£15 million record predicted for Golden Period Stradivarius violin
His name is the first on your lips when you think of violins. Now, an instrument by the great 17th to 18th century Italian maker Stradivarius will sell for well over £10 million.
2025-01-15
Multimillion-dollar Declaration of Independence to sell next week
The man who printed this extremely rare Declaration of Independence probably wanted the American Revolution to fail. His work is now worth millions of dollars because it succeeded.
Upside-down ship makes stamp worth $15,000
The Buffalo Pan-American Exposition saw the killing of a president. The fair is also famous among stamp collectors for inspiring one of the most well-known among US stamp errors.
2025-01-09
Auction: “last-known” Lennon photo showing Beatle with his killer
One night in December 1980 a fan took a picture of John Lennon. He captured the musician signing an autograph for his murderer.
2025-01-08
Outsider artist Ramirez’s drawing has $200,000 price tag
The works can look simple and even childlike, but the best outsider art can demand big prices as this January sale proves.
Want to share a locker with Lionel Messi? $350,000 please
Historic mementos don’t come much more concrete than this, the bench where Lionel Messi changed and the locker he put his gear in on the way to the greatest career in world football history.
£30,000 expected for Obi-Wan Kenobi figure
Showing one of the key figures in the Star Wars story with features that were later ditched, this model is super-desirable to collectors.
Santana guitar, Prince shirt top major pop sale
A landmark guitar and a trademark shirt from two great American artists are the lead items in a sale built around the Spencer Davis collection.
2025-01-03
$150,000+ 1904 Olympic gold medal exceeding expectations
The 1904 Olympics was a very American affair. A US athlete won this medal that you can buy now – if you have $170,000 odd to spare.
How much for Scrooge McDuck’s lake of money?
Scrooge McDuck loved his money, but how much will someone pay for a picture of him on his lake of cash made by the man who created the character.
2025-01-02
James Joyce Ulysses 1st edition tipped for $150,000 sale
It’s a hard read, but one of the most important works of literature and to book collectors. Find out why this copy of James Joyce’s Ulysses carries a $150,000 price tag.
1954 Mercedes-Benz race car to auction for £41 million+
A very beautiful, and very fast car, will set race lovers’ hearts beating this February as a Streamliner 1955 Mercedes sets the 2025 car auction season off to a racing start.
Bob Dylan’s lyrics for Tambourine Man lead writer’s archive sale
Lyric drafts for Mr Tambourine Man are expected to realise the most at a January auction centred around the archive of legendary journalist Al Aronowitz. Aronowitz’s collections contribute 50 of […]
2024-12-18
The Giant Spiders are coming! And you can own them
A cult horror flick is for sale. Not the costumes, the sets or the models (with the exception of one giant spider), but the entire film and all rights associated […]
2024-12-05
Ferrari watch could make $2 million at auction
Richard Mille in partnership with Ferrari is going to bring out the big guns in the watch-collecting world. Will they be willing to pay $2 million for this slimline wonder? Or even more?
