Auction News
“Masterpiece” Hebrew Bible auctions for $6.9 million
An auction room bidding battle ended on the phones at Sotheby’s New York as the Shem Tov Bible, one of the most important Jewish religious texts in private hands, was […]
2024-09-12
Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress coming to auction
Jacqueline Kennedy was a style icon and an early example of the modern celebrity. When she married Aristotle Onassis it was a world media event. You could own the stunning clothes in which she made her vows.
2024-09-05
Rare King Kong poster has monster price tag
These posters are such striking images, and this example – incredibly rare and from a much-loved film – shows just how valuable the right ones can be.
$2 million for a school sports jersey? Yes, if LeBron wore it
How much would you pay for a school sports kit? How about one LeBron James wore? Buyers are being asked for up to $2 million to get their hands on the Chosen One jersey.
2024-09-04
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona headlines single-owner HK watch auction
Rolex, F.P Journe, Patek Philippe, Piaget… all of the great brands are represented in a sale in Hong Kong that will test market sentiment in East Asia.
Huge Game of Thrones hoard set for October sale
Would you love to dress in death-dealing scarlet, or wield a fearsome Stark blade? This Game of Thrones sale is the first major auction of items from the show and likely to attract big money from fans.
Great Wave prints with $500,000-plus estimates show appeal of much-copied image
It might be the best-known image in all of art history, it’s certainly always in demand and two copies of the legendary The Great Wave print will test the market this September in NY City.
2024-08-29
“Butcher sleeve” Beatles album could make £60,000
The sleeve was so shocking that stores refused to sell it, now a Beatles “butcher sleeve” record could sell for £60,000.
$1 million for Michael Jordan card
Head to a famous Harlem church to worship before some of the most famous names in American sport. This card sale is likely to set records.
2024-08-21
Le Mans Porsche driven by Steve McQueen’s tipped for auction record
Steve McQueen himself took the wheel of this car as it battled in a fictional version of the world’s toughest auto race. How much would you pay to own it?
“Most valuable ever” coin collection set to auction for $70 million+
A collection of Scandinavian coins kept together for a century by a will’s conditions will be sold in a series of auctions starting next month. The sellers say the L […]
Indianapolis Speedway Museum sale sends “most significant” race cars to market
Start your engines. And if you have 10s of millions of dollars in your account head to this newly announced auction sale of some of the crown jewels of race car history. An unprecedented sale.
2024-08-15
Is this the ultimate racing watch? McQueen Monaco Heuer to sell for $1 million
Steve McQueen. The movie Le Mans. TAG Heuer. Does a racing watch enthusiast need any more reason to stump up $1 million? We’ll find out in December.
Aloysius the Brideshead teddy to star in auction room
How much is a teddy bear worth? A lot, if he was the cult hit of 1980s period drama Brideshead Revisited.
Guitar sale will reveal if Oasis are going supersonic with collectors
Maybe… Oasis are now a major league collector’s band. The sale of this Noel Gallagher guitar in London this month will help buyers judge the market.