auction in France for more than $400,000. The iconic two-pointed ‘bicorne’ […]
Marlon Brando’s Harley-Davidson motorcycle will cruise to auction later this month, as a star lot in the Julien’s Auctions Hollywood Legends sale. The classic motorcycle is expected to fetch up […]
A signed copy of Elvis Presley’s first Las Vegas contract has sold for $37,000 at auction in the UK. Dating from April 1956, the two-week performance contract marked Elvis’ debut […]
The Washington President gold eagle coin, believed to have been owned by US president George Washington, could fetch millions when it goes up for sale at Heritage Auctions this summer. […]
A rare copy of Action Comics #1, featuring the first appearance of Superman, has sold at auction in the US for more than $2m. The 1938 book is considered the […]
A rare Imperial Chinese vase has sold at Sotheby’s in Paris for a remarkable $19m, after it was discovered by experts packed in an old shoebox. The 18th century vase is […]
How’s this for a piece of classic Americana? An entire vintage roadside diner is about to cross the auction block at RM Sotheby’s this month. The 1940s diner has been […]
A lock of General Custer’s hair has sold for $12,500 in a sale of Old West memorabilia at Heritage Auctions. The auction on June 9 achieved a result of $1.4 […]
A 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO has rewritten the record books, after it sold for a world-record price of $70 million. According to reports, the rare sports car was acquired in […]
Holy auction results Batman! A treasure trove of 1960s Batman TV memorabilia has sold in California (June 5), during the first day of Profile in History‘s Icons & Legends of […]
A pair of 125-year-old antique Levi jeans has sold for $100,000 in the US, after being discovered hidden in a trunk by the original owner’s great-great grandson. Dating from 1893, […]
If you make a habit of perusing the celebrity section, you may well already be aware of the theme that informed this year’s Met Gala at New York’s Metropolitan Museum […]
A 1957 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione “Tour de France” is to lead RM Sotheby’s Monaco 2018 sale. The spectacular model, one of only 72 ever built, has an $8.3m-10.7m […]
