WWII POW hero’s Caterpillar pin stuns auctioneers in the U.K
A tiny Caterpillar pin with a remarkable backstory stunned auctioneers in the U.K recently, selling for more than five times its estimate. The gold pin set with amethyst eyes measured […]
2018-11-21
USS Arizona Pearl Harbor life ring to sell for $25,000?
A life ring from the USS Arizona, one of the eight battleships anchored in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, is heading to auction two days from now. The […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-11-05
Adolf Hitler watercolour painting to reach $40,000?
A watercolour painting by Adolf Hitler that shows the Heiligenkreuzerhof in Vienna will feature in Alexander Historical Auctions’ July 31 sale. Hitler preferred to paint directly from postcards rather than […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-07-16
First World War poster offered in sale at Potter & Potter
Potter & Potter Auctions will offer a rare first world war poster in its wildly eclectic July 28 fine books and manuscripts sale. Created by designer HR Hopps, the legendary […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-07-05
Adolf Hitler’s birthday cutlery realises $16,500 at auction
A set of silver cutlery made to mark Adolf Hitler’s 50th birthday turned up at an auction in Dorset, UK this week. Each of the three forks, two knives and […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-26
Soviet spy camera auction to take place on July 12
Aston’s Auctioneers in Dudley, UK is to offer an extraordinary set of Soviet spy cameras in a July 12 auction. The vast single owner collection includes cameras disguised as buttons, […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-21
Napoleon’s bicorne hat from the Battle of Waterloo tops $400,000
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’ […]
2018-06-19
German Enigma machine codebook sets new record
A German Enigma machine codebook designed for use aboard a second world war U-boat has smashed its estimate at auction. Valued at $30,000, it sold for a phenomenal $225,000. That’s […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-13
General Custer’s hair sells for $12,500 at Heritage Auctions
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 […]
2018-06-11
WW1 Cadbury chocolate tin realises $4,000
A WW1 Cadbury chocolate tin sent to a British soldier on the western front realised £3,050 ($4,093) at Eddisons CJM auctioneers this week. That’s a big increase on the lot’s […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-07
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 […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-04
Thomas Schelling’s Nobel Prize auctions for $187,000
Thomas Schelling’s Nobel Prize has sold for $187,500 at Nate D Sanders’ May 31 online auction. The US arms control expert, who died in 2016 aged 95, was awarded the […]
By Dan Wade
2018-06-01
Women in WWII exhibition to run in Boston until October
The International Museum of World War II in Boston is hosting a new exhibition on the role of women around the world during the conflict. The show, titled Women in […]
2018-05-25
Winston Churchill-smoked cigar bought by Piers Morgan
A cigar half smoked by Britain’s wartime prime minister Winston Churchill on a ship to the US in 1941 has sold for £2,600 ($3,467). That’s more than double the £1,000 […]
2018-05-23
Enigma machine codebook to auction at Bonhams
A number of Enigma machines have come to auction over the past couple of years. Much rarer are the codebooks used to operate them. Bonhams’ June 12 Books and Manuscripts […]
