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 […]
2018-05-21
Jewish concentration camp collection sells to Holocaust museum
A collection of items belonging to Jews who were sent to Nazi concentration camps during the second world war appeared at auction last week. The lot realised $3,000 in the […]
200-year-old Battle of Trafalgar biscuit could top $3,000 at auction
A 200-year-old biscuit which survived the Battle of Trafalgar could fetch over $3,000 when it goes up for auction this month. The ship’s biscuit originally belonged to Able Seaman Thomas […]
2018-04-30
American D-Day flag valued at up to $60,000
A US flag flown aboard an American landing craft on D-Day (June 6, 1944) is set to appear at Alexander Historical Auctions on April 17 with a $60,000 estimate. The […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-04-03
JH Dance Confederate Dragoon revolver to sell
A rare JH Dance & Brothers Confederate Dragoon revolver will lead Heritage Auctions’ March 17 Western Americana and Texana sale in Dallas. JH Dance was founded in 1862 to provide […]
2018-03-05
Hiroshima navigator’s log to sell at Bonhams
The only true copy of the navigator’s log from the Enola Gay’s atomic bombing of Hiroshima is heading to auction at Bonhams on March 9. Theodore Van Kirk was the […]
Adolf Hitler’s office desk sells for $29,000
Adolf Hitler’s desk sold for $29,000 at Milestone Auctions over the weekend. While that’s considerably less than its $100,000-1m estimate, it’s a fairly solid price for this piece considering its […]
