Author: Tom Meyrick
Tom is a staff writer at JustCollecting News. Collector of dusty records, art prints and vintage furniture.
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Derek Jeter trading card sets new record for type
A Mint 10-graded Derek Jeter trading card from his 1993 rookie season with the New York Yankees has become the most valuable modern baseball card ever sold. The Upper Deck […]
2018-05-29
Pioneering aviator Katherine Wright’s letters to sell at Christie’s
Christie’s is to auction a collection of letters from Katherine Wright, sister of flight pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright. The correspondence comprises 47 letters between Katherine and her close friend […]
1774 Vin Jaune bottle makes $121,000 at Christie’s
A Christie’s wine auction has set a new record for a bottle of 1774 Vin Jaune. The 244-year-old wine received a final bid of $120,800 at the May 26 sale […]
MC Escher’s relativity sets new world records
A lithograph print of MC Escher’s Relativity (1953) achieved a new world record for the artist at Bonhams on May 22, with a final result of $92,500. This is Escher’s […]
2018-05-24
James Bond’s Goldeneye Aston Martin DB5 to star in Bonham’s Goodwood sale
Bonhams will offer a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 that appeared in popular James Bond movie Goldeneye (1995) in its Goodwood Festival of Speed sale on July 13. The annual auction […]
Elvis Presley’s Tiffany x Omega watch sells for record $1.8m
A Tiffany & Co Omega watch that once belonged to Elvis Presley sold for an astonishing $1.8m in Phillips’ Geneva Watch Auction over the weekend (May 12-13). That’s 10 times […]
2018-05-14
American Revolutionary sailor’s journal found in cupboard
A remarkable handwritten journal kept by a young American revolutionary sailor was recently donated to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. It was found in a cupboard in […]
2018-05-11
Sandy Koufax 1963 jersey smashes LA Dodgers record
A Sandy Koufax jersey from his barnstorming 1963 season has set a new auction record for a piece of LA Dodgers memorabilia. The lot achieved $429,625 in Goldin Auctions Spring […]
2018-05-10
Duke of Cambridge medal collection offered at Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s is teaming up with medal specialists Morton & Eden to offer the collection of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904). That’s the position now occupied by Prince William. Around […]
2018-05-09
Man Ray’s London Underground poster sets new record
An example of Man Ray’s iconic 1938 London Underground poster has set a new record at auction. The lot realised $149,000, making it the most valuable Underground poster ever sold. […]
2018-05-04
Blockchain art sale to take place in New York
The Codex Rare Art Labs Ethereal Auction in New York on May 13 will feature an intriguing selection of work from artists exploring themes related to the blockchain. The sale […]
2018-05-03
Beatles 1963 signed set list valued at up to $100,000
Julien’s Auctions will offer a handwritten set list from a circa 1963 Beatles concert in its May 19 Music Icons sale. The scrap of paper, which has an estimate of […]
2018-05-01
Stanley Spencer’s Cookham Regatta painting to sell
Sir Stanley Spencer’s Christ Preaching at the Cookham Regatta: Punts by the River (1958) is set to make up to £5m ($6.8m). The important canvas, unseen in public for almost […]
Jack the Ripper postcard sells for $30,500
A postcard purportedly written by Jack the Ripper has sold for £22,000 ($30,267) at Grand Auctions in Folkestone, UK. That’s a spectacular increase on the £900 ($1,238) estimate. However, there’s […]
2018-04-30
Marcel Proust document collection to sell in Paris
A collection of letters and documents from the celebrated French writer Marcel Proust will cross the block in Christie’s May 24 sale in Paris. All are consigned from the collection […]
