Author: Tom Meyrick
Tom is a staff writer at JustCollecting News. Collector of dusty records, art prints and vintage furniture.
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Steve McQueen’s Rolex Submariner watch featured at Phillips
Steve McQueen’s Rolex Submariner watch is to star in Phillips’ October 25 watch auction in New York with an estimate of $300,000-600,000. McQueen bought the watch in the 1960s and gifted […]
2018-06-05
Early Van Gogh landscape painting auctions for $8.2 million
Artcurial has auctioned an early landscape painting by Vincent van Gogh for $8.2m. Raccommodeuses de filets dans les dunes (Fishing Net Menders in the Dunes) dates to 1882, when Van Gogh […]
Dinosaur skeleton auction achieves $2 million in Paris
The skeleton of a previously unrecorded species of dinosaur realised $2m at Aguttes auction house in Paris on June 4. The bones date back around 163.5m-145m years and belong to […]
Herge’s ‘Red Sea Sharks’ Tintin artwork realises $425,000
Herge’s original 12-panel artwork for a page from classic Tintin story The Red Sea Sharks made $425,000 at Heritage Auctions over the weekend (June 4). The piece was the star […]
2018-06-04
1956 Porsche 356 Speedster will auction in anniversary sale
Take a look at this stunning 1956 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster, set to feature in RM Sotheby’s Porsche 70th Anniversary auction on October 27. The car (more commonly known […]
Matisse’s Mary Hutchinson drawing could sell for $4 million
A drawing of the writer and socialite Mary Hutchinson by Henri Matisse will sell with an estimate of £2m-3m ($2.6m-4m) at Sotheby’s on June 19. Hutchinson was a member of […]
WWI Cadbury chocolate tin to sell
A tin of WWI Cadbury chocolate will cross the block at Eddisons CJM auctioneers in Lincolnshire, UK on June 5 with an estimate of more than £2,000 ($2,676). The box […]
Albert Einstein’s handwritten manuscript offered at RR Auction
Albert Einstein’s handwritten manuscript for a paper he presented to the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin in 1922 will sell on June 13. It’s expected to make upwards […]
2018-06-03
EH Shepard’s Hundred Acre Wood map to make $200,000?
EH Shepard’s original map of Hundred Acre Wood, home to bear and honey fan Winnie-the-Pooh, will star in an English literature auction at Sotheby’s London. This is the first time […]
2018-05-31
Oliver Cromwell’s funeral escutcheon to sell
Bonhams is offering a silk escutcheon – or funeral standard – flown from Oliver Cromwell’s hearse during his funeral in 1658. The estimate for the lot stands at £8,000-12,000 ($10,664-15,997) […]
Stephen Geppi’s comic collection donated to Library of Congress
Comic book dealer Stephen A Geppi has donated more than 3,000 pieces from his personal collection to the Library of Congress. Geppi founded Diamond Comic Distributors in the early 1980s, […]
Alexander Hamilton duelling pistols on display in Washington
The Wogdon duelling pistols used in the fatal duel between founding father Alexander Hamilton and sitting vice president Aaron Burr will be displayed in Washington. They can be seen at […]
2018-05-30
Original Star Wars Death Star panel to exceed $11,000?
A piece of the original Death Star from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is offered in an upcoming eBay auction hosted by Hollywood Memorabilia. Bidding on the present […]
Herge’s original Tintin artwork valued at close to $1 million
A single 12-panel page of Herge’s original Tintin artwork for Coke en Stoke (retitled The Red Sea Sharks for English readers) will star at Heritage Auctions in Dallas on June […]
Queen Elizabeth II signed register stars in Canadian auction
A register signed by four members of the British royal family, including Queen Elizabeth II, made $6,909 US in a recent sale at All Nations Stamp and Coin in Vancouver, […]
