5 extraordinary items from the giant Freddie Mercury auction
Sotheby’s have fired the starting gun on what could be one of the biggest rock-related auctions of recent years. Such is the extent of the collection of personal items owned […]
2023-05-04
Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe portrait could set $200 million art world record
Andy Warhol’s iconic 1964 portrait of Marilyn Monroe is set to become the most expensive 20th century artwork ever sold at auction. The work, entitled Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, has […]
2022-03-31
Original Muhammad Ali artworks to sell for first time at Bonhams
A collection of rare original artworks by Muhammad Ali will go under the hammer at Bonhams next month. The paintings and illustrations were created by the boxing legend in 1967 […]
2021-09-15
Banksy’s ‘Love is in the Bin’ heads back to auction at Sotheby’s
Banksy’s ‘Love is in the Bin” is heading for auction at Sotheby’s next month, with a price tag of up to £6 million. The now-iconic artwork will hit the block […]
2021-09-13
Winston Churchill’s Johnnie Walker whisky painting sells for almost £1 million
A Winston Churchill painting featuring his favourite bottle of Johnnie Walker whisky has sold for almost £1 million at auction in London this week. The British WWII leader’s still life […]
2020-11-18
Chinese scroll depicting five drunken princes sells for record $40 million
A 700-year-old Chinese scroll depicting five drunk princes on their way home from a party has sold for almost $40 million at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong. The two metre-long artwork, […]
2020-10-08
Sandro Botticelli’s ‘Young Man Holding a Roundel’ could sell for over $100 million
Sandro Botticelli’s Renaissance masterpiece ‘Young Man Holding a Roundel’ could sell for more than $100 million at a Sotheby’s auction early next year. The painting, which depicts a 15th century […]
2020-09-25
Historic letter written by van Gogh and Gaugin sold for over $230,000 in Paris
An “exceptional” joint letter written by artists Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin has sold for more than $230,000 at auction in Paris this week. The letter, which dates from […]
2020-06-17
One of Rembrandt’s last self-portraits in private hands set for auction
One of the last self-portraits by Rembrandt remaining in private hands is heading to auction at Sotheby’s in London next month. The rare work is expected to sell for £12-16 […]
2020-06-11
Banksy’s most iconic works to sell in special Sotheby’s auction
A collection of rare original Banksy prints is heading to auction at Sotheby’s next week, in a special sale dedicated to the mysterious street artist. The sale, which runs online […]
Shackleton’s Trans-Antarctic Expedition photo album to auction at Bonhams
A rare photograph album from Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914 – 1917 is heading for auction at Bonhams in London next week. The album features the work […]
2020-02-19
Van Gogh painting found in junk shop for £45 could fetch over £12 million
A Van Gogh painting discovered in a junk shop for £45 could sell for more than £12 million when it goes up for sale at a major European art fair […]
2020-02-12
Banksy’s ‘rejected’ Brexit artwork could top £500,000 at auction
A Brexit-themed Banksy artwork could fetch more than half a million pounds at auction next week, after being rejected from an exhibition at the Royal Academy. The 2018 piece entitled […]
2020-02-04
Salvador Dalí’s £10 million masterpiece to auction for the first time
A surreal masterpiece by Salvador Dalí could sell for up to £10 million at Bonhams this March, when it goes up for auction for the first time in its history. […]
