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
Original Frank Frazetta paintings to make up to $100,000
Demand for original paintings by iconic fantasy artist Frank Frazetta is at an all time high, following the sale of Death Dealer 6 for a record $1.7m earlier this year. […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-25
Han Solo’s blaster brings a record $550,000 at Julien’s Auctions
Han Solo’s blaster from Return of the Jedi has sold at auction in Las Vegas for $550,000, making it one of the most expensive movie props of all time. The […]
Bob Dylan’s harmonica from his first paid gig to sell at Heritage Auctions
Bob Dylan’s harmonica from his first paid gig in New York in 1961 is heading for auction next month. The stage-used instrument has been described as “possibly the most important […]
$45 million Ferrari 250 GTO set to rewrite the record books
A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO looks set to rewrite the record books yet again this summer, when it hits the block at RM Sotheby’s in Monterey, California. The Ferrari will […]
2018-06-22
Victor Niederhoffer’s letter collection featured at RR Auction
New York hedge fund manager Victor Niederhoffer will consign his celebrated collection of historical letters at RR Auction on June 22-28. The collection spans centuries of world history, with key […]
By Tom Meyrick
Frank Dunphy’s Damien Hirst auction will be held at Sotheby’s
Damien Hirst’s former business manager Frank Dunphy is to auction off 200 pieces from his extensive art collection in a pair of sales at Sotheby’s. Rare works from Hirst and […]
By Tom Meyrick
Silver toast rack sold for $2,600 at Hansons
Hansons Auctioneers sold a silver toast rack for an impressive £2,000 ($2,623) in a June 19 auction, a big increase on the £400 ($524) valuation. The consignor’s parents picked up […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-21
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
Robert Frost’s Stopping by the Woods draft makes $69,000
Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening is among American poet Robert Frost’s most celebrated works. Last night in London, Bonhams sold an original draft manuscript of the text for […]
By Tom Meyrick
Michael Jackson’s first recording contract to sell at Guernsey’s
Michael Jackson’s first recording contract with the Jackson Five is heading for auction in New York next month. The landmark document will be offered for sale by Guernsey’s, as part […]
Titanic postcard auction to take place in July
A postcard written aboard the Titanic four days before it made its fatal rendezvous with an iceberg will appear at Warwick & Warwick Auctioneers on July 18. The writer was […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-20
Native American Kiowa sketchbook to beat $30,000?
A sketchbook of drawings by a Kiowa Native American artist is among the more intriguing items featured by Heritage Auctions in its June 26 Ethnographic Art sale in Dallas. The […]
By Tom Meyrick
Quentin Blake’s lifetime collection to sell at Christie’s
Christie’s will offer a lifetime collection of works consigned by Roald Dahl illustrator Quentin Blake in a series of upcoming sales. Titled “Quentin Blake: A Retrospective; Forty Years of Alternative […]
By Tom Meyrick
The Guggenheim mining ledger to star at Nate D Sanders
On June 28, Nate D Sanders will offer a spectacular piece of American history – the Guggenheim mining ledger. The lot, valued in excess of $40,000, tells the story of […]
By Tom Meyrick
