Barbarella laser rifle sells for $220,000 at Profiles in History
A laser rifle from cult sci-fi flick Barbarella (1968) was the surprise hit of Profiles in History’s June 6 sale in LA. This stunning piece of film history had originally […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-07
Suprematist Kazimir Malevich’s correspondence to sell
A collection of correspondence and writings connected with Russian suprematist artist Kazimir Malevich will auction at Bonhams. The 340-piece collection forms part of the house’s sale of fine books and […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-06
Fonzie’s Happy Days motorbike offered for $200,000 at Julien’s
Julien’s Auctions is to sell a Triumph Trophy TR5 motorbike used by Henry Winkler in his role as Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli in wildly popular US sitcom Happy Days (1974-1981). The […]
By Tom Meyrick
Bodleian Library’s Tolkien Exhibition to celebrate life of Hobbit author
Oxford’s Bodleian Library is hosting an exhibition that focuses on JRR Tolkien, author of fantasy classics The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Titled Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth, it […]
By Tom Meyrick
Batman TV memorabilia prices soar at Profiles in History
Holy auction results Batman! A treasure trove of 1960s Batman TV memorabilia has sold in California (June 5), during the first day of Profile in History‘s Icons & Legends of […]
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition to run until August 19
London’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is curated this year by iconoclastic British artist Grayson Perry. The annual open show celebrates artists of all stripes, from venerable members of the Academy to […]
By Tom Meyrick
Steve McQueen’s Rolex Submariner watch featured at Phillips
Steve McQueen’s Rolex Submariner watch is to star in Phillips’ October 25 watch auction in New York with an estimate of $300,000-600,000. McQueen bought the watch in the 1960s and gifted […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-05
Early Van Gogh landscape painting auctions for $8.2 million
Artcurial has auctioned an early landscape painting by Vincent van Gogh for $8.2m. Raccommodeuses de filets dans les dunes (Fishing Net Menders in the Dunes) dates to 1882, when Van Gogh […]
By Tom Meyrick
Dinosaur skeleton auction achieves $2 million in Paris
The skeleton of a previously unrecorded species of dinosaur realised $2m at Aguttes auction house in Paris on June 4. The bones date back around 163.5m-145m years and belong to […]
By Tom Meyrick
Herge’s ‘Red Sea Sharks’ Tintin artwork realises $425,000
Herge’s original 12-panel artwork for a page from classic Tintin story The Red Sea Sharks made $425,000 at Heritage Auctions over the weekend (June 4). The piece was the star […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-04
1956 Porsche 356 Speedster will auction in anniversary sale
Take a look at this stunning 1956 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster, set to feature in RM Sotheby’s Porsche 70th Anniversary auction on October 27. The car (more commonly known […]
By Tom Meyrick
Matisse’s Mary Hutchinson drawing could sell for $4 million
A drawing of the writer and socialite Mary Hutchinson by Henri Matisse will sell with an estimate of £2m-3m ($2.6m-4m) at Sotheby’s on June 19. Hutchinson was a member of […]
By Tom Meyrick
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
Albert Einstein’s handwritten manuscript offered at RR Auction
Albert Einstein’s handwritten manuscript for a paper he presented to the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin in 1922 will sell on June 13. It’s expected to make upwards […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-03
Two Ronnies’ Four Candles script hammers for £28,000
Ronnie Barker’s original handwritten script for The Two Ronnies sketch “Four Candles” has auctioned this afternoon (June 1) for £28,000. Featuring the red ink handwriting of Barker, who was using […]
By Dan Wade
