Ben Enwonwu’s Tutu portrait sold for record $1.6m
Ben Enwonwu’s Tutu, often referred to as Africa’s Mona Lisa, has sold for a massive £1.2m ($1.6m) in Bonhams’ Africa Now sale. The work is one of three versions of […]
2018-03-01
Red-faced Duisburg goalkeeper to auction water bottle for charity
Duisburg goalkeeper Mark Flekken is auctioning the water bottle that has made him an internet sensation. The Dutchman was refreshing his palette in the back of the net during Saturday’s […]
2018-02-28
Lord Lucan’s top hat tops auction
Lord Lucan’s top hat has been the lead performer of an auction of the absent aristocrat’s belongings. The silk-lined topper, featuring an “L” monogram, hammered for £2,200 ($3,050) at Holloway’s […]
Czechoslovakia’s rarest stamp to make $200,000?
Czechoslovakia’s rarest stamp comes to auction for the first time in 90 years on March 11, when it’s expected to make $200,000. The 1919 green four-crown stamp bears an inverted […]
UK whisky auction sales soaring
UK auction sales of single malt Scotch whisky rose by 76% in 2017, compared with the previous year. That’s according to the latest figures from whisky expert Rare Whisky 101. […]
Drake lyrics notebook to sell for $54,000?
Moments in Time is offering a handwritten notebook of lyrics from Canadian rapper, entrepreneur and former child star Drake, according to TMZ. The piece dates to the early 2000s, when […]
2018-02-27
Bonhams’ Asia Week sales will star this incredible Tibetan sculpture
Bonhams will feature a fascinating selection of art and antiques in its Asia Week sales in New York from March 19 to 21. Topping the Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian […]
Seagram sculptor’s illustration collection heading for auction
A collection of sculptor’s illustrations from the Seagram collection will star in Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Online sale on March 2. The sale focuses on influential contemporary sculptors, including Ellsworth Kelly […]
Zhang Daqian sale to feature pieces from the Chew collection
Zhang Daqian, acclaimed as the greatest Chinese painter of the 20th century, is the focus of a sale at Sotheby’s New York during Asia Week on March 22. All of […]
Russell Crowe’s personal collection is selling in Sydney
Sotheby’s is to host an auction of movie memorabilia and other ephemera from Hollywood star Russell Crowe’s personal collection. The sale is titled The Art of Divorce and is being […]
2018-02-26
Amazing Spider-Man artwork achieves record sum
John Romita Sr and Frank Giacoia’s original artwork for the cover of Amazing Spider-Man #100 (1971) led a sale of comic book art at Heritage Auctions. The piece made $478,000 […]
Ty Cobb trading card realises $408,000 at auction
A T206 1909-1911 Ty Cobb red background with “Ty Cobb back” trading card has sold for $408,000 at Heritage Auctions. The piece is part of the so-called “Lucky 7” find, […]
Rare Toby jug sold for $13,500
A rare Toby jug realised £9,680 ($13,527) in an auction at Martin & Pole in Wokingham, UK last week. The piece features a bewigged sailor playing a violin and is […]
George Washington Pater Patriae button makes $225,000
A copper “Pater Patriae” button commemorating George Washington’s inauguration led a sale of political memorabilia on February 24. The lot sold for $225,000, a record figure for this variant. By […]
Original Matthews Final ball hammers for $7,500
The original ball used in the 1953 FA Cup Final, forever after known as the Matthews Final, has sold for £5,250 ($7,334) at Hansons Auctioneers. Blackpool won 4-3 against rivals […]
